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Einzelne Buchstaben

Single characters

Some letters do not sound the way they do in English. Learn S, V, Y, Ä, Ö, Ü and ß.

Ss

The letter S

Said as “ess”

At the end or doubled: as in English

  • Gleisplatform
  • wissento know

At the start or in the middle: like Z in English

  • singensounds like zingento sing
  • lesensounds like lezento read
Vv

V is pronounced like F

Said as “faow”

  • Vatersounds like Faterfather
  • vollsounds like Follfull
  • Vogelsounds like Fogelbird
Yy

The letter Y

Said as “ups-elon”

At the start or end: as in English

  • Hobbyhobby
  • Yachtyacht

In the middle: “yu”

  • Typsounds like Tyupguy
  • Gymnasiumsounds like Gyumnasiumsecondary school
Ää

Like “ay” in “May I do this?”

Said as “ay”

Long: followed by 1 consonant or “H”

  • spätsounds like spaytlate

Short: followed by 2 consonants

  • Männersounds like Maynnermen
  • Mädchensounds like Maydchenyoung girl
Öö

Round your lips and say “eyo”

Said as “eyo”

  • hörensounds like heyorenhearing
  • schönsounds like scheyonbeautiful
  • Ölsounds like eyoloil
Üü

Pronounced “eyu”

Said as “eyu”

  • Büchersounds like Beyucherbooks
  • Übersounds like Eyuberover
ß

Pronounced as SS

Said as “es-set”

  • Fußsounds like Fussfoot
  • Straßesounds like Strassestreet