{"id":5042,"date":"2017-06-14T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2017-06-13T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T17:45:12","slug":"5-words-and-phrases-for-your-everyday-dutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/5-words-and-phrases-for-your-everyday-dutch\/","title":{"rendered":"5 words and phrases for your everyday Dutch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago, I read a blog post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/\">Transparent Language Blog<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2017\/03\/22\/why-being-complimented-is-basically-the-worst\/\">being complimented when speaking a target language.<\/a> Like Itchy Feet, I have mixed feelings when it comes to compliments because, while I appreciate the recognition of the effort that it takes to live in a foreign language 24\/7, my ultimate goal is to speak in a way that my &#8220;foreign-ness&#8221; with the language goes unnoticed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5047\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/oxW4Pk\" aria-label=\"14801209157 64af84b99b Z 350x350\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5047\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5047\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z-350x350.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography taken by Sarah Joy found on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps this is why I am constantly observing and listening to native Dutch speakers and the\u00a0way they express themselves. I am constantly looking for these little keywords that only native speakers casually insert that give the language its native feel. After much observation, I have come up with this list of 5 very useful words and phrases you can insert in your everyday Dutch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Peperduur<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This term comes from the Dutch Golden Era when pepper and spices were a luxury. At some point, the price of pepper was so high that it became a standard measurement. I constantly hear people refer to something expensive as\u00a0<em>peperduur<\/em> instead of just erg<em>\u00a0duur\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>ongelofelijk duur\u00a0<\/em>(or whatever other variation).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woede om peperdure kunstweg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLM90x-JFPg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Lekker<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While\u00a0<em>lekker\u00a0<\/em>means delicious, it is also used to describe something nice or <em>leuk<\/em>. You can say\u00a0<em>ik heb lekker geslapen\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>lekker lezen<\/em> or even\u00a0<em>lekker shoppen\u00a0<\/em>eventhough none of these things are edible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ja hoor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This phrase is certainly one that I&#8217;ve only heard native speakers use. I think an English equivalent would be &#8220;hey yeah&#8221; or &#8220;so&#8221; but I don&#8217;t think there is a very close equivalent. I recently heard my husband use it when he was telling his father about jogging. The conversation went something like &#8220;<em>ja hoor, hij heeft goede conditie.<\/em>&#8221; His dad was listening to him so it wasn&#8217;t meant as a way to get attention but its more of a filler phrase like &#8220;allora&#8221; in Italian.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ik vraag me af&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This phrase is ideal for when you are calling to make arrangements. Whether you are making a reservation, want to schedule a payment or want to make changes to something with the government, you should start your request with\u00a0<em>ik vraag me af.\u00a0<\/em>A simpler equivalent would be\u00a0<em>mag ik\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>is het\u00a0mogelijk om.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/b2RlFpvMVqY<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Top<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you think an outfit your friend is wearing or the performance of an artist was amazing, you can always use the word\u00a0<em>top!\u00a0<\/em>This word can replace all the\u00a0<em>leuk&#8217;s<\/em> and\u00a0<em>mooi&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>in your vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>Which words or phrases would you add to this list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/14801209157_64af84b99b_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>A few months ago, I read a blog post on the Transparent Language Blog about being complimented when speaking a target language. 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