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Dutch Alphabet and Pronunciation
People use to ask me about Dutch alphabet and pronunciation,quite difficult for some of them. Here's the info that may help you in learning Dutch language sounds.Dutch Alphabet
Dutch has 27 letters, showed as follows:
The pronunciation para vowels, diphthongs and consonants are:
Some notes:
- "b" sounds like "p" at the end of a word, and like "b" elsewhere
- "d" sounds "t" at the end of a word, and "d" elsewhere
- e = "?" in unaccented syllables
- g sounds "x" at the start of a word, "?" elsewhere
- r is silent before g. Elsewhere = "r"