2007-03-07 12:13:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'd suggest you to take a look here: http://www.lauraspeaksdutch.info/
2007-03-07 18:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by kamelåså 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
MADDYYY : here's the correct spelling : mijn vriend betaalt
I'm Dutch, so I know some Dutch words and phrases...
But it is difficult to choose :
what kind of phrases/words exactly would you like?
Tell me, and I'll tell you.
OK, for starters : some (more or less) typically Dutch things :
tulp : tulip
bloem : flower
kaas : cheese
haring : herring
(and yes : we eat this fish raw!,
but...with some shredded onion on it)
molen : mill
wind : wind (yes, the same)
water : water (idem)
idem : idem (idem) / ditto
regen : rain
klompen : wooden shoes
dijk : dike/dyke/bank
gracht : canal
Mokum : nickname for Amsterdam
Mokumers : nickname for 'Amsterdammers',
(the citizens of Amsterdam)
jenever : (Dutch) gin, Holland / Schiedam gin, geneva, Hollands
fiets : bike
oliebol : ± donut ball
appelflap : apple turnover
and, for now last, but not least :
koningin : queen, but she's not a thing of course
2007-03-08 15:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by Corneille 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're very proud of the word "gezellig" (make sure you get the g's right)...it refers to the pleasant feeling you have when, say, you're having a nice time with friends over food and wine on a terrace on a warm summer night...or a picnic in the park...etc.
2007-03-08 03:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by elysiacb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ja - yes
nee - no
hoe gaat 't met je - how's it going?
ik hou van jou - i love you
tot ziens - see you later
doei - bye
lekker - cool, neat
2007-03-07 20:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by JP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i cant spell it, but my personal favorite is:
mien vreind btauld.
it means "my friend is paying". to be honest, what else is there to know??
2007-03-07 20:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by maddy :D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