Wednesday, June 15, 2016

German Alphabet and Orthography

The modern German alphabet consists of the twenty-six letters of the ISO basic Latin alphabet:

Alphabet


Name (IPA)                                 Spelling alphabet

a /aː/ Anton
B b /beː/ Berta
C c /t͡seː/ Cäsar
D d /deː/ Dora
E e /eː/ Emil
F f /ɛf/ Friedrich
G g /ɡeː/ Gustav
H h /haː/ Heinrich
I i /iː/ Ida
J j /jɔt/; in Austria /jeː/ Julius
K k /kaː/ Kaufmann; in Austria Konrad
L l /ɛl/ Ludwig
M m /ɛm/ Martha
N n /ɛn/ Nordpol
O o /oː/ Otto
P p /peː/ Paula
Q q /kuː/; in Austria /kveː/ Quelle
R r /ɛʁ/ Richard
S s /ɛs/ Samuel; in Austria Siegfried
T t /teː/ Theodor
U u /uː/ Ulrich
V v /faʊ̯/ Viktor
W w /veː/ Wilhelm
X x /ɪks/ Xanthippe; in Austria Xaver
Y y /ˈʏpsilɔn/; in Austria /ʏˈpsiːlɔn/ Ypsilon
Z z /t͡sɛt/ Zacharias; in Austria Zürich

  

Special characters

The bellow are Special characters

 

 Name (IPA)                      Spelling alphabet





Ä ä /ɛː/ Ärger
Ö ö /øː/ Ökonom; in Austria Österreich
Ü ü /yː/ Übermut; in Austria Übel

ß       Eszett: /ɛsˈt͡sɛt/
      scharfes S: /ˈʃaʁfəs ɛs/
 Eszett; in Austria and Southern Germany Scharfes S

 Fore more details and practicing better go through wikipedia article here



AlphabetPronunciationGerman Word (With translation)
AAhArm (arm)
BBehBaby (baby)
CTsehCelsius (celsius)
DDehDebatte (debate)
EEhEskimo (eskimo)
FEffFamilie (family)
GGehGold (gold)
HHahHaus (house)
IIhIdee (idea)
JYottJanuar (january)
KKahKaffee (coffee)
LEllLampe (lamp)
MEmmMutter (mother)
NEnnNase (nose)
OOhOzean (ocean)
PPehPause (pause)
QKuhQuiz (quiz)
RErrRegen (rain)
SEssSalami (salami)
TTehTelefon (telephone)
UUhUhr (clock)
VFauVater (father)
WVehWilkommen (welcome)
XIksX-Beine (knock-knees)
YYpsilonYoga (yoga)
ZTzettZombie (zombie)

UmlautApproximate English SoundGerman Example
ÄcatMädchen (girl)
ÄcatKäse (cheese)
ÖturnÖffnung (opening)
Öturnschön (nice)
ÜJerusalemfünf (five)
ÜJerusalemTür (door)


For German language learning  you can visit German Language Learning Website- German Alphabet shown here only.

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