How do you pronounce ''Hansel'' and ''Gretel''?

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Jackson6612

#562722 Fri, 05 Sep 08 06:47 AM

How do you pronounce Hansel and Gretel?

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Philip

#562878 Fri, 05 Sep 08 03:26 PM

In AmEng, we pronounce hansel as in 'hand' and gretel as in 'get' (no 'r'). The second syllable reduces to schwa (as in unstressed 'the').

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At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

Jackson6612

#562931 Fri, 05 Sep 08 07:24 PM

Thank you.