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b .. d/t

bad click to hear 'bath'
baat click to hear '~profit'
bed click to hear 'bed'
beet click to hear 'bite'
bit click to hear '(horse's) bit'
biet click to hear 'beet'
bot click to hear 'bone; rude; unsharp'
boot click to hear 'boat'
buut click to hear (children's game word)
bijt click to hear (small opening in ice)
bout click to hear 'bolt'
buit click to hear 'loot'

b .. n

ban click to hear (~banned from the church)
baan click to hear 'job, position'
ben click to hear '(I) am'
been click to hear 'leg' (human or horse)
bon click to hear 'coupon; receipt; ticket'
boon click to hear 'bean'

b .. r

bar click to hear 2 'horrible (weather);
drinks place'
baar click to hear '(gold) bar'
beer click to hear 'bear'
bier click to hear 'beer'
boor click to hear 'drill'
buur click to hear 'neighbor'
boer click to hear 'farmer, peasant'
click to hear ''
click to hear ''

d .. d/t

dat click to hear 'that'
daad click to hear 'deed, action'
deed click to hear (I, you, he) 'did'
dit click to hear 'this'
dood click to hear 'death; dead'
dut click to hear ('~nap')
doet click to hear (you, he) 'do/does'
duit click to hear 'coin' (old-fashioned)

d .. n

Daan click to hear (boys' name)
dan click to hear 'than; then'
den click to hear 'pine tree'
Deen click to hear 'Dane'
Dien click to hear (girls' name)
dun click to hear 'thin, skinny'
duin click to hear 'dune'
doen click to hear 'to do'
deun click to hear 'tune'

d .. r

dar click to hear 'male bee'
daar click to hear 'there; because'
der click to hear (old-fashioned article)
d'r click to hear 'her' (slang)
dier click to hear 'animal'
dor click to hear 'dried-out' (land)
door click to hear 'through; by'
duur click to hear 'expensive'
deur click to hear 'door'
click to hear ''

f .. t / v .. t

fat click to hear 'dandy'
fit click to hear 'in good shape, healthy'
fut click to hear '~energy'
fuut click to hear 'grebe' (a bird)
fout click to hear 'mistake; wrong'
feit click to hear 'fact'
feut click to hear 'hazee' (slang)
vat click to hear 'barrel'
vaat click to hear 'dishes to be cleaned'
vet click to hear 'fat, grease'
vod click to hear 'rag'
vut click to hear 'early retirement'
voet click to hear 'foot'

g .. l

gal click to hear 'gall'
gel click to hear 'gel' (French G)
geel click to hear 'yellow'
gil click to hear 'shriek'
gul click to hear 'generous'
geul click to hear 'channel, ditch'
click to hear ''

g .. s

gas click to hear 'a gas'
gaas click to hear 'wire' (fencing)
gis click to hear 'clever' (slang)
geus click to hear '16th C. revolutionary'
Goes click to hear (a town)
Gijs click to hear (boys' name)
Guus click to hear (boys' name)

gr .. t

graat click to hear 'fish bone'
graad click to hear 'degree'
Greet click to hear (girls' name)
griet click to hear 'girl' (unfavorable)
grot click to hear 'cave'
groot click to hear 'big, tall, great'
grut click to hear '"children"' (jocular)
groet click to hear 'greeting'

h .. d/t

had click to hear '(I) had'
haat click to hear 'hate'
het click to hear '~the'
heet click to hear 'hot'
hit click to hear 'cob' (horse); hit single'
hut click to hear 'hut, shed'
huid click to hear 'skin'
hoed click to hear 'hat'
hout click to hear 'wood'

h .. n

Han click to hear boys' name
haan click to hear 'rooster'
hen click to hear '(female) chicken'
heen click to hear '~away'
hoon click to hear 'scorn, derision' ~M
hun click to hear 'their; them'
Hein click to hear (boys' name)
hoen click to hear (poultry bird)

h .. l

hal click to hear 'hall'
haal click to hear ''
hel click to hear 'unpleasantly bright; hell'
heel click to hear 'whole; very'
hol click to hear 'hollow; lair'
heil click to hear 'welfare'
click to hear ''

h .. s

haas click to hear 'hare'
hees click to hear 'hoarse'
hoos click to hear 'whirlwind'
heus click to hear '"truly, really"'
hoes click to hear 'cover'
huis click to hear 'house'

j ..

