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About Dutch Consonants Chart
Would like to know which are the consonants in Dutch language? In articulatory phonetics, the Dutch consonant is actually a speech sound that is articulated with total or perhaps partial closure of the vocal system. The word consonant can be employed to relate to a letter of a Dutch alphabet that signifies a consonant sound. Learn More
Dutch Consonants Chart
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Dutch Consonants in Alphabet
| b | like 'b' in "bed" |
| c | like 'c' in "can" (k) or the 'c' in "certain" (s) |
| ch | like 'ch' in Scottish "loch" |
| d | like 'd' in "do" |
| f | like 'f' in "feel" |
| g | voiced 'ch'-sound |
| h | like 'h' in "have" |
| j | like 'y' in "you" |
| k | like 'k' in "kilo" |
| l | like 'l' in "low" |
| m | like 'm' in "man" |
| n | like 'n' in "no"; often dropped at the end of words |
| p | like 'p' in "pet" |
| q | like 'q' in "quick" |
| r | either like the Scottish 'r'/ Spanish 'rr' or like the French 'r' but from the back of the throat |
| s | like 's' in "say" |
| sj | like 'sh' in "she" |
| t | like 't' in "top" |
| v | like 'v' in "vein" |
| w | like 'w' in "we" |
| x | like 'x' in "axe" |
| y | like 'y' in "yes" |
| z | like 'z' in "zoo" |
Dutch Diphthongs in Alphabet
| au, ou | like 'ow' in "how" |
| eeuw | like 'a' in "day" and substituting the 'y'-sound at the end with a 'w'-sound |
| ei, ij | like 'ay' in "say" |
| ieuw | like 'ea' in "sea" followed by a 'w'-sound |
| ui | like 'i' in "sir" followed by a 'w'-sound. |
Select the links below to check out a list of useful Dutch travel words which you’ll find structured by theme. For every holiday word or phrase in Dutch, you will find the English interpretation.
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