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These pronunciation pages are not meant for learning vocabulary. The English translations may lack in precision. But if you like, follow the occasional links ‑>> to explanation, examples of usage and/or related words.
Learning Vocabulary

Adjectives in most positions get an -E  ending ‑>>
Several words appear twice on the page. I do not have an infinite number of recordings, and some combinations of letters are rarely or never found in Dutch.

Spelling and Pronunciation

Dutch spelling/pronunciation rules say that: So (de) man click to hear 2 ('man, human adult male) has the plural mannen (man-nen) click to hear 2 while (de) maan click to hear 2 ('moon') has the plural manen (ma-nen) click to hear 2 3

'Long' and 'short' are traditional terms. The difference is actually more of tone than length
More about spelling and pronunciation - another version
Learn the Rules by Studying and Listening to Examples

Major Exceptions to the Phonetic Spelling of Dutch:
- Page 1:   een   -IG   -ISCH   -LIJK  
- Page 2:   -B   -D   SCHR   -TIE   UW   WR

Hear the Dutch Letters in Hundreds of Words:
 AU/OU  CH  E  EI/IJ  EU  F  G  H  L  OE  SCH  U  UI  W  X  Y

'Master Lists' of Dutch words: Dutch to English - English to Dutch

the: de click to hear 2 / het click to hear 2 3 - 't click to hear ->>
Plurals always take 'de'
a: (een) - 'n click to hear / one: één click to hear 2 3

Repeat the words after me, try saying them like I do, and record yourself or ask a friend to compare how you say them with how I say them. Try to bring your pronunciation of the words closer and closer to how I say them. Use as few or as many examples as you like.

X in Dutch

(de) X click to hear 2 3
Dutch X is always like X in AXE - hear Dutch: ex click to hear ('ex-wife or ex-husband') - Dutch KS represents the same sound - hear Dutch: (de) heks click to hear ('witch' - the word is related to English 'hex' - evil spell) - (de) ekster click to hear ('magpie' - a bird)
- straks click to hear 2 ('later, in a moment') - haaks click to hear ('perpendicular,' at a 90° angle) - jaarlijks - (uh!) click to hear 2 ('yearly') - (de) bliksem click to hear ('lightning') - Hoeks click to hear 2 (a family name) - Luiks click to hear (a family name)
In algebra, X is said as the Dutch letter: "iks" click to hear
x + y = z (x plus y is z) click to hear 2 3 ‑>> - smartphone

The 'first series' is grouped by the letter before the X's, the 'second series' is grouped by the letter after the X's:
- first series: 0X-UX - second series: X0-XY

0X  - (de) xenofobie click to hear ('xenophobia') - (het) xenon click to hear 2 3 ('xenon' - a noble gas) - (de) xylofoon click to hear ('xylophone')
- Xantippe click to hear ('Mrs Socrates')
AX  - maximaal click to hear 2 ('maximum' // 'at most') - (het) maximum click to hear 2 ('maximum') - (de) taxi click to hear 2 3 ('taxi, cab') - (de) saxofoon click to hear ('saxophone')
- Ajax click to hear 2 3 (top soccer club from Amsterdam // Greek mythological character) - Max click to hear (a boys' name)
AUX  - (het) bauxiet click to hear 2 3 ('bauxite,' aluminum ore)
EX  - (de) ex click to hear ('ex') - (de) reflex click to hear 2 ('reflex') - (het) triplex click to hear 2 ('laminated board,' 3 layers) - (het) multiplex click to hear 2 ('laminated board,' >5 layers) ‑>> - (het) bioscopencomplex click to hear 2 ('multiplex,' housing several cinemas) - (het) examen click to hear 2 3 ('test, exam') - (het) eindexamen click to hear ('final exam' - at the end of secondary school) - (het) rijexamen click to hear 2 ('driving test') - hexagonaal click to hear ('hexagonal') - excentriek click to hear 2 3 ('eccentric') - (het) excuus click to hear ('apology' // 'excuse') - excuses click to hear ('apologies' // 'excuses') - (het) exemplaar click to hear 2 3 4 ('specimen, ~copy') ‑>> - exemplaren click to hear 2 ('specimens,' '~copies') - flexibel click to hear 2 / flexibele click to hear 2 ('flexible') - (het) experiment click to hear ('experiment') - (de) expert (French ert)  click to hear ('expert') - (de) explosie click to hear ('explosion') - expres click to hear 2 3 ('on purpose, deliberately' // 'express') - (de) sextant click to hear ('sextant' - sea navigation tool) - extra click to hear 2 ('extra') - (het) extract click to hear 2 ('extract, essence')
- Alex click to hear (a boys' name) - Alexander click to hear (a boys' name) - Lex click to hear ('boys' name') - Rex click to hear (a boys' name) - Exel click to hear 2 (a hamlet)
IX  - (de) mix click to hear ('mix, mixture')
- Felix click to hear (a boys' name) - Trix click to hear (a girls' name) - Jan Baptist Weenix click to hear 2 (Dutch painter, ~1640-1719)
NX  - Waddinxveen click to hear (a town)
OX  - (de) basbox click to hear 2 ('woofer,' low sounds loudspeaker) - (het) oxide click to hear ('oxide') - (het) kooldioxide click to hear ('carbondioxide,' CO2)
UX  - (de) luxaflex click to hear 2 ('French blinds') - [(de)] luxe click to hear 2 ('luxury, luxurious')