Jan click to hear (boys' name)
ja click to hear 'yes'
Jet click to hear (girls' name)
je click to hear 'you' (informal)
Jip click to hear boys' name
jol click to hear kind of boat
joch click to hear 'boy' (derogatory)
Joop click to hear boys' name
juk click to hear 'yoke'
juut click to hear 'policeman' (child language)
jouw click to hear 'your' (informal)
jeuk click to hear 'itching'
jij click to hear 'you' (informal)

k .. l

kaal click to hear 'bald'
keel click to hear 'throat'
kil click to hear 'chilly'
kiel click to hear 'keel' (boat)
kool click to hear 'cabbage'
kuil click to hear 'hole in the ground'
koel click to hear 'cool' (cold)

k .. n

kan click to hear 'carafe, tumbler; (I) can'
ken click to hear '(I) know'
kin click to hear 'chin'
kon click to hear '(I) could'
kun click to hear 'could (you)?'
Koen click to hear boys' name

k .. r

kar click to hear 'cart'
keer click to hear ~'times, turn'
kier click to hear 'crack' (small opening)
koor click to hear 'choir'
kuur click to hear 'treatment course'
keur click to hear (wide variety)

k .. s

kas click to hear 'greenhouse; funds'
kaas click to hear 'cheese'
Kees click to hear (boys' name)
kies click to hear 'molar'
Koos click to hear (boys' name)
kus click to hear 'kiss'
kous click to hear 'stocking, sock'
kuis click to hear 'chaste'
keus click to hear 'choice'

kr ..k

krak click to hear (a sound)
kraak click to hear 'breaking a safe'
krek click to hear 2 (exclamation)
kreek click to hear 2 'creek'
kriek click to hear (a way of laughing)
krik click to hear 'jack' (for lifting cars)
kruk click to hear 2 '1. stool 2. crutch'
Kreuk click to hear 2 (family name)
kruik click to hear 'hot-water bottle'

l .. g

lach click to hear 'laugh'
laag click to hear 'low; layer'
leg click to hear (I) 'lay'
leeg click to hear 'empty'
lig click to hear (I) 'am lying down'
lieg click to hear (I) 'am lying'
(speaking untruth)
log click to hear 'hard to move'
loog click to hear 'alkaline'
click to hear ''

l .. k

lak click to hear 'clear paint'
lek click to hear 'leak; leaking'
leek click to hear 'layman'
lik click to hear 'lick' (tongue)
lok click to hear 'lock' (hair)
look click to hear 'spring onion?'
luik click to hear 'hatch, trapdoor'
Luuk click to hear (boys' name)
Loek click to hear (boys' name)
lijk click to hear 'dead body'

l .. s

las click to hear 'welding connection'
les click to hear 'lesson'
lees click to hear '(I) am reading'
Lies click to hear (girls' name)
lus click to hear 'hook'
Loes click to hear (girls' name)
luis click to hear 'louse'
click to hear ''
click to hear ''

l .. d/t

lat click to hear ''
laat click to hear 'late, not in time'
Let click to hear 'a Latvian'
leed click to hear 'suffering'
lid click to hear 'member'
lied click to hear 'song'
lot click to hear 'fate; lottery ticket'
lood click to hear 'led'
luit click to hear 'lute'

m ... d/t

mat click to hear 'rug; dull, not shiny'
maat click to hear 'measure; mate'
met click to hear 'with'
meet click to hear '(I, you, he) measure'
mot click to hear 'small moth'
moot click to hear 'piece' (of fish)
mud click to hear 'potatoes unit'
mijt click to hear 'a small bug'
moed click to hear 'courage'
mout click to hear 'malt, grains porridge'

m .. l

mal click to hear 'silly, crazy'
maal click to hear 'meal'
meel click to hear 'flour'
mol click to hear 'mole'
mul click to hear 'loose' (sand)
mijl click to hear 'mile'
muil click to hear 'mouth, face' (slang)

m .. r

maar click to hear 'but'
meer click to hear 'lake; more'
mier click to hear 'ant'
muur click to hear 'wall'
Moor click to hear 'Moor'
moer click to hear 'nut' (of bolt)

