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Vowels and Diphthongs Spelling and Pronunciation Examples - Short Rules
'Short' A click to hear   af click to hear ('~off, ~out // ready') - al click to hear ('already' >>) - acht click to hear ('8') - (de) akker click to hear ('acre, field') - (het) hart click to hear ('heart') - (de) man click to hear 2 ('a man, a male') - (het) pak click to hear ('package // formal suit for men') - slap click to hear ('weak') - strak click to hear 2 ('tight, rigid, fixed') - (de) tak click to hear ('branch') - van click to hear 2 ('of') - (de) vlam click to hear 'flame') - wat click to hear ('what? // some, a little') >> - (de) want click to hear 2 ('for, because // a mitt') - (de) zak click to hear ('bag')
'Long' A click to hear   aan click to hear ('~at, to') - ja click to hear ('yes') - na click to hear ('after') - (de) maan click to hear 2 ('moon') - (het) paar click to hear 2 ('a pair, a couple, a few') - (de) zaag click to hear 2 ('a saw') - laag click to hear ('low') - lager click to hear ('lower') - (het) graan click to hear 2 3 ('grain, cereal') - (de) slaap click to hear 2 ('sleep' ->>) - staan click to hear ('to stand') - (het) water click to hear 2 ('water') - (de) vader click to hear ('father') (de) taal click to hear 2 ('language') laat click to hear ('late')
'Short' E click to hear   het click to hear 2 3 ('the // it') - (het) vet click to hear ('grease, fat') - en click to hear 2 ('and') - er click to hear ('~there // ~it' ->>) - men click to hear ('~they') - [(het)] net click to hear ('net // barely') - ver click to hear ('far') - (de) zet click to hear ('a move - in a game') - (het) spel click to hear ('play, game') - (de) stem click to hear ('voice // vote') - (de) ster click to hear ('star') - (de) les click to hear ('lesson') - -es click to hear 2 (suffix) - -et click to hear 2 (suffix) - her- click to hear 2 (prefix) - ter- click to hear (prefix)
'Long' E click to hear   nee click to hear ('no') - (de) keel click to hear ('throat') - veel click to hear 2 3 ('many, much') - (de) zeep click to hear ('soap') - [(het)] meer click to hear 2 ('more // a lake') - [(het)] weer click to hear 2 ('again // weather') - geen click to hear ('no, zero quanitity' ->>) - (de) geest click to hear ('mind // spirit // ghost') - (de) greep click to hear ('grip') - vreemd click to hear ('strange') - (de) steek click to hear ('jab // stitch') - (de) steen click to hear 2 ('stone')
'voiceless, unstressed E' click to hear (the 'schwa')   de click to hear ('the') ->> - te click to hear ('at // too') - me click to hear ('me') ->> - je click to hear ('you' - informal singular) - ge click to hear (Flemish 'you') - we click to hear ('we') - ze click to hear ('she // they') - 'n click to hear ('a') be-, ge-, te-, ver- click to hear (prefixes) -en, -er, -el click to hear (suffixes)
'Short' I click to hear   wit click to hear ('white') - ik click to hear 2 3 ('I') - dit click to hear 2 ('~this') ->> - (de) lip click to hear ('lip') - (de) kin click to hear ('chin') - (de) vis click to hear ('fish') - zich click to hear ("oneself") ->> - slim click to hear ('clever') - stil click to hear ('quiet, silent')
'Long' I (IE) click to hear   die click to hear ('that, those') ->> - (het) idee click to hear ('idea') - wie click to hear 2 ('who') - niet click to hear 2 ('not') - ziek click to hear ('sick, ill') - lief click to hear ('sweet, dear') - vies click to hear ('dirty') - vier click to hear ('4') - tien click to hear ('10') - (het) wiel click to hear 2 ('wheel') - (de) vriend click to hear 2 ('friend') - (de) vlieg click to hear ('a fly')
'Short' O click to hear   of click to hear ('or') - om click to hear ('around // ~to; about // ~because') ‑>> - op click to hear ('on top of // finished, out of') - [(het)] ons click to hear 2 ('us // 100 gram, ~3 oz.') - los click to hear ('loose') - nog click to hear ('still, yet') - (de) rok click to hear ('skirt') - (de) pot click to hear ('pot, jar') - (de) wol click to hear ('wool') - krom click to hear 2 ('bent, crooked') - rond click to hear 2 ('round' - like a circle) - (de) worm click to hear ('worm')
