Pronunciation & Alphabet

Question 1

A

Answer 1

ah

(ah) as in father / Vater / VAH-tuh

Question 2

Ä

Answer 2

ah umlaut

(ay) as in say / spät / SHPATE

Question 3

B

Answer 3

bay
b as in baby / Buch / BOOCH

End of word or prefix = p … grob&raquo_space; GROP

Question 4

C

Answer 4

tsay

ts a in bits / CD / tsay DAY

Question 5

D

Answer 5

day
d as in did / Doktor / DAWK-tuh

End of word or prefix = t … Kind&raquo_space; KINT

Question 6

E

Answer 6

ay

(ay) as in say / Weg / VAYK

Question 7

F

Answer 7

eff

f as in fit / fein / FINE

Question 8

G

Answer 8

gay
g as in goggles / gut / GOOT

End of word or prefix = k … lag&raquo_space; LAHK

Question 9

H

Answer 9

ha
h as in hat / Haus / HOUSE

After vowel often silent gehen&raquo_space; GAY-en

Question 10

I

Answer 10

ee

(ee) as in tree / ich / EECH

Question 11

J

Answer 11

yawt

y as in yard / ja / YAH

Question 12

K

Answer 12

kah

k as in kick / Kind / kint

Question 13

L

Answer 13

ell

l as in little / bellen / BELL-en

Question 14

M

Answer 14

em

m as in mama / Mutter / MOO-tuh)

Question 15

N

Answer 15

en

n as in noon / nicht / NIHCHT

Question 16

O

Answer 16

oh

(o) as in go / Foto / FOE-toe

Question 17

Ö

Answer 17

oh umlaut

(e) as in her / schön / SHERN

Question 18

P

Answer 18

pay

p as in papa / Preis / PRICE

Question 19

Q

Answer 19

koo

kv as in “Back vent” / Quelle / KVELL-eh

Question 20

R

Answer 20

air

rrr / rot / ROT

Question 21

S

Answer 21

ess
Middle of word = s as in sis / Meister / MYE-stuh
Start of word = z as in zap / soll / ZAWL

Question 22

T

Answer 22

tay

t as in toot / tun / TOON

Question 23

U

Answer 23

oo

(oo) as in Moon / tut / TOOT

Question 24

Ü

Answer 24

oo umlaut

lips oo; say ee / Tür / TUER

Question 25

V

Answer 25

fow

eff as in fit / vier / FEER

Question 26

W

Answer 26

vay

v as in Vivian / Walter / Vahl-tuh

Question 27

X

Answer 27

ix

x as in wax / verflixt / fare-FLIKST

Question 28

Y

Answer 28

uepsilon

lips oo; say ee / Gymnasium / GUEM - nah - zee - oom

Question 29

Z

Answer 29

tset

ts as in bits / Zoll / TSAWL

Question 30

Long vs. short vowels (rule)

Answer 30

Long = precede a single consonant (Vater)
Short = precede double consonant (Halle)

Question 31

Long vs. Short vowels (pronunciation differences)

Answer 31

a … ah > uh
ä & e … ay > eh
o … oh > aw

Question 32

AA

Answer 32

ah as in father

Saal &raquo_space; ZAHL

Question 33

AU

Answer 33

ow as in cow

Frau&raquo_space; FROW

Question 34

EU

Answer 34

oi as in toil

Heu&raquo_space; HOI

Question 35

ÄU

Answer 35

oi as in toil

Fräulein&raquo_space; FROI-line

Question 36

EI

Answer 36

i as in high

klein&raquo_space; KLINE

Question 37

EE

Answer 37

ay as in say

Tee&raquo_space; TAY

Question 38

ER

Answer 38

air as in stair
merken&raquo_space; MAIR-ken (to notice)

@end of word uh
Messer&raquo_space; MESS-uh

Question 39

IE

Answer 39

ee as in feet

tief&raquo_space; TEEF (deep)

Question 40

OO

Answer 40

o as in home

Boot&raquo_space; BOTE

Question 41

CH

Answer 41

soft like h in human
ich&raquo_space; EECH
guttural like loch
Koch&raquo_space; KOCH

Question 42

CHS

Answer 42

x as in wax

sechs&raquo_space; ZEHKS

Question 43

SCH

Answer 43

sh as in shush

Schuh&raquo_space; SHOO

Question 44

TSCH

Answer 44

CH as in Church

Deutschland&raquo_space; DOITCH-lunt

Question 45

SP

Answer 45

shp

Sport&raquo_space; SHPORT

Question 46

ST

Answer 46

sht

stark&raquo_space; SHTAHRK (strong)

Question 47

TH

Answer 47

T as in Tom

Bibliothek&raquo_space; beeb-lee-oh-TAKE

Question 48

PF

Answer 48

pf as in top fin

Pfenning&raquo_space; PFENN-ik (penny)

Question 49

TZ

Answer 49

ts as in its

Hitze&raquo_space; HITS-eh (heat)