Pronunciation

Consonants

b

as in bat

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c

as in king or celebrity

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d

as in dance but sometimes pronounced as English 't' usually at the end of words

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f

as in fan

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g

similar to the 'ch' in bach but a lot harder and more glottal. Also on occasion pronounced the same as the english 'g'

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h

as in hat but sometimes is a silent letter, usually when followed by a vowel for example the word 'huur' which when spoken, no trace of an 'h' can be heard. Which explains why the plural of 'huur' is 'ure'

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j

as in yak

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k

as in king

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l

as in lamp

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m

as in man

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n

as in nap

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p

as in pet

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r

as in rant but the sound is rolled

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s

as in set

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t

as in tale

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v

pronounced same as English 'f' but on rare occasions is also pronounced like the English 'v'

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w

pronounced the same as the English 'v' as in vet but also pronounced the same as English 'w' in some words

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x

same as English but extremely rare and usually found in scientific terms or loanwords.

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z

Also extremely rare but pronounced exactly as the German 'z' meaning bits or the same as the English 'z'