X0  - (de) ex click to hear ('ex') - (de) reflex click to hear 2 ('reflex') - (het) triplex click to hear 2 ('laminated board,' 3 layers) - (het) multiplex click to hear 2 ('laminated board,' >5 layers) ‑>> - (het) bioscopencomplex click to hear 2 ('multiplex,' housing several cinemas) - (de) mix click to hear ('mix, mixture') - (de) basbox click to hear 2 ('woofer,' low sounds loudspeaker)
- Ajax click to hear 2 3 (top soccer club from Amsterdam // Greek mythological character) - Max click to hear (a boys' name) - Alex click to hear (a boys' name) - Lex click to hear ('boys' name') - Rex click to hear (a boys' name) - Felix click to hear (a boys' name) - Trix click to hear (a girls' name) - Jan Baptist Weenix click to hear 2 (Dutch painter, ~1640-1719)
XA  - (het) examen click to hear 2 3 ('test, exam') - (het) eindexamen click to hear ('final exam' - at the end of secondary school) - (het) rijexamen click to hear 2 ('driving test') - hexagonaal click to hear ('hexagonal') - (de) luxaflex click to hear 2 ('French blinds') - [(de)] luxe click to hear 2 ('luxury, luxurious')
- Xantippe click to hear ('Mrs Socrates') - Alexander click to hear (a boys' name)
XC  - (het) excuus click to hear ('apology' // 'excuse') - excuses click to hear ('apologies' // 'excuses')
XE  - (de) xenofobie click to hear ('xenophobia') - (het) xenon click to hear ('xenon' - a noble gas) - [(de)] luxe click to hear 2 ('luxury, luxurious')
- Exel click to hear 2 (a hamlet) - (het) exemplaar click to hear 2 3 4 ('specimen, ~copy') ‑>> - exemplaren click to hear 2 ('specimens,' '~copies')
XI  - (het) oxide click to hear ('oxide') - (het) kooldioxide click to hear ('carbondioxide,' CO2) - maximaal click to hear 2 ('maximum' // 'at most') - (het) maximum click to hear 2 ('maximum') - (de) taxi click to hear 2 3 ('taxi, cab') - (het) bauxiet click to hear 2 3 ('bauxite,' aluminum ore) - flexibel click to hear 2 flexibele click to hear 2 ('flexible')
XO  - (de) saxofoon click to hear ('saxophone')
XP  - (de) expert (French ert)  click to hear ('expert') - (het) experiment click to hear ('experiment') - (de) explosie click to hear ('explosion') - expres click to hear 2 3 ('on purpose, deliberately' // 'express')
XT  - (de) sextant click to hear ('sextant' - sea navigation tool) - extra click to hear 2 ('extra') - (het) extract click to hear 2 ('extract, essence')
XV  - Waddinxveen click to hear (a town)
XY  - (de) xylofoon click to hear ('xylophone')

The X in the name of the island of Texel  is pronounced as S: - "Tessel" click to hear 2
The X in the word from French - bigarreaux click to hear 2 ('candied cherries') is not pronounced

Major Exceptions to the Phonetic Spelling of Dutch:
- Page 1:   een   -IG   -ISCH   -LIJK  
- Page 2:   -B   -D   SCHR   -TIE   UW   WR

Hear the Dutch Letters in Hundreds of Words:
 AU/OU  CH  E  EI/IJ  EU  F  G  H  L  OE  SCH  U  UI  W  X  Y

'Master Lists' of Dutch words: Dutch to English - English to Dutch

'Basic' Dutch Words - Pictures Dictionary - Words by Subject - Easy Dutch - Phrases and Conversation Templates - Names - Place Names - verbs

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Gij zult niet stelen click to hear 'Thou shalt not steal'