m .. s

Maas click to hear (a river)
mes click to hear 'knife'
mees click to hear 'titmouse' (a bird)
mis click to hear 'Mass; off-target'
Mies click to hear (girls' name)
mos click to hear 'moss'
Moos click to hear (boys' name)
mus click to hear 'sparrow'
moes click to hear (something pulped)
muis click to hear 'mouse'
maïs click to hear 'corn, maize'

n ... d/t

nat click to hear 'wet'
naad click to hear 'fold'
net click to hear 'a net; proper'
neet click to hear 'nit'
niet click to hear 2 'not'
noot click to hear 'nut'
nut click to hear 'benefit'
neut click to hear (slang) 'glass of liquor'
nijd click to hear 'anger'

n .. r

nar click to hear 'jester, clown'
naar click to hear 'to'
neer click to hear 'down'
nier click to hear 'kidney'
nor click to hear 'prison' (slang)
Noor click to hear 'a Norwegian'
click to hear ''

p .. d/t

pad click to hear 'path; toad'
pet click to hear 'baseball cap'
peet click to hear (special aunt or uncle)
pit click to hear 'stone, seed'
Piet click to hear (boys' name)
poot click to hear 'leg' (not human or horse)
pot click to hear 'jar'
put click to hear 'water well'
puut click to hear 'bag' (slang)
poet click to hear 'stolen money' (slang)
peut click to hear 'gasoline' (slang)

p .. n

pan click to hear 'cooking pot'
pen click to hear 'pen'
peen click to hear 'large carrot'
pin click to hear 'pin'?
poon click to hear (a kind of fish)
pijn click to hear 'pain'
poen click to hear 'money' (slang)
puin click to hear 'ruin, debris'
click to hear ''

r .. d/t

rat click to hear 'rat'
raad click to hear 'counsel'
red click to hear (I) 'save'
reed click to hear (I/you/he) 'drove'
rit click to hear 'a drive'
riet click to hear 'reed, cane'
rot click to hear 'rotten'
rood click to hear 'red'
Ruud click to hear boys' name
rouwt click to hear (you/he) 'grieve(s)'
rijd click to hear (I) 'drive'
roet click to hear 'soot'
ruit click to hear 'windowpane'

r .. k

raak click to hear 'on target!'
rek click to hear 'rack; flexibility'
Rik click to hear boys' name
Riek click to hear girls' name
rok click to hear 'skirt'
rook click to hear 'smoke'
ruk click to hear 'sudden pull'
reuk click to hear 'smell'
rijk click to hear 'rich'
roek click to hear a kind of crow
ruik click to hear '(I) smell'

r .. m

ram click to hear 'ram, male sheep'
raam click to hear 'window'
rem click to hear 'brake'
riem click to hear 'belt'
room click to hear 'cream'
rum click to hear 'rum'
rijm click to hear 'rhyme'
roem click to hear 'fame'
ruim click to hear 'ship's hold; roomy'

sl .. p

slap click to hear 'weak'
slaap click to hear 'sleep'
slip click to hear 'clothing tail'
sliep click to hear '(I) slept'
slop click to hear '~doldrums'
sloop click to hear 'pillowcase; car wrecking'
sloep click to hear 'small rowboat'
sluip click to hear '(I) approach stealthily'
slijp click to hear '(I) sharpen'

st .. p

stap click to hear 'step'
step click to hear 'scooter'
stip click to hear 'dot'
stop click to hear 'stop'
stuip click to hear 'stupor'
stoep click to hear 'sidewalk; stoop'
click to hear ''

t .. l

tal click to hear '~number'
taal click to hear 2'language'
tel click to hear '(I) count'
teel click to hear '~(I) grow'
Til click to hear 2 girls' name; pigeon housing
Tiel click to hear a city
tol click to hear 2 'dreidel'
teil click to hear 'small zinc basin'
click to hear ''

t .. n

ten click to hear (~location)
teen click to hear 'toe'
tin click to hear 'tin' (Sn - a metal)
tien click to hear '10'
ton click to hear 'barrel'
toon click to hear 'tone'
toen click to hear 'then'
tuin click to hear 'yard, garden'
Teun click to hear (boys' name)

t .. r

ter click to hear ''
teer click to hear ''
tor click to hear ''
tuur click to hear ''
toertje click to hear ''
click to hear ''
click to hear ''
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click to hear ''

