Pronunciation

Consonants

Consonants are pronounced quite strongly (except perhaps the 'r').

b
like 'b' in "bed"

c
like 'ts' in "bits" before 'i' and 'e'; like 'k' in "kid" else

d
like 'd' in "dog"

f
like 'ph' in "phone"

g
like 'g' in "go" (never as in "giraffe")

h
like 'h' in "help"

j
like 'y' in "yoga"

k
like 'c' in "cat"

l
like 'l' in "love"

m
like 'm' in "mother"

n
like 'n' in "nice"

p
like 'p' in "pig"

q
like 'q' in "quest" (always with "u")

r
like 'r' in "arm", like 'r' in "feather" (often like silent "h")

s
like 'z' in "haze"

t
like 't' in "top"

v
like 'f' in "father", or like "v" in "victory"

w
like 'v' in "victory", never like 'wh' in "whisky"

x
like 'cks' in "kicks"

ß
like 'ss' in "hiss"