LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #1 Basic Greetings in Dutch

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CONTENTS

2 Dutch 2 English 2 Vocabulary 3 Sample Sentences 4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 5 Grammar 5 Cultural Insight

# 1

1. Jacob: Hallo. Ik heet Jacob. Hoe heet jij?

2. Mies: Hallo Jacob. Ik heet Mies.

3. Jacob: Leuk je te ontmoeten!

4. Mies: Insgelijks.

ENGLISH

1. Jacob: Hello. I'm Jacob. What's your name?

2. Mies: Hello Jacob. My name is Mies.

3. Jacob: Nice to meet you!

4. Mies: Same here.

VOCABULARY

Dutch English Class

insgelijks same here adverb

ik I pronoun

hoe how interrogative, adverb

hello (infomal, answering hallo the phone) expression

leuk nice adjective

heet ( heten) be called verb

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - BAS I C GREETI NGS I N DUTCH 2 jij you pronoun, personal pronoun

je you pronoun

te to adverb

ontmoeten to meet verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ik wens je insgelijks het beste toe. Ik heet Jacob.

"Likewise, I'm wishing you well." "My name is Jacob."

Ik kom uit de Verenigde Staten. Ik moet vanavond naar huis.

"I'm from the United States." "I have to go home tonight."

Vertel me hoe ik de afstandsbediening Ik heet Marije, hoe heet jij? moet gebruiken. "My name is Maria, what is your name?" "Tell me how to use the remote control."

Hoe gaat het? Hallo Mies hoe gaat het?

"How are you?" "Hello Mies, how are you?"

Hallo Adam. Het was leuk je gesproken te hebben.

"Hello, Adam." "It was nice talking to you."

Wat een leuk feest. Het was leuk je gesproken te hebben.

"What a nice party." "It was nice talking to you."

Hoe heet hij? Jij bent lang!

"What is his name?" "You are tall!"

Wat wil je? Zij zit te lezen.

"What do you want?" "She is reading."

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - BAS I C GREETI NGS I N DUTCH 3 We kunnen elkaar bij het station Het lijkt me ontzettend leuk om je ouders ontmoeten. te ontmoeten.

"We can meet at the station." "I would love to meet your parents."

Ik ontmoet je om 10 uur 's avonds voor Ik wil hem ontmoeten. het station. "I want to meet him." "I will meet you at 10 PM in front of the station."

De makelaarster is een klant aan het Waar ontmoeten we elkaar? ontmoeten. "Where do we meet?" "The real estate agent is meeting a client."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

There are various ways to greet each other in Dutch. Hallo, very similar to the English "Hello" is often used. We also use Hoi, which is "Hi" in English. This is a bit more casual.

For Example:

1. Hoi, hoe gaat het ermee? "Hi, how are you doing?"

2. Hallo, hoe heet jij? "Hello, what is your name?"

Leuk je te ontmoeten is like the English "nice to meet you." A more formal way of saying this is Aangenaam. The full sentence would be: Aangenaam kennis te maken.

For Example:

1. Goedemorgen. Ik heet Tim Jansen. Aangenaam kennis te maken. " Good morning. My name is Tim Jansen. Nice to meet you "

We can translate Insgelijks as "Same here." You are basically just saying that you feel the same.

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - BAS I C GREETI NGS I N DUTCH 4 For Example:

Jacob: Ik wens je succes. Jacob: "I wish you goodluck."

Mies: Insgelijks Mies: "Same to you."

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Basic Bootcamp Lesson Is How to Ask Somebody Their Name Hallo. Ik heet. Jacob Hoe heet jij? "Hello. I’m Jacob. What’s your name?"

To ask someone their name, just ask, Hoe heet jij? Literally, this means "How are you called?"

The first word, Hoe means "How." It is followed by the word for "to be called," in Dutch this is Heet. And finally it uses jij which means "you."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Greet Dutch People Like a Pro

When we meet someone we know we kiss the person on the cheek, three times. In general, women kiss both men and women. Most common for men is to kiss women and hug men. However recently things have been changing and I've seen men kissing other men too.

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #1 - BAS I C GREETI NGS I N DUTCH 5 LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #2 Talking Nationality in Dutch

CONTENTS

2 Dutch 2 English 2 Vocabulary 2 Sample Sentences 3 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 4 Grammar 5 Cultural Insight

# 2

1. Jacob: Hallo. Ik heet Jacob, ik ben Nederlands.

2. Mies: Hallo, Ik heet Mies. Ik ben Belgisch.

ENGLISH

1. Jacob: Hello. My name is Jacob, I'm Dutch.

2. Mies: Hello, My name is Mies I'm Belgian.

VOCABULARY

Dutch English Class

Belgisch Belgian (nationality) adjective

ik I pronoun

heet ( heten) be called verb

hello (infomal, answering hallo the phone) expression

ben am verb

Nederlands Dutch (nationality) adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ik ben Belgisch. Ik heet Jacob.

"I'm Belgian." "My name is Jacob."

Ik kom uit de Verenigde Staten. Ik moet vanavond naar huis.

"I'm from the United States." "I have to go home tonight."

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #2 - TALKING NATI ONALI TY I N DUTCH 2 Hoe heet hij? Hallo Mies hoe gaat het?

"What is his name?" "Hello Mies, how are you?"

Hallo Adam. Ik ben blij.

"Hello, Adam." "I am happy."

Ik ben Nederlands.

"I'm Dutch."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

In English we say “the Netherlands” for the country and “Dutch” for the language and nationality, however in Dutch we say Nederland for the country and Nederlands for the language and nationality. We use “Belgium” for the country and “Belgian” for the nationality.

For Example:

Ik woon in Nederland. "I live in the Netherlands.”

Hij spreekt Nederlands. “He speaks Dutch.”

Ik ben Nederlands. “I am Dutch.”

Some more nationalities:

Dutch English

Duits German

Amerikaans American

Frans French

Italiaans Italian

Chinees Chinese

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #2 - TALKING NATI ONALI TY I N DUTCH 3 Japans Japanese

Spaans Spanish

Brits British

GRAMMAR

The Focus of this Lesson is Asking Where People are From Hallo. Ik heet Jacob, ik ben Nederlands. "Hello. My name is Jacob, I’m Dutch."

Let's have a closer look at how to talk about where people are from.

In the dialogue, we used Ik ben. The verb ben changes when the pronoun changes, like this:

Dutch "English"

Ik ben "I am"

Jij bent "You are"

Hij is "He is"

Zij is "She is"

Het is "It is"

Wij zijn "We are"

Zij zijn "They are"

U bent "You are"

So if we add a nationality it can look like this;

Dutch "English"

Ik ben Nederlands "I'm Dutch"

Zij zijn Chinees "They are Chinese."

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #2 - TALKING NATI ONALI TY I N DUTCH 4 Zij is Amerikaans "She's American."

Hij is Duits "He is German"

Bent u Spaans ? "Are you Spanish?"

Mijn vriendin is Frans "My girlfriend is French."

Mijn vriend is Italiaans "My friend is Italian."

Wij zijn Brits "We are British."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

A Life-long Love of Travel

The Dutch love traveling; practically any place on the planet you go you can find a "cloggy." This is nothing new: it has been like that for a very long time. A long time ago the Dutch colonized countries all over the world including Surinam, South Africa, Indonesia, and Aruba, which are a few among a much longer list. In many places the influence of our presence is still noticeable in the language and culture.

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #2 - TALKING NATI ONALI TY I N DUTCH 5 LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #3 Useful Phrases for Learning Dutch

CONTENTS

2 Dutch 2 English 2 Vocabulary 3 Sample Sentences 5 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 6 Grammar 8 Cultural Insight

# 3

1. J: Pardon, hoe zeg ik "Cheese" in het Nederlands?

2. M: Kaas.

3. J: Sorry, ik begrijp het niet, kunt u het herhalen?

4. M: Kaas.

5. J: Kunt u langzamer spreken?

6. M: Kaas.

7. J: Kunt u het voor mij opschrijven alstublieft?

ENGLISH

1. J: Excuse me, how do you say "Cheese" in Dutch?

2. M: Cheese.

3. J: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Can you repeat that?

4. M: Cheese.

5. J: Can you speak more slowly?

6. M: Che-ese.

7. J: Can you write this down for me, please?

VOCABULARY

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #3 - USEFUL PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 2 Dutch English Class Gender

hoe how interrogative, adverb

zeg say verb

pardon excuse me, I'm sorry expression neuter

Kaas cheese noun feminine,masculine

herhalen to repeat verb

in in preposition

het it, the, me pronoun

begrijpen to understand verb

niet not adverb

kunnen can, to be able to verb

u you pronoun feminine, masculine

langzamer more slowly adjective

opschrijven write down verb

spreken to speak verb

voor for preposition

alstublieft please interjection

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Vertel me hoe ik de afstandsbediening Ik heet Marije, hoe heet jij? moet gebruiken. "My name is Maria, what is your name?" "Tell me how to use the remote control."

Hoe gaat het? Wat zeg jij?

"How are you?" "What do you say?"

Pardon, is deze plaats nog vrij? Pardon, waar is de St Mary's Church?

"Excuse me is this seat taken?" "Excuse me, where is St Mary's Church?"

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #3 - USEFUL PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 3 Mijn zusje houdt niet van kaas. Ik hou van Kaas.

"My sister doesn't like cheese." "I like cheese."

We herhalen het twee maal. Herhaal de vraag alstublieft.

"We repeat it twice." "Repeat the question please."

In de tuin. Ik woon in New York.

"In the garden." "I live in New York."

Het is goed. Het is in die richting.

"It's ok." "It's in that direction."

Begrijpt u deze vraag? Begreep je het?

"Do you understand that question?" "Did you understand?"

Wij begrijpen het. Begrijp je die vraag?

"We understand." "Do you understand that question?"

Dat mag niet. Het gaat niet gebeuren.

