German 6 - Some of the basics
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GERMAN ALPHABET:

A = ay            J = yot            S = ess
B = bay          K = kah           T = tay
C = tseh         L = ell              U = uuu (rhymes with who)
D = deh          M = em            V = fow
E  = eh           N = en             W = veh
F = eff            O = oh             X = ix
G = geh          P = peh            Y = oops i lon
H = hah          Q = kuh            Z = tset
I = eee           R = air (with a Boston accent)

Note: It is diffult to get the exact sound in print.  Listen carefully in class and to those who speak German to get a more accurate sound for these letters.

GERMAN NUMBERS AND THEIR SPELLINGS

1  eins                 6  sechs
2  zwei                 7  sieben
3  drei                  8  acht
4 vier                   9  neun
5  fünf                 10  zehn     

GERMAN COLORS

gelb = yellow                      braun = brown
blau = blue                         grün = green
rot = red                             lila  =  lilac purple
schwarz = black                  purpur = red-purple
weiß = white

hell = light                          dunkel = dark

GERMAN SHAPES

der Kreis = the circle            das Dreieck = the triangle
das Quadrat = the square     das Rechteck = the rectangle
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