spreken

speak

/ˈspreːkə(n)/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

Open syllable spre- shows long /eː/, closed sprak changes vowel to /a/.

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In connected speech

Final /k/ in ‘spreek ik’ often assimilates to an unreleased [k̚] before the following vowel.

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-04 · 25Bij dit bedrijf zijn ze op zoek naar chemici die Chinees en Nederlands spreken.This company is looking for chemists who speak Chinese and Dutch.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #205

Marked known.