Culture and society

The phonetic alphabet

A chalkboard reads "ABC" in large letters
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In German, the alphabet letters with city names have only been in use since 2022. The previous alphabet letter system was primarily made up of first names. Many people still use it today.

 

A      Aachen      Ä     Umlaut Aachen     B Berlin
C   Chemnitz   Ch   Chemnitz – Hamburg   D Düsseldorf
E   Essen   F   Frankfurt   G Goslar
H   Hamburg   I   Ingelheim   J Jena
K   Köln   L   Leipzig   M München
N   Nürnberg   O   Offenbach   Ö Umlaut Offenbach
P   Potsdam   Q   Quickborn   R Rostock
S   Salzwedel   Sch   Salzwedel – Chemnitz –
Hamburg
  ß Eszett
T   Tübingen   U   Unna   Ü Umlaut Unna
V   Völklingen   W   Wuppertal   X Xanten
Y   Ypsilon   Z   Zwickau      
.   Punkt   -   Minus   _ Unterstrich
/   Schrägstrich   \  

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Schrägstrich

  @ Ett

 

Nico would spell out his name like this: Nürnberg – Ingelheim – Chemnitz – Offenbach