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How to Say Your Country and Nationality in Dutch Posted by sarah on May 4, 2010
There are two ways to tell someone where you come from. The first one is by saying where you come from, which uses the country name (a noun). The second is by describing your nationality using an adjective. 1. Asking where someone comes from Waar komt u vandaan? : Where do you come from? (using…
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…