Dutch is an easy language. Similar to English. Similar to German. A half way house.
I found this in Wikipedia when reseraching ten green bottles.
I found this in Wikipedia when reseraching ten green bottles.
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Dit is het eerste couplet.
Van een potje met vet.
Ik heb een potje met vet,
Al op de tafel gezet.
Ik heb een potje potje potje potje ve-e-et,
Al op de tafel gezet.
Van een potje met vet.
Ik heb een potje met vet,
Al op de tafel gezet.
Ik heb een potje potje potje potje ve-e-et,
Al op de tafel gezet.
Dit is het tweede couplet... etc.
Translation into English:
This is the first verse.
Of a little jar of fat.
I've got a little jar of fat (grease),
I've got a little, little, little jar of fa-a-at
and put it on the table.
Of a little jar of fat.
I've got a little jar of fat (grease),
I've got a little, little, little jar of fa-a-at
and put it on the table.
This is the second verse.
You can go into translate google and add the words second, third, fourth and so on.
English - Dutch
a/an - een
couplet/verse - couplet
fat/grease - vet
have - heb
I - Ik
jar/pot - potje
of - van
of/with - met
on - op
is - is
first - eerste
second - tweede
table - tafel
this - dit
Dutch _ English
couplet - couplet/verse
dit - this
een - an/a
eerste - first
heb - have
ik - I
is - is
met - with/of
op - on
potje/pot or jar
Tafel - table
tweede - second
van - of
vet - fat/grease
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Or quicker to type and easier to remember:
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For language lovers:Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reduplicated_place_names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reduplicated_Australian_place_names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reduplicated_New_Zealand_place_names
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https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/04/how-to-say-thank-you-in-several.html
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/05/introducing-yourself-in-english-spanish.html
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About the author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
Please come to a Toastmasters International Club where the English clubs have a language evaluator or grammarian. We also have French, German, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil and other language clubs based in Singapore and many more online around the world which because of Covid-19 are now meeting online.
I am Immediate Past President of Braddell Heights Advanced, meeting on Zoom the first Wednesday of the month but the third Saturday afternoon and occasionally on other Wednesdays our workshops are on app learncool.sg
Or quicker to type and easier to remember:
For language lovers:Useful Websites
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/04/how-to-say-thank-you-in-several.html
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2019/05/introducing-yourself-in-english-spanish.html
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2020/01/second-set-of-portuguese-words.html Please share links to your favourite posts
https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club
translate.google.com
duolingo.com
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