04-08-2019, 11:05 AM
I doubt I'll properly distinguish the Dutch prononctiation of sch- as in Schipol. Apparently during WW2 the Dutch used to identify Germans masquerading as Dutch by how they pronounced this.
ui and ij are easy enough for us English even if it sounds a bit odd to the Dutch.
Spui, a major street in Amsterdam is "spow", not "spooey". Ijsselmeer(Correctly IJsselmeer with both I and J capitalised) is eye-sell-mere.
The Dutch also like long vowels, so "dam" as in Amsterdam is something close to "darm".
ui and ij are easy enough for us English even if it sounds a bit odd to the Dutch.
Spui, a major street in Amsterdam is "spow", not "spooey". Ijsselmeer(Correctly IJsselmeer with both I and J capitalised) is eye-sell-mere.
The Dutch also like long vowels, so "dam" as in Amsterdam is something close to "darm".
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