"That is not allowed." "It's not going to happen."

Kun je dat raam alstublieft dichtdoen? Kunnen jullie me helpen?

"Can you close that window, please?" "Can you help me?"

Hij kan Japans schrijven. Dank u wel.

"He can write Japanese." "Thank you."

Waar komt u vandaan? Je moet langzamer rijden.

"Where are you from?" "You have to drive slower."

Kunt u alstublieft langzamer rijden? Je moet het opschrijven.

"Could you drive slowly, please?" "You have to write it down."

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #3 - USEFUL PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 4 Kunt u harder spreken? We spreken elkaar elke dag!

"Can you speak louder?" "We speak to each other every day!"

Voor wie is dat gebakje? Wat voor werk doet

"Who's cake is that?" "What do you do?"

Twee rode wijn alstublieft. Deze bloemen alstublieft.

"Two red wines please." "These flowers please."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

Pardon means "excuse me" and has the same usage as in English when used in questions. However, we can also use the word to apologize, in which case, the meaning of Pardon will change to "I'm sorry" or "forgive me."

For Example:

1. Pardon, hoe laat is het? "Excuse me, what time is it?"

2. Pardon, ik had niet gezien. "I'm sorry, I didn't notice you."

Instead of the word pardon (formal) we can also use the word sorry (informal) the same as in English.

Alstublieft has the same usage as the English "please," and we use it with both requests and offers.

For example:

1. Een koffie alstublieft. "One coffee, please."

2. Alstublieft, dit zijn de formulieren die u moet invullen. "Here you are the papers you will have to fill out."

Alstublieft uses u in the middle, so it's a quite formal.The informal option is Alsjeblieft.

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #3 - USEFUL PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 5 For example:

1. Ga met me mee naar het feest, alsjeblieft!! "Please join me at the party!!"

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Boot Camp Lesson is Using Dutch Phrases to Learn More Dutch Hoe zeg ik "Cheese" in het Nederlands? "How do you say...... in Dutch?"

Hoe zeg ik literally translates into "How say I" and in het Nederlands means "in Dutch."

For example:

1. Kunt u het herhalen? "Can you repeat that?"

When we use the pronouns jij "you" (informal) and u "you" (formal) the verb kunnen ("can") changes to kunt. So Kunt u means "can you," het means "it" or "that," and the last word herhalen means "to repeat."

For example:

1. Om de uitspraak goed te leren, moet je het vaak herhalen. "To learn the pronunciation well you have to repeat it often.

Kunt u langzamer spreken? "Can you speak more slowly?"

This sentence starts again with the same Kunt u, (" can you") andlangzamerwhich means "more slowly", and then we hadspreken, which means "to speak."

For example:

1. Kunt u goed dansen? "Can you dance very well?"

2. Jij moet langzamer rijden. "You have to drive more slowly."

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #3 - USEFUL PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 6 3. Zij spreken Spaans. "They speak Spanish."

Kunt u het voor mij opschrijven alstublieft? "Can you write this down for me, please?"

Again the same Kunt u ("can you"), followed by het, which means "it," then voor is "for,"mij is "me," opschrijven, which means "write down," and finally alstublieft means "please."

For example:

1. Je moet je herinneringen opschrijven. "You should write down your memories."

2. Twee koffie alstublieft. "Two coffee please."

Let's have a look at the verb Kunnen ("can"). Let's see how the verb changes with the pronoun.

Dutch "English"

kunnen "Can"

Ik kan / Kan ik? "I can" / "Can I?"

Hij kan / Kan hij? "He can" / "Can he?"

Zij kan / Kan zij? "She can" / "Can she?"

Wij kunnen / Kunnen wij? "We can" / "Can we"

Zij kunnen / Kunnen zij? "They can" / "Can they?"

U kunt / Kunt u? "You can" / "Can you?" ( formal)

Jij kunt / Kun jij? "You can" / "Can you?" ( informal)

For Example:

1. Kan hij mij helpen? "Can he help me?"

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #3 - USEFUL PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 7 2. Zij kunnen hier Nederlands leren. "They can study Dutch here."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Why Study Dutch?

The phrases in this lesson are more than just a handful of vocab words—they're invaluable tools that can get you back on your feet if you find yourself stumbling in Dutch and help you regain control of the conversation. Instead of giving up and reverting to English, you can use these phrases to find the missing words and steer your Dutch sentences to the end. Even though many Dutch people will understand your English, they'll be much more grateful for the chance to understand your Dutch!

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CONTENTS

2 Dutch 3 English 4 Vocabulary 4 Sample Sentences 5 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 7 Grammar 7 Cultural Insight

# 4

1. M: Een(1),

2. J: en

3. M: Twee (2),

4. J: en

5. M: Drie(3),

6. J: en

7. M: Vier (4),

8. J: en

9. M: Vijf(5),

10. J: en

11. A: Zes (6),

12. J: en

13. M: Zeven(7),

14. J: en

15. M: Acht (8),

16. J: en

CONT'D OVER

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 2 17. M: Negen (9),

18. J: en

19. M: Tien(10).

ENGLISH

1. M: One,

2. J: And

3. M: Two,

4. J: And

5. M: Three,

6. J: And

7. M: Four,

8. J: And

9. M: Five,

10. J: And

11. M: Six,

12. J: And

CONT'D OVER

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 3 13. M: Seven,

14. J: And

15. M: Eight,

16. J: And

17. M: Nine,

18. J: And

19. M: Ten.

VOCABULARY

Dutch English Class Gender

twee two (2) noun feminine

drie three (3) noun feminine

een one (1) numeral

zes six (6) noun masculine

vier four (4) noun masculine

vijf five (5) noun masculine

zeven seven (7) noun feminine

acht eight (8) noun masculine

negen nine (9) noun feminine

tien ten (10) numeral

SAMPLE SENTENCES

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 4 Zij hebben twee huizen We hebben om drie koffie gevraagd.

"They have two houses." "We asked for three coffees."

Een bier alstublieft. De buurvrouw heeft zes katten.

"One beer please." "The neighbour has six cats."

Ik heb zes euro. Een tafel voor vier alstublieft.

"I have six euro." "A table for four please."

Vijf appels alstublieft. Zeven bier alstublieft.

"Five apples, please." "Seven beers please."

Acht flessen wijn. Katten hebben negen levens.

"Eight bottles of wine." "Cats have nine lives."

Tien bier alstublieft.

"Ten beers please."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

Numbers From Eleven to Twenty

Dutch "English"

elf Eleven

twaalf Twelve

dertien Thirteen

veertien Fourteen

vijftien Fifteen

zestien Sixteen

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 5 zeventien Seventeen achttien Eighteen negentien Nineteen twintig Twenty

As you might have already noticed, we form the numbers fifteen to nineteen simply by adding tien ("ten") after the number. The only small exceptions are Elf ("eleven") and Twaalf ("twelve"). At thirteen, drie, changes to der and at fourteen, vier changes to veer.

Here are some more examples:

Dutch "English"

Elf jaar "eleven years"

Twaalf auto's "twelve cars"

Zestien jaar oud "sixteen years old"

Twintig personen "twenty people"

The Multiples of Ten

You need to learn the tens in Dutch separately. Twenty through ninety all end on " tig" in Dutch which makes it pretty easy to remember.

Thirty in Dutch is dertig, fourty is veertig, fifty is vijftig.

Some exceptions just need blind memorizing.

Tachtig "Eighty"

Honderd "One hundred"

Other Compound Numbers

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 6 Here we have an important difference from the English, where we for example say thirty-six. In Dutch, we form other compound numbers by placing numbers from one to nine in front of twenty, thirty, forty, fifty and so on up to ninety. Then we link them with en. So switch the order and put en in between.

For Example:

1. Vijfentwintig euro. "twenty-five euro."

2. Vijfenveertig minuten. "forty-five minutes."

3. Zesentachtig procent. "eighty-six percent."

GRAMMAR

The Focus of The Lesson is Dutch Numbers 1-100

From the point of view of the word order, Dutch numerals have the same usage as in English: the number comes first followed by a noun (the thing you are counting).

For Example:

Een kaartje - "one ticket" Drie personen - "three people" Veertig jaar - "forty years"

CULTURAL INSIGHT

A Head Start on Dutch

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 7 When you hear the Dutch speak you are bound to recognize some words if you speak English, German, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. This can help you a lot in learning the Dutch language, as they are all Germanic languages. This also explains why most people in these countries are pretty good at speaking English.

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #4 - COUNTI NG FROM 1-100 I N DUTCH 8 LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #5 Counting from 100-1,000,000 in Dutch

CONTENTS

2 Dutch 2 English 3 Vocabulary 4 Sample Sentences 5 Vocabulary Phrase Usage 5 Grammar 6 Cultural Insight # 5

1. M: Honderd.

2. J: Tweehonderd.

3. M: Driehonderd.

4. J: Vierhonderd.

5. M: Vijfhonderd.

6. J: Zeshonderd.

7. M: Zevenhonderd.

8. J: Achthonderd.

9. M: Negenhonderd.

10. J: Duizend.

11. M: Tienduizend.

12. J: Honderdduizend.

13. M: Miljoen.

ENGLISH

1. M: One hundred.

CONT'D OVER

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #5 - COUNTI NG FROM 100-1,000,000 I N DUTCH 2 2. J: Two hundred.

3. M: Three hundred.

4. J: Four hundred.

5. M: Five hundred.

6. J: Six hundred.

7. M: Seven hundred.

8. J: Eight hundred.

9. M: Nine hundred.

10. J: One thousand.

11. M: Ten thousand.

12. J: One hundred thousand.

13. M: One million.

VOCABULARY

Dutch English Class Gender

tweehonderd two hundred (200)

driehonderd three hundred (300)

honderd hundred (100) noun masculine

zeshonderd six hundred (600)

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #5 - COUNTI NG FROM 100-1,000,000 I N DUTCH 3 ten thousand tienduizend (10,000)

vierhonderd four hundred (400)

vijfhonderd five hundred (500)

zevenhonderd seven hundred (700)

achthonderd eight hundred (800)

negenhonderd nine hundred (900)

duizend one thousand (1,000)

one hundred honderdduizend thousand (100,000)

miljoen million (1,000,000) numeral

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Is tweehonderd euro veel? Deze stad is driehonderd jaar oud.