'Long' O click to hear   (de) boot click to hear 2 ('boat') (het) oog click to hear ('eye') - (het) oor click to hear ('ear') - ook click to hear ('also, too') - (de) boom click to hear ('tree') - (de) doos click to hear ('box') - (de) poot click to hear 2 ('leg' - animal, table or chair) - hoog click to hear ('high') - hoger click to hear ('higher') - (het/de) koper click to hear ('Copper // buyer') - (de) foto click to hear ('picture, photograph') - (de) olie click to hear 2 ('oil')
'Short' U click to hear   dun click to hear ('skinny, thin') - nul click to hear ('zero') - (de) hulp click to hear ('help, assistance') - (het) punt click to hear ('point') - [(de)] druk click to hear ('pressure // busy') - [(het)] stuk click to hear ('piece // broken, not working') - (de) vlucht click to hear ('flight // escape') - (het) zusje click to hear ('sister')
'Long'U click to hear   U click to hear ('you' - formal) - (het) uur click to hear ('hour') - nu click to hear 2 ('now') - duur click to hear ('expensive') - puur click to hear 2 ('pure') - (het) vuur click to hear 2 ('fire') - (de) muziek click to hear 2 ('music')

AU/OU click to hear   nauw click to hear ('narrow, tight') blauw click to hear ('blue') nou click to hear ('now') jou click to hear 2 ('you') ->> - jouw click to hear ('your') - oud click to hear ('old') - (het) hout click to hear ('wood' - the material) - (het) touw click to hear ('rope, string') - (de) vouw click to hear ('fold') - (het) zout click to hear 2 ('salt') - (het) gebouw click to hear 2 ('building')
EI/IJ click to hear   (het) feit click to hear ('fact') - (het) ei click to hear ('egg') - (de) geit click to hear 2 ('goat') - (de) reis click to hear 2 ('journey, trip') - klein click to hear 2 3 ('small, little') - (de) trein click to hear ('train') - (het) meisje click to hear ('girl') - (de) leider click to hear ('leader') - (de) scheiding click to hear ('separation, divorce') - (de) neiging click to hear ('tendency, inclination') - (de) eigenaar click to hear ('owner') - (het) eigendom click to hear ('property') - (het) ijs click to hear ('ice') - [(de)] bij click to hear ('~at, near' // 'bee') - gij click to hear 2 (Flemish 'you') - hij click to hear ('he') - mij click to hear ('me') - wij click to hear 2 ('we') - (de) tijd click to hear 2 3 ('time') - zij click to hear 2 ('she // they') - (de) dijk click to hear 2 ('levee, dike') - (de) pijn click to hear ('pain') - (de) spijt click to hear ('remorse') - (de) wijn click to hear 2 ('wine') - (de) vrijheid click to hear ('freedom, liberty')
EU click to hear   (de) deur click to hear 2 ('door') - (de) geur click to hear ('smell') - (de) neus click to hear ('nose') - leuk click to hear 2 ('nice, entertaining') - (de) breuk click to hear 2 ('crack, breach // fraction') - (de) kleur click to hear 2 ('color') - (de) steun click to hear ('support') - (de) scheur click to hear ('a tear, a rip') - (de) keuze click to hear ('choice')
OE click to hear   (het) boek click to hear ('book') - hoe click to hear ('how') - (de) koe click to hear ('cow') - toe click to hear ('~towards // come on!') - goed click to hear ('good, well') - (de) stoel click to hear ('chair') - (de) ploeg click to hear ('plow // team') - (de) vloer click to hear ('floor, surface') - groen click to hear ('green') - (het) snoep click to hear ('candy') - (de) moeder click to hear ('mother') - (de) broer click to hear ('brother') - (het) poeder click to hear ('powder')
UI click to hear   (de) ui click to hear 2 ('onion') - uit click to hear 2 ('out') - (de) buik click to hear ('belly') - (de) duim click to hear 2 ('thumb') - (de) huid click to hear 2 ('skin') - (het) huis click to hear 2 ('house') - (de) tuin click to hear 2 ('yard, garden') - [(het)] vuil click to hear ('dirt, dirty stuff // dirty') - bruin click to hear 2 3 ('brown') - juist click to hear ('right, correct; exactly!') - (de) suiker click to hear ('sugar')

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