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By Jennifer SYC
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The Alphabet

Letter Pronounced Example

a ah Like “a” in Arm (der/ the arm)
French
b bay Like “b” in Bahn (die /the way)
French
c tsay Like “c” in Chance (die/the chance)
French and even Charakter (der/character)
like”k”.
d day Like “d” in Debate (die/ the debate)
French
e ay like in French Eskimo(der/the eskimo)
f eff like in French Familie(die/the family)
g gay like in French Gruppe(die/the group)
and English
h hah Like in English Haus(das/the house)
i ee Like “I”in French Idee(die/the idea)
j yott Like “Y” Januar(der/January)
k kah Like “K”in Kaffee(der/the coffee)
English and
French
l ell Like the “L”in Lampe(die/the lamp)
English and
French
m emm Same as in Mutter(die/the mother)
English and
French
n enn Same as in Nase(die/the nose)
English and
French
o oh Same as in Ohr(das/the ear)
English and
French
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p pay Same as in Pause(die/the pause)

English and
French
q koo Pronounced like Qualle(die/the jellyfish)
aK
r airr Like in French Regen(der/the rain)
and English
s ess Sometimes like Salz(das/the salt)
in English and
sometimes like
in French
ß eszett Like two s Das Eszett (Grüß)
t tay Like in English Tag(der/the day)
and French
u oo Like double “O” Uhr(die/the clock)
v fow Like “F” Vater(der/the father)
w vay Like “V” Willkommen(Welcome)
x iks Xylophon(das/the xylophone)
y ip-see-lon Yoga
z tset Zahn(der/the tooth)

Modified Vowels
Umlaut English sound German example
ä Eh / ay Mädchen (girl)
Käse (cheese
ö euh Öffnung (opening)
Schön (nice)
ü Uh / eu Fünf (five)
Tür (door)