[Survey] Pronouncing German Units

[sundancer 42595xp 5]

Hello everybody.

I was joking with @warzan on the last XLBS that I should do a MP3 so that everyone who is not a German native speaker would pronounce units and names correctly. It started as a joke but I somehow dig the idea. Obviously I can’t do all the units and names but I’m willing to make a test run of 10 names.

Please give me 10 unit names you would like to have. I will collect all and then make something with the 10 most wanted.

[limburger 21534xp 1]

Here’s a list that most English / non German speaking users will have trouble with :

• Tiger
• Panzer (I suspect in English this would sound like :   pants – er )
• Jäger
• Gebirgsjäger
• Fallschirmjäger
• STuG
• Sturmgeschütz

You probably could add the ranks used by leaders as they’re used in Bolt-Action as well.

Looking forward to seeing/hearing ‘some dude on the internet’ make this into a thing and then seeing the results by the OTT crew 😉

[elessar2590 18201xp 3]

Great Idea

Ranks are always good to know and the basic words that get used alongside other words like Kampfgruppe or Sonderkraftfahrzeug

I’d also like to see a video of the OTT all the crew given a list of these words and trying to say them that would be cool to see

[Anonymous 0xp 0]

Add Nebelwerfer to @limburger ‘s list and can you please get angry and say Nein, Nein, Nein, Nein, Nein!

Great idea by the way.

[sundancer 42595xp 2]

“get angry”? Is there any other state of mind? oO

[wittmann007Participant 588xp 1]

I believe I can help with some of those!

Using Limburger’s examples:

Tiger – “Tee-Gah”
Panzer – “Pan-zah”
Jäger – “Yay-Gah”
Gebirgsjäger – “Gee-Beers-Yay-Gah”
Fallschirmjäger – “Fal-Schurm-Yay-Gah”
STuG – “Schtoog”
Sturmgeschütz – “Schturm-Geh-Shootz”

[sundancer 42595xp 2]

@wittmann007  I’ve tried this before, it won’t work 😉 But thanks

[tuffyears 23171xp 2]

surly the tiger is T-I-Double grrr -er

[limburger 21534xp 1]

@robert

We’ve got YouTube for that :

Also further proof that one needs to be angry to speak German 😉

[Anonymous 0xp 0]

@limburger yes but I want to hear it from the PunMasterD!

[avernosKeymaster 33467xp 4]

correct, the wonderful thing about Tiggers is their bums are made out of rubber and their armour is made out of 100mm plate

[somegeezer 18342xp 1]

This is the best thread in ages. I love this site.

[sundancer 42595xp 4]

You’ve asked for it… I think… this is for you guys XD

[limburger 21534xp 2]

And now @sundancer has shown us his real face … 😀

[Anonymous 0xp 1]

Much appreciated @sundancer

 

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