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German speakers, how do you say “Liebknecht”? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago by CleverOleg@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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As in our comrade Karl Liebknecht, co-founder of the KPD? All these years I’ve been saying “LEEB-necked”, two syllables. But the I heard Matt Christman say “Leeb-KUH-neck-et” (four syllables). And I realized I don’t really know why I was saying it like I was. Anyone know how to actually say it?

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[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Matt is correct, the K is not silent. You can hear the correct pronunciation in the chorus of the classic worker song Auf, Auf zum Kampf (starting at 0:29).

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

I like that song!

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