a | Pronounce like English _u_ in _but_[ɑ]
zacht (soft)
zat (plenty, drunk)
gat (hole)
nat (wet)
kam (comb)
star (stiff, stubborn)
pakken (to get)
wachten (to wait)
wakker (awake)
e | Pronounce like English _e_ in _let_[ɛ]
gek (crazy)
bestek (cutlery)
rem (brake)
stem (voice)
les (lesson)
spel (game)
merken (to notice)
wekker (alarm clock)
stekker (plug)
kelder (basement)
i | Pronounce like English _i_ in _sit_[ɪ]
wit (white)
Brit (a British man)
bezit (possession)
kin (chin)
gil (scream)
stil (silent)
wissen (to erase)
richten (to aim)
onmiddellijk (immediately)
winter (winter)
o | Pronounce like English _o_ in _border_, but shorter [O] and [ɔ]
los (loose, free)
vol (full)
lot (fate)
zot (crazy)
stom (stupid)
zon (sun)
donker (dark)
worden (to become)
slordig (untidy)
u | Pronounce like English _u_ in _burden_[ʏ]
kus (kiss)
Rus (a Russian)
zus (sister)
nut (use)
mug (mosquito)
vlug (quick)
tussen (between)
gulden (guilder)
zuchten (to sigh)
y | The same as English _y_ in _system_[ɪ]
mys-te-rie (mystery)
sys-teem (system)
symp-toom (symptom)
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