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Hoe Laat is Het? : What Time is it in Dutch? Posted by sarah on Feb 15, 2010
Telling time in Dutch can be very confusing. I’ll try to keep this straightforward and hope that it helps. At some point a light bulb went off for me and I magically “got it” but it took a bit of practice to get there. Hoe laat is het? -What time is it? Weet je hoe…
Telling Time in Dutch: A Refresher Posted by Sten on May 18, 2020
Let’s take a look at how to tell time in Dutch, and some useful sentences and information around the time in the Netherlands. Always useful to be able to figure out the time, especially if you don’t have a watch or phone on you! Here’s some tips, things to look out for, and how it…
What Time Is It? – Telling Time in Dutch Posted by heather on May 24, 2012
Telling the time in Dutch can be a little complicated until you get the hang of it. The real test comes after you have understood how it works and then need to explain that knowledge to someone else. Can you explain to someone how to tell the time in Dutch? If not, you might need…
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…
Curious Dutch Words: Are You The Hostage Or Hostage Taker? Posted by Sten on Aug 2, 2021
In Dutch, we have a pretty straightforward rule. If the word ends with -aar, that means that this person does whatever verb it is derived from: makelaar is a realtor (from makelen). An aarzelaar is a hesitator (from aarzelen). A handelaar is a trader (from handelen). A gijzelaar is a hostage (from gijzelen). But wait… gijzelen means to…
Dutch Idioms 17 – Hitting It or Hitting Over It? Posted by Sten on Feb 1, 2021
Between all the news and craziness, it’s time to relax with some spreekwoorden (sayings) and uitdrukkingen (expressions). Especially on a Monday! I changed the title of the series to “Dutch Idioms” to give it a bit more flexibility and make it all a bit more… succinct. The title of today’s post is “hit it!” – what’s that…
The National Anthem of the Netherlands Posted by Karoly Molina on Sep 23, 2020
Last weekend, I went to the Liberation Concert in Margraten, Limburg. This concert takes place each year in the fall at the Netherlands American Cemetery to remember all those whose fought during World War II. You can read more about this concert in a previous post I wrote. At the beginning of the concert, philharmonie…