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Americans have no idea how to pronounce van Gogh. Literally none of the phonemes in Gogh are pronounced similar to the phonemes in “go”.
9 1 ReplyYou mainly get "van go," but also the occasional "van goth."
3 0 ReplyAt least that last one gets the “o” sound right (but nothing else).
“G” is a velar fricative, “o” is the short o as in “top”, and “gh” is the hardest, raspiest fricative you can muster.
5 0 ReplyLike the Klingon dish gagh?
5 0 ReplyVan ga-ock
2 0 ReplyNo, not like that. That uses the English g sound.
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