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Pronunciation in German is super simple compared to English. Letters are pronounced the same, so unlike in English, you don't have to learn the pronunciation of every word separately. In the Course section on this site, all course lessons have audio available, and you will be able to learn more details about pronunciation while going through the course.
For now, here is the German alphabet with example words.
| Letter | Example | Comment |
| A | Auto | |
| Ä | Ägypten | Sounds a bit like "e" |
| B | Balkon | |
| C | Cousin | Sounds like "k" |
| D | Dokument | |
| E | Ecke | |
| F | Frau | |
| G | Garten | |
| H | Herr | Often silent, but not at the start of the word |
| I | Idee | |
| J | Jacke | |
| K | Kaffee | |
| L | Lehrer | |
| M | Mann | |
| N | Nacht | |
| O | Oma | |
| Ö | Möbel | German specific sound that needs practice |
| P | Park | |
| Q | Quittung | |
| R | Radio | |
| S | Salat | If word starts with "st", "st" is pronounces like "sht" (see next word). |
| ß | Straße | Like a bit longer "s" |
| T | Tasche | |
| U | Urlaub | |
| Ü | Tür | German specific sound that needs practice |
| V | Verkehr | Sounds like "f", but in imported words like "v", for example Video |
| W | Wasser | |
| X | Taxi | |
| Y | Party | |
| Z | Zeit |