Here are the Dutch consonants that have the same pronunciation in English:<\/p>\n
m – (man<\/strong>) man<\/p>\n n – (niet<\/strong>) not<\/p>\n s – (samen<\/strong>) together<\/p>\n q – (quiz<\/strong>) quiz<\/p>\n x – (extra<\/strong>) extra<\/p>\n Here the consonants that are very similar to the English consonants, but are pronounced a lot softer in Dutch than in English:<\/p>\n h – (hemel<\/strong>) heavel<\/p>\n k – (kroning<\/strong>) king<\/p>\n p – (paard<\/strong>) horse<\/p>\n t – (taart<\/strong>) cake<\/p>\n Here are the consonants that may prove confusing to English speakers. The Dutch consonants in this group have sounds that are not quite the same in English:<\/p>\n f – similar to English v an w. (fraai<\/strong>) beautiful<\/p>\n j – like the English y in yell. (ja<\/strong>) yes<\/p>\n v – is pronounced like the English f. (van<\/strong>) of<\/p>\n w – like the English v. (water<\/strong>) water<\/p>\n z – like the English s. (zoen<\/strong>) kiss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/p>\n