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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:
Dutch alphabet, dutch letters

The pronunciation para vowels, diphthongs and consonants are:

Dutch pronunciation

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"


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