"Are two hundred euros a lot?" "This city is three hundred years old."

Hij heeft honderd jaar geleefd. Ik heb alleen honderd euro.

"He has lived one hundred years." "I only have one hundred euros."

Dit dorp heeft zeshonderd inwoners. Ze hebben tienduizend euro voor het

goede doel bijeen gebracht. "Six hundred people live in this town." "They raised ten thousand euro for charity."

Hij heeft me vierhonderd euro geleend. Er werken vijfhonderd werknemers in

ons bedrijf. "He lent four hundred euro to me." "There are five hundred employees working in our company."

De tas kostte zevenhonderd euro! Ik heb achthonderd euro in een dag

uitgegeven. "The bag costs seven hundred euro!" "I spent eight hundred euro in one day."

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #5 - COUNTI NG FROM 100-1,000,000 I N DUTCH 4 De antieke lepel was negenhonderd jaar Ik heb duizend euro gevonden! oud. "I found one thousand euro!" "The antique spoon was nine hundred years old."

De winnaar van de loterij heeft Het programma werd door een miljoen honderdduizend euro gewonnen. mensen bekeken.

"The winner of the lottery got a hundred "The program was watched by one million thousand euro." viewers."

Er zijn daar meer dan een miljoen mensen.

"There are more than a million people."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

Counting From Zero to One Million.

Zero in Dutch is nul.

For example:

1. Het is nul graden buiten. "Its zero degrees outside "

2. Tien, min zes, min vier, is nul. "Ten minus six, minus four, equals zero."

The Dutch for million is very similar to English. In Dutch we say miljoen.

For example:

1. Die villa kost een miljoen euro. "That villa cost one million euro."

2. Het inwoners aantal van Amsterdam is ongeveer een miljoen. "The population of Amsterdam is about a million."

GRAMMAR

DUTCHPOD101.COM BAS I C BOOTCAMP S 1 #5 - COUNTI NG FROM 100-1,000,000 I N DUTCH 5 The Focus of This Lesson Is How to Say Numbers Larger than 100 in Dutch

The easiest way to remember large Dutch numbers is to understand their structure first. In the previous Bootcamp lesson, we covered the numbers from one to one hundred. As you might remember, the most important thing was to memorize the numbers from one to ten, and then build larger numbers by modifying endings, adding or dropping some parts, and so on. There are exceptions among the common rules, but in general, Dutch numbers have a strong logical system according to which the numbers are built.

100

"One hundred" in Dutch is honderd; we don't use "one" in front. When counting the rest of the hundreds, we just put the numbers two-nine in front. One difference from English, however, is that when we write the numbers we don't leave any space in between. For example, "two hundred" is tweehonderd and "three hundred" is driehonderd.

1,000

If you can count your hundreds you can count your thousands too, because it works exactly the same way. For one thousand we leave the one out again and say duizend for the rest we just "glue" them together again. Tweeduizend, drieduizend, vierduizend etc.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Did you Know?

The Netherlands is 37,354 km2: about half the size of Ireland and one tenth of Japan.

The population of the Netherlands is high: close to seventeen million. It's a multicultural society, with about twenty percent of the population being foreign-born. The biggest groups are from Turkey, Suriname, Morocco, and Indonesia. Especially in big cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam, you can see how diverse Dutch society is.

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CONTENTS

2 Grammar

# 1

The History of the Dutch Language

Linguistics

Dutch is a Germanic language, and within this family it belongs to the West German languages. It's pretty close to German and Scandinavian, and less so to English, which has significant historical grounds. Dutch became united as the language of the united provinces of Holland, and is today spoken in its historical birthplace—the Netherlands, Flanders, and parts of Germany and France.

Dutch is the official language of the Netherlands and Surinam and one of the officials in Belgium, Aruba, and Netherlands Antilles. It's spoken in most former Dutch colonies and small emigrant communities all over the world. Dutch is also the parent language of Afrikaans, one of the 150 official languages in South Africa. Before Afrikaans was officially recognized by linguists, Dutch was one of the official languages in South Africa.

Varieties

Flemish, Brabant, Limburgish and Low Saxon can be defined as the most important varieties of Dutch. Flemish is the variety we hear in Northern Belgium. It is a variety of Dutch, though often misnamed a separate language, the difference is that this variety sounds softer then standard Dutch. Afrikaans was one of the significant Dutch varieties before it was officially recognized as a separate language in the 1960s.

About the Country of Origin

It wasn't until about AD 600 that the Dutch language started to distinguish itself from German, mainly because of the so-called German consonant shift—a process in which certain consonants changed slightly (the 'p' turned into 'pf', for instance)—which did not take place in the Dutch speaking area. From this moment onwards Dutch starts to develop itself into a more autonomous language and is also being written down. For a long time it was believed that the oldest piece of written text is a famous phrase written down in the eleventh century, hebban olla vogala nestas bigunnan hinase ic ende thu uuat unbidan uue nu ("all the birds have started making their nests, except for you and I: so what are we waiting for?"). We now know however that there are psalms which date back to the tenth century.

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There are about twenty-three million people registered as native Dutch speakers all over the world. Most native speakers live in the Netherlands and Suriname and it's one of the two official tongues of Belgium. A small population in the United States and Canada speaks Pennsylvania Dutch. The language also hides an exotic flavour, being one of the languages spoken in the Caribbean and Antilles, in former Dutch colonies such as Aruba, Curacao and others. Dutch is also a parent language of Afrikaans, one of the 150 official languages of South Africa.

Why is it Important?

The top five reasons to learn this language are...

1. You can travel to more places and use your Dutch then you would expect at first. Surinam, South Africa, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and even in Belgium they speak Dutch.

2. When you speak Dutch it will be much easier to bond with locals. It will definitely help you get some friends in the local pub.

3. By learning Dutch, you can get a deeper understanding of European history and culture.

4. Knowing Dutch will help you learn other European languages such as German, French and English, without having to cheat on the tests!

5. Contrary to popular believe not everyone in Holland speaks English. Especially if you want to experience the real Holland and get off the beaten track, speaking Dutch will help you tremendously.

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Dutch Writing

The Dutch writing systems uses the Alphabet. The alphabet we use in the Netherlands is based on the Latin alphabet. The oldest examples of written Dutch are mostly religious books. The monks in the monasteries were the only ones who could write.

Later there came people who had the job of writer and also the scientists needed to write. Like Joost van den Vondel and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

From the twelfth to the fourteenth century the writing depended which the region you lived in. For example the word "country," in Dutch, land, in Amsterdam was always written with a 't' and in Utrecht with a 'd.' The spelling was phonetic, meaning you write like you hear it.

The oldest texts were written by hand. So the books in libraries were worth a fortune. In the fifteenth century the art of printing was invented. Already in the year 1000, a way of printing had been invented. One whole page was printed at a time; this is called Blockprint. It took a lot of time to make the printblock. In the period 1450-1500 they started to print with separated letters. It was a great success. Through this bookprinting the unity of spelling was promoted.

Alphabet

Nowadays the Dutch alphabet, based on the Latin alphabet, counts twenty-six characters. Originally there were only twenty-three. The three missing letters were the j,u, and w.

There are some letter combinations you won't find in English, such as 'oe' in the word boek, ("book.") They sound the same but are spelled differently.

Another combo is ij and ei; they both sound like "y."

The Dutch language has a relatively high proportion of doubled letters, both vowels and consonants, like oo in boom ("tree") and uu in muur ("wall") or ee in veel ("a lot.")

An example of five consecutive doubled letters is voorraaddoos ("supply box").

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The Focus of This Lesson is a Basic Introduction to Dutch Grammar

The big bad G-word—nothing to be scared of, just a few words we need to introduce to you.

Reviewing English Grammar

Before we look at Dutch grammar, let's quickly review English grammar.

English is an SVO language, meaning "Subject-Verb-Object."

For Example:

1. "I eat fruit." "I" = subject "eat" = verb "fruit" = object

Dutch is the same as English where you have the Subject-Verb-Object.

English has three simple tenses: present, past, and future. The tense of the verb mainly refers to the "time" of the action of the verb (present, past, or future time).

Gender

In English, some nouns are automatically thought of as masculine or feminine such as "king," "man," "queen," or "woman." We refer to everything else as "it" or having no gender such as "pencil," "dog," etc.

In Dutch, however, we assign gender to all nouns. Some of them, such as the words for man and woman, go into the natural classification. Unlike English, nouns that we would think of as "it" (having no gender) are arbitrarily classified into one of these three categories. Masculine, feminine and neuter. Here are some examples.

Gender Dutch "English"

Masculine man "man"

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #3 - PAI NLES S DUTCH GRAMMAR 2 Masculine vader "father"

Masculine leugenaar "liar"

Feminine vrouw "woman"

Feminine moeder "mother"

Feminine kennis "knowledge"

Neuter bos "forest"

Neuter meisje girl"

Neuter europa "Europe"

As you'll notice, there are some surprises, too. Would you have guessed that the word for "girl" is neuter? The question then becomes how you determine a noun's gender.

Determining Gender

1. If a noun ends in: -aar,-er, erd, it's probably masculine

2. If it ends with: -heid,-nis, -schap, it's probably feminine

3. If it ends with: -tje, that's a diminutive, and it's neuter

Articles

English has three articles: the definite article, "the," and the indefinite articles "a" and "an."

Dutch also has three articles; de, het, both meaning "the" in English and een meaning "a" or "an" and they also have gender! Yes, that means there are two forms de and een for use with masculine and feminine nouns, and two for use with neuter: het and een.

