ie
/i/
- Language
- Dutch
- Unit
- Klinkers
- IPA
- /i/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for lange klinkers - /i/.
Quick tip
Long vowels are held longer than short vowels, with a steady sound.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
-
niet
-
wie
-
drie
-
ziek
-
brief
Minimal pairs
- dief / dief/duif
- zien / zien/zin
- lief / lief/lef
- vier / vier/vuur
How to produce this sound
Spread your lips a little and keep the tongue high and forward. Hold a long clear vowel /i/.
Common mix-ups
- biet / beet
- dief / duif
- zien / zin
- vier / vuur
- lief / lef
Closest comparison
This sound is not present in English.
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