2007-03-28 00:54:32 · 11 answers · asked by lonesome me 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-03-28 06:36:30 · update #1
Yes. They come under the general heading of "West Germanic" languages
2007-03-28 00:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dutch is the language of more than 20 million people in the Netherlands and Belgium, where the European Community and the World Court meet, and where many international conglomerates have their European headquarters. It is thus an important language for international business, law and politics. It is also a significant first or second language in much of the Caribbean, in Indonesia and in South Africa. Because Dutch is closely related to German and English, it shares many features with both languages. These similarities will make learning Dutch rapid, interesting and rewarding for you. Compare for yourself:
English
speak
hope
become
pen
woman
possible
that
him
one, two, three, four, five Dutch
spreken
hopen
worden
pen
vrouw
mogelijk
dat
hem
een, twee, drie, vier, vijf German
sprechen
hoffen
werden
Kugelschreiber
Frau
möglich
das
ihn/ihm
eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf
2007-04-01 06:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mercheryle D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-04-03 13:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by Erika S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
2007-03-28 01:02:13 · answer #4 · answered by ebony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
They are as conjoined twins, joined at the diphthong.
2007-04-04 03:36:46 · answer #5 · answered by bobsimpson1947 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All European and some others, except Basque and Finnish or somethng like that are related - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages and http://www.ielanguages.com/
2007-04-02 08:08:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Similar!!!
2007-04-02 22:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English too
2007-03-28 01:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are next door to each other and are similar in many respects. Ya?
2007-03-28 01:31:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Yes they are.
2007-04-04 20:59:22 · answer #10 · answered by sustasue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