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How to Pronounce

Every alphabet has its own special sound, just like any other language does. German alphabet pronunciation is easy to learn and just requires little practice. In a few ways, a German alphabet sounds similar to English alphabets.

It is important to know the pronunciation properly as there may be times when one needs to spell their name or other words on the phone. In German, BMW car is pronounced BAY-EM-VAY.

Let’s learn German alphabet and its sounds: -

Letter (Buchstabe)	Pronunciation (Aussprache)
A a	ah
Ä ä	ay
B b	bay
C c	say
D d	day
E e	ay
F f	eff
G g	gay
H h	haa
I i	eeh
J j	yot
K k	kah
L l	ell
M m	emm
N n	enn
O o	oh
P p	pay
Q q	koo
R r	err
S s	ess
ß	ess-zett
T t	tay
U u	ooh
Ü ü	uyuh
V v	fow
W w	vay
X x	ixx
Y y	oop-see-lohn
Z z<	zett

Vowels                       Pronunciation
ie                                    eeh
eu / äu                            oy
au                                   ow
ai / ei                               eye

Grouped Consonant and Pronunciation
Diphthong- A diphthong (In Greek, di = two and phthong = voice,sound) is a combination of two vowels which has one pronunciation or sound instead of being pronounced separately.

Grouped Consonant th is pronounced as t. Example: -das Theater (tay-AHTER), das Thema (TAY-muh), topic - Always sounds like a t (TAY). NEVER has the English th sound!

Grouped Consonant sp/st is pronounced as shp/sht. At the start of a word, the s in sp/st has a sch sound as in English "show, she." sprechen (speak), stehen (stand)

Grouped Consonant sch is pronounced as sh. schön (pretty), die Schule (school) - The German sch combination is never divided, whereas sh usually is (Grashalme, Gras/Halme; but die Show, a foreign word).

Grouped Consonant qu is pronounced as kv. die Qual (anguish, torture), die Quittung (receipt)

Grouped Consonant ph is pronounced as f. das Alphabet, phonetisch - Some words formerly spelled with ph are now spelled with f: das Telefon, das Foto

Grouped Consonant ck is pronounced as k. dick (fat, thick), der Schock (shock)
There are certain letters in German spelling which are associated with certain sounds such as: - “au” combination. In German, the diphthong “au” has the sound OW.

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