The u is followed by 2 consonants. Why is it pronounced /y/ rather than /ʏ/?
Is there any word starting with /x/ represented by "ch" or it's only the case of loanwords?Exception to all of this: Any vowel before "ch" is short. For instance "lachen" is with a short a.
Is the i in Michaël also /ɪ/? I came across an /i/ on Wikipedia.Exception to all of this: Any vowel before "ch" is short. For instance "lachen" is with a short a.
True, but that's a name of foreign origin. I was thinking of actual Dutch words such as "lachen".Is the i in Michaël also /ɪ/? I came across an /i/ on Wikipedia.![]()
Do you include unstressed /aː, oː/ in /aːi̯/ and /oːi̯/?It is common (especially in Flanders) to pronounce unstressed /a o e/ as /ɑ ɔ ə/.
No.Do you include unstressed /aː, oː/ in /aːi̯/ and /oːi̯/?
If Mathijs is Flemish, then his name is probably pronounced the same as Matthijs. If he is Dutch, then I am not so sure. I guess it should be with long a.