her name


Can anyone give a pronunciation of her name???

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meed-chin ah-meek

we all go a little mad sometimes

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Made-ck-yin Ah-meek would be the German pronunciation

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Interesting. 😃

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Lol, what now?
No, it isn't the German pronunciation, this is a train-wreck of a pronunciation.

That's it:
/ˈmɛːtçən/

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/M%C3%A4dchen

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She pronounces it like May-chen Ay-mick. Definitely not how would it would be said auf Deutsch but her way sounds better to my ears.

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She pronounces it like May-chen Ay-mick. Definitely not how would it would be said auf Deutsch but her way sounds better to my ears.

Yep, that's dead nut pronunciation.

She flat out explains it in this Twin Peaks-era interview with Rick Dee's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LSK5_pyKs

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Madchen means girl In German btw.

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Here is a link to a voice recording by a supposedly native German speaker. Click on the speaker icon.
https://translate.google.com/#de/en/M%C3%A4dchen

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