So the article een can be every kind of gender/ all three genders.

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The Definite Article: "the"

Gender (Dutch Article) Dutch "English"

Masculine ( mannelijk) De man "the man"

Masculine ( mannelijk) De vader "the father"

Masculine ( mannelijk) De leugenaar "the liar"

Feminine (vrouwelijk) De vrouw "the woman"

Feminine (vrouwelijk) De moeder "the mother"

Feminine (vrouwelijk) De wetenschap "the science"

Neuter (onzijdig) Het potlood "the pencil"

Neuter (onzijdig) Het boekje "the little book"

Neuter (onzijdig) Het meisje "the girl"

The Indefinite Article: "a" or "an"

The indefinite article in English is "a" or "an," depending upon whether the word begins with a vowel sound or not. The indefinite article in Dutch is een. It is shown below, and as with the definite article, it comes in three genders to match its noun.

Gender (Dutch Article) Dutch "English"

Masculine (mannelijk) Een man "a man"

Masculine (mannelijk) Een vader "a father"

Masculine (mannelijk) Een leugenaar "a liar"

Feminine (vrouwelijk) Een vrouw "a woman"

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #3 - PAI NLES S DUTCH GRAMMAR 4 Feminine (vrouwelijk) Een moeder "a mother"

Feminine (vrouwelijk) Een wetenschap "a science"

Neuter (onzijdig) Een potlood "a pencil"

Neuter (onzijdig) Een meisje "a girl"

Neuter (onzijdig) Een boekje "a little book"

Plurals of Nouns

The most common way of making a noun plural is by adding -en to the singular.

Singular Plural "English"

fiets fietsen "bicycles"

krant kranten "newspapers"

vriend vrienden "friends"

Be careful to follow the rules of spelling when putting nouns into the plural with -en. You will have to write a long vowel sound as a single letter:

Singular Plural "English"

naam namen "names"

buur buren "neighbors"

Deen Denen "Danes"

Likewise, you have to double the consonant after a short vowel sound:

Singular Plural "English"

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Schot Schotten "Scots"

There are exceptions to this rule.

Take care with the plurals of nouns that end in -ee or or nouns that end in stressed -ie. The plural ending -en is still added, but it will be written as -ën to distinguish between the sounds (see spelling). For example:

Singular Plural "English"

idee ideeën "ideas"

economie economieën "economies"

Plural with -s

If the singular ends in -e, -é, -el, -em, -en or -er, the plural is formed by adding -s to the singular. This is also often the case with words that are borrowed from foreign languages, e.g. mentor or telefoon.

Singular Plural "English"

stukje stukjes pieces

café cafés bars

winkel winkels shops

nummer nummers numbers

Oostenrijker Oostenrijkers Austrians

If the singular ends in any other vowel dan -e, -'s is added to the singuar.

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Pronouns

Pronouns are the small class of words found in my many languages that we use as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have a very general reference. Things such as "I," "you," "he," "this," etc.

If we didn't have pronouns in English, we'd have to talk like this:

"My brother lives in Maryland. My brother works for the government. My brother is married, and my brother's wife works as a paralegal. I visit my brother and my brother's wife twice a year."

Ye cats! Aren't we lucky we have pronouns—words that take the place of a noun—to simplify our lives and avoid that horrible, lengthy repetition? Try this instead:

"My brother lives in Maryland. He works for the government. He is married, and his wife works as a paralegal. I visit him and his wife twice a year."

Pronouns have person, which tell us who's talking or whom we're talking about. Here's a chart of the English pronouns.

Subject pronouns in Dutch can be stressed or unstressed. The stressed form is usually used in formal writing. The unstressed form is often the most common one in spoken Dutch, as long as no particular emphasis is needed on that personal pronoun.

Person Stressed Unstressed "English"

1 ik ('k) I

2 jij ('k) you (informal)

2 u u you (formal)

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3 zij ze she

3 het ('t) it

1 wij we we

2 jullie jullie you (informal)

2 u u you (formal)

3 zij ze they

Stressed and Unstressed

Mies: Ik kom uit Brussel. En waar kom jij vandaan?

Mies: I'm from Brussels and where are you from?

Jacob: Ik kom uit Rotterdam maar ik studeer in Utrecht

Jacob: Im from Rotterdam, but I study in Utrecht.

Mies: En wat studeer je in Utrecht?

Mies and what do you study in Utrecht?

Look at the second part of the first sentence. There, in the question, the stressed form of the personal pronoun is used, because Mies has just said where she is from and now she wants to know where Jacob is from. To contrast herself with Jacob, she gives the personal pronoun jij extra emphasis. In English, extra emphasis would also be placed on the word you ("And where are you from?"), but in Dutch the form of the pronoun changes too. In the third sentence, Mies uses the unstressed form because there is no contrast.

Conjugation

Generally, a verb describes existence, a condition, or an action.

Let's start our discussion of verbs with one of the most useful verbs in English, "to be."

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Singular Plural

First Person "I am" "we are"

Second Person "you are" "you are"

Third Person "he, she, it is" "they are"

When we combine the pronouns and verb forms, that's called conjugating a verb. You'll notice that the verb "to be" in English has several different forms. Most other verbs, like walk or run, don't change as much.

In Dutch, the verb meaning "to be" also needs to be conjugated. Here it is.

Singular "English" Plural "English"

First Person Ik ben "I am" Wij zijn "we are"

Second Person Jij bent "you are" Jullie zijn "you are"

Third Person Hij is "he is" Zij zijn "they are"

Third Person Zij is "she is" Zij zijn "they are"

Third Person Het is "it is" Zij zijn "they are"

This verb is irregular in Dutch, as it is in English and in almost every other language. You'll just have to memorize its forms. Once you've done this, you'll be in a position to make a complete Dutch sentence.

Adjectives

Adjectives are words that qualify nouns. They express a particular quality of the noun, such as color (groen, "green") or dimensions (klein, "small"). Adjectives can also express more

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Predicative adjectives

Predicative adjectives are adjectives used separately from the noun they qualify, as in the sentences below:

De Kerk in Utrecht is klein. "The Church in Utrecht is small."

Jaap is aardig. "Jaap is nice."

Note that predicative adjectives never change form.

Attributive adjectives

When adjectives immediately precede the noun they qualify, we talk of attributive adjectives. Examples of attributive adjectives are:

Utrecht heeft een kleine kerk. "Utrecht has a small church."

Jaap is een aardige jongen. "Jaap is a nice guy."

The rest of this section will deal with attributive adjectives, because they are the type of adjective that can decline (change form).

In Dutch, adjectives must change when becoming plural.

Ik lees een goed boek. "I'm reading a good book."

De goede boeken liggen op de tafel. "The good books lay on the table."

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The Focus of This Lesson Is Basic Dutch Pronunciation

The Dutch alphabet has 26 letters, which are divided into vowels (klinkers) and consonants (medeklinkers).

The Dutch vowels:

sounds Like the "a" a rat "rat" in "what"

sounds same as e bel "bell" the "e" in "bell"

sounds like the "i" i ik "I" in "in"

sounds same like o op "on" the "o" in "on"

sounds like the "u" u mus "sparrow" in "us"

The vowels

The letter can be pronounced as the short vowel /e/ as in bel ("bell") the long vowel /e:/ as the first in leren ("learn").

In the table below the vowels are pronounced as long sounds.

sounds Like the "a" a dalen "to descend" in "haben" (German)

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #4 - DUTCH PRONUNCI ATI ON MADE EAS Y 2 sounds same as e Leren "learn" the "ea" in "ear"

sounds smame like o molen "mill" the "o" in "bow"

sounds like the "u" in München u huren "to rent" (German)

Diphthongs

All of the above vowels can occur together with another vowel.The combinations are pronounced as a singular sound

sounds like "her" eu leuk "nice" without the "r"

sounds like "eat" ie niet "not" without the "t"

sounds like the "oo" oe hoek "corner" in "book"

ui huis "house" sounds like "uhhh"

The letter combinations au and ou sound the same as well as the combinations ei and ij .

sounds like "ow" in au auto "car" "now"

sounds like "ow" in ou jouw "your" "now"

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #4 - DUTCH PRONUNCI ATI ON MADE EAS Y 3 sounds like "eil" in ei klein "small" the French "soleil"

sounds like "eil" in ij jij "you" the French "soleil"

The Dutch Consonants

The Dutch consonants as a single letter sound mostly the same as in English.

However:

The letters d and b, when occurring at the end of a word, are in fact pronounced as /t/ and /p/ respectively:

sounds like the "t" d goed "good" in" tea"

sounds like the "p" b heb "have" in pen

Also this letter can change its sound just like it does in English:

sounds same as in c cel "cell" English

sounds same as in c Canada "Canada" English

Some consonants can be combined with other consonants to produce different sounds:

sounds like "ng" in ng jongen "boy" "sing"

ch chocola "chocolate" sounds like "ssh"

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Exceptions

Some loan words in Dutch have pronunciations that do not follow the above guidelines. Words like "computer" (from the English) and "journalist" (from the French) retain most of their original pronunciation. Others are partly adapted to Dutch pronunciation, for instance the word "garage." The pronunciations of these words is best memorized as you come across them.

Accent Marks

As in many other languages, Dutch vowels (though not consonants) sometimes receive accent marks. Apart from the imported

é, á, ó, ú

1. The word een ("one") normally receives these accent marks (één) to distinguish it in writing from the indefinite article een ("a").

