Alba Trossadded a note 9 years ago

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What I want to know, is what words (in any language) do you find it a nightmare to try and pronounce (becuase of consonant clusters, vowels, length, whatever)?

I am starting:

The full version of the russian "hello" gave me grief for a while.

Здравствуйте! (zdravstvujtje)... Russians, really?

for Germans: Sprichst. [ˈʃpʁɪçst] How it is possible?!!

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Василий Харинadded a comment 9 years ago

Guten Tag - Здравствуйте! Hello - Hallo; Gruß. - Привет!!

Igor Yurchenkoadded a comment 9 years ago

Here's a little tip from Russia: when you say “здравствуйте” you don't pronounce the first “в” (nobody does). it becomes much easier, though it's only one sound.
how about “покровительствующий” - “patronizing”?
also there's a wonderful word in Russian having three letter “е” in a row. anybody cares to guess?

Holy Molyadded a comment 9 years ago

Alba Tross, Igor is absolutely right. There is no need in pronouncing the first "в", so basically it's not "zdraVstvujtje", it's "zdrastvujtje".
Igor, I know the word you're talking about! :) Actually it's not even a word it's an ending, cause it goes with a few different words.

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