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gryphonastar Thursday 11th of August 2005 12:55:37 AM
Hallo - Hey everyone. I would really love to learn Dutch but I just can't find some good sources or people to explain things I don't understand. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you

Mathieu Thursday 11th of August 2005 01:41:23 AM
- I'd say, post ahead.. we'd be glad to solve all the frustrations :D

gryphonastar Tuesday 16th of August 2005 08:43:06 AM
Confusion #1 - Sometimes I read that the syllable -en is pronounced "uh" but I've heard Dutch people pronounce the -n. Is it a choice like when you say either like "aither" or "eether"? Kind of a stupid question but I guess it's a start, lol.

Mathieu Tuesday 16th of August 2005 05:09:59 PM
- Yeah, sort of. You could pronounce 'boeken' like 'boekuh' or like 'boek'n', with the 'n' immediately after the 'k' here. However, that latter use is confined to a smaller regio, I strongly recommend you go for 'uh'. It's no crime to pronounce the 'n' while your at it, it's just that it's not really prominent, you don't really have to press the tip of your tongue behind your teeth like you'd normally would. (Just to overwhelm you with info :p, in synthetic speech they'd make it last only 20 millisec, so that it is there, but very slightly so).

It's not a stupid question at all, it's very relevant I'd say..

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	gryphonastar	Thursday 11th of August 2005 12:55:37 AM
	Hallo - Hey everyone. I would really love to learn Dutch but I just can't find some good sources or people to explain things I don't understand. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
	Mathieu	Thursday 11th of August 2005 01:41:23 AM
	- I'd say, post ahead.. we'd be glad to solve all the frustrations :D
	gryphonastar	Tuesday 16th of August 2005 08:43:06 AM
	Confusion #1 - Sometimes I read that the syllable -en is pronounced "uh" but I've heard Dutch people pronounce the -n. Is it a choice like when you say either like "aither" or "eether"? Kind of a stupid question but I guess it's a start, lol.
	Mathieu	Tuesday 16th of August 2005 05:09:59 PM
	- Yeah, sort of. You could pronounce 'boeken' like 'boekuh' or like 'boek'n', with the 'n' immediately after the 'k' here. However, that latter use is confined to a smaller regio, I strongly recommend you go for 'uh'. It's no crime to pronounce the 'n' while your at it, it's just that it's not really prominent, you don't really have to press the tip of your tongue behind your teeth like you'd normally would. (Just to overwhelm you with info :p, in synthetic speech they'd make it last only 20 millisec, so that it is there, but very slightly so). It's not a stupid question at all, it's very relevant I'd say..