2. The accent is often given to the word hé: Hé, mag ik misschien jouw adres? ("Hey, could I have your address?")

3. It is also placed on any vowel that requires stress: Jacob, kom nú naar binnen! ("Jacob, come inside NOW!")

ë, ï, ö, ü

The two 'dots' on a vowel are called a diaresis (trema in Dutch). You'll see it most frequently on the letter

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #4 - DUTCH PRONUNCI ATI ON MADE EAS Y 5 1. In non-compound words to prevent two vowels being read as one sound. For instance, if the did not have a diaresis in the word poezie, the two vowels in the middle would be read as the sound /oe/. To prevent this from happening, the word is spelled as poëzie, telling the reader that the and the have to be pronounced separately. Examples of words with the diaresis on other letters are intuïtie, coöperatie and reünie.

2. In the spelling of numbers as in tweeëndertig ("thirtytwo").

3. At the end of many names of countries: Italië, België.

This accent mark is placed on short vowel sounds, mainly on

You'll only find this accent mark in loan words like enquête ('questionnaire').

One of the best ways to get Dutch pronunciation down pat is to listen and repeat, then listen and repeat again, which is something you can do at Dutch Pod101.com. We have audio files of native speakers and even a voice recorder for you to see how you sound in comparison.

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The Focus of This Lesson Is Five Must-Know Dutch Phrases.

The following are five essential phrases that will make the most difference in your studies.

Phrase One: "Hello"

The most useful phrase you should know in Dutch is Hallo which means "hello" (informal) or goedemorgen ("good morning"). In addition:

• goedemiddag means "good afternoon"

• goedenavond means "good evening" (formal)

For Example:

1. Hallo, hoe gaat het ermee? "Hello, how are you?"

2. Goedemorgen, hoe gaat het ermee? "Good morning how are you?"

Phrase Two: "Thank You"

Show off your manners by saying "thank you," which in Dutch is dankuwel.

For Example:

1. Dankuwel voor het cadeau. "Thank you for the present."

Phrase Three: "Please" and "Here you are"

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #5 - TOP 5 I MPORTANT PHRAS ES FOR LEARNING DUTCH 2 With these next two expressions, you can ask for or hand someone something, in the same way you'd say "Please" or "here you are." The word to use is Alstublieft.

For Example:

1. Koffie alstublieft "Coffee, please."

2. Alstublieft, uw wisselgeld "Here you are, your change."

Phrase Four: "I Don't Understand."

A phrase that comes in handy when you have no idea what people are talking about is ik begrijp het niet, which means "I don't understand."

For Example:

1. Ik begrijp het niet kunt u het herhalen? "I don't understand, can you repeat?"

Phrase Five: "Sorry or Excuse Me."

Another useful Dutch phrase is Pardon which means "sorry" or "excuse me." Being humble and apologizing when appropriate is another way of showing good manners.

For Example:

1. Pardon mag ik u iets vragen? "Excuse me can I ask you something?"

2. Oh pardon ik zag u niet staan. "I'm sorry I didn't see you standing there"

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The Focus of This Lesson Is the Five Things You Have to Know about the Netherlands.

Test your Dutch knowledge! This lesson will build your basic knowledge of the Netherlands by quizzing you on five areas of Dutch knowledge: geography, pop culture, travel, economics, and myth busting.

Question One: Geography of The Netherlands

The Netherlands has how many provinces?

A) 3

B) 12

C) 96

The correct answer is B: 12. The Netherlands consists of 12 provinces with Flevoland being the youngest.

And here's a little extra trivia for you: the climate in the Netherlands is Maritime. We have four seasons with an average temperature in summer rising up to 19 degrees and in winter going down to 2 degrees.

Question Two: Dutch Pop Culture Question

I'm going to name three people...one is a famous architect, one is DJ, and one is a sports star. Match the name with the profession.

A) Marco van Basten

B) Rem Koolhaas

C) Tijs Verwest

And here are your answers:

Marco van Basten became European footballer of the year three times, in 1988, '89 and '92.

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Rem Koolhaas is one of The Netherlands's most famous and architects. You can see buildings designed by him all over the world. In Fukuoka, Japan, New York, London, Copenhagen, Chicago, Beijing. He is working on a building in Rotterdam now.

Tijs Verwest, also known as Tiësto, is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. He performed live at the opening ceremony at the Athens Olympics, thereby becoming the first DJ to play live on stage at an Olympics.

Question Three: Dutch Travel Question

Rank in correct order the most popular travel destinations in the Netherlands.

A) The Keukenhof ("Flower garden")

B) The canals of Amsterdam

C) Kinderdijk

This one might be tricky!

Amsterdam is the most popular tourist area. Even though the Tulips in the Keukenhof are very popular, tourists mainly want to see the beautiful old houses and canals Amsterdam has to offer.

The number two:

Keukenhof Gardens is the world's largest flower garden, and actually a promotion for the Dutch flower industry. Approximately seven million flower bulbs are planted annually in the park.

The last one:

Kinderdijk. More than 1,000 old windmills still exist in the Netherlands. The largest concentration of Dutch windmills can be found near the village of Kinderdijk.

Question Four: Dutch Economics Question

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #6 - CAN YOU ANSWER THES E 5 QUES TI ONS ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS? 3 The currency used now in the Netherlands is the Euro, but what was it before?

A) Franc,

B) Mark, or

C) Guilder?

The answer is C, the guilder.

Question Five: Dutch Dwarfs or Giants

Most people know that the Dutch are tall but how tall exactly ?

The average height of a Dutch male is:

A) 175 cm

B) 181 cm

C) 185 cm

The correct answer is C, the Dutch are the tallest in the world. Research shows it to be a combo of genetics, disease prevention, diet (dairy, etc.), average wealth and wellbeing, as well as psychosocial wellbeing...all of these affect height.

So to summarize: drink your milk, get your shots, be happy and grow grow grow...oh and a bit of genetics.

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The Focus of this Lesson is An Introduction to Dutch Cuisine

What is Dutch food like?

Traditionally, the Dutch eat a lot of bread, potatoes, vegetables, meat and diary products.

Fish is eaten too, but less than meat.

Nowadays because of the multicultural society, the variation of foods you can get in Holland is very big.

Food for special occasions

For example on the New Year we eat Oliebollen (deep fried dough balls), and to celebrate a newborn baby we eat beschuit met muisjes, rusks sprinkled with "little mice," which are anise seeds covered in white, pink, or blue sugar.

Dutch delicacies

Dutch stroopwafels ("syrup waffles") are a delicacy not too miss out on. Best to eat them with a hot cup of coffee or tea. A broodje kroket ("bun with a croquette") and mustard, maybe not the healthiest thing to eat but oh-so-tasty. It's even possible to buy these out of a vending machine.

Seasonal dishes

The probably most famous dish, stamppot is mainly eaten in winter time. Mashed potatoes are mixed with either endive, carrots, sauerkraut or curly kale. The stamppot is served with a smoked sausage.

Table etiquette

Before we start eating we say eetsmakelijk. With this we wish eachother a good meal and after saying it we start eating. We can't put our elbows on the table or reach in front of someone, we will have to ask the person next to you to pass it to you. When finished eating we place our fork and knife parallel on our dish.

Top Five Dutch delicacies Presented by (hosts)

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #7 - TOP FI VE DUTCH DIS HES 2 1. Stamppot (mashed potatoes with vegetables)

2. Stroopwafel (syrup waffle)

3. Hollandse nieuwe (herring)

4. Broodje Kroket (bun with a croquette)

5. Poffertjes (mini pancakes)

The Top Five Foods for the Brave

1. Zoute drop: salty liquorish

2. Rol mops: pickled herring fillets, rolled (hence the name) into a cylindrical shape

3. Balkebrij: kind of meat cake made out of various cuts of the animal like liver, kidney and lungs

4. Frikandel speciaal: a kind of sausage made all sorts of left over meat, from intestines to brain. Eaten together with mayonnaise, ketchup and onion.

5. Hutspot: which is a sort of a mash potato, onions and carrots combination

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The Focus of this Lesson is the Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Dutch Society

1. Major cities and how they work

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364. Its name is derived from Amstelredamme, which is indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Settled as a small fishing village in the late twelfth century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: Grachtengordel), located in the heart of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2010.

The city is the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands. Amsterdam was ranked thirteenth globally on quality of living. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in the world. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, Amsterdam Museum, its red-light district, and its many cannabis coffee shops draw more than 3.66 million international visitors annually. Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre. Rotterdam is one of Europe's most vibrant and multicultural cities. It is known for its university (Erasmus), its cutting-edge architecture, its lively cultural life, its striking riverside setting, its maritime heritage and the Rotterdam Blitz. But the essence of Rotterdam is its huge, modern port. It is the largest port in Europe and one of the busiest ports in the world. In the Netherlands, Rotterdam has the highest percentage of foreigners from non- industrialized nations. They form a large part of Rotterdam's multi ethnic and multicultural diversity. 46% of the population are of non-Dutch origins or have at least one parent born outside the country. There are 80,000 Muslims, constituting 13% of the population. The mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, is of Moroccan descent and is a practicing Muslim. The city is home to the largest Dutch Antillean community. The city also has its own China Town.

2. Family life

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #8 - TOP 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DUTCH S OCI ETY 2 The Dutch see the family as the foundation of the social structure. Families tend to be small, often with only one or two children. The Dutch are often considered to be quite liberal. In 2001, the Netherlands became the first nation in the world to grant same-sex marriages. The Netherlands is also the only country in which a homosexual couple can adopt a child. Many couples in the Netherlands decide not to get married but to go for The Registered Partnership (established 1998) it provides the same rights and responsibilities as married partners, except in relation to children.

3. Work, Culture, and Economy

The Dutch prefer to get down to business quickly and engage in relatively little small talk. Communication is direct and to the point, and may seem blunt. When you want to get your point across, make sure your arguments are rational as opposed to emotional, and use facts and figures to confirm your statements. Business is conducted slowly. The Dutch are detail- oriented and want to understand every innuendo before coming to an agreement. Decision- making is consensus driven. Anyone who might be affected by the decision is consulted, which greatly increases the time involved in reaching a final decision. Appearances are important to the Dutch. We see ourselves as thrifty, hardworking, practical and well organized. At the same time, the Dutch are very private people. We do not boast about our accomplishments or material possessions.

