Flemish versus Dutch voice-over: which voice suits your audience?
Flemish and Dutch share spelling but sound different. For Belgium, choose a Flemish voice. For the Netherlands, choose a Dutch voice. Listen to demos before you book.
Flemish and Dutch share spelling but sound different. For Belgium, choose a Flemish voice. For the Netherlands, choose a Dutch voice. Listen to demos before you book.
Flemish and Dutch are the same language on paper, but they differ in pronunciation, intonation, and word choice. Belgian listeners immediately hear the difference. For Flanders and Brussels, you should choose a Flemish voice via /vlaamse-voice-over/; for the Netherlands, you should choose a Dutch voice.
Intonation, sound, and idiom determine whether audio sounds 'local'. A Dutch voice on a Belgian advertisement often feels out of place, and the same applies in reverse.
Some voice actors consciously speak with a more neutral accent. For a broad Benelux campaign, discuss this in your briefing. For a single country, using a local voice is always the safest choice.
Listen to demos, compare your favourites, and book online. You can find our rates on /tarieven/. For more background, see Flemish Voice Over and our frequently asked questions.
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You take 15 lessons with video, assignments, and practice materials at your own pace. You receive personal feedback on your submitted recordings.
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Pick a voice you like for your phone system. Enter your texts. You can also use our simple text generator. Add hold music if you want. Within 3 days at most, you receive the finished audio files.
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When to choose AI and when a human voice-over?
AI (such as Johfrai) is suitable for a quick preview of your own text. Human voices remain the choice for brand, emotion, broadcasting, and customer contact. At Voices, you book real actors; Johfrai is available at /johfrai/ as an additional Flemish AI voice.
Read more in AI versus human voice-over.
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What does a professional phone message cost?
The price depends on how long your text is and which message you need (welcome, menu or hold). As soon as you pick a voice, you see what it costs. Hold music is optional.
Short definitions that help you decide faster.
A Flemish voice-over is a professional recording recorded in Belgian Dutch with a recognisable Flemish accent and intonation. Producers opt for Flemish when they want a familiar, local tone for the Belgian market or are seeking an authentic Belgian character in international productions.
Flemish differs from Dutch spoken in the Netherlands in terms of vowels, intonation and word choice. Belgian advertisers almost always use Flemish voices for local adverts; international clients book a Flemish voice-over for scenes featuring Belgian characters or a subtle European accent in English-language productions.
The step in our checkout where you provide everything the actor needs: the script, the tone of voice (warm/business-like/energetic/...), reference videos or audio, deadline and any NDA requirements.
Reviews from customers who have worked with us.
“Request submitted and they review the text again, making some adjustments where necessary. If there's any detail the client finds a bit difficult in the produced audio, they resolve it very quickly and create a new audio on the same day. Highly recommended and very professional service now. Top! I was assisted and recorded by Johfrah.”
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