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…
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…