German A1 Alphabet ABC with Notes| Das deutsche Alphabet

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Notes Of German A1 Alphabets

Some Important Tips:

German language has 26 main letters and 4 extra letters. The extra letters are ä, ö, ü and ß
The W in German sounds like the V in English
The V in German sounds like the F in English
The letter ß will never appear at the beginning of a word
Most of the time the S in German sounds like Z in English when it is placed at the starting of a word followed by a vowel.

Letter	Sample pronunciation ( Hindi & English)	Example	More Examples
A	आ, aa	Apfel (apple, सेब)	Affe (Monkey), Adler (Eagle)
B	बे, Bey	Ball (ball, गेंद)	Baum (Tree), Bruder(Brother)
C	से, say	Cola (Cola, कोला)	CD, Chor (Choir)
D	डे, Day (Pronounce like Day without speaking Y)	Daumen (Thumb, अँगूठा)	Dame (Lady), Deutsch (German)
E	ऐ, A	Esel (donkey, गधा)	Ei (egg), Elefant (Elephant)
F	एफ, F	Fisch Fish, मछली)	Fenster (Window), Frage (Question)
G	गे, Gay	Gabel (fork, कांटा चम्मच)	Geld (Money), Geige (Violin)
H	हा, Ha	Hut (cap, टोपी)	Hahn (rooster), Hund (Dog)
I	इ, E	Insel (island, द्वीप)	Igel (Hedgehog), Imbiss (snack)
J	योट, Yot	Jacke (jacket, जैकेट)	Junge (Boy), Jahr (year)
K	खा, Kha	Katze (Cat, बिल्ली)	Koch (a cook), könig(King)
L	ऐल, L	Lampe ( Lamp, लैंप)	Löwe (Lion), Land(country)
M	एम, M	Mann (husband, पति)	Mutter (Mother), Mädchen (Girl)
N	एन, N	Nase (Nose, नाक)	Name (Name), Nashorn (Rhino)
O	ओ, O	Ohr (Ear, कान)	Opa( Grand Father), Orange (Orange)
P	पे, Pay	Papagei (parrot, तोता)	Pulver (powder), pferd (horse)
Q	खू/ कू, Koo	Qualle (jellyfish, जेलिफ़िश)	Quarantäne (quarantine), Quadrat (quadrant)
R	ऐय, air	Rakete (rocket, राकेट)	Rad (wheel), Regen (Rain)
S	एस, S	Sonne (Sun, सूर्य)	Schwester (Sister), Schiff (Ship)
T	टे, Tay	Tee (Tea, चाय)	Tasche(bag), Tochter (Daughter)
U	ऊ, Oo	Uhr (Clock, घड़ी)	Uni (University),
V	फाओ, Fow	Vogel (bird, चिड़िया)	Vater (Father), Vase (Vase)
W	वे, Way	Wasser (Water, पानी)	Wolke (Cloud)
X	इक्स, iks	Xylophon (xylophone, जाइलोफोन)	(There are hardly any German words that start with X)
Y	ऊपसिलोन, oopsilon	Yoga (Yoga, योग)	Yacht, Yak
Z	सेट, Set	Zug (train, रेल गाडी)	Zahn (tooth), Zeitung (Newspaper), Zeit (Time)
Ä	ऐ , eeh (sounds similar to the e in melon)	Äpfel ( apples, कई सेब)	Äpfel (Apples), Ägypten (Egypt)
Ö	(हिंदी में ऐसी कोई ध्वनि नहीं है), oeh	Öl (Oil, तेल)	Öl (Oil), Österreich (Austria)
Ü	हिंदी में ऐसी कोई ध्वनि नहीं है, No similar sound in Eng (ueh)	Übung (Exercise, व्यायाम)	Überraschung (surprise), über(Above)
ß	एस-सेट, s (Like s in word Sea)	Heißen ( to be called, कहलाना)	Fuß (Foot) , heiß(hot)

What Are Umlauts?

The two dots are called Umlauts. These are mutated vowels which change the sound of vowels a, o and u. Example:

Ä – Äpfel
Ö – Öl
Ü – Übung

Special Pronunciation: Zweilaute/ Diphthonge

Combination	Sound	Example
au	aaoo, आउ	Maus, Auch, Laut,
eu	oye, ओए	Neu, Deutsch, Feuer
äu	oye, ओए	Mäuser, Häuser, Käufer
ei	I, आइ	Ei, Zeit, Klein
ai	aye, आएइ	Mai, Mais
ie	ee, इ	Lieben, Leider

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