Consonants
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IPA
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Examples
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English approximation
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b
|
beet
|
beet
| d
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dak
|
den
| f
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fiets, ver
|
fast
| ɦ
|
hoekom
|
behind
| j
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jas
|
yard
| k
|
kat
|
skin
| l
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land
|
land
| m
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mens
|
man
| n
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nek
|
neck
| ŋ
|
eng
|
long
| p
|
pen, rib, lip
|
sport
| r
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ras
|
rolled r
| s
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sak, seep
|
sock
| ʃ
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sjabloon, chef
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shall
| t
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tak, hond
|
stop
| tʃ
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Tsjechië tjek
|
chat
| χ
|
generaal, weg
|
loch (Scottish English)
| v
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wang
|
velvet
| ʒ
|
jury
|
vision
| Marginal consonants
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ʔ
|
beëindig [bəˈʔəindəχ]
|
the catch in uh-oh!
| dʒ
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Jakarta
|
jump
| ɡ
|
ghries[1], gholf
|
goal
| z
|
Zoeloe
|
zoo
| Stress
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ˈ
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vóórkom [ˈfʊərkɔm] voorkóm [ˌfʊərˈkɔm]
|
as in commandeer /ˌkɒmənˈdɪər/
| ˌ
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Vowels
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IPA
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Examples
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English approximation
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Monophthongs (oral)
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a
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bad
|
duck
| ɑː
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aap
|
father
| æ
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vertrek, sel, geld, veld
|
back
| æː
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perd, wêreld, bêre
|
jazz
| ɛ
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met, wenner, Bester
|
met
| ɛː
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nè
|
Modern RP square
| eː
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hê
|
No English equivalent, long [[[
- en:close-mid front unrounded vowel|e]]]; Dutch mee
| ə
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vis, hemel, vanaand[2] |
again
| əː
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wîe[3] |
fur
| i
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diep
|
deep
| iː
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spieël, bier[4] |
need
| ɔ
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bot
|
thought
| ɔː
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môre[5] |
law
| œ
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hut
|
roughly like hug
| œː
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rûe[5] | u
|
hoed
|
boot
| uː
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koeël, moer[4] |
food
| y
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fuut
|
roughly like cute
| yː
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muur[4] |
roughly like cue
| Monophthongs (nasal)
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ãː
|
dans
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No English equivalent, long nasalized [[[
- en:open front unrounded vowel|a]]]; Canadian French élan
| ɛ̃ː
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mens
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No English equivalent, long nasalized [[[
- en:mid front unrounded vowel|ɛ]]]; French main
| ɔ̃ː
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spons
|
No English equivalent, long nasalized [[[
- en:mid back rounded vowel|ɔ]]]; French mon
| Diphthongs
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ai
|
baie
|
price
| ɑːi
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draai
|
prize
| əi
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byt
|
may
| ɪə
|
beet, esel
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rhea
| ɪø
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neus
|
roughly like nurse
| iu
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sneeu
|
free will
| oːi
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nooi
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boys
| œi
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buit
|
house (Scottish English)
| œu
|
jou, dou
|
boat
| ʊə
|
boot
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poor
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