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Dutch Alphabet Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 26, 2009
You’ll need to know the names of Dutch letters so that when you ask the spelling of certain word you’ll know how to write the word. a – called ah in Dutch b – bay c – say d – day e – ay f – eff g – khay h – hah i –…
More Dutch Consonants Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 25, 2009
The following consonants are pronounced similar to English except for a few exceptions: b – when b occurs at the end of a word it is pronounced as a p. Example: (web) web c – when the c is before i or e, it’s pronounced like the English s. (ceremonie) ceremony. Otherwise it sounds like…
Dutch Consonants Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 24, 2009
Here are the Dutch consonants that have the same pronunciation in English: m – (man) man n – (niet) not s – (samen) together q – (quiz) quiz x – (extra) extra Here the consonants that are very similar to the English consonants, but are pronounced a lot softer in Dutch than in English: h…
Diphthongs, Double Vowels, and Triple Vowels Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 23, 2009
Just like the post just before this, I’ll give the vowel, give a close English approximation of how it’s pronounced and give two examples of Dutch words that have the vowel. The Dutch words will be highlighted in black and in parentheses. The English meaning will follow afterwards. ie – kind of like the ee…
Ultspraak Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 22, 2009
We’re going to work on Dutch ultspraak, or Dutch pronunciation. I’ll give you tips on how to pronounce Dutch sounds and compare them with sounds that are close to what you may hear in English. Just a reminder though, the sounds may not be exactly what you hear in English and the only way you can…
Beschuit met muisjes Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 21, 2009
Hallo (hello)! My name is Yohann and I’ll be your new Dutch blogger from now on. Moving on to some business, I have a story for you that’ll bring a tear to your eyes. Wait, those are happy, mushy, gushy tears. Just a month ago my nephew was born. He’s a healthy, happy bouncing seven…
A new schoolsystem in Waterrijk Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 15, 2009
Someone made a comment about a new school system in the Netherlands… since I had never heard of it before, I looked it up on the internet and for those interested, here is the information about a new school in Waterrijk. Their child vision is the base of the new school system. Their beliefs are…