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The German Alphabet: The Basics Of The German Language

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Chapter 1 The Basics of the German Language The German Alphabet The German Alphabet consists of the same 26 letters used in the English alphabet plus four more letter sounds which are uniquely its own. Some letters in the alphabet have no equivalent sound in English and their pronunciation and accent have to be learned in a special way. Here is the German alphabet and the Pronunciation of each letter names: A a Ag N n En B b Bay O 0 Oh C c Tsay P p Pay D d Day Q q Koo E e Ay R r Air F f Eff S s Es G g Gay T t tay H h Haa U u ooh I i Eeh V v fow J j Yot W w vay K k Kah X x iks L l Ell Y y ypsilon M m Em Z z tset The extra letters – Umlauts and Es-zett ä (long) like the "a" in air ä (short) like the "e" in bed ö close to the …show more content…

After "i" and "e", pronounced like the "h" in huge ch at the start of a word, pronounced like the "ch" in character ph pronounced like the "f" in fish ck sounds like "ck" in locking Basic German Phrases Now that you have familiarized yourself with the German Alphabet and pronunciation, it’s time to learn key phrases which you can use to start a conversation easily and deal with day-to-day interactions with native German

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