The German alphabet contains 26 letters like the English alphabet plus additional vowels with umlauts (Ä, Ö, Ü). Letter combinations in German have specific pronunciations like 'ei' sounding like 'eye', 'eu' like 'oy', and 'au' like 'ow'. The letter 'ß' is a special letter that is pronounced like a double 's'.

1. The Germanalphabet (26 letters + Umlaute) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Umlaute = vowels + diaereses: Ä Ö Ü

2. Lettercombinations and theirpronunciation ei euie au vowel(s)+h chsch Special letter: ß = ss