{"id":3900,"date":"2016-01-31T01:43:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T01:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2016-06-14T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T18:16:05","slug":"can-you-say-this-correctly-1-arla-biologische-volle-melk-long-and-short-klinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/can-you-say-this-correctly-1-arla-biologische-volle-melk-long-and-short-klinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Say This Correctly? &#8211; 1: Arla Biologische Volle Melk &#8211; Long and Short Klinkers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>One of the hardest things about learning Dutch is pronunciation. Whether it is about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-ui-conundrum\/\"><em>ui<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-ui-conundrum\/\">-klank<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(the &#8220;ui&#8221; sound), the<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-super-scary-dutch-g\/\">\u00a0<em>G-klank<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>(the &#8220;G&#8221; sound) or other sounds you might have a hard time with. This series, called &#8220;Can You Say This Correctly?&#8221;, is about providing a speech example that I recorded. I will give the Dutch text, a translation, and I will add one comment or more for parts that you have to heed for\u00a0pronunciation.\u00a0If there are any sounds that you would like to see\u00a0a post about, let me know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Part 1 is a small text from a pack of milk &#8211;\u00a0<em>Arla Biologische Volle Melk<\/em>. I will explain a great and easy-to-follow rule for the pronunciation of long and short klinkers today.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>OTHER PARTS OF THE SERIES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/can-you-say-this-correctly-2-innocent-goedgemutste-smoothie-ei-ij-ie-je-pje-tje\/\"><strong>Part 2: Innocent Goedgemutste Smoothie\u00a0&#8211; how to pronounce\u00a0ei, ij, ie, -je, -pje, -tje<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/can-you-say-this-correctly-3-tonys-chocolonely-melk-passievrucht-yoghurt-c-s-or-k\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Part 3: Tony&#8217;s Chocolonely Melk Passievrucht Yoghurt\u00a0&#8211; how to pronounce the\u00a0<em>c<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/can-you-say-this-correctly-4-tonys-chocolonely-puur-samenstellingen\/\"><strong>Part 4: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tony&#8217;s Chocolonely\u00a0Puur &#8211; how to pronounce samenstellingen<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/can-you-say-this-correctly-5-fair-trade-basmatirijst\/\"><strong>Part 5:\u00a0Can You Say This Correctly? &#8211; 5: Fair Trade Basmatirijst &#8211; How to pronounce ij<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3901\" style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3901\" aria-label=\"IMG 20160131 010531 629x1024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3901\" class=\" wp-image-3901\"  alt=\"Arla Biologische Volle Melk!\" width=\"324\" height=\"527\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-629x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-629x1024.jpg 629w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-215x350.jpg 215w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-768x1249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arla Biologische Volle Melk<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">THE RECORDING<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/Arla-Biologische-Volle-Melk-Text.mp3'>Arla Biologische Volle Melk Text<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/Arla-Biologische-Volle-Melk-Text.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Arla Biologische Volle Melk Text\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Arla Biologische Volle Melk Text\\\". Released: 2016.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2016\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:35\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">THE TEXT<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Wat is biologische volle melk?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Deze <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">volle<\/span> <\/strong>melk is puur biologisch. Omdat onze <span style=\"color: #008000\">koeien<\/span> de ruimte krijgen. In hun stallen \u00e9n in de buitenlucht. Waar ze mals <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">gras grazen<\/span><\/strong>. In weilanden met hier en daar een lekkere bloem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>En die volle, romige melk staat nu, zonder gedoe bij jou op tafel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>100% (honderd procent)\u00a0natuurlijk. Zonder kunstmatige toevoegingen. Dus puur van de koe zonder gedoe. En dat proef je!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">THE TRANSLATION<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What is organic whole milk?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This whole milk is wholly organic. Because our cows have space. In their stables\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em>in the outside air. Where they graze tender gras. In pastures with here and there a tasty flower.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And that full, creamy milk is now without ado on your table.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">100% (a hundred percent) natural. Without artificial additives. So purely from the cow without ado. And that, you can taste!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">COMMENTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">volle, gras grazen<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The text provides great examples for when to pronounce a short <em>klinker\u00a0<\/em>(vowel)\u00a0and a long\u00a0<em>klinker<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Volle\u00a0<\/em>has a short &#8220;o&#8221; because it is followed by two\u00a0<em>medeklinkers<\/em> &#8211; then the\u00a0<em>klinker\u00a0<\/em>before is\u00a0always short!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Gras\u00a0<\/em>has a short &#8220;a&#8221; because after the\u00a0<em>medeklinker\u00a0<\/em>(consonant)\u00a0<em>s<\/em>, the word ends &#8211; then the\u00a0<em>klinker\u00a0<\/em>before is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">always<\/span> short!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Grazen\u00a0<\/em>has a long &#8220;aa&#8221; because after the\u00a0<em>medeklinker z<\/em>, there is another\u00a0<em>klinker<\/em> &#8211; then the\u00a0<em>klinker\u00a0<\/em>before is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">always<\/span> long!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"215\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-215x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-215x350.jpg 215w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-768x1249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531-629x1024.jpg 629w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/01\/IMG_20160131_010531.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><p>One of the hardest things about learning Dutch is pronunciation. Whether it is about the\u00a0ui-klank\u00a0(the &#8220;ui&#8221; sound), the\u00a0G-klank\u00a0(the &#8220;G&#8221; sound) or other sounds you might have a hard time with. This series, called &#8220;Can You Say This Correctly?&#8221;, is about providing a speech example that I recorded. I will give the Dutch text, a translation&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/can-you-say-this-correctly-1-arla-biologische-volle-melk-long-and-short-klinkers\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":3901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3590],"tags":[406583,406586,406587,6539,11,406585],"class_list":["post-3900","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dutch-language","tag-can-you-say-this-correctly","tag-klinkers","tag-medeklinkers","tag-pronounce","tag-pronunciation","tag-uitspraak"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3900"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4364,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3900\/revisions\/4364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}