A1 · 1.7 · buchstabieren

Spelling your name in German on the phone

You will often need to spell your name. Learn the letter names, and say “mit Umlaut” (with umlaut) or “Doppel-…” (double …) when needed.

Letter	Say	Letter	Say
A	ah	N	enn
B	beh	O	oh
C	tseh	P	peh
D	deh	Q	koo
E	eh	R	ehr
F	eff	S	ess
G	geh	T	teh
H	hah	U	oo
I	ee	V	fow
J	yot	W	veh
K	kah	X	iks
L	ell	Y	EWP-see-lon
M	emm	Z	tsett

Wie schreibt man das?How do you write that?

Können Sie das bitte buchstabieren?Can you spell that, please?

Reyes: R – E – Y – E – S. ehr – eh – EWP-see-lon – eh – essspelling the surname Reyes

Doppel-L DOP-pel ELLdouble L

mit Umlaut mit OOM-lowtwith umlaut

Bindestrich BIN-duh-shtrishhyphen

Good to know 1

The pairs English speakers mix up: E (eh) and I (ee), J (yot) and G (geh), V (fow) and W (veh). Remember: eh is long and steady, with no “ee” slide.

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