Alphabets in German
Posted on April 30, 2023 • 2 minutes • 395 words
Learning Alphabet is the building block of language. The German Language is no different, it is just the pronunciation of alphabets and a few new alphabets are more than English.
In this blog, I will include the alphabet, the pronunciation of each, and examples as well.
Alphabets:
There are 26 alphabets in English but in German there are 30 alphabets. Let’s see the basic 26 alphabets first with examples in German and English:
| GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION | IN GERMAN | IN ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | aa | Apfel | Apple |
| B b | be | Banane | Banana |
| C c | tse | Computer | Computer |
| D d | de | Deutsch | German |
| E e | ae | England | England |
| F f | ef | Frankreich | France |
| G g | ge | Gitarre | Guitar |
| H h | ha | Hund | Dog |
| I i | i | Indien | Indian |
| J j | jot | Joghurt | Curd |
| K k | ka | Kinder | Children |
| L l | el | Lampe | Lamp |
| M m | em | Mann | Man |
| N n | en | Nase | Nose |
| O o | o | Oma | Grandmother |
| P p | pe | Polizei | Police |
| Q q | ku | Quadrat | Square |
| R r | er | Russland | Russia |
| S s | es | Sonne | Sun |
| T t | te | Tomate | Tomato |
| U u | u | Uhr | Hour |
| V v | vau | Vogel | Bird |
| W w | we | Wasser | Water |
| X x | iks | Taxi | Taxi |
| Y y | ypsilon | Yacht | Yacht |
| Z z | tsett | Zebra | Zebra |
Extra Alphabets from German:
The remaining 4 alphabets are:
Note:
.. is called der Umlaut. Used with ä, ö, ü .
| GERMAN | PRONUNCIATION | IN GERMAN | IN ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ä ä | ae | Ägypten | Egypt |
| Ö ö | oe | Österreich | Austria |
| Ü ü | ue | Tür | Door |
| ß | ts | Straße | Street |
Questions and Answers:
Question:
- Wie schreibt man das? ( How do you write that? )
- Kann Sie buchstabieren das, bitte? (Can you please spell that? )
- Wie buchstabiert man das? ( How do you spell that? )
- Entschuldigung, wie heißt das Wort auf Deutsch? ( Excuse me, how is that word called in German? )
Answers:
- Ich buchstabiere S-A-F-I-A meine name. ( I spell my name :S-A-F-I-A . )
- Ich schreibe S-A-F-I-A meine name. ( I write my name S-A-F-I-A. )
- Ich lese meine name. Es ist S-A-F-I-A ( I read my name. It’s S-A-F-I-A. )
Great !! You know now, how to pronounce each alphabet and it is very important to practice. Practice makes things perfect. See you until next blog !! 😃
Thank you so much for reading it completely, you are on the right path already. 🚀