It's been said quite a few times that the German language makes things easy, because when they need a new word, they just put two or more old words together, like büstenhalter or fledermaus or Volkswagen. When compounds are compounded, you can get everyday German words of two dozen letters. So why is it so hard for a native German speaker to say hippopotamus? ​<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@laedwards_family" alt="LaEdwards_Family" class="on">LaEdwards_Family</a> is a German-American marriage. He knows what words she has trouble with in English. Let's see her try to say hippopotamus.

That was a mess. Maybe the way he is laying the word parts out is the problem. Let's try again.

By this time, we have all forgotten how to say hippopotamus. We will have to change the name of the animal. This couple has a large collection of hilarious <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@laedwards_family">language and culture lessons </a>that go both ways at TikTok. -via <a href="https://digg.com/funny/link/woman-can-t-say-hippopotamus-cPVEmekLa0" alt="Digg&nbsp;" class="on">Digg&nbsp;</a>​ #pronunciation #English #German #hippopotamus