4. Politics

Since 1815, the Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy. Historically for centuries before, it had been a proud republic, a union of provinces. Since 1848, the Netherlands has also been a parliamentary democracy. The Dutch monarch has no real political power, but serves as a representative head of state and a symbolic person uniting the divided parliamentary politics. The current Prime minister is Mark Rutte. The Monarch in Holland is King Willem-Alexander. The royal family is quite popular in Holland. On April 27th (26 April if the 27th falls on a Sunday) the King's birthday is celebrated. All over the country parades and other outdoor events are organized.

5. Generation trends

Generally, the older and younger generations tend to do things differently. The older generation tends to keep more strictly to the traditional customs. Traditionally, the older

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #8 - TOP 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DUTCH S OCI ETY 3 generation would have four children in each family. Eating vegetables and pulses is the norm with the older generation. And filial piety, hard work, loyalty, and prestige are important to the older generation. The younger generation tends more to the American-style life. These days, the younger generation would have one to two children in the family. Eating fast food is the norm with the younger generation. Due to this shift towards eating fast food, obesity has started to become more common in the Netherlands.

However the Dutch still like riding their bicycle and they're a popular way to commute. Because of this healthy way of transportation, obesity rates are still lower than in the neighboring countries.

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# 9

The Focus of this Lesson is the Top Five important Dates During the Calendar Year

We'll go in reverse order.

5. Bevrijdings dag

In the Netherlands, Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is celebrated each year on May 5th, to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. The nation was liberated largely by Canadian troops, with the assistance of the British and American Armies and French when the liberation would be commemorated and celebrated every year.

On May 4th, the Dutch hold the Remembrance of the Dead for the people who fought and died during World War II, and in wars in general. There is a remembrance gathering in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam and at the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Throughout the country, two minutes of silence are observed at 8:00 P.M. On May 5th, the liberation is celebrated and festivals are held at most places in the Netherlands.

4. Christmas

Christmas, is celebrated over two days in the Netherlands, i.e. Eerste Kerstdag ("First Christmas Day") on December 25 and Tweede Kerstdag ("Second Christmas Day") on December 26, both of which are public holidays. While it may seem similar to what you know, Christmas is not about Santa Claus and reindeer in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands it is really about the ambience. People buy Christmas trees, and decorate them with kerstkransjes (Christmas wreath cookies), glass balls, gilded nuts, ribbons, glittery pine cones, frosted bells, and red and white candles. Many people place beautiful Advent star lights in their windows. Christmas is spend with family and loved ones.

3. Oud en nieuw

Dutch New Year (Oud en Nieuw) consists of Oudejaarsavond (New Year's Eve) on December 31 and Nieuwjaarsdag (New Year's Day) on January 1. The latter is a public holiday. Public holidays are few and far between in the Netherlands, so they are usually a pretty big deal. Don't feel too sorry for us: we get a minimum of 20 paid holiday days a year.

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #9 - TOP 5 I MPORTANT DATES DURI NG THE DUTCH CALENDAR YEAR 2 New Year's Eve is usually spent enjoying a party with friends and family or going into town to see open-air concerts and the fireworks around the city. Fans of loud banging noises will have a field day, as overzealous children of all ages set off crackers. The red cracker papers turn the streets bright red. The tradition of setting off fireworks and crackers has something to do with old pagan customs of driving away demons, so that the New Year could begin with a clean slate. At the stroke of midnight, firework displays brightly color the sky and the cacophony of people wishing each other a Gelukkig Nieuwjaar (Happy New Year) can be heard all around.

On New Year's Day it has become traditional (for some crazy die-hards) to take a Nieuwjaarsduik at noon on New Year's Day. This involves taking a dip in the freezing cold North Sea at Scheveningen beach in the Hague. The swimmers are rewarded with a steaming cup of Dutch winter soup, usually Erwtensoep, a thick split pea soup with smoked sausage.

2. Sinterklaas

The Dutch have their very own tradition in December, Sinterklaas. This man should not be mistaken for Santa Claus even if they do have kind of the same job. Sinterklaas lives in Spain and he has a white horse. He has Zwarte Pieten, ("Black Piets"), who assists him.

They sail from Spain to a port in the Netherlands. They arrive sometime in mid November, which is the start of the "Sinterklaas season." The following weeks are spent in assessment of the behavior of the children during the past year. In short, whether they have been naughty or nice. He keeps this information in a large book. The eve of December 5th is a special day for all Dutch children. This is when Sinterklaas rides around the country on his white horse. Children put shoes under the chimney and they also place a piece of carrot in them as a reward for the horse. Sinterklaas stops at the roof of the houses and send a Piet down the chimney to put some kind of gift in the shoes. This is often a piece of chocolate in the form of the receiver's first initial and pepernoten, small hard cookies.

1. Koningsdag:

On April 27, the Dutch celebrate Koningsdag ("King's Day"), a national holiday to commemorate the birthday of the country's King. It is by far the most widely celebrated holiday in the Netherlands. Amsterdam festivities in particular rival those of Mardi Gras in New

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #9 - TOP 5 I MPORTANT DATES DURI NG THE DUTCH CALENDAR YEAR 3 Orleans or New Year's Eve in New York City. As such, Amsterdam is packed to the gills on April 27, welcoming up to two million party-going visitors. Koningsdag is known for its nationwide vrijmarkt ("free market" or "flea market"), at which many Dutch sell their secondhand items. It is also an opportunity for "orange madness" or oranjegekte, for the national color, when the normally straight-laced Dutch let down their hair, often dyed orange for the occasion.. In recent years parties and concerts have been held the evening before Koningsdag. Nightclubs across the Netherlands organize special events for what has become known as Koningsnacht ("King's Night"). Many young people celebrate in the streets and squares (and in Amsterdam, the canals as well) throughout the night,and after all-night partying join the crowds at the vrijmarkt.

Notes - Since 2014, Dutch people celebrate King’s day, instead of Queen’s Day.

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The Focus of this Lesson is an Introduction to Dutch Pop Culture

Popular music

It is hard to pinpoint an exact identity for Dutch pop music. It roughly falls in two segments. Pop and rock music, which is mainly sung in English, and Kleinkunst and Levenslied which is mainly sung in Dutch. The two hardly ever mix. Exceptions were the period before Nederbeat (until 1967) and the period between 1980 and 1985.

Kleinkunst used to be a mix of folk and cabaret and nowadays it's closer to pop music.

Levenslied (Dutch, lit. "life song" meaning "song about the real life") is a highly sentimental Dutch-language sub-genre of pop music.

One can speculate what the exact reason is for this split but my guess is plainly economics. Holland is a small country, AKA, a small market, and English-sung Nederbeat turned out to be highly succesful outside Europe. Like Sweden has ABBA as its millstone, Holland has Nederbeat with pop music up until now trying desperately to sound and look like English or American pop groups.

The rock scene discards Levenslied (and in a lesser way Kleinkunst) as inferior music. In effect this genre tends to look the other way round to Germany and France. Oddly enough, artists who do succeed in mixing the two, like for instance Doe Maar, Marco Borsato and Bløf, are in fact the most popular pop artists in the Netherlands today.

Popular movies

Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films; almost all films rely on state funding.

Popular Dutch movies are Turks Fruit, Flodder, All Stars, De Lift and Soldaat van Oranje, Alles is liefde, Ciske de Rat and De Aanslag. Some Dutch actors made their transition to Hollywood, the most successful being Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Jeroen Krabbé (The Fugitive) and Famke Janssen (X-Men). Filmmakers besides Paul Verhoeven who

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #10 - AN I NTRODUCTI ON TO DUTCH POP CULTURE 2 successfully began a career in Hollywood include Jan de Bont (who started as cinematographer before directing big budget action movies like Speed and Twister)

Popular television

On Dutch TV you can watch a wide variety of programs, many foreign, mostly British and American, soaps, sitcoms, reality shows and movies make it to the screen. The Dutch subtitle their programs. Some popular Dutch TV programs are Goede tijden slechte tijden, a long running soap program and Boer zoekt vrouw, which is a matchmaking program where a farmer is looking for a wife.

Popular countrymen and women abroad

Well to see who are the most popular/well-known country men I checked the number of times their name appears on the web. Let's see:

1. Tijs Michiel Verwest: DJ Tiësto is one of the most popular and respected DJs in the world. His real name is Tijs Verwest and he was born on January 17th, 1969 in Breda. He started on a drive in show on the age of 14. After this he started playing at many different clubs and events. In February '99 he made his first big appearance, on the mainstage at Innercity. From that time his star rose faster and faster. Tiësto's signature is that he seems to know exactly how to make a crowd go wild. Tiesto performs all around the world.

2. Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890): is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, though he had little success during his lifetime. Nowadays his paintings rank among the most expensive paintings in the world. One well known fact about this painter was that he cut of his left ear. In Amsterdam you can find the Van Gogh museum.

3. Anne Frank (12 June 1929 – early March 1945): Anne is probably the most discussed Holocaust victim. She was an ordinary Jewish girl who is well known because of her diary. Anne wrote her diary while she was hiding with her family from the Germans. It was first published as a book, in Dutch, in 1947. Since then, millions of people have read the thoughts and hopes of one young girl and have been inspired by them.

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Marco van Basten (1964-10-31 - ): Marco van Basten is one of the most prominent and loved Dutch players of all times. This phenomenal Dutch striker was ranked eighth in the election for Football Player of the Century. In 1992 the genial striker retired from football due to bad injuries and is currently coach of the Dutch national football team. Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978-03-14 - ): Pieter van den Hoogenband is one of the most prominent and successful contemporary swimmers in the world. He is the current world record holder in the most attractive discipline—100m freestyle swimming. In 1999 he won an amazing six gold medals at the European Championship in Istanbul and became one of the best swimmers worldwide. Robert Rintje Ritsma (1970-03-13 - ): Rintje Ritsma belongs to the most gifted speed skaters of our time and is at the same time one of the brightest Dutch sport stars. The Bear from Lemmer, as they call him, boasts a swag of excellent achievements. During his active career Rintje Ritsma set four world records in different disciplines. For a total of 1,125 days Ritsma stayed at the top of the all-time world ranking.

