Consonant sounds different or unknown in
English but quite common in Dutch are:
Exercise 27. Read the following words aloud: web, heb, lob, Rob, tob.
| 1. g-/ch-: The g is the
voiced variant of the ch. In practice there is little noticable
difference between the g- and ch-. The sound is formed
in the back of the mouth and is produced by a rasping or friction
between the upper and lower part of the throat. It is found in Dutch
words such as acht (eight) and gras (grass).
Exercise 22. Read the
following words aloud: Gregorius, grijs, vechten, achter, zwijgen,
God, groeten, achtentachtig, bisschop, schrijven, prachtig.
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| 2. j-: This letter is always
pronounced like the English y- and it appears in Dutch words
such as ja (yes), jij (you) and bejaard (aged).
Exercise 23. Read the
following words aloud: jij, Jacob, jaar, joden, Jansen, Jan, jas, jong,
jammer.
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| 3. v-: This sound closely resembles
its English counterpart but is just slightly closer to f-. It
appears in Dutch words such as van (of) and overal
(everywhere).
Exercise 24. Practice
the following words: vroeg, vraag, vreemd, vijftien, overal, vast,
loven, duiven, vervelen.
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| 4. w-: The Dutch w- is almost
like the English v-. The English w- has no equivalent in
Dutch. The Dutch w- is found in words such as water (water)
and wijn (wine).
Exercise 25. Read the
following words aloud: waarom, waar, wie, nieuw, wij, eeuwen, bouwen,
wekken, ontwaken, winkel.
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Note ix: A d- at the end
of a word is pronounced like a t-. This happens in words like
rood (red) and bekend (well-known).
Exercise 26. Read the
following words aloud: rand, rond, hand, verraad, eed, verschillend,
hoed, bed, antwoord, brand.
Note x: A b- at the end
of a word is pronounced like a p-, e.g. in heb (have)
and lob (lobe). Exercise 27. Read the following words aloud: web, heb, lob, Rob, tob.
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