How to Pronounce fiets

CEFR level: A1

English: bicycle

Say it like feets

Phonetic breakdown

The word consists of the voiceless labiodental fricative 'f', the long close front unrounded vowel 'ie', and the voiceless alveolar plosive 'ts'.

Learners often pronounce the 'ie' sound like the English 'i' in 'bit' instead of the long 'ee' sound as in 'feet'.

In the Netherlands, the word is used constantly as cycling is the primary mode of transportation, and it is also used as a verb, 'fietsen'.