Alphabets

Question 1

A a

Answer 1

ah astronaut; Albert der Adler (eagle), Januar (January)

Question 2

B b

Answer 2

approximate: bay; Beh baby; Berta der Bruder (brother), aber (but)

Question 3

C c

Answer 3

approximate: tseh creative, Celcius (soft c sound in German sLounds like ts) der Chor, der Christkindlmarkt (south German term for der Weihnachtsmarkt/ Christmas market), Celcius; Cäsar

Question 4

D d

Answer 4

approximate: day; deh dollar; Dora Dienstag (Tuesday), oder (or)

Question 5

E e

Answer 5

approximate: ay; eh elegant; Emil essen (to eat), zuerst (first)

Question 6

F f

Answer 6

eff effort; Friedrich der Freund (friend), offen (open)

Question 7

G g

Answer 7

approximate: gay; geh gorgeous; Gustav gut (good), gemein (mean)

Question 8

H h

Answer 8

haa hammer der Hammer, dieMühle (mill)

Question 9

I i

Answer 9

eeh Igor der Igel (porcupine), der Imbiss (snack), sieben (seven)

Question 10

J j

Answer 10

yot yellow das Jahr (year), jeder (each)

Question 11

K k

Answer 11

kah camel das Kamel, der Kuchen (cake)

Question 12

L l

Answer 12

ell love die Leute (people), das Land (land)

Question 13

M m

Answer 13

em man der Mann, die Ameise

Question 14

N n

Answer 14

en nice nicht (not), die Münze (coin)

Question 15

O o

Answer 15

oh oven Ostern (Easter),rot (red)

Question 16

P p

Answer 16

peh pay; party die Polizei (police), der Apfel

Question 17

Q q

Answer 17

kuh; koo coral das Quadrat (square), die Quelle (source)

Note: All German words start with qu (kw - sound)

Question 18

R r

Answer 18

err rich der Rücken (the back), der Stern (star), Richard

Question 19

S s

Answer 19

ess zoo, shine, mouse summen (to hum), schön (pretty, nice), die Maus; Siegfried

Question 20

T t

Answer 20

tey tyrant der Tyrann, acht (eight); Theodor

Question 21

U u

Answer 21

ooh ou sound in you die Universität (university), der Mund (mouth)

Question 22

V v

Answer 22

fow father der Vogel (bird), die Nerven (nerves)

Question 23

W w

Answer 23

approximate: vay van die Wange (cheek), das Schwein (pig, wieviel (how much)

Question 24

X x

Answer 24

iks sounds like kz das Xylofon/ Xylophon, die Hexe (witch)

Note: There are hardly any German words that start with X

Question 25

Y y

Answer 25

uep-si-lohn yellow die Yucca, der Yeti

Note: There are hardly any German words that start with Y.

Question 26

Z z

Answer 26

tset sounds like ts die Zeitung (newspaper), der Zigeuner (gypsy)

Question 27

ä

Answer 27

sounds similar to the e in melon; Age ähnlich (similar), gähnen (to yawn)

Question 28

ö

Answer 28

as in Oops Österreich (Austria), der Löwe (lion)

Question 29

ü

Answer 29

über (over),müde (tired)

Question 30

ß (esszet)

Answer 30

double s sound heiß (hot),die Straße (street)