{"id":13,"date":"2008-11-02T23:41:05","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T03:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=13"},"modified":"2008-11-02T23:41:05","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T03:41:05","slug":"dutch-consonants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/dutch-consonants\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Consonants"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Dutch we have about twenty consonants. These consonants are categorized <\/span>by way of articulation in five different \u2018sound\u2019 groups. I\u2019m not sure if there are official English translation for each of the sound groups, so I\u2019ll just give you the Dutch term and I\u2019ll try to describe the sounds as best as I can.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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First the five sound groups: plofklanken, wrijfklanken, neusklanken, vloeiklanken and glijklanken.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Besides those, we have six \u2018mixed\u2019 consonants, mostly in words from foreign origin.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Further, the plof- and wrijfklanken are also divided in sonorous and non-sonorous (if that\u2019s even a word!). With the non-sonorous sounds, the vocal cords don\u2019t vibrate but with the sonorous sounds they do. You can clearly hear the difference between \u2018p\u2019 and \u2018b\u2019, <\/span>\u2018t\u2019 and \u2018d\u2019, \u2018s\u2019 and \u2018z\u2019. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u2018Plof\u2019 klanken = the thump sounds<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Dutch there are five thump sounds: the \u2018p\u2019 as in \u2018paard\u2019 (horse), the \u2018t\u2019 as in \u2018taart\u2019 (cake), the \u2018k\u2019 as in \u2018kaart\u2019 (map or postal card), the \u2018b\u2019 as in \u2018baard\u2019 (beard) and de \u2018d\u2019 as in \u2018dal\u2019 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(valley). These thumping sounds are created because with the pronunciation, the air comes out of the mouth with a small little thump. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Non-sonorous thump sounds are: p, t and k. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sonorous thump sounds are: b and d. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u2018Wrijf\u2019 klanken = the friction sounds<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Dutch there are eight friction sounds: \u2018f\u2019 as in \u2018fiets\u2019 (bike), \u2018v\u2019 as in \u2018vaas\u2019 (vase), \u2018s\u2019 as in \u2018sok\u2019 (sock), \u2018z\u2019 as in \u2018zuur\u2019 (sour), \u2018ch\u2019 as in \u2018lach\u2019 (laugh), \u2018g\u2019 as in \u2018geel\u2019 (yellow), \u2018sj\u2019 as in \u2018sjaal\u2019 (scarf) and \u2018zj\u2019 as in \u2018journaal\u2019 (news bulletin). These friction sounds are created because with the pronunciation, there\u2019s a mild friction when you narrow your mouth. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Non-sonorous friction sounds are: f, s, ch and sj<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sonorous friction sounds are: v, z, g and zj<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u2018Neus\u2019 klanken = the nose sounds<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Dutch there are three nose sounds: the \u2018m\u2019 as in \u2018muur\u2019 (wall), the \u2018n\u2019 as in \u2018natuur\u2019 (nature) and the \u2018ng\u2019 as in \u2018wang\u2019 (cheek). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These nose sounds are created because with the pronunciation, the air has to come out through the nose. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll also notice how the lips are used for \u2018m\u2019, the tongue is used for the \u2018n\u2019 and the \u2018ng\u2019 seems to come from somewhere down the throat. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u2018Vloei\u2019 klanken = the flowing sounds<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Dutch there are two flowing sounds: the \u2018l\u2019 as in \u2018lepel\u2019 (spoon) and the \u2018r\u2019 as in \u2018rem\u2019 (brake). These flowing sounds are created because with the pronunciation, the air flows evenly beside the tongue. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u2018Glij\u2019 klanken = the gliding sounds<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Dutch there are two gliding sounds: the \u2018j\u2019 as in \u2018jaar\u2019 (year) and the \u2018w\u2019 as in \u2018waar\u2019 (true). These sounds are also called the \u2018half-vowels\u2019 because the resemble the \u2018ie\u2019 and the \u2018oe\u2019 but are used as consonants. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Affricaten <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Dutch there are four so called \u2018affricaten\u2019, or mixed consonants, mostly used in words of foreign origin: the \u2018ts\u2019 as is \u2018tsaar\u2019 (czar), \u2018dz\u2019 as in \u2018pizza\u2019, \u2018tsj\u2019 as in \u2018tsjilpen\u2019 (to twitter) and the \u2018dzj\u2019 as in \u2018gin\u2019. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Dutch we have about twenty consonants. These consonants are categorized by way of articulation in five different \u2018sound\u2019 groups. I\u2019m not sure if there are official English translation for each of the sound groups, so I\u2019ll just give you the Dutch term and I\u2019ll try to describe the sounds as best as I can…<\/p>\n

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