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vic
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 Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: Whats the correct pronounciation for "Fuch"? |
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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  |
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sled
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fooks is right.
also im pretty sure a single wheel is still Fuchs, as well as multiple wheels being Fuchs
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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
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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
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DaveM
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:14 am Post subject: |
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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.
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HMBR
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:31 am Post subject: |
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| I always pronounced "fooks". |
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vic
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| I stand corrected then, Fooks is right |
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vw_uebersetzer
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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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.
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73 KAFER
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| Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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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
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| 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."
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sled
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: |
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kafer is pronounced kay-fer, it is actually spelled käfer with the umlaut above the A to indicate the vowel sound.
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73 KAFER
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| 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 
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| .... yes I know the umlaut above the 'A' but don't have that on my computer |
Hold down the Alt key while typing 132.
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| 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.
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Unless you're using a laptop... |
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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? |
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Bruce
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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
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James D
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: |
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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) |
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