Alphabets Flashcards
A a
ah astronaut; Albert der Adler (eagle), Januar (January)
B b
approximate: bay; Beh baby; Berta der Bruder (brother), aber (but)
C c
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
D d
approximate: day; deh dollar; Dora Dienstag (Tuesday), oder (or)
E e
approximate: ay; eh elegant; Emil essen (to eat), zuerst (first)
F f
eff effort; Friedrich der Freund (friend), offen (open)
G g
approximate: gay; geh gorgeous; Gustav gut (good), gemein (mean)
H h
haa hammer der Hammer, dieMühle (mill)
I i
eeh Igor der Igel (porcupine), der Imbiss (snack), sieben (seven)
J j
yot yellow das Jahr (year), jeder (each)
K k
kah camel das Kamel, der Kuchen (cake)
L l
ell love die Leute (people), das Land (land)
M m
em man der Mann, die Ameise
N n
en nice nicht (not), die Münze (coin)
O o
oh oven Ostern (Easter),rot (red)
P p
peh pay; party die Polizei (police), der Apfel
Q q
kuh; koo coral das Quadrat (square), die Quelle (source)
Note: All German words start with qu (kw - sound)
R r
err rich der Rücken (the back), der Stern (star), Richard
S s
ess zoo, shine, mouse summen (to hum), schön (pretty, nice), die Maus; Siegfried
T t
tey tyrant der Tyrann, acht (eight); Theodor
U u
ooh ou sound in you die Universität (university), der Mund (mouth)
V v
fow father der Vogel (bird), die Nerven (nerves)
W w
approximate: vay van die Wange (cheek), das Schwein (pig, wieviel (how much)
X x
iks sounds like kz das Xylofon/ Xylophon, die Hexe (witch)
Note: There are hardly any German words that start with X
Y y
uep-si-lohn yellow die Yucca, der Yeti
Note: There are hardly any German words that start with Y.
Z z
tset sounds like ts die Zeitung (newspaper), der Zigeuner (gypsy)
ä
sounds similar to the e in melon; Age ähnlich (similar), gähnen (to yawn)
ö
as in Oops Österreich (Austria), der Löwe (lion)
ü
über (over),müde (tired)
ß (esszet)
double s sound heiß (hot),die Straße (street)
