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Hasu

> kayktn

I cannot figure out how to pronounce this in one syllable. It looks like it should be pronounced "caked in".

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I also don't get "byerkstz", I see it as "byer-kistz"

without the z it’s entirely within the realm of English sounds.

Practice slow and I think it works.

But is it a single syllable?

I see it more as a modifier on the T sound at that point. Instead of letting your tongue go at the end of the T, you hold it in place because of the N.

Sounds Dutch not English.

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