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Dutch · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "of" in Dutch?
of — short rounded o and a clean f. Closer to British "off" than to the English word "of."
As a conjunction it sits unstressed in the joint between two options, leaning on whichever alternative follows. In a choice question like "koffie of thee," the melody rises on the first option, dips through "of," and falls on the second.
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Wil je koffie of thee?
Do you want coffee or tea?
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"Wil je koffie of thee?" is a choice question with no article before either noun, which Dutch does for drinks offered generally. Note that "thee" begins with a plain t — Dutch has no "th" sound at all, so the h is silent decoration inherited from the spelling.
Where English speakers slip
The English word "of" is spelled identically and ends in a v sound, which learners import automatically. Dutch ends it with a clean f. There is also a meaning clash: English "of" is a preposition, Dutch "of" is "or," so the identical spelling actively misleads at the level of comprehension too.