Lesson 1: ALPHABET
The first column indicates the
letter. The "Name Pronunciation" column tells you how to
pronounce the letter in German, and the last column, "Sound,"
tells you how to sound the letter in a word. Finally, the last
column gives an example of the letter used in German! Click
the name pronunciation to hear a clip of German speaker saying the name
of the letter. Click the sound phonetics to hear the sound each
letter can make! You can also click on the example words and hear
them spoken as well! It
is important to be familiar with the pronunciations because it will help
you speak better German. Study these at your leisure and your German
will improve!
| Letter |
Name
Pronunciation |
Sound |
Example |
| |
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|
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| A |
Ah |
Ah |
Abend
|
| B |
Beh |
Ba |
Bett |
| C |
Tseh |
Ka |
campen |
| D |
Deh |
Da |
Dollar |
| E |
Eh |
Eh or
e |
eben
or
entlang |
| F |
Eff |
Fa |
Fuβball |
| G |
Geh |
Ga |
Geld |
| H |
Hah |
Ha |
Haare |
| I |
Ee |
Ee or
i |
ideal
or
hinter |
| J |
Yot |
Ya |
Jahr |
| K |
Kah |
Ka |
kaputt |
| L |
Ell |
La |
langsam |
| M |
Em |
Ma |
Mutter |
| N |
En |
Na |
neben |
| O |
Oh |
Au |
oben |
| P |
Peh |
Pa |
prima |
| Q |
Ku |
Ka |
Quelle |
| R |
Err |
Ra |
Rat |
| S |
Ess |
Sza |
sehen |
| T |
Teh |
Ta |
Tag |
| U |
Ooh |
Oo |
unter |
| V |
Fau |
Fa |
Vater |
| W |
Veh |
Va |
Wasser |
| X |
Iks |
Iks |
X-Beine |
| Y |
Üpsilonn |
Ya |
Yoga |
| Z |
Tsett |
Sa |
zum |
That's
it for the first lesson!
Click
here if you would like to do some exercises to practice what you have just
learned!
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