The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Dutch and Afrikaans pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Dutch phonology and Afrikaans phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Dutch and Afrikaans.
ਹੋਰ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਵਿਅੰਜਨ, Examples ...
ਵਿਅੰਜਨ |
IPA | Examples | English approximation |
North | South | Afrikaans |
b |
beet | beet |
d |
dak | den |
f |
f |
fiets | fast |
v |
ver,[1] hawe (Af.) | oven |
x |
ç |
χ |
acht[2], weg[3] | loch (Scottish English) ~ hue |
ɣ |
ʝ |
gaan[4] | roughly like go ~ roughly like yes |
ɦ |
had[1] | behind |
j |
jas | yard |
k |
kat | skin |
l |
land | land |
m |
mens | man |
n |
nek[5] | neck |
ŋ |
eng | long |
p |
pen, rib[3] | sport |
r |
r |
ras[6] |
water (American English) |
ʀ |
No English equivalent |
s |
s |
sok | sock |
z |
zeep[1] | jazz |
t |
tak, had[3] | stop |
ʋ |
w |
v |
wang[7] | wing; velvet (Af.) |
Marginal consonants |
ʔ |
beëindig[8] [bəˈʔɛindəx] | the catch in uh-oh! |
ɡ |
goal[9] | goal |
ʃ |
sjabloon, chef[10] | shall |
ʒ |
jury[1][10] | vision |
tʃ |
check, Tsjechië, tjek (Af.) | chat |
dʒ |
Jakarta | jump |
Stress |
ˈ |
vóórkomen voorkómen[11] |
as in battleship /ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/ |
ˌ |
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ਸਵਰ |
IPA | Examples | English approximation |
North | South | Afr
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Checked vowels[12] |
ɑ |
ɐ |
bad[13] | father; duck (Af.) |
ɛ |
bed | bed |
ɪ |
ə |
vis | fish; again (Af.) |
ɔ |
o |
bot | soft; roughly like saw (British English) |
ʏ |
œ |
hut | roughly like united |
Free vowels[12] |
aː |
ɑː |
aap[13] | father |
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æː |
perd (Af.) | jazz |
eː |
eə |
beet, ezel[14] | mate; fair (Af.) |
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ɛː |
werk (Af.) | says |
i |
diep | happy |
oː |
oə |
boot[14] | roughly like law (British English), more |
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ɔː |
môre (Af.) | law |
y |
fuut | roughly like cute |
øː |
eø |
neus[14] | roughly like nurse; roughly like mayor |
u |
hoed | boot |
ɛi |
bijt, ei; byt (Af.) | may |
œy |
œj |
buit | No English equivalent |
ʌu |
ɔu |
ɵu |
jou, dauw | out; boat (South Nl./Af.) |
ə |
hemel | again |
Marginal vowels |
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ɐ |
Wikipedia |
cut |
ʊː[14] |
oː |
ʊə |
voor | poor (British English) (Af.) |
ɔː |
oː |
? |
roze[15] | law; roughly like law (British English) |
ɪː[14] |
eː |
ɪə |
heer | serious |
ʏː[14] |
øː |
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deur | roughly like united; roughly like sir |
ɛː |
scène,[15] nê (Af.) | says |
œː |
øə |
freule[15] | roughly like sir |
iː |
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analyse[15] | beat |
yː |
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centrifuge[15] | roughly like use |
ɑ̃ː |
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genre[15] | roughly like croissant |
ɛ̃ː |
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hautain[15] | uh-huh |
ɔ̃ː |
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chanson[15] | roughly like own |
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