"ei" as a word meaning "his" or "hers" etc. is pronounced like the "ey" in "key" or the "ee" in "fee"; this seems to be a special case. Can someone tell me how to pronounce the similar prefixed pronouns "eu" and "ein"? I have no clear idea of this myself. The "ei" in "eich" is always pronounced like the "a" in "ache", or can it also be pronounced "i" as in "lick"? Johan S.