Hi Julian, My mind didn't go any further than England or the US. I think your New Zealand variety might be much closer to Dutch long a than the English/US...
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deirdre austin
jetijgertje@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:33 am
How silly of me! You are absolutely right! I must be up too late! LOL, please forgive me Lakota, I wasn't being very careful with you! Dank je! Deirdre ... ...
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deirdre austin
jetijgertje@...
Nov 1, 2000 8:40 am
Dear Groupmates, There is a site on the web called the Dutch Language Guide that has many wav files that have basic Dutch pronounciations for you to listen to,...
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Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
sjoe.smit@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:00 am
Hi Henry, I think that the following site has pronunciation files: http://www.taalthuis.com/ By the way, in "Colloquial Dutch" by Bruce Donaldson the author...
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Henry Pijffers
hpijffers@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:08 am
Hi again, To me, the a in "father" sounds more like a long version of the short Dutch a. I really perceive the long Dutch a as something different. Maybe...
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Evie Fieseler
EMFieseler@...
Nov 1, 2000 10:55 am
Deidre, thanks! Send more phrases and expressions, please! I love this. Evie ... From: "deirdre austin" <jetijgertje@...> To:...
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Evie Fieseler
EMFieseler@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:06 am
Julian, can you list three or four other words that you pronounce that have a stressed syllable with _your_ vowel sound in "father"? I'm struggling to ...
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Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
sjoe.smit@...
Nov 1, 2000 11:24 am
Oh. Do you mean that you say "fother" instead of "father" with a short "o", not dissimilar to the "o" found in English words such as pot, cot, etc.? I am now...
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Evie Fieseler
EMFieseler@...
Nov 1, 2000 12:23 pm
Nope. My pronunciation of "father" is like the satisfied "ahhhhhhh" sound. We're getting way off into the realm of the impossible here. But maybe you know...
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James Smith
jamessmith@...
Nov 1, 2000 12:53 pm
Evie, I think you mean the orgasmic "ahhhhh" :) heehee..... (sorry,could'nt say that in Dutch:) Jamey ... From: "Evie Fieseler" <EMFieseler@...> ...
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Henry Pijffers
hpijffers@...
Nov 1, 2000 1:38 pm
... Count me into the confusion too... So basically your wife says that English "father" and Dutch "vader" sound the same, except for the th/d difference? I...
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Evie Fieseler
EMFieseler@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:13 pm
Would that be the same in all languages, then? LOL ... From: "James Smith" <jamessmith@...> To: <DUTCH-ENGLISH-STUDY-GROUP@egroups.com> Sent:...
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James Smith
jamessmith@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:33 pm
(uh,......."ja"!:) Tot ziens! Jamey ... From: "Evie Fieseler" <EMFieseler@...> To: <DUTCH-ENGLISH-STUDY-GROUP@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November...
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Evie Fieseler
EMFieseler@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:39 pm
I've made a wave of my Upstate New York "father"; if anybody wants me to email it, let me know! Evie...
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L Pape
lpape@...
Nov 1, 2000 4:28 pm
... Words, IMO, would be preferable. Isolated sounds are not as helpful as hearing them in words. Sometime in the next few days, Lakota & I are going to issue...
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Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
sjoe.smit@...
Nov 1, 2000 5:57 pm
... Hi Henry. Yes that is what my wife is saying. I get the feeling that the NZ equivalent of the long "a" is actually more similar to Dutch pronunciation than...
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deirdre austin
jetijgertje@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:57 pm
Dear Group, Yes, that site for Taalthuis.com does ave wav files that you can download or listen to there. That is the one that I was trying to recomend when I...
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Benjamin Sorensen
bsoren01@...
Nov 2, 2000 1:16 am
I don't know about lakota, but I could use more "warmer expressions!!!" gr, ben ... -- Everybody knows you've been faithful give or take a night or two ...
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Benjamin Sorensen
bsoren01@...
Nov 2, 2000 1:24 am
guys stop!!!! I'm repressed!!! orgasms just make me remember.... :) sex used to be my best friend. :) groetjes! ben ... -- Everybody knows you've been faithful...
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deirdre austin
jetijgertje@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:21 am
Orgasms? It seems that I have the vaguest rememberance of that word....LOL! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? From homework...
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melanier@...
Nov 2, 2000 5:17 am
Heya all, I just stumbled upon this discussion board today, and I am amazed with what a wonderful resource this is. I will probably post in the future, so let...
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Martin W. van Arkel
arkelmw@...
Nov 2, 2000 6:38 am
... In writing, in MP3 or both? Got a vacation coming up in 6 weeks ( yahoo!!!!!) Will have time then to work on MP3's :) Martin...
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Martin W. van Arkel
arkelmw@...
Nov 2, 2000 6:38 am
Hi Melanie, You sure you got only 6 months of study in Dutch? What is this MSc programme and where? Martin...
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Martin W. van Arkel
arkelmw@...
Nov 2, 2000 6:38 am
... email ... Evie, Can you turn it into MP3? Martin...
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Evie Fieseler
EMFieseler@...
Nov 2, 2000 10:31 am
I will consult my teenager on that. I'll let you know. Evie ... From: "Martin W. van Arkel" <arkelmw@...> To: <DUTCH-ENGLISH-STUDY-GROUP@egroups.com> ...
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Gustavo Eulalio
gugaec@...
Nov 2, 2000 11:19 am
I've read that, when a word ends in 'b' or 'd', this letter will sound as 'p' or 't' respectively. But, what happens when a suffix is attached to the word? ...
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L Pape
lpape@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:39 pm
... Yes. To all three. (Hmmm, where have I seen something about "complex questions" before? ;^)) ... Great! Look forward to your contributions, Martin. Linda...
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Martin W. van Arkel
arkelmw@...
Nov 2, 2000 6:37 pm
... Ok, wont speak in a Hagueish accent, tho. :) Martin...
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niels.winther@...
Nov 2, 2000 7:48 pm
... _thuis_ [t9ys] final -sch_ [s] else [sx] rgds niels...
