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How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
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How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
The times I can remember AWP being discussed at school, at work, in pubs etc... I would always here it pronounced slightly different. Even on the telly!
I used to pronounce it 'Auf Veed Der Then' and I've also heard myself pronouncing it 'Auf Weed Der Sane' (Obviously I don't speak German). Has anyone else slightly pronounced it differently through out the years due to influence or dis-info?
I used to pronounce it 'Auf Veed Der Then' and I've also heard myself pronouncing it 'Auf Weed Der Sane' (Obviously I don't speak German). Has anyone else slightly pronounced it differently through out the years due to influence or dis-info?
Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
Even the Youtube channel 'Howcast' teaches how to pronounce this word - yet they are wrong.
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Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
In German you pronounce every letter of every word.
the common mistake is in Sehen, which goes: Ze(h)en with a muted hetch in the middle
the common mistake is in Sehen, which goes: Ze(h)en with a muted hetch in the middle

Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
Got a mate whos an Erik. Canny lad, for an Erik. I asked him and he said what the poster does. So I stick to that. Works for me loike !

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Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
My mother pronounces it - Auf Swedehesehn
Always makes me laugh anyhow!
Always makes me laugh anyhow!

Hey thats a canny jumper man!
Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
In the English dictionary, you don't pronounce the 'W'. (They pronounce it auf ˈviːdərzeːən) So how can that be? 

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Tracy wrote:Maybe its some kind of administrative cock up ?


Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
I did German at school, so I pronounce it the Deutsch way.
Knowing a bit of German came in handy when watching some scenes in Series 1, so school wasn't a complete waste of my time.
Knowing a bit of German came in handy when watching some scenes in Series 1, so school wasn't a complete waste of my time.
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Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
Hallwood wrote:I did German at school, so I pronounce it the Deutsch way.
Knowing a bit of German came in handy when watching some scenes in Series 1, so school wasn't a complete waste of my time.
I never expected you to the fly the white flag in the language wars, Hallwood.

Shut ya yak will ya man, you snivelling little git.
We're sophisticated blokes us, ya know.
We're sophisticated blokes us, ya know.
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Re: How do you pronounce Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
You didn't have to gan crawling to them, let em speak English man!

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