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You are cordially invited to celebrate the King’s Birthday Posted by Karoly Molina on Apr 21, 2017
For over 130 years, the Dutch have been happily celebrating Queen’s/King’s Day with big parties, lots of orange and parades. The monarch’s birthday is not only a day to celebrate but also one of the few national holidays the country observes. So what can you do at this year’s Koningsdag? This year, King Willem-Alexander turns 50…
Italian in Dutch Posted by Sten on Feb 27, 2017
I was in Italy last week, and obviously came across a lot of Italian words – and many of them you know and use yourself, too! Think of all the coffee names, such as latte macchiato, cappuccino, espresso, and more. Are there words from Italian that were just adopted in Dutch, so-called leenwoorden? Leenwoorden Muziek Many words in music…
Guess who came for a visit… Posted by Sten on Feb 13, 2017
Just another day in Leipzig, Germany. I was on my way to work. Nothing unusual, everything was quite normal – just that there were some police cars here and there. Well, maybe they were doing some random checks on drivers. More police. They even stopped traffic and turned off traffic lights. Then I saw more…
What’s a treitervlogger? Posted by Sten on Feb 6, 2017
It became the word of the year in 2016, and was huge news in the Netherlands for a while. A treitervlogger. But what is that? And why was it in the news like that, to even become the word of the year? Let’s find out. Treitervlogger The definition in the Dutch Van Dale of a treitervlogger is: iemand die videoblogs…
Spreekwoorden en Uitdrukkingen (Sayings and Expressions) 6 – Cats & Dogs II Posted by Sten on Jan 30, 2017
As promised, here is the second part of Cats & Dogs spreekwoorden en uitdrukkingen. If you missed the first part, click here. So, again about Cats & Dogs! These two are both quite old, and widely known in the Netherlands – enjoy! For other sayings and expressions in this series, click here. Als de kat van huis…
Spreekwoorden en Uitdrukkingen (Sayings and Expressions) 5 – Cats & Dogs I Posted by Sten on Jan 24, 2017
Welcome to another spreekwoorden en uitdrukkingen! Today, the theme is cats & dogs. This is the first part. Next week, we will have a look at two more related to katten en honden. Enjoy! For other sayings and expressions in this series, click here. Blaffende honden bijten niet Barking dogs do not bite This saying was…
Top 5 Dutch New Year’s Resolutions Posted by Sten on Jan 2, 2017
Let’s be honest, we all want to improve something about us. A great moment to start improving is the turn of a new year – and so many of us have new year’s resolutions, also the Dutch! We call them goede voornemens voor het nieuwe jaar (good resolutions for the new year). But what do the Dutch…