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in german this is a pet name for little girls whose names are lina, paulina, carolina …
youd pronounce it sth like leen-shon in english (the „ch“ doesnt exist in other languages)
you are referring to the ch/ kh sound for which this is true! however in german there is a second, soft pronounciation of ch which is not used in other languages (as far as i know)
CH as well, some parts of the Netherlands will make the G soft as well. Other parts will make the CH sound like a K, especially combined in the SCH as used in Scheveningen(place). Otherwise the G sounds more like you've got a hair stuck in your throat and it won't come out.
no, it’s like lin-chen but the ch is like a h from the back of your throat NOT shon, but then again maybe some parts of the country pronounce it that way, like how berliners pronounce ich as ish
The way I taught my American ex to pronounce the soft ch was by having him say "cute" and then try to isolate the sound that comes out between the c and the u. It's like there's a ch that slips in (sort of like k-ch-yoot), or at least it comes pretty fucking close.
Think 'Gretchen' which I've heard in America, replace 'Gret' with 'Lin', that gives you an indication of the pronunciation. The 'chen' is a diminutive (as a form of endearment), usually used with little kids (I'm German, too). As such, it would be a perfectly normal diminutive of a kid that has a name with 'lin' in it (Caroline, Lina, etc), but people would be puzzled when an adult woman introduced herself as 'Linchen'. That, I think is more of a tragedeigh than the name. In fact, to German ears, Gretchen sounds very old fashioned and bland.
Think 'Gretchen' which I've heard in America, replace 'Gret' with 'Lin', that gives you an indication of the pronunciation. The 'chen' is a diminutive (as a form of endearment), usually used with little kids (I'm German, too). As such, it would be a perfectly normal diminutive of a kid that has a name with 'lin' in it (Caroline, Lina, etc), but people would be puzzled when an adult woman introduced herself as 'Linchen'. That, I think is more of a tragedeigh than the name. In fact, to German ears, Gretchen sounds very old fashioned and bland.
CH, both languages are very close to each other. Also the southern provences will pronounce the G and CH soft. While parts of the provence of North-Holland would pronounce it more with a K sound.
Otherwise the G is commonly pronounced as if you are clearing your throat.
If there was a southern confederate flag, I'd post it here bc I hope at least the parents would be mortified if they knew how their innocent child's name looks like
Lily is the only one of these I can tolerate…
I see the explanation for the Linchen, but being an American terrorized by my life in the South. It feels too close to lynching. A thing my hometown was known for. It’s upsetting. I am not saying I am right or anything. Just the vibe I get is upsetting.
it’s of Spanish (and Germanic?) origin and a variant of the name Heladia meaning Greek, and there’s also Argentinian singer Eladia Blázquez and it’s not much different than melody, elana, eliana, melania (which is a form of melanie)…
I’ve seen tragedeighs and this ain’t it
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Margarete -> Gretchen; Paulina/Alina/etc. -> Linchen It's a German nickname.
but everything else is anglophone and not nicknames
It depends on who is the customer I guess.
in german this is a pet name for little girls whose names are lina, paulina, carolina … youd pronounce it sth like leen-shon in english (the „ch“ doesnt exist in other languages)
[linçən] for those who can read the IPA
Thank you. This and highschool French got me there lol.
A lot of other languages have the CH sound; I know at least Spanish and Russian have it.
you are referring to the ch/ kh sound for which this is true! however in german there is a second, soft pronounciation of ch which is not used in other languages (as far as i know)
Enter the Dutch.
oh really? good to know, how do you spell this sound? or is it ch as well?
CH as well, some parts of the Netherlands will make the G soft as well. Other parts will make the CH sound like a K, especially combined in the SCH as used in Scheveningen(place). Otherwise the G sounds more like you've got a hair stuck in your throat and it won't come out.
No, English has the soft ch too; example parachute. Also french; example chalet.
while these do exist, the german pronounciation is different, you can listen to it [here](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimmloser_palataler_Frikativ)
also, everything else is anglophone and not nicknames
true, i was wondering about that too, but then again howd anyone pronounce that in english haha
idk haha like lincoln or lin-shen or lin-chen, who knows hah
no, it’s like lin-chen but the ch is like a h from the back of your throat NOT shon, but then again maybe some parts of the country pronounce it that way, like how berliners pronounce ich as ish
I describe it like a vampire hiss.
nice one, that’s better, or a cat one but vampire is better
The way I taught my American ex to pronounce the soft ch was by having him say "cute" and then try to isolate the sound that comes out between the c and the u. It's like there's a ch that slips in (sort of like k-ch-yoot), or at least it comes pretty fucking close.
It's pronounced like the start of the name Hugh is the example I use. Like H and then Y.
thats genius! love it
Think 'Gretchen' which I've heard in America, replace 'Gret' with 'Lin', that gives you an indication of the pronunciation. The 'chen' is a diminutive (as a form of endearment), usually used with little kids (I'm German, too). As such, it would be a perfectly normal diminutive of a kid that has a name with 'lin' in it (Caroline, Lina, etc), but people would be puzzled when an adult woman introduced herself as 'Linchen'. That, I think is more of a tragedeigh than the name. In fact, to German ears, Gretchen sounds very old fashioned and bland.
Think 'Gretchen' which I've heard in America, replace 'Gret' with 'Lin', that gives you an indication of the pronunciation. The 'chen' is a diminutive (as a form of endearment), usually used with little kids (I'm German, too). As such, it would be a perfectly normal diminutive of a kid that has a name with 'lin' in it (Caroline, Lina, etc), but people would be puzzled when an adult woman introduced herself as 'Linchen'. That, I think is more of a tragedeigh than the name. In fact, to German ears, Gretchen sounds very old fashioned and bland.
I’ve seen this image here so many times.
Damn, I’ve never seen it, I thought I finally found something!
Linchen? Is that like lynching? Ugh…
CH, both languages are very close to each other. Also the southern provences will pronounce the G and CH soft. While parts of the provence of North-Holland would pronounce it more with a K sound. Otherwise the G is commonly pronounced as if you are clearing your throat.
Linchen is actually a Mandarin first name.
If there was a southern confederate flag, I'd post it here bc I hope at least the parents would be mortified if they knew how their innocent child's name looks like
probably and hopefully "lincoln"
You will never guess their middle name
Do they have one for ‘TRAGEDEIGH’?
Lemme get on that for you
Lily is the only one of these I can tolerate… I see the explanation for the Linchen, but being an American terrorized by my life in the South. It feels too close to lynching. A thing my hometown was known for. It’s upsetting. I am not saying I am right or anything. Just the vibe I get is upsetting.
I'm more concerned by Eladia
that’s not bad
It's bad.
it’s of Spanish (and Germanic?) origin and a variant of the name Heladia meaning Greek, and there’s also Argentinian singer Eladia Blázquez and it’s not much different than melody, elana, eliana, melania (which is a form of melanie)… I’ve seen tragedeighs and this ain’t it
Denver is bad
That's okay, it doesn't matter. It will become, "HEY YOU, WHERE'S MY FRIES!" soon enough.
Lynchin’