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German Alphabet
| Letter | |
Sound in German |
| a | |
father |
| ä | |
ay sound like in day |
| b | |
boy, or p sound if it is the last letter in the word |
| c | |
can be either the k or s sound |
| d | |
dog , or t sound if the last letter in the word |
| e | |
also the ay sound like in day |
| f | |
frog |
| g | |
go, or k sound if last letter in the word |
| h | |
silent unless it precedes a vowel and then it is pronounced |
| i | |
ee sound in street |
| j | |
zh sound in mirage |
| ch or k | |
kit |
| l | |
long |
| m | |
monkey |
| n | |
nose |
| o | |
open |
| ö | |
oo sound in tool |
| p | |
pan |
| q | |
k sound in kit, always followed by silent u |
| r | |
combine D and L sounds |
| s | |
sing |
| ß | |
pass |
| t or th
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time |
| u | |
ou sound in you or too |
| ü | |
longer ou sound |
| v | |
f sound in fast, v sound- in non-Germanic words |
| w | |
v sound in violin |
| x | |
exit |
| y | |
yellow |
| z | |
ts sound in cats |
Note: There are NO silent vowels. This makes it fairly simple, just make sure to pronounce the double vowel sounds.
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