Archive for 'Dutch Language'
Annie M.G. Schmidt – Jip and Janneke Posted by noortje on Mar 12, 2010
Where was I in my last blog..? O yeah, Jip and Janneke. Okay, so the two young next door neighbors, Jip and Janneke, appeared weekly in Het Parool, a famous Dutch newspaper. Annie M. G. Schmidt wrote the stories between the journalists and editors in the building of Het Parool. Jip and Janneke share kiddy…
Useful Dutch Grammar Words Part Two Posted by sarah on Mar 10, 2010
In Part One of this series, we covered some of the basic kinds of words and some basic parts of sentences. Now that we’re onto Part Two, let’s get into some more specific types of words, more complicated parts of sentences, and the names of the different verb tenses. Just like in the previous list…
Useful Dutch Grammar Words Part One Posted by sarah on Mar 8, 2010
In order to get the most out of learning a foreign language it is very helpful to know the vocabulary for grammar. Personally, I’m a stickler for grammar rules and the more grammar information I can soak up, the easier my learning experience becomes. Unfortunately, not all Dutch-English dictionaries provide the translations for the grammar…
Who is Annie M.G. Schmidt? Posted by noortje on Mar 5, 2010
I remember flipping through the pages of the books of Annie M.G. Schmidt as a kid, smelling the library scent of the paper, reading and thinking about the words and looking at the sometimes crazy pictures. The name Annie M.G. Schmidt didn’t mean much to me, even though I knew she was famous. For a…
Words for Winter Weather in Dutch Posted by sarah on Mar 3, 2010
Despite the fact that it is March, it has been a particularly cold, snowy and long winter here in the Netherlands. If you are interested in tracking the weather in the Netherlands, there is a great little site called buienradar that tracks the weather across the Netherlands 24 hours a day. Here is a handy…
BLØF : Dutch Music Posted by sarah on Mar 2, 2010
Listening to music in Dutch is a great way to learn the language and have some fun at the same time. BLØF is a fairly popular modern Dutch rock band hailing from the southern province of Zeeland. From the comments I’ve gathered from our readers, a lot of you are pretty fond of this band. …
De Olympische Spelen : The Olympic Games Posted by sarah on Feb 28, 2010
The winter Olympics are very important in the Netherlands because it is THE place for the Dutch to show off their favorite olympic sport: speed skating! As Noortje showed us in a previous post about the Elfstedentocht (link to post on Elfstedentocht) in the Netherlands, the Dutch love skating. Speed skating is something the Dutch…