Das deutsche Alphabet

ABCDEFGHIJK
a: be: tse: de: e: ef ge ha i: yot ka:

LMNOPQRSTU
el em en o: pe: ku: er es te: u:

VW X Y Z
fau: ve: iks üpsilon tset

Umlaut
Ä ä: (e:)
Ö ö: ö:
Ü ü: ü:
ß ß: ss (scharfes s)
 Buchstaben und Ihre Aussprache
A: a
Ex: sagen (a is pronounced as a. If a consonant comes
after a, a is pronounced longer.)
Mann (If more than one consonant comes after a, a is
pronounced short.
Ä: If e ä come after ä, ä is pronounced as e.
Ex: Käse
Gäste
Ai: ai is pronounced as ay. Ex: Mai
Äu: is pronounced like oy. Ex: Häuser, Fräulein
C: If a,o,u come after c, c is pronounced k. Ex: Cafe, Computer
Aber If ä, i, e, y come after c, c is pronounced as tse. Ex: circa
ch: If o, u, a come after ch, ch is pronounced as wheezing h.
Ex: noch, Nacht
ch: If e,i,ö,ü after ch, ch is pronounced like h. Ex: Ich, dich
dsch: is pronounced c : ex: Dschungel
dt: t ex: Stadt
ei: is pronounced like ay. Ex: nein, Beitrag
eu: is pronounced like oy: Ex: Europa, heute
g: is pronounced like g: Ex: Digital, gehen
ig: If a vokale comes after ig, ig is pronounced like h. Ex: wichtige
If a consonante comes after ig, ig is pronounced like k. Ex:
königliche.
ie: is pronounced like i. Ex: Sie, Brief
j : is pronounced like y. Ex: jung, Japan, jagen
ph : is pronounced like f. Ex: philosophy
q : with u is pronounced like kv. Ex: Qualm
r: r at the end of the word is pronounced like short a. Ex: Vater,
Wasser
s: If a vokale comes after s, s is pronounced like z. Ex: Sonne,
Samstag
sch: is pronounced like ş. Ex: Schweden, Schule
tion: is pronounced like syo:n ex: Information
tsch: is pronounced like ç. Ex: Deutsch,
v: is pronounced like f. Ex: Vater, Volge
w: is pronounced like v: Wohin, Wetter
y: is pronounced as ü in the word. Ex: Symbol
z: is pronounced as ts. Ex: Zug, Zeit