English as a second language learners: what words were really hard for you to pronounce? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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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?

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[-] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 3 points 2 days ago

Oh god yes

German?

[-] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I always thought it was amusing that both German and English have equally difficult words for those fuzzy little rodents. "Squirrel" and "eichhörnchen."

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Skwrl - no vowels

[-] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Sk-wirrel is how it usually breaks down in my head

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