lachen
to laugh / laughing
/ˈlɑxə(n)/verb
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The digraph 'ch' represents the voiceless velar/uvular fricative /x/, and keeps the preceding vowel 'a' short /ɑ/, even without doubling the consonant.
kachelstove / heaterkuchento coughechoecho
In connected speech
In casual connected speech, the final '-en' is usually reduced to a schwa /ə/ (pronounced [ˈlɑxə]), and the /x/ may become voiced [ɣ] before a following voiced consonant.
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 26Hij wijst naar haar jurk en hij moet hard lachen.He points at her dress and can't help laughing out loud.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #454
Marked known.