fluisteren
whispers
/ˈflœystərt/verb
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The digraph 'ui' represents the diphthong /œy̯/, while the unstressed '-er-' and '-en' syllables reduce to a schwa /ə/ sound.
luisterento listenduisterdark / gloomyfluitento whistle
In connected speech
In connected speech, the final '-n' of 'fluisteren' is usually dropped (/ˈflœy̯stərə/), and in 'fluistert hij', the /t/ and /ɦ/ merge so it sounds like /ˈflœy̯stərtie/.
In the lessons (1 sentence)
In the frequency dictionary
Fiction #28
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