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The Focus of This Lesson is to Give Some Suggestions for the Top Five Useful Tools for Learning Dutch

Some great tools to aid you in your Dutch studies:

1. A Dutch Dictionary

A good old dictionary is always a good start with language. There are a few electronic dictionaries out there, and you can find some at http://www.ectaco.com/Electronic-Dictionary/ Dutch-items/ But if you prefer good old hardbacks, try http://www.amazon.com/Dutch-English- Dictionary-handwoordenboeken-hedendaags-taalgebruik/dp/9066482184

2. Online Dictionaries

There is a wide range of dictionaries available on the net:

• http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl: This dictionary gives you the translation but also works as a thesaurus. So you can find words with a similar meaning.

• http://en.bab.la/dictionary/: With this dictionary you can translate short sentences.

3. Dutch grammar site

For learning more about the grammar you might want to try out this site: http:// www.dutch.ac.uk/

A lot of useful links can be found on this page: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm 4. Flashcards

We recommend flashcards as a language-learning tool for learning any language. Be sure to make flash cards with any new vocabulary you learn. At first, you might want to learn theme

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #11 - TOP 5 USEFUL TOOLS FOR LEARNING DUTCH 2 related vocabulary (e.g., At the hotel, fruits, or greetings). We have developed an interactive flashcard feature at DutchPod101.com. You can check it out here:

My Flashcards: http://www.dutchpod101.com/learningcenter/flashcards/flashcard

5. Audio and Visual

Audio and vision are two of the best ways of learning a language. Make sure you listen to the language every day, even for five minutes, to let your ears get used to the sound. You can listen to Dutch radio online at: http://www.nederland.fm/ or http://www.listenlive.eu/netherlands.html For the pronounciation of words you can go to this site: http://www.forvo.com/ You type in the word and you can hear what it sounds like. Furthermore, have your eyes memorize it too by reading. At first, reading may be a challenge, but remember, we were all learning our own language at some stage, and picture books came in handy. A famous Dutch character is Miffy, in Dutch the name is Nijntje, created by Dick Bruna. You can read these picturebooks online http://www.nijntje.nl/

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# 12

The Focus of This Lesson Is to Learn Some Useful Phrases for the Classroom in Dutch

Here are the phrases from the lesson.

1. Kunt u het herhalen alstublieft? "Please repeat that." 2. Hoe zeg ik.... in het nederlands? "How do you say...in Dutch?" 3. Mag ik wat vragen.... "May I ask something..." 4. Ik begrijp het niet. "I don't understand." 5. Kunt u het een beetje langzamer herhalen? "Can you repeat that a bit more slowly?"

Phrase One: Kunt u het herhalen alstublieft?

This phrase is so useful because you can use it anytime, whether it is in class or outside the classroom.

Kunt u means "Can you" Het means "it" Herhalen means "repeat" Alstublieft means "please"

Phrase Two: Hoe zeg ik.... in het Nederlands?

This is a great phrase. You get to rediscover the world again through Dutch eyes. You can learn very quickly if you use this phrase and ask lots of questions. Hoe means "how" Zeg is the verb for "you say" Ik means "I"

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #12 - TOP FI VE DUTCH CLAS S ROOM PHRAS ES 2 After that, you insert the word or point at what you want to know. In het Nederlands means "in Dutch"

Phrase Three: Mag ik wat vragen....

Not only is this a great phrase to learn so that you can ask the teacher a question, but it's also a great phrase to use to get you what you want! Mag ik means "May I" or "Can I" Wat in this case means "something" vragen means "to ask"

Phrase Four: Ik begrijp het niet.

We can use this phrase on all occasions. Ik means "I" Het means "it" Niet here is a negative and translates as "not" Begrijp means "understand."

Phrase Five: Kunt u het een beetje langzamer herhalen?

As Dutch people tend to talk at the speed of light, this phrase will come in handy. Kunt u is the polite way of asking "Can you" Het means "it" een beetje means "a bit" langzamer means "more slowly" I means "repeat."

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The Focus of This Lesson is Teaching You Some Very Common Dutch Expressions That You Might Not Learn from a Dutch Teacher

Here are the phrases we will explain in further detail below:

1. Gaaf "Great," "Awesome." (Slang) 2. Jij bent gek "You're stupid." 3. Geen zorgen, het geeft niet. "Never mind, don't worry about it." 4. Hoeveel kost het? "How much is it?" 5. Kan het wat goedkoper? "Can you make it a little cheaper?"

These are high-frequency Dutch phrases and expressions that you can use all the time.

Gaaf

You use this as an interjection. You use it for matters that are "great" or "awesome" but it can also mean "perfect," "flawless."

Jij bent gek.

When a person is displeased with another's actions or words, Jij bent gek is a cutting retort, similar to the English "You're crazy!" You usually utter it on its own and direct it at someone as an insult.

Geen zorgen, het geeft niet.

This literally means "No worries, it doesn't matter." Use it when you want to say "Never mind," or "Don't worry about it."

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We can translate this to "How much costs this?" We can use it when we are shopping at a market as not prices are not always indicated.

Kan het wat goedkoper?

This literally means, "Can it a bit cheaper?" which translates as, "Can you make it a little cheaper?" Though the Netherlands doesn't really have a bargaining culture in some cases we do. For example if you are going to buy a car you definitely want to use this sentence.

Examples:

1. De film was echt gaaf! "The movie was real awesome!" 2. Je hebt er 300 euro voor betaald? Ben je gek? "You paid 300 euro for that? Are you crazy?" 3. Je hebt het kopje laten vallen? Geen zorgen. Het geeft niet. "You dropped a cup? Never mind, don't worry about it. 4. Dat fotoboek, hoeveel kost het? "That picture book, how much is it?" 5. Die jurk, kan het wat goedkoper? "That dress, can you make it a little cheaper?"

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The Focus of This Lesson Is to Help Students Overcome Some Common Errors That Learners of Dutch Make

Common Error Number One: Making plural with an s instead of en

Just as in English, we form the Dutch plural by changing the end of a word. Though sometimes we do add an s to make the word plural, most of the time in Dutch we will add en.

Correct: Er staan vier bomen in de tuin. "There are four trees in the garden."

Not: Er staan vier booms in de tuin.

Common Error Number Two: Using the word doe in questions or negatives

Dutch does not use the auxiliary do in questions. Or negatives.

Correct: Drink jij bier? "Do you drink beer?" Not Doe drink jij bier?

Correct: Hij spreekt geen Engels. "He doesn't speak English."

Not Hij doe spreekt geen Engels.

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #14 - TOP 5 MIS TAKES NOT TO MAKE WHEN S PEAKING DUTCH 2 Common Error Number Three: Mixing up articles indicating the gender of a noun

Correct:

We gaan naar het bos. "We will go to the forest"

Not: We gaan naar de bos. "We will go to the forest"

Common Error Number Four: Prounouncing diphthongs incorrectly

The Dutch language has many diphthongs: a pair of characters we use to write one distinct sound. These include oe, ui, eu, ie, ei, au, and ou. These are easy to mistake by pronouncing the letters separately rather than as one sound.

Correct: 1. oe The correct way to pronounce this diphthong is as the "oo" in the English word "book" but it is often mistaken as o-e. 2. ou The correct way to pronounce this diphthong is as the "ow" in the English word "now" but it is often mistaken as o-u 3. ui There is no similar sound for this in English so to explain the sound we will have to use French as an example the Dutch sound for ui is like the French "eu" 4. ie The correct way to pronounce this diphthong is like the "ey" in "money," but it is often mistaken as i-e

Common Error Number Five: Pronouncing sch as sk

The last common mistake is wrong pronunciation. Dutch is very guttural, ch and g will sound the same in most words, sch is the same sound as the previous two but then with the sh

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The spelling sch- can be rather confusing. In Dutch the sch- combination occurs quite frequently but is pronounced rather differently from the English "sch." In most cases it presents a combination of s+ch where the latter is the voiceless velar fricative /x/ as heard in German Bach or Scottish loch. schip: /sxip/ is not pronounced as "skip."

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The Focus of This Lesson Is to Learn a Few of DutchPod101's Favorite Pet Phrases in Dutch

Pet Phrase Number One: Mag ik u even lastigvallen?

You often use this phrase when asking a favor of someone. Preceding a request with this phrase is a way to show appreciation to the person. It is a way to add politeness when making a request. Mag ik u even lastigvallen? "May I bother you for a moment?" Mag ik means "may I." U is the polite way of saying "you." Even means "a moment" and lastigvallen means "to bother."

Pet Phrase Number Two: Geen probleem.

You will hear this phrase often in the Netherlands. It means "No problem," "Don't worry about it," "It doesn't matter," etc. Geen probleem "It's nothing." or "Don't worry about it." Geen means "no" Probleem means "problem."

Pet Phrase Number Three: Waar is het toilet?

This is a lifesaver in a desperate situation! You will never all day looking for a toilet ever again! Waar is het toilet? "Where is the toilet?" Waar means "where."

Is means "is."

Het is the neuter particle for "the."

DUTCHPOD101.COM ALL ABOUT S 1 #15 - TOP 5 DUTCHPOD101 PET PHRAS ES 2 Toilet means "toilet." Same as in English, only we use the French pronunciation.

Pet Phrase Number Four: Laten we gaan!

Use this phrase when you want to say "Let's go." Laten we gaan! "Let's go!" Laten means "let." We means "we." Gaan translates as "go."

Pet Phrase Number Five: Echt?

