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Monday, November 13, 2023

Double Dutch - learn double the words in half the time

The Netherlands is the land of windmills, clogs and canals. Famous people include Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Anne Frank. 







I am learning Dutch. 

What an easy language. Like simplified German, modified English. i am learning on Duolingo. 


Why learn Dutch?

It is spoken in The Netherland but not only in the Netherlands. It is also spoken in the half of Belgium. Plus South Africa. And a former Dutch area of South America. And lots of Dutch words are in Indonesian.

Every year I take a hiking holiday. Our group includes people from German and Holland. I have already finished the Duolingo German course. Now I have started the Dutch.

Let me do a quick check of the easy words I have learned. I have put my memory aids at the end of each line.

Dutch - English

appel - apple

boek - book (starts with the same two letters)

boterham - sandwich (The word looks like butter with ham. I think of a ham sandwich.)

Een (pronounced en) - an/a

goed - good

het - the (same letters, but in Danish the t moves to the end of the word)

Hij (pronounced hi) - he/it

Ik - I

je - you

jongens  - boys like young ones, starting with J like the Jack in a pack of cards)

Jullie - you (plural, like the American You all)

Kind - child (like a shorter version of the German word for child, Kinder, in kindergarden)

melk - milk

menu - menu


English - Dutch

a/an - een

apple - appel

book - boek

good - goed

he/it - hij

I - Ik

milk - melk

menu - menu

sandwich - boterham

the - het

you - je / Jullie (you plural)


A few more words

Yes.
Ja. (YAH)
No.
Nee. (NAY)
Help!
Help! (HEHLP!)

Where is the toilet?
Waar is het toilet? (wahr is hut twah-LET?)
Police!
Politie! (poh-LEET-see!)
Stop! Thief!
Stop! Dief! (STOP! DEEF!)
I need your help.
Ik heb uw hulp nodig. (ick HEP uu HULP noh-duhg)
It's an emergency.
Het is een noodgeval. (hut IS uhn NOWT-guh-vahl)
I'm lost.
Ik ben verdwaald. (ick BEN vuhr-DWAHLT)
I'm sick.
Ik ben ziek. (ick ben ZEEK)
I'm injured.
Ik ben gewond. (ick ben ghuh-WONT)
I need a doctor.
Ik heb een dokter nodig. (ick hep uhn DOCK-tuhr no-duhg)
Can I use your phone?
Mag ik uw telefoon gebruiken? (MAHG ick uuw tay-luh-PHOHN ghuh-BROWK-kuhn?)

Numbers[edit]

1
een (AIN)
2
twee (TWAY)
3
drie (DREE)
4
vier (VEER)
5
vijf (VAYF)
6
zes (ZEHS)
7
zeven (ZAY-vuhn)
8
acht (AHGT)
9
negen (NAY-guhn)

Good morning.
Goedemorgen. (GOO-duh-MORE-gun)
Good afternoon.
Goedemiddag. (GOO-duh-MIH-dahgh)
Good evening.
Goedenavond. (Goo-duh-NAH-vunt)
Good night.
Goedenavond. (Goo-duh-NAH-vunt)
Good night (to sleep)
Slaap lekker. (SLAHP LECK-uhr)
Monday
maandag (MAHN-dahg)
Tuesday
dinsdag (DINSS-dahg)
Wednesday
woensdag (WOONS-dahg)
Thursday
donderdag (DON-duhr-dahg)
Friday
vrijdag (VRAY-dahg)
Saturday
zaterdag (ZAH-tuhr-dahg)
Sunday
zondag (ZON-dahg)

Months[edit]

January
januari (jahn-uu-AH-ree)
February
februari (fay-bruu-AH-ree)
March
maart (MAHRT)
April
april (ah-PRIL)
May
mei (MAY)
June
juni (YUU-nee)
July
juli (YUU-lee)
August
augustus (ow-GHUS-tus)
September
september (sep-TEM-buhr)
October
oktober (ock-TOW-buhr)
November
november (no-VEM-buhr)
December
december (day-SEM-buhr)

Colours[edit]

black
zwart (ZWAHRT)
white
wit (WHIT)
gray
grijs (GREYS)
red
rood (ROWT)
blue
blauw (BLAW)
yellow
geel (GHAYL)
green
groen (GHROON)
orange
oranje (oh-RAHN-yuh)
purple
paars (PAHRS), purper (PUHR-puhr)
brown
bruin (BRUYN)
Can you show me on the map?
Kunt u mij dat op de kaart tonen? (KUNT uu may daht op duh KAHRT TOW-nuhn)
street
straat (STRAHT)
Turn left.
Sla links af. (slah LINKS ahf)
Turn right.
Sla rechts af. (slah REGHTS ahf)
left
links (LINKS)
right
rechts (REGHTS)
straight ahead
rechtdoor (REGH-dore)
towards the _____
naar _____ (NAHR)
richting ______ (righ-ting)
past the _____
na de/het _____ (NAH duh/hut)
voorbij (VORE-bye)
before the _____
voor de/het _____ (VORE duh/hut)
north
noorden (NOHR-duhn)
south
zuiden (ZIGH-duhn)
east
oosten (OHS-tuhn)
west
westen (WES-tuhn)
breakfast
ontbijt (ont-BAIYT)
lunch
lunch (lunch)
tea (meal)
vieruurtje (VEER-uuhr-chuh)
supper
avondeten (AH-vunt-ay-tun)
chicken
kip (kip)
beef
rundvlees (RUNT-vlase)
fish
vis (vis)
ham
ham (hahm)
sausage
worst (wohrst)
cheese
kaas (kahs)
eggs
eieren (AIY-urr-un)
salad
salade (sah-LAH-duh)
(fresh) vegetables
(verse) groenten ((VEHR-suh) GROON-tun)
(fresh) fruit
(vers) fruit ((vehrs) fruyt)
bread
brood (brote)
toast
toast (toast)
noodles
noedels (NOOH-duls)
rice
rijst (raiyst)
beans
bonen (BOW-nun)
coffee
koffie (coffee)
tea (drink)
thee (tay)
juice
sap (sahp)
(bubbly) water
spuitwater (SPUYT-wah-tuhr)
water
water (WAH-tuhr)
beer
bier (beer)
red/white wine
rode/witte wijn (ROH-duh/WIH-tuh waiyn)
.shampoo.
...shampoo. (shampoh)
...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)
...aspirine, pijnstiller (AHS-pee-ree-nuh, PAIYN-stih-lur)
...cold medicine.
...hoestsiroop. (...HOOST-see-rope)
...stomach medicine.
...maagtabletjes. (...MAHG-tah-blet-yus)
...a razor.
...een scheermes. (...uhn SGHARE-mes)
...an umbrella.
...een paraplu. (...uhn pah-rah-PLUU)
...sunblock lotion.
...zonnebrand. (...ZOH-nuh-brahnt)
...a postcard.
...een postkaart. (...uhn POST-kahrt)
...postage stamps.
...postzegels. (...POST-zay-guls)
...batteries.
...batterijen. (...bah-tuh-RAI-uhn)
...writing paper.
...schrijfpapier. (...SGHRAIYF-pah-peer)
...a pen.
...een pen. (...uhn pen)

Let's end a meeting

Thank you.
(formal) Dank u. (DAHNK uu)
(informal) Dank je. (DAHNK yuh)
You're welcome.
Graag gedaan. (GRAHG guh-DAHN)

Useful Websites

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Wikivoyage phrase Dutch

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dutch_phrasebook

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