Dutch pronunciation exercise: the letters V, W and F | Nederlandse uitspraak oefening: V, W, F.

[@alacarterr]

Hi Bart, I found this exercise very helpful. When the video moves to begin repeating sentences, I often didn't have enough time to say the sentence twice. This was a bit demotivating (though I did still enjoy the video), and I thought that it was worth letting you know.

[@JonFeller2942]

I find this video is the most helpful of all the pronunciation videos. It would be great if some of the other difficult sounds could receive a similar treatment. Just pausing the video during your other videos doesn't help as much. I also like that you have us listen two times before imitating!

[@cristinapulido9306]

Thanks for the useful video. As a Spanish native speaker, living in Germany and speaking German with a decent pronunciation I feel overwhelmed and almost tempted to go for the "easy" German V -> F assimilation... But I'll really try hard to do it well :-)

[@igorgodfig]

Hello! I have a doubt now. Please, I had learned the sounds in Dutch of different way, for exemple: "van" the letter "v" - Doesn't it have the sound of "f" ? the letter "w" - Doesn't it have the sound of "v" ? May they have also these sounds ? Thank you already!!

[@franciscusvanliempt9742]

Hi.. I agree with you.. Check my answer to the person right above you if you like

[@ryanyesman7664]

The letter 'v' in proper spoken Dutch makes a slightly lighter 'v' sound than in English. However, in informal Dutch in the past few decades, the 'v' has become much less voiced, and sounds more like an English 'f' sound. Most Dutch people will pronounce if with the 'f' sound, while the Flemish people of Belgium still pronounce the old soft 'v' sound. The letter 'w' makes a combination of the 'w' and 'v' sounds in English. The main difference is that when making the 'w' sounds, you never connect your front teeth and your bottom lip, causing friction. The only sound you mouth should be making is a 'w' voicing, with your lips closer together and pushing out a little air, just barely short of the English 'v' sound. They're all distinct sounds, especially to the ears of a Dutch. But to English speakers it can tend to sound the same. (NOT AN EXCUSE TO NOT LEARN THEM THE DUTCH WILL NOTICE)

[@iSwearToCod]

thx ryan

[@mjwemdee]

The lesson is good practice, but I would have appreciated a little more explanation about the difference between these three phonemes (if indeed there is a difference in Dutch) in order to make sense of the exercise. In English, the difference between /f/ and /v/ is simply the voicing. /f/ is unvoiced, /v/ is voiced. (English 'w' is of course a completely different affair; it is a semi-vowel) But in Dutch, is it also a question of voicing? Or is it the actual positioning of the dental fricative? I find it hard to distinguish 'v' from 'w' in Dutch - although your voice seemed to pronounce the word 'warm' much closer to the same as English. I'm sorry I'm still a little confused!

[@leticiabeelen4717]

Dat is een goede oefening. Bedankt

[@abrahambarreto2395]

Hello Bart, I love your videos! They are amazing, just one question, where is the video about g / ch pronunciation you mention at the end of this video? Dank je veel!

[@LearndutchOrg]

+Abraham Barreto it's still in my planning to make it... thank you for the compliments!

[@vincentvangogh2505]

Van fietsen word je vrolijk. For me the hardest phrase EVER. I can't switch quickly from N to W. It's so hard!

[@svetlanayonova9228]

Super!!!

[@melerence]

Hallo, thanks for sharing these videos firstly. But I have the same doubt. When I have stayed in the Netherlands I was hearing the "ffff" sound when they pronounce the letter of "v". I know I might change according to places like north or west etc. Could you please explain this, maybe you have a special accent like more western. Dankjewel!

[@franciscusvanliempt9742]

Hi.. I'm a Dutch native and I do agree with you.. I'm from Amsterdam and used to pronounce words like vast/veel/van most definitely with a stronger F sound.. There's your answer.. One year later lol

[@Sqy-1]

Thank you so much, this is very important for all students to learn Dutch come from another country. You video is very good. I like it so much. But I selected to automate to play the video so I can not do every video give you 👍 .sorry for that.

[@cristinacouplestherapy3819]

Dank u!

[@vhelpetrache8312]

It is very helpful...💯❤️ It is very hard as in super hard since i only know English alphabet but when i listen to it over and over again i can now distinguísh the difference..f is the same as well as V but w is kinda similar to v ...V is like Viy and W is Vey... hopefully Im getting it... ❤️❤️❤️

[@anjoy3881]

Thanx!;)

[@ZhenyaZhks]

i don't hear any difference between v and w :(

[@gtattsUS]

remember, v with upper teeth touching lower lip, w with lips only

[@ZhenyaZhks]

Mary Miller thank you!

[@wsjinter]

why no lesson for g pronunciation?

[@krispad6866]

Baie Dankie . Ek praat Afrikaans, en vou Nederlands leer.

[@device-bk4gs]

In india worst became worrest or worresht , may be its notneasy but itnis also to give extra emphasis like werk