Quick Pronunciation Guide

German                         English

      J     is pronounced    Y

      V   is pronounced    W 

      W   is pronounced    V

      au    is pronounced    ow    as in 'cow'

      ei   is pronounced      eye

      ie   is pronounced      ee

      eu   is pronounced      oy

      S   is pronounced      Z

   Sch   is pronounced      Sh

Some letters will have an umlaut ( " ) on them that looks like this:    ä   ë   ö   ü

This will change their sound slightly.