The alphabet is as follows:
a, b, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, x, y, z
Note: the letters c, q and w are not officially in the Germatik alphabet but are used when writing foreign words.
Consonants
b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, x, and z are pronounced just as in English, no matter where in the word they are placed.
'r' is slightly rolled EITHER like German OR like in Russian, depending on your preference.
's' is pronounced as "ss".
'gh' is pronounced as in Scottish "loch" or as in German "ich".
'sh' is pronounced as in English, or as German "sch".
'tsh' is pronounced as English "ch" or German "tsch".
'ts' is pronounced as in English "cats or as German "z".
'y' is pronounced as German or Polish "j".
Vowels
'a' is pronounced somewhere between English and German "a".
'e' is pronounced always as "e" in English "egg", even at the end of a word.
'i' is pronounced like "i" in English "in" although sometimes slightly longer, especially at the end of a word.
'u' is pronounced like German "u" or English "oo".
'o' is pronounced like in English "on" or German "o", NEVER as "o" in English "go".
Dipthongs
'ey' is pronounced as in English "they", or as in German "See".
'ay' is pronounced as the English word 'eye' or as German "ei".
'oy' is pronounced as in English "boy" or as German "eu".
'iy' is pronounced as a long English "ee" or German "ie"
'au' is pronounced as "ow" in "cow" or as a German "au"
In all other vowel combinations, each vowel is pronounced separately, as in
'shients' (science), which is pronounced "shee-ents" or, for all you Germans, "schie-enz"
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