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Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:29 pm

I hear the correct way to say Fuch is "FOOSH" then i hear the right way to say it is "FOOK". which one is right. This should be in the rants :cry:

Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:33 pm

Fooks... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchs

Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:31 pm

fooks is right.

also im pretty sure a single wheel is still Fuchs, as well as multiple wheels being Fuchs

Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:57 pm

Yeah i agree with Glen
wikipedia says its pronounced like "books"

So Fooks

My german roommate says that its foo-chs
as you would barely hear the H but hear the H drawn out

WIKIPEDIA Quote: German

Etymology
Old High German fuhs, from common Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puk-so-, from *peuk- "thick-haired". Near cognates include English fox.

Pronunciation
IPA /fʊxs/
SAMPA /fUxs/
Noun

der Fuchs m (plural: Füchse)

1. fox

Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:14 am

A friend of mine that teaches german at our local university said it was 'fook' sounding like the oo in food instead of the more u sound in 'book'. But she said the sound could differ depending on your local.

Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:31 am

I always pronounced "fooks".

Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:35 am

I stand corrected then, Fooks is right

Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:02 pm

This is a hard one for a phronetic break down "fooks" might work depending on your accent or you could try "Fux" and say the U like the U in fluent. :?
By the way if anyone wasnt aware fuchs means fox in German.

Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:37 pm

I really do not mean to 'hi-jack'.....but on a similar note, may I ask how you pronounce KAFER. is the "A" sound like "ahh" or like saying 'paper'?
Thanks, as I've heard it said both ways :?

Mark

Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:32 pm

sled wrote: fooks is right.

also im pretty sure a single wheel is still Fuchs, as well as multiple wheels being Fuchs

Yes, "a Fuchs rim" or "several Fuchs rims."

Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:14 am

kafer is pronounced kay-fer, it is actually spelled käfer with the umlaut above the A to indicate the vowel sound.

Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:34 am

sled wrote: kafer is pronounced kay-fer, it is actually spelled käfer with the umlaut above the A to indicate the vowel sound.

Thanks Sled, yes I know the umlaut above the 'A' but don't have that on my computer :lol:

Mark
Now I can sleep at night knowing this :roll: :lol:

Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:04 pm

73 KAFER wrote: .... yes I know the umlaut above the 'A' but don't have that on my computer
Hold down the Alt key while typing 132.
ä

Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:42 pm

Cool, thanks Bruce.
Kafer...ok what am I doing wrong :?

Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:53 pm

Bruce wrote: 73 KAFER wrote: .... yes I know the umlaut above the 'A' but don't have that on my computer
Hold down the Alt key while typing 132.
ä

Unless you're using a laptop...

Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:55 pm

OOPS, by golly I am. Thanks for the heads up.

Mark

Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:23 am

lol, Ive alway pronounced it like foosh :roll:

Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:13 am

O.K. so now that I know I've been saying Fuch all wrong please don't tell me I've been saying ghia wrong too! It IS gee-ya right and not jee-ya?

Bruce.. have anymore cool keyboard tricks?

Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:29 am

ovalteen wrote: O.K. so now that I know I've been saying Fuch all wrong please don't tell me I've been saying ghia wrong too! It IS gee-ya right and not jee-ya?

Bruce.. have anymore cool keyboard tricks?
You're still saying it wrong. It is Fuchs

http://www.asciitable.com/ Scroll down the page

Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:00 am

And one wheels is still a Fuchs. Not a Fuch!
That would be like saying "its one fock, but two fox". (Its german for fox BTW)