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English Spelled Like DutchIn English some of the easiest words for Dutch speakers are English spelled like Dutch. The English words below are followed by their pronunciations to help you realize that these foreign words spelled exactly like Dutch really are English words. Some of the following English words spelled like Dutch are recently borrowed from English, like 'computer' and 'internet'. Some others have been borrowed from French ['ballet'] or from other languages by both English and Dutch. [In the following pronunciation guide, only English words pronounced like Dutch are included now, enclosed in single quotation marks. The rest of the English pronunciations will be added later.] ----- ENGLISH SPELLED LIKE DUTCH ENGLISH -- [SAY DUTCH] acne adapter aftershave airbag airport -- [‘airport’] aluminum ambulance April arm -- [‘arm’] aubergine auto avocado -- [‘avocado’] baby -- [‘baby’] ballet ballpoint (pen) -- [‘ballpoint’] bar -- [‘bar’] barbecue bed -- [bed] beginner beige bikini -- [‘bikini’] biscuit bitter -- [‘bitter’] bonbon -- [‘bonbon’] bouillon boulevard bourbon -- [‘bourbon’] boutique -- [‘boutique’] Brits -- [‘Brits’] brochure bronchitis buffet bus -- [‘bus’] café -- [‘cafe’] cake -- [‘cake’] calorie camping Canada -- [‘Canada’] capsule (medication) carjacking carpooling -- [-‘pooling’] casino -- [‘casino’] CD CD-ROM cent -- [‘cent’] centimeter club code cognac cola -- [‘cola’] compact (adj) compact disc -- [‘compact disc’] computer -- [‘computer’] concert conditioner -- [‘conditioner’] consommé -- [‘consommé’] constant cool (style) correct -- [‘correct’] cruise December delicatessen deodorant dessert -- [‘dessert’] detail diabetes diesel dollars (U.S.) -- [‘dollars’] economy class e-mail -- [‘e-mail’] e-ticket -- [‘e-ticket’] euro -- [‘euro’] exact -- [‘exact’] extra -- [‘extra’] factor -- [‘factor’] fax -- [‘fax’] filet -- [‘filet’] film -- [‘film’] filter -- [‘filter’] fitness -- [‘fitness’] floss fruit game (tennis) garage gate (airport) -- [‘gate’] gluten golf -- [‘golf’] goulash grapefruit gram gratis grill goulash gym had half hand hard help (computer) -- [‘help’] Help! -- [‘help’] hint -- [‘hint’] hobby -- [‘hobby’] hockey hotel -- [‘hotel’] ibuprofen in -- [‘in’] instant messenger internet -- [‘internet’] is -- [ihz] jam jazz kilo -- [‘kilo’] kilogram -- [‘kilo’-] kilometer -- [‘kilo’-] kiwi label lactose ladder lamp -- [‘lamp’] land (n.) lens (one contact lens) -- [‘lens’] lift (British for elevator) -- [‘lift’] lip -- [‘lip’] liter -- [‘liter’] lotion lunch machine man -- [‘man’] mango manager manicure mascara -- [‘mascara’] massage matinee me medium meter migraine minibar motor -- [‘motor’] museum nectarine non-stop november nylon octopus omelet open -- [‘open’] opener -- [‘opener’] opera oven over panorama papa -- [‘papa’] park (n.) -- [‘park’] partner -- [‘partner’] pasta -- [‘pasta’] paté -- [‘paté’] patiënt (n.) pedicure pen -- [‘pen’] per PIN (number) pizzeria plan -- [‘plan’] plastic plug plus polyester pot -- [‘pot’] pub pudding -- [‘pudding’] racket (tennis) -- [‘racket’] rap (music) reservoir restaurant ring -- [‘ring’] risotto -- [‘risotto’] rosé route rum -- [‘rum’] sandwich sauna seminar -- [‘seminar’] september -- [‘September’] shampoo single (person) snack sorry -- [‘sorry’] sterling -- [‘sterling’] souvenir specialist sport -- [‘sport’] station (train) steward stewardess stop -- [‘stop’] student sunblock super (fantastic) -- [‘super’] super (gasoline) -- [‘super’] sweatshirt -- [‘sweatshirt’] tablet tampon -- [‘tampon’] taxi -- [‘taxi’] team -- [‘team’] tennis -- [‘tennis’] tent -- [‘tent’] terminal -- [‘terminal’] theater thermometer ticket -- [‘ticket’] tissues -- [‘tissues’] toast -- [‘toast’] toilet tram T-shirt -- [‘T-shirt’] tumor -- [‘tumor’] tunnel tv vinaigrette voltage warm (adj.) was water we week weekend west whisky wind winter ----- In some cases two words spelled like English are joined together to form one Dutch word: ENGLISH - -- [SAY DUTCH] bikini wax bus route bus station -- [‘bus’-] business class caramel pudding -- [‘caramelpudding ‘] credit card -- [‘credit’-] fast food -- [‘fastfood’] fast food restaurant -- [‘fastfood’-] golf clubs -- [‘golf’-] internet café -- [‘internetcafé’] jet lag jet ski -- [‘jetski’] lactose-intolerant milk shake -- [‘milkshake’] mountain bike part-time room service -- [‘roomservice’] snack bar standby-ticket tennis match -- [‘tennis’-] water ski('s) -- [-‘skis’] ----- FOR A GREATER CHALLENGE
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