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Feb 2024
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The Alphabet

a = a

b = be

c = ce

d = de

e = e

f = ef

g = ge

h = ha

i = i

j = jot

k = ka

l = el

m = em

n = en

o = o

p = pe

q = ku

r = er

s = es

t = te

u = u

v = fau

w = we

x = iks

y = üpsilon

z = tsett

ä = ä

ö = ö

ü = ü

ß = scharfes s (Eszett)

ch = ce ha

sch = es ce ha


Pronounciations

eu, äu = öi (heute, träumen)

ei, ai = äi (ein, der Mai)

ie = ii (die)


Capitalization

  • First words of a sentence
  • Names
  • Nouns (basically every word you can put a ‘the’ in front of it)
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