![]() Vowels in Dutch can be either short or long. Singular: taal (language), plural: talen (languages).Singular: muur (wall), plural: muren (walls).Singular: haar (hair), plural: haren (hairs).You use two consonants if the vowel has a long sound in the singular form: Singular: vis (fish), plural: vissen (fishes).Singular: sap (juice), plural: sappen (juices).Singular: tik (tap), plural: tikken (taps).You use only one consonant if the vowel has a short sound in the singular form: The single or double consonants are essential for the pronunciation of the word. NG: The NG has the same pronunciation as the English NG: ring (ring), jong (young), bang (scared) Double consonantsĭutch plural words are written with one or two consonants. SCH at the end: Belgisch (Belgian) Cryptisch (Cryptic), Arabisch (Arabic).SCH in the beginning: school (school), schil (peel), schat (treasure/darling).A SCH at the end of a sentence is pronounced as a single S. SCH: The letter SCH is a pronounced as an S + CH if a word starts with it. Zon(sun), zes(six), zalf(salve), zak(bag)ĬH: The letter combination CH is pronounced as the letter G: lach (laugh), licht (light), pech (bad luck), lucht (air). The Z has the same pronunciation has the English Z. The W is pronounced as the “W” in “well”. The V is pronounced as the “V” in “very”. The T has the same pronunciation as the English T. The S has the same pronunciation as the English S. The P has the same pronunciation as the English P. The N has the same pronunciation as the English N. The M has the same pronunciation as the English M. The L has the same pronunciation as the English L. Kast(closet), kleding(clothes), koor(choir) The H has the same pronunciation as the English H. The G in the back of the mouth sound rough, the G in the front of the mouth sounds softer. The F has the same pronunciation as the English F.įiets(bicycle), fles(bottle), flits(flash) The D has the same pronunciation as the English D. The C is pronounced as a K if it stands in front of an A, O or U.Ĭ as S: cel(cell), cent(penny), centrum(centre) The C is pronounced as a S if it stands in front of an I or E. The C can be pronounced in two ways, as a K or as a S. The B has the same pronunciation as the English B.
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