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Buchstabe /
Letter
Aussprache des
Buchstabenamens /
Pronunciation of
letter name
Aussprache
des
Buchstaben
- wie in /
Sound of
Letter - as
in
Beispiele / Examples
A a ah astronaut der Adler (eagle), Januar (January)
B b approximate: bay baby der Br uder (brother), aber (but)
C c approximate: tsay creative,Celcius (softc sound in
Germansoundslike ts)
der Chor ,der Christkindlmarkt (southGerman term for der
Weihnachtsmarkt/ Christmasmarket), Celcius
D d approximate: day dollar Dienstag (Tuesday), oder (or)
E e approximate: ay elegant essen (to eat), zuerst (first)
F f eff effort der Freund (friend), offen(open)
G g approximate: gay gorgeous gut (good), gemein (mean)
H h haa hammer der Hammer , dieMühle (mill)
I i eeh Igor der Igel (porcupine),
der Imbiss (snack), sieben(seven)
J j yot yellow das Jahr (year), jeder (each)
K k kah camel das Kamel, der Kuchen(cake)
L l ell love die Leute (people), dasLand (land)
M m em man der Mann, die Ameise
N n en nice nicht (not), die Münze (coin)
O o oh oven Ostern (Easter),rot (red)
P p approximate: pay party die Polizei (police), der Apfel
Q q koo coral das Quadrat (square),dieQuelle (source)Note: All German words startwith qu (kw - sound)
R r approximate: er rich der Rücken (the back),der Stern (star)
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S s es zoo, shine,mouse
summen (to hum), schön(pretty,nice), die Maus
T t approximate: tay tyrant der Tyrann, acht (eight)
U u ooh ou sound inyou
die Universität (university),der Mund (mouth)
V v fow father der Vogel (bird),die Nerven(nerves)
W w approximate: vay van die Wange (cheek),dasSchwein (pig, wieviel (howmuch)
X x ix soundslike kz
das Xylofon/ Xylophon,dieHexe (witch)Note: There are hardly anyGerman words that start with X
Y y uep-si-lohn yellow die Yucca, der YetiNote: There are hardly anyGerman words that start with Y .
Z z tset sounds likets
die Zeitung (newspaper),der Zigeuner (gypsy)
Umlaut + ß
Aussprache des Buchstaben /
Pronunciation of Letter
Beispiele / Examples
ä sounds similar to the e in melon ähnlich (similar), gähnen(toyawn)
ö sounds similar to the i in girl Österreich (Austria),
der Löwe (lion)ü no equivalent nor approximate sound in
Englishüber (over),müde (tired)
ß(esszet) double s sound heiß (hot),die Straße(street)
