What is Emmenthal?
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Phonetics For Emmenthal
em/men/tahl
A Quick Overview Of Emmenthal
'Emmenthal' is a Swiss cheese which derives its name from the 'Emmen Valley' ('thal' means 'valley' in German). 'Emmenthal' is also made in Denmark, and France.
- Emmenthal
- em/men/tahl
Note that in French the second ‘e’ is a nasalized vowel – it has the same sound as the ‘a’ in ‘father’. English follows the German pronunciation.
- The 'th' sounds like the English 't'.
- The 'a' sounds like the 'a' in 'father'.
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