The following consonants are pronounced similar to English except for a few exceptions:<\/p>\n
b – when b occurs at the end of a word it is pronounced as a p. Example: (web<\/strong>) web<\/p>\n c – when the c is before i or e, it’s pronounced like the English s. (ceremonie<\/strong>) ceremony. Otherwise it sounds like an English k. (creatief<\/strong>) creative<\/p>\n d – if it appears at the end of a word, it’s pronounced as a t. (hond<\/strong>) dog.<\/p>\n g – has a gutteral sound. Try Byki Dutch to hear this sound. (berg<\/strong>) mountain<\/p>\n l – if it’s before a vowel, it’s like the l in low. (lente) spring. When it’s after a consonant or at the end of a word it’s like the English w in will. (bril<\/strong>) glasses<\/p>\n r – before a vowel r is kind of rolled. Try Byki Dutch to listen to this sound. (radar<\/strong>) radar. Before a consonant it’s pronounced like an Englih r. (regendruppel<\/strong>) rain drop.<\/p>\n y – when it occurs before a vowel it’s\u00a0pronounced as j. (royaal<\/strong>) royal<\/p>\n Now we’re going to look at some consonant groupings:<\/p>\n ch – pronounced as a Dutch g. \u00a0(licht<\/strong>) light<\/p>\n sch – pronounced as a g with an s in front of it. (schip<\/strong>) ship<\/p>\n ng – is like the ng in the word string. (zingen<\/strong>) to sing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/p>\n