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2<br />

Spelling<br />

18<br />

2.9<br />

The alphabet<br />

The letters of the alphabet are pronounced as follows (read the words in<br />

the second column as Dutch words, i.e. read bee as a Dutch not as an<br />

English word):<br />

a aa n en<br />

b bee o oo<br />

c see p pee<br />

d dee q ku<br />

e ee r er<br />

f ef s es<br />

g gee t tee<br />

h ha u uu<br />

i ie v fee<br />

j jee w wee<br />

k ka x iks<br />

l el y ij<br />

m em z zet<br />

The Dutch are much more comfortable than English speakers in spelling<br />

out a word aloud, for example over the phone, by giving names to the<br />

letters of the alphabet. English speakers tend to choose any personal name<br />

starting with the appropriate letter, but this alphabet has been standardized<br />

in Holland, although there can be slight variations from speaker to speaker.<br />

This can be handy to know as it is very commonly used:<br />

Anton Otto<br />

Bernhard Pieter<br />

Cornelis Quirinus<br />

Dirk Richard/Rudolf<br />

Edward Simon<br />

Ferdinand Theodor<br />

Gerard Utrecht<br />

Hendrik Victor<br />

Izaak Willem<br />

Johan/Jacob Xantippe<br />

Karel Ypsilon<br />

Lodewijk/Leo IJsbrand<br />

Marie Zacharias<br />

Nico

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