At 16:54 4/21/00 , Boris wrote:
>that it is like the one in German as in Zug (it is something like ts
>pronounced very fast, there is no equivalent in English)
I can help with the English speaking (as a first language) members getting
closer to a proper pronunciation of "Z" auf Deutsch. The best help came
from a German teacher who told us it is close to an English "TS" sound
using the tip of the tongue on the roof of the mouth just behind the front
teeth . . . versus the English version of "Z" . . . a buzzing sound more
from the middle of the tongue against the roof of the mouth. Don't know if
this applies to the proper pronuciation of "Zuiko" or not.
-- John
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