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German Alphabet Pronunciation Guide

The document provides a comprehensive guide to the German alphabet, detailing each letter's pronunciation, similar English sounds, example words, and their meanings. It includes both standard letters and special characters such as Ä, Ö, Ü, and ß. This resource is useful for learners of the German language to understand the phonetics and vocabulary associated with each letter.

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German Alphabet Pronunciation Guide

The document provides a comprehensive guide to the German alphabet, detailing each letter's pronunciation, similar English sounds, example words, and their meanings. It includes both standard letters and special characters such as Ä, Ö, Ü, and ß. This resource is useful for learners of the German language to understand the phonetics and vocabulary associated with each letter.

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German Alphabet with Pronunciation & Examples

Letter Pronunciation Sounds Like Example Word Meaning

A Ah A in 'father' Apfel Apple

B Beh B in 'boy' Ball Ball

C Tseh Ts or K sound Computer Computer

D Deh D in 'dog' Dach Roof

E Eh Ay in 'say' Elefant Elephant

F Eff F in 'fish' Fisch Fish

G Geh G in 'go' Garten Garden

H Hah H in 'house' Haus House

I Ee Ee in 'see' Insel Island

J Yott Y in 'yes' Jahr Year

K Kah K in 'kite' Katze Cat

L El L in 'love' Lampe Lamp

M Em M in 'man' Maus Mouse

N En N in 'net' Nase Nose

O Oh O in 'no' Oma Grandma

P Peh P in 'pen' Pferd Horse

Q Koo K + V (queue) Qualle Jellyfish

R Err French R (guttural) Regen Rain

S Ess Z in 'zoo' or S in 'see' Sonne Sun

T Teh T in 'top' Tisch Table

U Oo Oo in 'blue' Uhr Clock

V Fow F in 'fun' Vogel Bird

W Veh V in 'van' Wasser Water

X Iks X in 'box' Xylofon Xylophone

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German Alphabet with Pronunciation & Examples

Y Üpsilon French u or German ü Yoga Yoga

Z Tsett Ts in 'cats' Zebra Zebra

Ä Eh Like 'air' Äpfel Apples

Ö Uh (rounded) i in 'bird' (UK) Öl Oil

Ü Ee (rounded) No English match Über Over/above

ß Eszett S as in 'kiss' Straße Street

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