Re: Beijing, Zhongguo, etc.

David J. Peterson wrote:

> quoting me:
> <<
> Hm, after listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
> v=zmIXW8SGTek&feature=related , I am beginning to wonder if the
> voiced h is a myth. Any comments?
> >>
>
> What, the sound itself?  I pronounce it all the time in the English
> word "ahead".
Hm, I think I could imitate that.
But I was thinking of the one in Praha. They seem to say either just /
praha/ or /pra/, but the latter could be another word. There is no
audible structure in the last part of it, not to me anyway. I'm
afraid I'm completely ignorant of Czech.

LEF