|
das
Alphabet |
Buchstabe
Letter |
Aussprache
Pronunciation |
Beispiele / Examples |
|
A a |
ah |
ab (from), der
Apparat (appliance, phone) |
| Ä ä |
ay |
der Äther
(ether), die Fähre (ferry) |
|
B b |
bay |
bei (at, near),
das Buch (book) |
|
C c |
say |
die City
(downtown), der Computer |
|
D d |
day |
durch
(through), dunkel (dark) |
|
E e |
ay |
elf (eleven),
wer (who), er (he) |
|
F f |
eff |
faul (lazy),
der Feind (enemy) |
|
G g |
gay |
das Gehirn
(brain), gleich (same, equal) |
|
H h |
haa |
die Hand
(hand), halb (half) |
|
I i |
eeh |
der Igel
(hedgehog), immer (always) |
|
J j |
yot |
das Jahr
(year), jung (young) |
|
K k |
kah |
der Kalender
(calendar), kennen (know) |
|
L l |
ell |
langsam (slow,
slowly), die Leute (people) |
|
M m |
emm |
mein (my), der
Mann (man) |
|
N n |
enn |
die Nacht
(night), nein (no), nicht (not) |
|
O o |
oh |
das Ohr (ear),
die Oper (opera) |
| Ö ö |
ooh |
Österreich
(Austria), öfters (once in a while) |
|
P p |
pay |
das Papier
(paper), positiv (positive) |
|
Q q |
koo |
die Quelle
(source), quer (crossways) |
|
R r |
err |
das Rathaus
(city hall), rechts (right) |
|
S s |
ess |
die Sache
(matter), das Salz (salt), seit (since) |
| ß |
ess-zett |
Lower case
only. Replaces "ss" in some words. Not used in Swiss German.
groß (big, great), die Straße (street)
BUT: das Wasser (water), dass (that), muss (must) |
|
T t |
tay |
der Tag (day),
das Tier (animal) |
|
U u |
ooh |
die U-Bahn
(subway, metro), unter (below) |
| Ü ü |
uyuh |
über (over,
about), die Tür (door) |
|
V v |
fow |
der Vater
(father), vier (four) |
|
W w |
vay |
wenn (if,
whenever), die Woche (week) |
|
X x |
ixx |
x-mal
(umpteen), das Xylofon |
|
Y y |
oop-see-
lohn |
der Yen (yen),
der Typ (type) |
|
Z z |
zett |
zahlen (pay),
die Pizza, zu (to, too) |
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