hoe

how

/ɦu/adverb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The vowel sound /uː/ in 'hoe' is represented by the letters 'oe', a common Dutch spelling for this sound.

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In connected speech

In rapid speech, the /ˈɦuː/ in ‘hoe gaat’ may blend, with the /ɦ/ becoming less pronounced, sounding like /uːɣaːt/.

In the lessons (6 sentences)

s2-les-04 · 50Ik ben namelijk best wel benieuwd hoe het met jou en Gianluca gaat." Marieke kijkt een beetje beduusd.I'm actually quite curious about how things are going with you and Gianluca." Marieke looks a bit bewildered.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-05 · 12Hoe waren je twee weken? — Nou, ik heb zeker geen slechte tijd gehad.How were your two weeks? — Well, I certainly didn't have a bad time.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 10Hoe kan dat nou?How can that be?Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 8Daarom zegt ze tegen Marieke: "Ik ben best wel benieuwd hoe het met jou en Gianluca gaat."That's why she says to Marieke: "I'm quite curious how things are going with you and Gianluca."Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 23Hoe kan dat nu?"How can that be?"Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 5Xing wilde weten hoe het tussen Marieke en Gianluca ging, maar Marieke vertelde dat ze Martin leuk vindt en niet Gianluca.Xing wanted to know how things were going between Marieke and Gianluca, but Marieke said that she likes Martin, not Gianluca.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #111

Marked known.