Dutch

Dutch (Nederlands) is a European language that is widely used in the Netherlands. It is a close relative to Germanic languages, most prominently German (Deutsch) and Flemish (Belgian German).

The “ch” and “g” resemble German’s “ch” and French’s “r” which use the back of the mouth. However, when “ch” is at the end of a word, it should instead pronounce as “ss” (lengthen s).

“v” pronounce like “f”, which is the same as in German.

Both “ou” and “au” sounds the same. They should be pronounced as “out” without the “t”. “ei” and “ij” sounds the same too, and their sounds are the same as how you will say the letter “I”.

“oe” is pronounced as “woo” with a bit of nose sound. “ui” sounds similar to “eww” when you are disgusted, remember to be more drastic. “eu” sounds similar to “oh” but with the mouth close. Pronounce “ie” as in letter “e”.

Basic Usage

Grammars

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