Pronuciation

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen? I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

It is correctly pronounced as "KOO-chen", with the "ch" pronounced like
"h" in "humour" if "h" were aspirated. In other words, the
pronunciation of "ch" is akin to that is Scottish "loch".

Victor

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen? I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

In which language?
I've never heard anyone pronounce it "kooka" when spelled kuchen. But
I'm not all that language savvy, lol.

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen?  I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

chuk-chen

Both the "ch" sounds are like clearing your sinuses of phlegm,
emphasis on the first "ch". This is a word pronounced entirely with
the lower nasal membranes at the back of the palate, no vocal chord
use whatsoever and no lip movement. Odds are if you had to ask then
you can't pronouce this word correctly (can't as in incapable of) .
Good thing there isn't an "r", then you'd really be in deep doodoo.

Sheldon

Sheldon said:

chuk-chen

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Victor is right, as usual. Sheldon is wrong, not so usual.
Koo' chen. Besides it's a vocal cord not a vocal chord.
Lynn in Fargo

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen? I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

and i dont even know what it is!!

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen?  I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

and i dont even know what it is!!

It's a yeast raised coffee cake. The word is German in origin.

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen? I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

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and i dont even know what it is!!

It's a yeast raised coffee cake.  The word is German in origin.

Kuchen is actually the German word for cake (literally), could be any
cake... the yeast raised coffee cake you speak of is very likely
*babka* kuchen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchen

Really no difference:

http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/kuchench.htm

http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/chocbab3.htm

Sheldon

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Victor is right, as usual. Sheldon is wrong, not so usual.

You haven't a clue. My pronunciation is correct... Victor's is not
quite correct, almost but not quite, his *explanation* is more a
kuchen wafflling. I'm positive that you cannot pronounce kuchen... no
matter how hard you try, you just can't.
There are no English sounds for kuchen... languages are funny that
way, many sounds unless learned from the cradle will never be learned
correctly, not ever.. and some will not learn even from the cradle,
they just won't have a proclivity for language. I'm positive if
Victor heard me say kuchen (a disgusting sounding word I must say) he
would agree that my pronunciation is absolutely impeccably correct....
unfortunately usenet doesn't provide for a demonstration, at least I
don't know how.

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Victor is right, as usual. Sheldon is wrong, not so usual.

You haven't a clue. My pronunciation is correct... Victor's is not
quite correct, almost but not quite, his *explanation* is more a
kuchen wafflling. I'm positive that you cannot pronounce kuchen... no
matter how hard you try, you just can't.
There are no English sounds for kuchen... languages are funny that
way, many sounds unless learned from the cradle will never be learned
correctly, not ever.. and some will not learn even from the cradle,
they just won't have a proclivity for language. I'm positive if
Victor heard me say kuchen (a disgusting sounding word I must say) he
would agree that my pronunciation is absolutely impeccably correct....
unfortunately usenet doesn't provide for a demonstration, at least I
don't know how.

I agree sort of with your description of how the word sounds are made, but
if I understand what you mean about what the word sounds like, I disagree.
I was going to answer this posting right away before anyone else had posted
but gave up because I couldn't think of how to describe the sounds. My
knowledge of the word comes from grandparents that arrived in this country
on a boat from Germany plus growing up in a community heavily influenced by
German immigrants. . .and German class as taught by Fraulein Wagner.
Despite the consonants, kuchen is a soft-sounding word.
Janet

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How do YOU pronounce the word kuchen? ?I've always pronounced it koo-
kin, but lately I've heard people pronouncing it kooka.

and i dont even know what it is!!

It's a yeast raised coffee cake. The word is German in origin.

Actually, not all kuchens are yeast-raised. There are
many types of kuchen. One that I make a lot has a
crumb crust and fruit and custard on top. Although I
grew up eating my great aunt's kuchen that was a sweet
yeast dough with a streusel-type topping. Her mother,
my great-grandmother, came over from Germany and taught
her to make it.

Kate

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