r/LearnAfrikaans • u/AnAverageAvacado • Jul 10 '25

Newbie question

Am I going crazy or does the letter "u" sound a bit like the letter "e" when it's used for the formal version of "you". Aside from this small hiccup, I love learning Afrikaans! :)

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u/Snowy4774 Jul 11 '25

if you mean the english “e”, yes they have similar sounds, the afrikaans “u” is just a rounder (rounder lips) sound.

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u/betsyboombox Jul 11 '25

This is it, the sound will change when you round your lips a bit more. It's a short and punchy sound.

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u/AnAverageAvacado Jul 11 '25

Thank you very much! Dankie!

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u/AnAverageAvacado Jul 10 '25

Or maybe it's kind of like a "eu"....?