The German language uses the Latin alphabet, which consists of 26 letters. Here are the letters and their sounds:
A - [a] as in "ah"
B - [b] as in "bee"
C - [k] as in "kite" (when followed by a, o, or
u), [ts] as in "cats" (when followed by e, i, or y)
D - [d] as in "day"
E - [e] as in "egg"
F - [f] as in "fish"
G - [g] as in "go" (when followed by a, o, or u),
[j] as in "jello" (when followed by e, i, or y)
H - [h] as in "hat"
I - [i] as in "ee"
J - [y] as in "yes"
K - [k] as in "kit"
L - [l] as in "love"
M - [m] as in "moon"
N - [n] as in "no"
O - [o] as in "boat"
- [p] as in "pen"
Q - [kv] as in "queen"
R - [r] as in "red" (rolled)
S - [s] as in "see"
T - [t] as in "top"
U - [u] as in "oo"
V - [f] as in "of" (in most words, although in
some words it is pronounced like "v" in English)
W - [v] as in "very"
X - [ks] as in "taxi"
Y - [y] as in "yes"
Z - [ts] as in "cats"
Note that the pronunciation of some letters can change
depending on their context or the word they appear in.
