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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Dutch pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.
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| Vowels
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| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| Monophthongs
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| ɑ
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dak |
dog (but more open), father (but shorter)
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| a
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baan |
pa (but shorter)
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| aː
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daar |
pa
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| ɛ
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bed |
bed
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| e
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beet |
bait (without the 'y' sound at the end)
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| ɛː
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crème |
yeah, or RP English bare
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| ɪ
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zit |
sit
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| ɪː
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beer |
sit (but longer)
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| i
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ziet |
seat (but shorter)
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| iː
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zier |
seat
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| ɔ
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post |
boss
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| ɔː
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door |
door
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| o
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boot |
boat
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| ø
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leuk |
somewhat like hurl; French deux (but shorter)
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| u
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poets |
you but shorter, took but more closed/tense
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| uː
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boer |
you
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| ʏ
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nut |
much like the one below (y), but with the tongue slightly further from the lips
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| ʏː
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deur |
somewhat like er; French œuf
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| y
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nu |
French rue
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| yː
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zuur |
French rue, but longer
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| Diphthongs
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| ɛi̯
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wijd, eis |
between tie and day (the latter more as in Australia)
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| ɑu̯
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hout, blauw |
how
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| œy̯
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huid |
Similar to French fauteuil, no exact equivalent in English. Approximated as tie with rounded lips, or how with fronted lips.
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| eːu̯ or ɪːu̯
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eeuw |
like the 'i' in sit, and mouth slightly closing
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| iːu̯
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nieuw |
somewhat like new, but with the mouth wider
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| Reduced vowels
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| ə
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halte |
comma, label, chatter
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