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Beregond · 01-09-2009, 06:17 PM

It's not as simple as "Mare-ahk" with a hard K, is it? I picture the "ch" as having more (how can I explain?) character to it? I can hear it in my head but I can't pronounce it properly myself. I don't think it's a sound from English - more like German. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Well, the pronunciation guide in Children of Hurin says CH has the same value as Scottish loch or German buch.

01-09-2009, 06:17 PM	#6
Beregond Playful Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,251	It's not as simple as "Mare-ahk" with a hard K, is it? I picture the "ch" as having more (how can I explain?) character to it? I can hear it in my head but I can't pronounce it properly myself. I don't think it's a sound from English - more like German. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Well, the pronunciation guide in Children of Hurin says CH has the same value as Scottish loch or German buch. __________________ "Hope and memory shall live still in some hidden valley where the grass is green." Last edited by Beregond; 01-09-2009 at 06:21 PM.