▲ 84 ▼ English as a second language learners: what words were really hard for you to pronounce? (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 11 months ago by RockySalad@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments If English wasn't your first language, maybe if you learned English later in life, were there any words that you had a really hard time learning how to pronounce? Do you think that had to do with the sounds made in your first language?
[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) Oh god yes German? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) I always thought it was amusing that both German and English have equally difficult words for those fuzzy little rodents. "Squirrel" and "eichhörnchen." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) Skwrl - no vowels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago Sk-wirrel is how it usually breaks down in my head permalink fedilink source parent
[–] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) I always thought it was amusing that both German and English have equally difficult words for those fuzzy little rodents. "Squirrel" and "eichhörnchen." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) Skwrl - no vowels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago Sk-wirrel is how it usually breaks down in my head permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) Skwrl - no vowels permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago Sk-wirrel is how it usually breaks down in my head permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago Sk-wirrel is how it usually breaks down in my head permalink fedilink source parent