On my website you can hear thousands of Dutch words, names and
phrases. On top of that the site offers resource material and a
suggested method for learning Dutch, and a series of lessons. You can
also read about Holland ('The Netherlands') on my website - about the
land, the people, the history and the 'culture' (including recipes.)
Sound
On my website, you will hear a word,
name or phrase spoken when you
click the speaker icon
next to it. Sometimes there is a
"2"
(and occasionally
a
"3")
that will let you hear a slower or a slightly
different pronunciation; on some of my older pages you'll have to click
"hear"
for sound. The Flash Cards pages will show a 'controller' to click:
The troubleshooting
page has some suggestions if there is a problem with sound.
Foreigners often have trouble pronouncing Dutch.
Some of the sounds in Dutch are not found
in other languages
>>
- letters may not represent
the same sounds
>>
- and the stress may be in
another place than expected.
Browse the
Names or
Words pages
- or use
the Search Window
(near top left on most of my pages)
when you're looking for a specific name or word:
Recognizable Words: words that look
or sound like the English words and have about the same
meaning. Easy vocabulary and also quickly learn pronunciation.
1
- 2
- 3
molen
- windmill in Steenderen (Bronckhorst), Gelderland
(picture by Peter Schuffelen)
The Speaking Dutchman
Copyright
Copying or plagiarizing the content of my website is of course not allowed.
The material on my website is for personal use only. Classroom use in
public schools is allowed. All commercial use is forbidden,
including class use at for-profit schools. (Pay me a fee.)
You may make as many links to my webpages as you like, but
linking to individual sound files or pictures (hotlinking)
is not allowed. It is a kind of stealing.
I am not wealthy. It wouldn't be fair if someone else than me would make
money from my work.
Only Jonathan Janson
(Vermeer and
Rembrandt
websites) and Ed Wall
(old tulips website) have
my permission to use material that's relevant to their sites.
Support My Website
Many thanks to Amy Gregson for suggesting the new look of the page.