Vincent van Gogh

:"Van Gogh" redirects here; for other uses, see Van Gogh (disambiguation)

Pronunciation

"Van Gogh" (IPA: /fæn x?x/) is often pronounced in a completely different way from the original Dutch (particularly in the USA), something which can leave listeners confused as to who the speaker is talking about.

Related Topics:
IPA - Dutch - USA

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• The correct pronunciation of "van" is like the English word "fun".
• The correct pronunciation of "Gogh" starts and ends with a similar consonant sound to the Scottish word "loch", and also has a similar vowel sound.

Asking a Dutch person for directions to the "van go" museum will usually lead to a look of either confusion or contempt. A better approximation of the correct pronunciation for non-Dutch speakers is "fun hoh".

Related Topics:
Dutch - Confusion - Contempt

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