wel
well
/ʋɛl/adverb
How it is spelled and how it sounds
The short vowel /ɛ/ is pronounced because the syllable is closed by the consonant /l/.
velskintelcountbelbell
In connected speech
In connected speech, the /l/ in ‘wel ik’ might become a dark [ɫ] before a vowel.
In the lessons (7 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-04 · 54En ze weet ook niet dat Marieke eigenlijk Martin wel leuk vindt.And she also doesn't know that Marieke actually likes Martin.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-06 · 43Tegen mij kun je toch wel iets geheims vertellen.Surely you can tell me something secret.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 · 19Dat kon je toch wel in een kwartiertje doen.Surely you could do that in a quarter of an hour.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #42
Marked known.