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Being new to german and not being used to it I find that Ich is pronounced as itch i.e the the ch is pronounced like ch in chapter Milch is pronounced as mil- sh, ch as sh in shampoo And Mich is pronounced as mi-kh, ch as kh in khaki Edit I have been using Duolingo,so this is the best I could guess on the basis of my listening skills. So correct me if I seem/ am wrong. Is there no hard rule here on pronounciation and we always have to listen to the word from a native speaker and never guess the pronounciation as we do in Spanish / russian.

vanshita rawat
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    This is not at all true. The ch in Milch, mich, and ich are pronounced exactly the same. – idmean May 09 '20 at 06:57
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    It's helpful, thanks. @idmean – vanshita rawat May 09 '20 at 07:14
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    You can use the dict.cc online dictionary for listening to words being correctly pronounced by native speakers. --> https://www.dict.cc/?s=Milch - Generally be aware that there are two different pronunciations of "ch" in German, depending on the preceding vowel: dich vs Dach, mich vs doch, dicht vs. Docht, etc., with the place in the mouth where the friction occurs being totally different. For the acoustical difference, use dict.cc. – Christian Geiselmann May 09 '20 at 07:43
  • Thanks, thats a helpful new experience as it is available in a lot more languages too. @Christian Geiselmann – vanshita rawat May 09 '20 at 11:24
  • Also be aware that the pronunciation changes from region to region. Many southern dialects pronounce the "ch" as "sh". Northern dialects (including Berlin) pronounce it as "kh" when used in the personal pronoun "Ich". – Mr.Bum May 10 '20 at 23:16
  • @Mr.Bum but these fellow se have explained above that ich in not ikh or ish but isch( sh with more of a sound from the throat). – vanshita rawat May 11 '20 at 04:39

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