v .. l

val click to hear 'a fall; a trap'
vaal click to hear 'faded color'
vel click to hear 'skin'
veel click to hear 'much'
viel click to hear '(I) fell'
vol click to hear 'full'
vul click to hear '(I) am filling'
veil click to hear 2 (obsolete) 'of no value'
voel click to hear '(I) am feeling'

v .. n

van click to hear 'of'
vaan click to hear 'vane'
ven click to hear 'small lake'
veen click to hear 'peat'
vin click to hear 'fin'
Fin click to hear 'Fin'
click to hear ''

v .. r

ver click to hear 'far'
veer click to hear 'feather; ferry'
voor click to hear 'for; before'
vuur click to hear 2'fire'
vier click to hear '4'
voer click to hear '(animal) feed'

f .. t / v .. t

fat click to hear 'dandy'
fit click to hear 'in good shape, healthy'
fut click to hear '~energy'
fuut click to hear 'grebe' (a bird)
fout click to hear 'mistake; wrong'
feit click to hear 'fact'
feut click to hear 'hazee' (slang)
vat click to hear 'barrel'
vaat click to hear 'dishes to be cleaned'
vet click to hear 'fat, grease'
vod click to hear 'rag'
vut click to hear 'early retirement'
voet click to hear 'foot'

w .. k

wak click to hear (opening in ice)
waak click to hear ''
wek click to hear ''
week click to hear 'week; weak'
wik click to hear ''
wiek click to hear 'arm of windmill'
wok click to hear wok
wijk click to hear 'part of a town'
click to hear ''

w .. l

wal click to hear 'city wall; shore, quay'
Waal click to hear a river
wel click to hear (amplifier)
wil click to hear 'will, intention'
wiel click to hear 'wheel'
wol click to hear 'wool'
woel click to hear (I) 'am tossing'
click to hear ''
click to hear ''

z .. l

zal click to hear '(I) will'
zaal click to hear 'hall, large room'
zool click to hear 'sole' (of shoe)
zul click to hear 'would (you)'
zeil click to hear 'sail; tarp; linoleum'
ziel click to hear 'soul'
zeul click to hear '(I) carry (with difficulty)'
zuil click to hear 'pillar'
click to hear ''

z .. n

Zaan click to hear area near Amsterdam
zeentjes click to hear '~ligaments'
z'n click to hear 'his'
zin click to hear 'sentence; desire'
zien click to hear 'to see'
zon click to hear 'sun'
zoon click to hear 'son'
zijn click to hear 'his; to be'
zoen click to hear 'kiss'
(sein click to hear 'signal' )

z .. t

zat click to hear 'enough; drunk'
zaad click to hear 'seed'
zet click to hear 'move' in games
zit click to hear '(I) am sitting'
ziet click to hear '(he) is seeing'
zot click to hear 'silly'
zout click to hear 'salty'
zoet click to hear 'sweet'
zuid click to hear 'South'

.. l

al click to hear 'already ;everything'
aal click to hear 'eel'
el click to hear ancient measure
eelt click to hear 'calluses'
iel click to hear '~small'
ijl click to hear 2 3 '~vaporous,
low air pressure'
uil click to hear 'owl'
click to hear ''
click to hear ''
click to hear ''

.. n

An click to hear girls' name
aan click to hear ''
en click to hear 2 'and'
één click to hear 2 3 '1'
in click to hear 'in; into'
'n ("un") click to hear 'a'
Ien click to hear girls' name
oen click to hear ''
click to hear ''

.. s

as click to hear 'ashes'
aas click to hear 'bait'
es click to hear a tree
is click to hear '(he) is'
os click to hear 'ox'
ijs click to hear 'ice'
click to hear ''
click to hear ''
click to hear ''

various unusual

Thijs click to hear (boys' name)
Thais click to hear 'Thai'
thuis click to hear 'at home'
tas click to hear 'bag, purse'
Toos click to hear (girls' name)
maïs click to hear 'corn, maize'
mees click to hear 'titmouse' (a bird)
taai click to hear 'tough'
Thai click to hear 'a Thai'
tij click to hear 'tide'
thee click to hear 'tea'

various unusual

leeuw click to hear 'lion'
lauw click to hear 'tepid'
eeuw click to hear '100 years'
geeuw click to hear 'yawn'
meeuw click to hear 'seagull'
gauw click to hear 'quick; soon'
nieuw click to hear 'new'
nauw click to hear 'narrow'
nou click to hear 'now'
kou click to hear 'the cold'
kieuw click to hear 'gill'

