more pronunciations...

[Amy Z]

Naama wrote:

> No way. Not all Jews can pronounce the "ch" sound. At least, not 
> American Jews. I know American Jews who live in Israel for twenty 
> years and more, and still say Hanukah, hallah, etc. 

Really?  How old were they when they started to learn Hebrew?

Didn't Noam Chomsky establish that every infant makes the whole range 
of human sounds, and some gradually fall away from disuse?  So if you 
want your kid to be able to pronounce Hebrew (or whatever), keep 
interacting in that language from infancy.

I guess I don't really know how the German "ch" sounds.  Maybe I can't 
do it either.  It's a common sound in Arabic too, no?

Amy Z