Dutch pronunciation: Korte klinkers - /ʏ/

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for korte klinkers - /ʏ/.

Quick tip

Short vowels are pronounced quickly and are never held long.

Letters and IPA

Practice words

• bus

• put

• rug

• lucht

• mus

Minimal pairs

• bus / bos
• put / pot
• mus / mes
• rug / rag
• lucht / licht

How to produce this sound

Round your lips as if saying 'oo' in 'book', but keep your tongue higher and more forward, like a short, fronted 'u'.

Common mix-ups

• bus / bos
• put / pot
• rug / rag
• lucht / licht
• mus / mes

Closest comparison

This is a new sound. Closest: 'u' in 'put', but Dutch /ʏ/ is more fronted.