Dutch pronunciation: five quick wins
Go Beyond DutchPublished Updated
The fastest pronunciation gains in Dutch come from five habits: practise the hard g as a soft throat-clearing sound, round your lips for ui and eu, keep vowel length consistent, stress the first syllable of most words, and let final consonants devoice. Ten minutes a day is enough to make each habit stick.
Start with the sounds Dutch actually uses
English speakers usually struggle with the same five sounds. Practise them in
words you already use every day, not in isolation.