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I will visit Brugge and Amsterdam on my Europe Trip Spring 2023.
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Introduction to my Dutch 1: Characters and Pronunciation|hiyokono lulu|note
- I can understand a little bit of what they’re saying, thanks to the Phonetics.
- Well, I don’t have enough background knowledge to master this just by reading it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=556acFtzhZM
- “Wat is jouw naam” sounds like English with a slight accent.
- “is” is pronounced as “is” and not “iz”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAs5paJBSa4
- Dank je wel.
- “je” sounds like “you”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAzltNikqY
- Oh, it’s about pronunciation.
- There are 10 monophthongs.
- Vowels are difficult.
- But is it okay if I just remember these?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sgz4fqPo5w
- “v” and “f” become voiceless sounds.
- “w” sounds like “f” or “v”.
- “g” and “ch” are fricatives produced from the back of the throat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7doKKIWISXM
- Concept of short and long sounds.
- “uu” sounds like the “ü” in Chinese.
- Long versions of “ij” and “ei”.