Definite Articles Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 12, 2009
Most nouns will have the “de” article, which is “the” in English. Ex: de man (the man) All plural nouns are “de”. Ex: de huizen (houses) All singular diminutives are “het.” Ex: het tafeltje (the little table) All plural diminutives are “de”. Ex: de huisjes (the little houses) Here’s a little exercise to test whether…
Answers to the Word Search Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 9, 2009
I’ll provide the answers to the last post, and the link so that you can hear the word and see a sample sentence of the word being used. 1) geraamte (skeleton). Link: https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/dutch.htm?date=05-01-2009 2) goudsmid (goldsmith). Link: https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/dutch.htm?date=05-02-2009 3) hangslot (padlock). Link: https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/dutch.htm?date=05-03-2009 4) hommel (bumblebee). Link: https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/dutch.htm?date=05-04-2009 5) ijsvogel (kingfisher). Link: https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/dutch.htm?date=05-05-2009 6) jukbeen…
Vocabulary Practice Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 6, 2009
I’m going to create a word search puzzle so that everyone will get the opportunity to study Dutch words. The words are from the Dutch “Word of the Day” at Transparent Language. I now present you the clues: 1) means “skeleton” in Dutch 2) “goldsmith” in Dutch 3) “padlock” in Dutch 4) bumblebee in Dutch…
Dutch Syllables Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 3, 2009
I’ve always planned to do a post on Dutch syllables, but I’ve never quite remembered to do it. Well, today is a different story. I’ve put together some notes on Dutch syllables. Hopefully someone will find this useful. Rule #1: When two vowels are separated by one consonant, that consonant forms the beginning of the…
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