The schwa | Dutch pronunciation video: the most common vowel sound in Dutch!

Dutch pronunciation: how to pronounce the schwa?

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How to pronounce Dutch letters? This lesson is an extra lesson to the Dutch alphabet video by Bart de Pau about the schwa. In each Dutch pronunciation lesson Bart explains in detail how to pronounce letters in Dutch (vowels, consonants, diphthongs), with recommendations for students of Dutch on how to pronounce and overcome difficulties in speaking.

This Dutch pronunciation lesson is written bij Mirjam van Beijsterveldt. She is a Dutch teacher (NT2) at the BLC Dutch Summer School, and author of books for children, like 'tips voor de verdrietige koe', 'de avonturen van de huunkvogel', 'de huunkvogel en de supermuggen van Sweenjoland'.

[webrarian]

And that is one very good reason why Dutch sounds like English, even though they are not mutually intelligible. The explanation of "mijn" as "m'n" is really useful.

[torischweyer]

Thank you, Bart, this is an important detail many language teachers would gloss over. I appreciate the attention to detail.

[devfaulter]

I think the 'ɘ' schwa that's referred to here is the closed-mid schwa, while the schwa in most English dictionaries 'ə' is the mid-central schwa. Presumably there's a slight difference in the sound of these two variants.

[olisdandy]

I love each and every lesson !!! <3

[versietolenaars]

I learned a lot from this lesson !Goodluck and more power!

[djelikafofana]

I can't stop watching your videos thank you so much, i am not from here your voice has become familial to me and it has become my only contact and integration to this corona life far from everywhere and every one thanks

[naniyoo]

very clear you explain it, thank you... I like to follow you for learning dutch

[funkygawy]

I thought schwa symbol was ə (e rotated by 180 degrees), not the left-right flipped ɘ in here.

[zulkiflijamil]

A big thumbs up. I have just listened to this video. Cheers.

[brittlindgren]

Many thanks for yet a very clear and interesting explanation. /Britt

[jellees]

The u-sound in bus is different from the schwa. The schwa is in the middle of your mouth while the u in bus is in the back of your mouth. You can even hear the difference in the video.

[isarakorn]

Thank you so much for teaching. Love every lesson

[vrcr]

Final r sound can sometimes be a schwa in some areas of Holland, but so can the rhotic r.

[valegier]

Erg goede uitleg, Miriam, helder en erg nuttig.

[VictoriaWells]

Hello Bart. Please guide me how I can find your first movie to begin and learn step by step dutch. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[CitizenofTatooine]

Mr. De Pau, I have noticed that you speak English very slowly in Dutch versus Flemish videos. Don’t get me wrong, but those videos are for Dutch learners after all and we are advanced English speakers.

[haydnforisz]

Bart, can you make one for UI please?

[psymetric]

Today I learned which sound I have said the most in my life 😂

[stephenbantifo]

dit is een goed les voor veel nederlands spreken.

[evermorevictorious]

You have got the schwa symbol wrong. It should be the upside down one.