How to pronounce "ch"

I am afraid you will need to check the pronunciation in the dictionary...
Chic is pronounced with SH for example. But once you

In Old English the sounds (k) and (ch) were both represented by the letter c. Later, under the influence of French spelling, Middle English scribes inserted an h after c to indicate the (ch) sound at the beginning of words, as in child. (The sequence tch became the usual way to represent this sound following short vowels, as in catch.) In English words of Greek origin the digraph ch represents a t

AnonymousI was wondering what are the rules for pronouncing the letters "ch". When is it pronounces as "ch" and when - as "k"(as in chemistry).

It might be easier to look them up in a dictionary, but if you're good at knowing what the language of origin is, the Greek and the German ones are 'k', the French ones are 'sh', and the rest are 'ch'.

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what about school ?

Anonymouswhat What about school ?

The ch in school is pronounced like a k, if that's what you're asking.

CJ

can you tell me how to pronounce "CH" in greek im looking for it everywhere but cant find anywhere

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Anonymouscan you tell me how to pronounce "CH" in greek im looking for it everywhere but cant find anywhere

You may have to find a Greek forum.

There is no "CH" as such in Greek because Greek doesn't use Roman letters. You are probably referring to the Greek letter we call "Chi". It looks like a Roman X. You can find it on the chart on this site:

English has been in contact with many other languages over the centuries and subsequently many words are 'borrowed' .

Aside from CH as in choose, CH is commonly pronounced two other ways:

In words with French origin, CH is often pronounced SH - as in chef, chivalry, chauffeur.
In words with Greek origin, CH is often pronounce as K - as in architect, character etc.