Archive for May, 2009
Countries, Nationality, Languages Continued Posted by Transparent Language on May 9, 2009
Using the information from the post before, let’s use that to make complete sentences. Just pretend that someone asks you “Where are you from?” in Dutch, formally (Waar komt u vandaan?) and informally (Waar kom je vandaan?) You can answer this question by saying, “I am from the United States” in Dutch, (Ik kom uit de…
Countries and Nationality Posted by Transparent Language on May 6, 2009
Hallo! (Hello!) Today is the day we go over the various countries and nationalities. After this post, the next one will deal with saying things like “I am from…” and “I speak…” China (China), Chinese (Chinees) United States (Verenigde Staten), American (Amerikaan) England (Engeland), Englishman (Engelsman) France (Frankrijk), Frenchman (Fransman) Germany (Duitsland), German (Duitser) Holland…
Dodenherdenking Posted by Transparent Language on May 3, 2009
Dodenherdenking means “Rememberence of the Dead.” Dodenherdenking is held every May 4th in the Netherlands. It’s also called Naionale Dodenherdenking or National Memorial Day. On May 4th, the whole country mourns for the dead civilians and soldiers who have died in every war since WWII. The official ceremony takes place in Dam Square in Amsterdam…