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Dutch : Pronunciation Guide
Dutch has some vowel sounds that are not known in many other languages, so they can be hard to learn.
- a
- like 'a' in "calm", (but shorter)
- e
- like 'e' in "pen" or 'e' in "the" (at word endings)
- i
- like 'i' in "pin"
- o
- like 'o' in "dork"
- u
- like 'e' in "the"
- y
- like 'i' in "pin" or 'ee' in "deep"
- a, aa
- like 'aa' in "Afrikaans"
- e, ee
- like 'a' in "day" (without pronouncing the 'y'-sound at the end)
- eu
- similar to 'er' in "mercy"
- ie
- like 'ea' in "sea"
- o, oo
- like 'o' in "ago" (without pronouncing the 'w'-sound at the end)
- oe
- like 'oo' in "too"
- u, uu
- like '½' in German "M½nchen"
- au, ou
- like 'ow' in "how"
- eeuw
- like 'a' in "day" (and substituting the 'y'-sound at the end with a 'w'-sound
- ei, ij
- like 'ay' in "say"
- ieuw
- like 'ea' in "sea" followed by a 'w'-sound
- ui
- like 'i' in "sir" followed by a 'y'-sound
- b
- like 'b' in "bed"
- c
- like 'c' in "can" or the second 'c' in "success"
- ch
- like 'ch' in Scottish "loch"
- d
- like 'd' in "do"
- f
- like 'f' in "feel"
- g
- voiced 'ch'-sound
- h
- like 'h' in "have"
- j
- like 'y' in "you"
- k
- like 'k' in "kilo"
- l
- like 'l' in "low"
- m
- like 'm' in "man"
- n
- like 'n' in "no"
- p
- like 'p' in "pet"
- q
- like 'q' in "quick"
- r
- similar to 'r' in "row"
- s
- like 's' in "say"
- sj
- like 'sh in "she"
- t
- like 't' in "top"
- v
- like 'v' in "vein"
- w
- like 'w' in "we"
- x
- like 'x' in "axe"
- y
- like 'y' in "yes"
- z
- like 'z' in "zoo"
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