three 'E's

snertkerel click to hear 'bad or useless guy'
snertketel click to hear 'large cooking pot for pea soup'
spekzegel click to hear '~bacon seal'
spelregel click to hear 'game or play rule'
berenvel click to hear 'bear skin'
versregel click to hear 'line of a poem'
veldleger click to hear 'field army'
reservedeken click to hear 'spare blanket'
bedlegerig click to hear 'bedridden'
hernemen click to hear 'to retake'
werknemer click to hear 'employee'
werkgever click to hear 'employer'
betweter click to hear 'know-it-all'

more AU/OU

grauw click to hear 'grey, dun'
flauw click to hear 'weak of taste'
knauw click to hear 2 3 'hurting bite'
oud click to hear 2 'old'
hout click to hear 'wood'
zou click to hear 2 '(I) should'
click to hear ''
blauw click to hear 'blue'
bouw click to hear 'building activity'
touw click to hear 'rope'

more EI/IJ

brij click to hear 'mash'
krijt click to hear 'chalk'
vlijt click to hear 'diligence'
strijd click to hear 'battle'
eis/ijs click to hear 'demand/ice'
gein click to hear 'fun'
prijs click to hear 2 'price; award'
klein click to hear 'small, little'
lijm click to hear 'glue'
blijft click to hear '(he) stays'
blijk click to hear '~sign, proof'
stijl click to hear 'style'
click to hear ''

more UU

buurt click to hear 2 'neighborhood'
stuur click to hear 'steering wheel'
guur click to hear 'harsh' (weather)
duur click to hear 'expensive; course, time span'
bruut click to hear 'violent; a brute'
bruusk click to hear 2 'sudden, impolite'
kuur click to hear 'treatment course'
click to hear ''
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more EU

breuk click to hear 'a break'
dreun click to hear 'thump, slam'
beuk click to hear 'beech' (a tree)
beurt click to hear 'turn' (in game)
sleuf click to hear ''
reus click to hear 'giant'
kleun click to hear 'hit' ?
preuts click to hear 'prude'
deugd click to hear 'virtue'
beul click to hear 'henchman'
heug click to hear ''
geul click to hear 'gully'
geur click to hear 'smell'
heus click to hear '"truly"'
sneu click to hear 2 3 '"sorry"'
spreuk click to hear 'saying'
kleur click to hear 2 'color'

more UI

kluif click to hear 'bone' (for dog)
struif click to hear 'egg debris'
bruid click to hear 'bride'
gruis click to hear 'grit, dust'
snuit click to hear 'animal face'
kruit/kruid click to hear 'gunpowder/herb'
sluik click to hear 'sleek' (hair)
bruin click to hear 'brown'
muis click to hear 'mouse'
kluit click to hear 'clod'
Pruis click to hear 'a Prussian'
buil click to hear 'bump, lump'
guit click to hear 'funny boy'
ruit click to hear - 2 'windowpane'
spuit click to hear '~hose'
ruig click to hear 'rough'
fluit click to hear 'flute'
druif click to hear 'grape'

more OE

stroef click to hear 'not with ease'
floep click to hear (exclamation)
groep click to hear 'group'
sloeg click to hear '(I) slapped'
kroeg click to hear 'bar' (slang)
groen click to hear 'green'
snoep click to hear 'candy'
snoet click to hear 'animal face'
hoef click to hear 'hoof'
spoed click to hear 'urgent' (cf. speed)
koers click to hear 'course' (path)
roep click to hear 'call'
hoek click to hear 'angle; corner'
Does click to hear (dogs' name)
hoes click to hear 'cover'
kloek click to hear - 2 'stout'
vloek click to hear 'curse'
click to hear ''

mostly A

kras click to hear 'scratch'
krap click to hear 'tight'
strak click to hear 'tight; straight, unruffled'
prak click to hear 'mash'
grap click to hear 'joke'
plank click to hear - 2 'board'
stad click to hear 'city, town'
knap click to hear 'pretty; intelligent'
click to hear ''
graan click to hear 'wheat'
traan click to hear 'tear' (crying)

More Dutch vowels, compared
An R makes preceding vowels longer.

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