| Letter | is approximately pronounced like… |
|---|
| a | are, uncle |
| ä | head, back |
| au | house |
| äu | moisture |
| ch | kh after a, o, or u;
otherwise it sounds like sh |
| e | grey, neck |
| ei | Mike |
| eu | moisture |
| g | great |
| i | ski |
| j | young |
| o | open, often |
| ö | turn, bird |
| qu | kv |
| sch | shake |
| u | too, took |
| ü | melon |
| v | f or v |
| w | v |
| z | Fritz |
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Polish
| Letter | is approximately pronounced like… |
|---|
| ą | over |
| c | Fritz |
| cz | check |
| ch, h | kh |
| e | neck |
| ę | tell |
| ie | yeah |
| i | yeah if it stands before another vowel,
else like seek |
| j | young |
| Ł, ł | world |
| ń, ni | onion |
| o | often |
| ó | too |
| rz | see below at „ż“ |
| sz | sh |
| ś, si | association |
| ć, ci | tube |
| w | veil |
| y | melon |
| ż, rz | budgie without the d sound |
| ź, zi | similar to the previous;
exactly the voiced form of „ś“ and „si“ |
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Czech
| Letter | is approximately pronounced like… |
|---|
| a | uncle |
| á | jar |
| c | Fritz |
| č | check |
| ch | kh |
| ď | nudge |
| e | neck |
| é | square |
| ě | yeah |
| i | seek |
| í | eagle |
| j | young |
| ň | onion |
| o | often |
| ó | all |
| ou | over |
| ř | rolled r,
with a little sh-sound mixed in |
| š | sh |
| ť | tube |
| ů, ú | room |
| v | veil |
| y | trick |
| ý | stir |
| ž | budgie without the d sound |
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