a [a:] Anton
b [be:] Berta
c [tse:] Cäsar
d [de:] Dora
e [e:] Emil
f [εf] Friedrich
g [ge:] Gustav
h [ha:] Heinrich
i [i:] Ida
j [jοt] Julius
k [ka:] Kaufmann
l [εl] Ludwig
m [εm] Martha
n [εn] Nordpol
o [o:] Otto
p [pe:] Paula
q [ku:] Quelle
r [εr:] Richard
s [εs] Samuel
t [te:] Theodor
u [u:] Ulrich
v [fau:] Viktor
w [ve:] Wilhelm
x [iks] Xanthippe
y [ypsilεn] Ypsilon
z [tsεt] Zacharias
ä A-Umlaut Ärger
ö O-Umlaut Ökonom
ü U-Umlaut Übermut
ß Eszett or scharfes S --
Buchstabe=Letter Äußert wie=Pronounced like Beispiele:
ie (i-e) // Pronounced like the 'ee' in Sie= see,=she vier= 4
the English word 'meet' Die=the
ei (e-i) // Pronounced like the 'ie' in Zwei=2, drei=3,
'tie' or simply the personal Z(ts) Zeit = time
'I'
eu (e-u) // Pronounced like the 'oi' in Neun=9
the English word 'oil'
w (ve) // Pronounced like 'v' Wagen,(=car) Weg(path), Wie(how),
Wo(where)
st (es-te) // Pronounced like English Stehen(to stand), Stuhl,=chair
'sh' followed by 't' when at
the beginning of words or a *h = not pronounced
syllable
sp (es-pe) // Pronounced like English sprechen(to speak), Sprache,=the
'sh' followed by 'p' when at language
the beginning of words or a **ch =h
syllable
sch (es-ce- Pronounced like English Schreiben(to write)
ha) // 'sh'
tsch, Pronounced like English Tschus= bye
'ch'
ph (pe-ha) // Pronounced like 'f'. Physik,
(fau) // Pronounced like 'f' verstehen(to understand)
V
(ss) Pronounced like ‘ss’ in ‘dress’ Straße(street), heißen,(to be called)
ß
Umlaut
(ä) Pronounced like ‘e’ in ‘melon’ Mädchen= girl
Ä
(ö) Pronounced like ‘i’ in ‘girl’ Köln,
Ö
(ü) Strong ‘u’ Über= above, fünf= 5
Ü
Grüße:
Guten Morgen = good morning
Guten Tag= good day, good afternoon
Guten Abend= good evening
Gute Nacht= good night
*Auf Wiederhören= good bye,(on the phone)
*Auf Wiedersehen= good bye, so long!
******die Zahlen= numbers
*null=0
*eins=1
*zwei=2
*drei=3
*vier=4
*fünf=5
*sechs=6
*sieben=7
*acht=8
*neun= 9
*zehn= 10
*elf =11
*zwölf=12
****number + *zehn* 13-19
13= dreizehn
14=vierzehn
15= fünfzehn
*16=sechzehn / sechs + zehn/ but in 16 it is without S
*17=siebzehn / sieben + zehn/ but here without EN
18= achtzehn
19= neunzehn
20- 90 ty = *zig* number + ZIG
*zwanzig=20
*dreißig=30
40= vierZIG
50=fünfZIG
60=sechZIG / without S in sechS
70=siebZIG /without EN
80=achtZIG
90=neunZIG
100 =hundert
**21 einUNDzwanzig
*32=zweiUNDdreißig
43=dreiUNDvierZIG
54=vierUNDfünfzig
65=fünfUNDsechzig