{"id":5099,"date":"2017-07-31T21:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T21:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=5099"},"modified":"2017-12-09T12:17:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T12:17:17","slug":"tweeklanken-1-ae-ai-aai-auou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/tweeklanken-1-ae-ai-aai-auou\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweeklanken 1: ae, ai, aai, au\/ou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch is pretty straightforward with its\u00a0<em>alfabet\u00a0<\/em>(alphabet): It has 26 letters, there are no special ones. So, that&#8217;s pretty simple! However, there are some\u00a0<em>lettercombinaties\u00a0<\/em>(letter combinations) that create a different sound. There are 16 of them, and in the coming weeks, we will have a look at all of them. Today, we start of with those starting with <em>a<\/em>:\u00a0<em>ae, ai, aai, au.\u00a0<\/em>And because\u00a0<em>au\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>ou\u00a0<\/em>are basically the same, I will discuss them together here today. Let&#8217;s check them out!<\/p>\n<p>Other posts in this series:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/tweeklanken-2-ie-ieuw-ijei\/\"><strong>Tweeklanken 2: ie, ieu(w), ij\/ei<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/tweeklanken-3-eeuw-ei-eu-ui\/\"><strong>Tweeklanken 3: eeu(w), ei, eu, ui<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/tweeklanken-4-oe-oei-oi-ooi\/\">Tweeklanken 4: oe, oei, oi, ooi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dutch Tweeklanken 1: Start at a!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-c2I3B30xHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apologies for the bad audio quality in the video! It is better in the other videos in the series.<\/p>\n<p>The video above explains pretty much everything you need to know, but here it is again in writing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>ae<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses,_peonies,_tulips,_auriculas,_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge.jpg\" aria-label=\"800px Jan Frans Van Dael   Still Life Of Roses%2C Peonies%2C Tulips%2C Auriculas%2C An Iris And Other Flowers In An Alabaster Vase With Fruit On A Stone Ledge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"709\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e8\/Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses%2C_peonies%2C_tulips%2C_auriculas%2C_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge.jpg\/800px-Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses%2C_peonies%2C_tulips%2C_auriculas%2C_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still life by Jan Frans van Dael.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is an old letter combination, and is not used anymore in the new Dutch spelling. However, some old Dutch and some old names still have the <em>ae<\/em> in there. That is\u00a0especially the case in <em>Vlaams\u00a0<\/em>(Flemish). An example is Flemish painter Jan Frans van <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Dael<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>You just say it as a long, double aa, like this:<\/p>\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\/2017\/07\/ae.mp3'>ae<\/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\/2017\/07\/ae.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"ae\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"ae\\\". Released: 2017.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2017\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:01\"},\"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<h2>ai<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 945px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/8MMtYM_3xMY\/download\" aria-label=\"Download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  width=\"935\" height=\"701\" \/ alt=\"Download\" src=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/8MMtYM_3xMY\/download\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hai!<\/p><\/div>\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\/2017\/07\/ai.mp3'>ai<\/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\/2017\/07\/ai.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"ai\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"ai\\\". Released: 2017.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2017\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:04\"},\"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<p>Here you can already hear the <em>tweeklank<\/em>. You start with a and end with i, so a &#8211; i. And then you glide the two together: ai. And that is how you do it with all of them.<\/p>\n<p>ai is not that common. It appears in words like hai, meaning hello. Many words with ai are foreign words, such as samurai, bonsai, or chai. There is an exception though, which is aids. It is a word that was imported and the pronunciation remained the same.<\/p>\n<h2>aai<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 932px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/TOzgRFJ0JxY\/download\" aria-label=\"Download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  width=\"922\" height=\"615\" \/ alt=\"Download\" src=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/TOzgRFJ0JxY\/download\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Papegaai<\/em>!<\/p><\/div>\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\/2017\/07\/aai.mp3'>aai<\/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\/2017\/07\/aai.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"aai\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"aai\\\". Released: 2017.\",\"meta\":{\"year\":\"2017\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:05\"},\"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<p><em>aai<\/em> is like <em>ai<\/em>, just longer and much more common: <em>Haai\u00a0<\/em>(shark), <em>papegaai\u00a0<\/em>(parrot), <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/birthday-songs-and-pie\/\"><em>aardbeienvlaai\u00a0<\/em>(strawberry cake)<\/a>, <em>lawaai\u00a0<\/em>(noise),<em> kraai\u00a0<\/em>(crow)&#8230; It is all over the place! The combination here is <em>aa<\/em>\u00a0+ <em>i<\/em>:\u00a0<em>aai.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><em>au\/ou<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uitlegvideo over de klank au\/ou\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYjx9Jepu1w?list=PLF-qJ8Ed0qHcQpMyDL8Zi2G3PdQ0AoAu0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finally today, we will talk about <em>au<\/em>. I will talk about <em>au\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>ou\u00a0<\/em>together,\u00a0because they sound exactly the same and even mean the same. It is the combination of <em>a<\/em> and <em>oe<\/em>\u00a0(a letter combination by itself that we will get to in coming weeks). Glide it, and you get: <em>au\/ou<\/em>.<br \/>\nBecause they mean the same, you just have to learn by heart or get a feeling for how to write words that contain <em>au\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>ou<\/em>. For example,\u00a0<em>brouwen\u00a0<\/em>(to brew) is written with\u00a0<em>ou<\/em>. But\u00a0<em>wenkbrauw\u00a0<\/em>(eyebrow) is written with\u00a0<em>au<\/em>. <em>Brauw<\/em>\/<em>brouw\u00a0<\/em>sound exactly the same!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Do you have any questions or problems? Let me know in the comments below! Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/tweeklanken-2-ie-ieuw-ijei\/\">the next post on\u00a0<em>tweeklanken\u00a0<\/em><em>ie, ieu(w)\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>ij\/ei<\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"276\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/800px-Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses2C_peonies2C_tulips2C_auriculas2C_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge-276x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/800px-Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses2C_peonies2C_tulips2C_auriculas2C_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge-276x350.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/800px-Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses2C_peonies2C_tulips2C_auriculas2C_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/800px-Jan_Frans_van_Dael_-_Still_life_of_roses2C_peonies2C_tulips2C_auriculas2C_an_iris_and_other_flowers_in_an_alabaster_vase_with_fruit_on_a_stone_ledge.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><p>Dutch is pretty straightforward with its\u00a0alfabet\u00a0(alphabet): It has 26 letters, there are no special ones. So, that&#8217;s pretty simple! However, there are some\u00a0lettercombinaties\u00a0(letter combinations) that create a different sound. There are 16 of them, and in the coming weeks, we will have a look at all of them. 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