Sprechen Sie Deutsch?: The German alphabet

Chris and I have recently started our official German lessons with Migros Klubschule, and I thought you worktrotters would like to learn the language with us.

In this first episode, I recite the German alphabet. Below, find the pronunciation for the 26 letters and four umlauts.

Want to know more? Let us know in the comments.

A = ah                                                                         N = enn

B = beh                                                                       O = oh

C = tsesh                                                                    P = peh

D = deh                                                                       Q = kuh

E = eh                                                                          R = err

F = eff                                                                          S = ess

G = geh                                                                        T = teh

H = hah                                                                        U = uh

I = eeh                                                                           V = fau

J = yot                                                                           W = weh

K = kah                                                                          X = iks

L = ell                                                                             Y = üppsilon

M = emm                                                                        Z = tsett

 

Ä = like the e in get or set

Ö = like the u in murder or the i in girdle

Ü = like the y in myriad

ß = like the ss in Swiss, miss or kiss 

-Monica

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