{"id":1818,"date":"2011-12-29T19:38:39","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T19:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T15:31:43","slug":"happy-new-year-and-learning-dutch-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/happy-new-year-and-learning-dutch-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year and Learning Dutch Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a bit odd realising that today&#8217;s post would be my last post in 2011 for the Transparent Language Dutch blog.\u00a0 The year has really gone by very <em>snel<\/em> (fast).\u00a0 Today I wanted to tell you about some of the things that happen in the Netherlands for the New Year\u2019s celebration and hear about your Dutch language goals for 2012.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Oud Jaar\/Nieuw Jaar (old Year\/New Year)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Dutch, the phrase for New Year\u2019s Eve is actually <em>Oudejaarsnacht<\/em>, meaning old year\u2019s night.\u00a0 Rather than it being the eve before the New Year, you have an old year and new year. \u00a0I really like the phrase.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Oliebollen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have already touched on the topic of oliebollen in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/lets-make-oliebollen\/\">previous post<\/a>, so I won\u2019t go into too much detail here but it is quite a Dutch tradition to make and\/or eat oliebollen on <em>Oudejaarsnacht<\/em>.\u00a0 If you stay at a hotel for the celebration, you might even find one in your room.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Vuurwerk (Fireworks)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As of today, it becomes very noisy outside because everyone has begun to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ad.nl\/ad\/nl\/2825\/nieuws\/photoalbum\/detail\/3097921\/324347\/0\/Vuurwerkverkoop-laat-op-gang.dhtml\" target=\"_blank\">collect their fireworks<\/a> from the shops.\u00a0 In the Netherlands it is technically illegal to have fireworks before December 29<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 In fact, it is even illegal to set them off until a specified time on December 31<sup>st<\/sup>.\u00a0 And while, naturally, fireworks do still get set off before the allocated day and time (there are even some going off nearby as I write this) it is on December 31<sup>st<\/sup> that loud explosions and bright displays can be heard and seen across the country.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>New Year\u2019s Phrases<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In case you want to wish people a happy New Year, here are some handy phrases for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Gelukkig nieuwjaar<\/em> \u2013 Happy New Year<\/li>\n<li><em>Beste wensen<\/em> \u2013 Best wishes<\/li>\n<li><em>Fijn uiteinde<\/em> \u2013 Happy\/good ending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>New Year\u2019s Resolutions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of course, a new year is usually the time many people review their goals and set resolutions for the coming twelve months.\u00a0 Will you be setting some Dutch related New Year\u2019s resolutions?\u00a0 If so, we would love to hear about them.\u00a0 Some ideas might include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning 100 new vocabulary words<\/li>\n<li>Reading a book in Dutch<\/li>\n<li>Following a Dutch TV programme<\/li>\n<li>Mastering all the Dutch tenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And with that, I think there is nothing more for me to do then to wish you a <em>gelukkig nieuwjaar<\/em>!!<\/p>\n<p>See you next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2011\/12\/gelukkig-nieuwjaar-1-350x232.jpg\" 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