German alphabet
| Letter | English sound | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| A a | ah | as in Albert |
| Ä ä | ah Umlaut | as in Age |
| B b | beh | as in Berta |
| C c | tseh | as in Cäsar |
| D d | deh | as in Dora |
| E e | eh | as in Emil |
| F f | eff | as in Friedrich |
| G g | geh | as in Gustav |
| H h | ha | as in Heinrich |
| I i | ee | as in Ida |
| J j | yot | as in Julius |
| K k | kah | as in Kaufmann |
| L l | ell | as in Ludwig |
| M m | emm | as in Martha |
| N n | enn | as in Nordpol |
| O o | oh | as in Otto |
| Ö ö | oh Umlaut | as in Oops |
| P p | peh | as in Paula |
| Q q | kuh | as in Quelle |
| R r | err | as in Richard |
| S s | ess | as in Siegfried |
| ß | ess-testt | as in Super |
| T t | teh | as in Theodor |
| U u | uh | as in Ulrich |
| Ü ü | uh Umlaut | as if the U was double to UU |
| V v | fow | as in Viktor |
| W w | veh | as in Wilhelm |
| X x | iks | as in Xanthippe |
| Y y | upsilon | as in Ypsilon |
| Z z | tsett | as in Zeppelin |