On 14/05/2018 22:34, David Rance wrote:

No, it depends on the word. Fuchs (fox) is pronounced "fooks" but the
"ch" in "Achtung" is pronounced like the Scottish "loch". To be
pedantic, "fooks" has a shorter "oo" sound than in English.

If that's correct it must be a regional accent. SWMBO disagrees. That's
with a degree in languages.

OTOH the inhabitants of their capital really do say "ish bin ein
Berliner"... not Ich as I'd have expected...

Andy