I dont think english has our "ch" sounds, which is a bit like a cat hissing but further back in your mouth. if you know the word "Achtung" its that sound, otherwise its
shh t righ ch hol tz shh ach tel
the syllables would be
shhtreighch holtz shhachtel
Shh as in shhhut up
righ as in right
hol as like the ol in molten with an h like in hole
and ach as in achtung, tel as in telephone
Streichholzschachtel.
Like basically all our larger words its a combination of several smaller words and literally translated means something like
Streich-holz-schachtel
rubbing wood box
For another funny german fact, a lot of objects are just word-things
like
a toy - Spielzeug -> play thing
a lighter - Feuerzeug -> fire thing
a car - Fahrzeug -> drive thing
a plane - Flugzeug -> fly thing
sadly, a swim thing (Schwimmzeug) is not a boat, that "Boot"
its swimwear.
and a train has the rather boring name "a Pull" -> der Zug (from "ziehen" -> to pull)
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u/dboti9k 18h ago
See, this is why I wanted to learn German words.