People pronounce identical German and Dutch letters in the same manner. However, the German language does pronounce some letters slightly differently. For example, when speaking German, the letter "S" sounds similar to the English "Z" in "zinc" or "zoo." In regards to the Dutch language, the letter "S" sounds similar to "Shhh" in the English language.
In spoken Dutch, the consonants sound similar to English consonants, with some exceptions. Dutch has one rudimentary case, and German has four rudimentary cases. You will sometimes hear regional dialects in Germany, because some people have adopted the Dutch pronunciation of some words for its ease in pronunciation.
As you speak Dutch and German, you might need to move your throat and mouth in odd manners to pronounce certain sounds, resulting in guttural sounds. This occurs frequently in pronouncing "ch" and "g," though both of these pronunciations sounds similar to the "ch" in "Bach."
Dutch and German are Germanic languages. Other Germanic languages are Danish, Swedish, English and Norwegian. These languages have words that are similar. The first language people speak in Germany and Austria is German. There are also significant numbers of German speakers in the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Canada.
However, many people speak Dutch in various countries in Europe. Some countries include Netherlands and Belgium. Dutch is the root language of various Creole languages and Afrikaans, the official language of South Africa.
