Archive for May, 2009
Reading Practice Posted by Transparent Language on May 31, 2009
Today I’m going to give everyone a chance to practice reading in Dutch. Hopefully, you’ll find this exercise fun to do. Try and see if you can read and understand all the horoscopen (horoscopes). Ram (Aries) – Reken niet op medewerking. (Watch your back, be self-sufficient)[Literally, do not rely on collaboration.] Stier (Taurus) – Doe…
Age and Time Posted by Transparent Language on May 28, 2009
Now that I’ve listed the numbers, let’s use them that we can express age and time. If you want to know how to say: How old are you? formally, it’s like this: Hoe oud bent u? How old are you? informally is: Hoe oud ben je? You can answer this question by saying: I am…
Dutch Numbers 40-900 Posted by Transparent Language on May 25, 2009
40 – veertig 50 – vijftig 60 – zestig 70 – zeventig 80 – tachtig 90 – negentig 100 – honderd 200 – tweehonderd 300 – driehonderd 400 – vierhonderd 500 – vijfhonderd 600 – zeshonderd 700 – zevenhonderd 800 – achthonderd 900 – negenhonderd
Dutch Numbers 20-39 Posted by Transparent Language on May 21, 2009
For today, the numbers 20 to 39 will be highlighted. Try to look out for any patterns of irregularity. 20 – twintig 21 – eenentwintig 22 – tweeëntwintig 23 – drieëntwintig 24 – vierentwintig 25 – vijfentwintig 26 – zesentwintig 27 – zevenentwigtig 28 – achtentwintig 29 – negenentwintig 30 – dertig 31 – eenendertig…
Dutch Numbers Posted by Transparent Language on May 18, 2009
0 : nul 1 : één 2 : twee 3 : drie 4 : vier 5 : vijf 6 : zes 7 : zeven 8 : acht 9 : negen 10 : tien 11 : elf 12 : twaalf 13 : dertien 14 : veertien 15 : vijftien 16 : zestien 17 : zeventien…
Het Wilhelmus Posted by Transparent Language on May 15, 2009
Het Wilhelmus is the name of the Dutch national anthem. I’ll have the Dutch and the English translation below. Try and see if you can understand the Dutch without looking at the English translation. Also, the English translations are not exact. I changed the words around so that they would make sense in English. The…
Liberation Day Posted by Transparent Language on May 12, 2009
Bevrijdingsdag is Liberation Day in the Netherlands. It marks the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi control. The Netherlands was liberated by Canadian troops, and now it’s a national holiday. Bevrijdingsdag came about under Operation Market Garden. When I first learned this in class, I thought it was a grand flea market sale, but it was actually…