German Alphabet

Letter		Sound in German
a		father
ä		ay sound like in day
b		boy, or p sound if it is the last letter in the word
c		can be either the k or s sound
d		dog , or t sound if the last letter in the word
e		also the ay sound like in day
f		frog
g		go, or k sound if last letter in the word
h		silent unless it precedes a vowel and then it is pronounced
i		ee sound in street
j		zh sound in mirage
ch or k		kit
l		long
m		monkey
n		nose
o		open
ö		oo sound in tool
p		pan
q		k sound in kit, always followed by silent u
r		combine D and L sounds
s		sing
ß		pass
t or th		time
u		ou sound in you or too
ü		longer ou sound
v		f sound in fast, v sound- in non-Germanic words
w		v sound in violin
x		exit
y		yellow
z		ts sound in cats