What is the german alphabet and Pronunciation?

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Aycer

German alphabet: (Modern)

A a = a
B b = be
C c = ce
D d = de
E e = e
F f = ef
G g = ge
H h = ha
I i = i
J j = jot
K k = ka
L l = el
M m= em
N n = en
O o = o
P p = pe
Q q = ku
R r = er
S s = es
T t = te
U u = u
V v = vau
W w = we
X x = iks
Y y = Ã¼psilon
Z z = zet

German pronunciation:

Letter Sound in German
a father
Ã¤ 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
Ã¶ oo sound in tool
p pan
q k sound in kit, always followed by silent u
r combine D and L sounds
s sing
ÃŸ pass
t or th time
u ou sound in you or too
Ã¼ 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

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OC17 pronounced it wrong!

Aycer is right.

Alwin E

There's been enough written about the German alphabet; you might be interested in the two German horse commands I know:
"hÃ¼!" means "move!", and
"brrrrrr!" means "stop!" or "slow down!"

I'd call the boy "Martin". First of all, the name is known and easy to pronounce in English, too, and the name comes from the French "marteau" meaning "hammer", which can also be used for a butcher's axe. (Actually, the name has Germanic roots, but I'm not a linguist.) -- The French word "morceau" sounds similar and is probably related; it means, "a bite".

There's also the legend of St Martin who was willing to share with the poor, and he was a horse rider, too. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day

Can you work upon that information?

Here is a page you can listen to on how to pronnounce the alphabet in German.
What name would it be?
HTH

Edited: Check the new link, You have a choice of names. On the left if the Englisch pronnounciation, on the right is the button to hear a German pronnounciation for the names!

HTH

Maru

sorry... I don't get the point.. are you looking for german names?

Kent H

Name him Hans, or Friedrick (free-drick), Kurt

Gettin' my lean on...

they have the same 26 letters as english but they pronounce them differently. these are the phonetic pronunciations:

A are
B bay
C say
D day
E ay
F (same as english)
G gay
H har
I ee
J yot
K car
L (same as english)
M (same as english)
N (same as english)
O (same as english)
P pay
Q koo
R air
S (same as english)
T tay
U ooh
V fow
W vay
X eex
Y oopsilon
Z tsett

sounds like an interesting story, i can't quite see how knowing the alphabet will help, but good luck anyway.

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