A0.1
The German soundboard
Learn the alphabet, umlauts and German sound combinations.
A
(ah)
Letter name · Apfel
Apfel
B
(bay)
Letter name · Brot
Brot
C
(tsay)
Letter name · Café
Café
D
(day)
Letter name · Danke
Danke
E
(ay)
Letter name · Essen
Essen
F
(ef)
Letter name · Fisch
Fisch
G
(gay)
Letter name · Gleis
Gleis
H
(hah)
Letter name · Haus
Haus
I
(ee)
Letter name · ich
ich
J
(yot)
Letter name · ja
ja
K
(kah)
Letter name · Kaffee
Kaffee
L
(el)
Letter name · lernen
lernen
M
(em)
Letter name · Milch
Milch
N
(en)
Letter name · Nacht
Nacht
O
(oh)
Letter name · Orange
Orange
P
(pay)
Letter name · Pass
Pass
Q
(koo)
Letter name · Quelle
Quelle
R
(ehr)
Letter name · Rechnung
Rechnung
S
(es)
Letter name · Salat
Salat
T
(tay)
Letter name · Tisch
Tisch
U
(oo)
Letter name · Uhr
Uhr
V
(fow)
Letter name · Vater
Vater
W
(vay)
Letter name · Wasser
Wasser
X
(iks)
Letter name · Taxi
Taxi
Y
(ewp-see-lohn)
Letter name · Yoga
Yoga
Z
(tset)
Letter name · Zug
Zug
Ä
(eh)
like e in bed
Ö
(ur)
round your lips while saying eh
Ü
(ew)
round your lips while saying ee
ß
(es-tset)
sharp s; not a B
ei
(y)
as in Wein
ie
(ee)
as in Bier
eu / äu
(oy)
as in heute
sch
(sh)
as in Schule
ch
(kh / soft breath)
Bach has a back-of-mouth sound; ich has a softer front sound
z
(ts)
Zug starts with ts
w
(v)
Wasser starts with v
Common mistake
✗ Wein = ween
✓ Wein = vyne
W sounds like v; ei sounds like English eye.