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Abschnitt 1
Der Vokal Vowels
Ä (ä)– similar to ‘ai’ in ‘air’ O (o) – as o in open Ö (ö)– like “ur” in the word “burn” U (u)– like oo in boot. Ü (ü)– like ‘y’ in ‘Tyrell’
German Alphabet
| German Alphabet | Sound | Pronunciation Example | |
| A a | ah | as A in ask | |
| B b | beh | as B in Begin | |
| C c | tseh | as C in Celsius | |
| D d | deh | as D in Date | |
| E e | eh | as E in Elevated | |
| F f | eff | as F in Fast | |
| G g | geh | as G in God | |
| H h | ha | as H in Hen | |
| ii | ee | as I in Ink | |
| J j | yot | as Y in Yacht | |
| K k | kah | as K in Kite | |
| L l | ell | as L in Lamp | |
| M m | emm | as M in Mother | |
| N n | enn | in N Name | |
| O o | oh | as O in Oh | |
| P p | peh | as P in Pink | |
| Q q | kuh | as Q in Quest | |
| R r | err | as R in Robin | |
| S s | ess | as S in Siegfried | |
| ß | ess-testt | as S in Super | |
| T t | the | as T in Top | |
| U u | uh | as U in Ulrich | |
| V v | fow | as V in Victory | |
| W w | veh | as W in William | |
| X x | iks | as X xylophone | |
| Y y | upsilon | as Y in Yes | |
| Z z | tsett | as ts in sits |
‘ß’ German has an additional character ‘ß’, which is either called eszet. It sounds exactly like “ss”. You can also use “ss” instead of ‘ß’,
How to pronounce German diphthongs
au: like ow in how ae: transcription for ‘ä’ if not available on a keyboard ah: like “a” in Jar. äu: like “oy” in Boy ei: like “i” in mine eu: like “oy” in Boy ie: like “ee”in seek oe: transcription for ‘ö’ if not available on a keyboard oo: like “oo” in door ue: transcription for ‘ü’ if not available on a keyboard ** tion: tsee -ohn
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