Just like the English phrase "Really?" we use this phrase to express surprise or disbelief. It is a very good way to acknowledge something interesting your conversation partner has said. Echt? "Really?" Echt literally means "True" or "real."

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The Focus of This Lesson Is Learning How to Pronounce Dutch Vowels.

Dutch is spoken by 23 million Dutch speakers 17 million in the Netherlands and 6 million in other parts of the world. Use it regularly so you start on the right foot, can understand others, and others will understand you. Learning the Dutch sounds will help you to become sensitized to the language's different sounds and better master its pronunciation.

Be aware though, this pronunciation guide is for standard Dutch—the one you'll hear on the radio or television. When traveling in the Netherlands, you might hear some different accents and vocabulary words used specifically in the region you are in.

The Dutch alphabet consists of twenty- six letters. Six vowels, and twenty one consonants which would add up to 27 letters. The letter Y can be regarded as both a vowel and a consonant . Same as in English, however the combinations made and pronunciation can be different. Some sounds that exist in Dutch words simply don't exist in English words. In Dutch we have 16 vowel combinations.

Today we will look at the six vowels in detail with many simple examples and pronunciation practice exercises. Many of the Dutch sounds are similar to the English ones

So let's jump right into the vowels. They are:

A vowel written as one single letter can be either short or long:

Single vowel pronounced short:

"English" Dutch Vowel Dutch "English" pronunciation

sounds like "a" in a zak "bag" "father"

sounds like "a" in e spel "game" "cat"

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #1 - ARE YOU PRACTI CI NG FOR AN OPERA OR LEARNING YOUR DUTCH VOWELS ? 2 sounds like "i" in i "wit" dit "this"

sounds like "a" in o rond "round" "hall"

sounds like "a" in "ago" u nul "zero"

sounds the same as in the English y baby "baby" word

• The letter "y" is not used in originally Dutch words, it only appears in loanwords.

Usually, a single vowel is short when followed by more than one consonant, or by a single consonant that's the end of a word ex. man,(man) mannen,(men) knappe,(handsome) hart (heart)

Single vowel pronounced Long:

"English" Dutch Vowel Dutch "English" pronunciation

sounds like "a" in a ja "yes" "Chicago"

first sounds like "a" e veren "feathers" in "take"

sounds like "ee" in "see" i kilo "kilo"

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #1 - ARE YOU PRACTI CI NG FOR AN OPERA OR LEARNING YOUR DUTCH VOWELS ? 3 sounds like "o" in o molen "mill" "go"

sounds like "eu" in "Muesli" (German) u nu "now"

A single vowel is usually long when followed by a consonant and another vowel or a single vowel at the end of the word.

For example:.

1. keren, ("turn around") the first e is pronounced long.

2. schalen ("dishes") the a is pronounced long.

3. ma ("mother")

Doubled vowels

Vowels are also pronounced long when they are written in double, except for the "i" all vowels can be doubled i.e. aa, ee, oo, or uu.

"English" Dutch Vowel Dutch English pronunciation

sounds like "a" in aa maar "but" "Chicago"

sounds like "a" in ee meer "more" "take"

sounds like "o" in oo groot "big" "go"

sounds like "eu" in uu muur "wall" "Muesli" ( German)

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #1 - ARE YOU PRACTI CI NG FOR AN OPERA OR LEARNING YOUR DUTCH VOWELS ? 4 The voiceless E

So the letter "e" can be pronounced short and long but it also has a third pronounciation e (uh) is the 'voiceless e,' found in unstressed syllables.

• The one-syllable words like me, te, je, ze, we, de, are unique in having the stress of the word on a voiceless E.

• Single E at the end of a word (more then two letters) is always pronounced as voiceless. For example: alle ("all"), aarde ("earth"), kaartje ("ticket")

One thing you could say is that the stress of a word is rarely on the voiceless E

• BE-, GE-, TE- and VER- prefixes (word beginnings: be-, ge-, te- and ver- ) have voiceless Ex: Bedrijf ("company"), gevaar ("danger") terug ("back"), vertaling ("translation")

• EN, -ER and -EL suffixes (word endings -en, -er and -el) have voiceless E: Benen ("legs"), lekker ("tasty"), tafel ("table")

Single E pronounced long or short

Single E is short

• When followed by two or more consonants,

• At the end of a word followed by one (or more) consonants;

• Again, unless it's a prefix or suffix as described above.

Single E is long

• When followed by one consonant and another vowel—unless it's a prefix or suffix as described above.

So short would be:

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #1 - ARE YOU PRACTI CI NG FOR AN OPERA OR LEARNING YOUR DUTCH VOWELS ? 5 Vel, bek, ben, het, felle, redden, vette leggen

So long would be:

Vele, beken, benen, heten, vele, rede, vete, legen

That's all the vowel sounds for you! Remember to keep your mouth moving, even exaggerating when you practice to get yourself used to the sounds and movements!

Good luck!

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #1 - ARE YOU PRACTI CI NG FOR AN OPERA OR LEARNING YOUR DUTCH VOWELS ? 6 LESSON NOTES Pronunciation S1 #2 Double Your Fun with Dutch Vowels

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2 Grammar

# 2

The Focus of This Lesson Is Dutch Vowel Diphthongs.

In this lesson, we will take a closer look at what we call double vowels. These are a part of a group of double letters called diphthongs. Basically, diphthongs are two letters, in this case, two vowels, put together to make a common sound.

As the Dutch language has six vowels, it has nine diphthongs. We pronounce all of these as one sound that we cannot pronounce with one vowel. They are as follows: ai, au, ei, eu, ie, ij, oe, ou, ui.

Let's have a look at them one by one and give you some examples to play around with.

Diphthongs

This Dutch diphthong is pronounced as 'I' as in 'I am' in English. Some examples are: mais ("corn"), militair ("military") and haai ("shark")

Pronounced like OW in the English word NOW

We use this diphthong when we are in pain. We say "Au"

Some more samples are: auto ("car"), rauw, ("raw"), paus ("pope").

Not the easiest sound. Try to pronounce AY as in the English word MAY, but replace the A sound with the sound of the short Dutch vowel E. Or between the English vowel sounds in "fate" and "fight."

Some other samples; ei ("egg), klein ("small"), trein ("train").

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #2 - DOUBLE YOUR FUN WI TH DUTCH VOWELS 2 This sound doesn't exist in English. We see it a lot in French words. It is pronounced like in the French word BEURRE. This might help: -try making the vowel sound in "bird" while rounding/pouting your lips tightly.

Some other samples: reus ("giant"), leuk ("fun"), deuk ("dent").

The combination of the letters I and E are pronounced like EE in the English word "BEE."

Some other samples: biet ("beet"), mier ("ant"), lied ("song").

Pronounced exactly the same as the Dutch EI diphthong. As the pronounciation is the same even native Dutch speakers often have problems deciding if the word should be spelled with "ei" or "ij."

Some samples: Wijn ("wine"), mijn ("mine"), zijn ("his").

Pronounced like OE in the English word SHOE. Or as in hook but with your lips more rounded.

Some other samples: boek ("book"), doen ("to do"), voet ("foot").

The letters O and U together are pronounced exactly the same as the Dutch AU diphthong

Some samples: Hout ("wood"), oud ("old"), koud ("cold").

This is a sound not known in English it is pronounced by pronouncing the sound as it appears in the English word 'man' followed by the Dutch long u.

Some samples: huis ("house"), muis ("mouse"), tuin ("garden").

Triple Vowels

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #2 - DOUBLE YOUR FUN WI TH DUTCH VOWELS 3 So we spoke about Diphthongs but we also have triple vowels, which we explain below.

AAI

This is a combination of Dutch aa and ie.

Some samples: draaien ("to turn"), maaien ("to mow").

OEI

This is a combination of oe and ie.

Some samples: koeien ("cows"), vermoeid ("tired").

OOI

This is a combination of oo and ie.

Some samples: Nooit ("never"), mooi ("beautiful").

EEU

Actually, these three vowels will always be followed by the letter W so, EEUW.

This is a combination of ee and oe.

Some samples: Leeuwen ("lions"), geeuwen ("to yawn")

That's all for this lesson! Good luck!

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #2 - DOUBLE YOUR FUN WI TH DUTCH VOWELS 4 LESSON NOTES Pronunciation S1 #3 The Pronunciation of Consonants in Dutch

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2 Grammar

# 3

The Focus of This Lesson is Consonants.

In this lesson, we will take a closer look at the consonants.

Lets start with the ones that sound just like in English. Actually, this counts for most of them.

We'll give a Dutch word for each consonant along with its approximate pronunciation.

Consonant Dutch Pronunciation English

B boot BOAT "boat"

C cent SENT ( S sound) "cent"

CULTOOR ( K C cultuur sound) "culture"

D diep DEEP "deep"

F fiets FEETS "bicycle"

H hotel HOATEL "hotel"

K kogel KOA-CHUL "bullet"

L licht LIHCHT "light"

M maan MAAN "moon"

N niemand NEA-MAND "nobody"

P paard PAARD "horse"

Q quiz QUIZ "quiz"

S steen STEYN "stone"

T tijd TEYD "time"

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #3 - THE PRONUNCI ATI ON OF CONSONANTS I N DUTCH 2 V vis VIHS "fish"

W walvis WALVIS "whale"

X XTC XTC "XTC"

Y yoga YOCHA "yoga"

Z zee ZAY "sea"

The letters x and Y are only used in borrowed words you hardly ever see them in Dutch.

Now lets have a look at the consonants that have a different sound in Dutch.

Consonant Dutch Pronunciation English

Sounds like CH as in the Scottish word LOCH, the German word ICH or like the Spanish J as in "Julio" G Note: it never sounds like the G, as in the English word "GOOD"

G goed chood "good"

J Sounds like the Y as in the English words YES and MAY

J ja jah "yes"

Pronounced more thrilled as in English, therefore pronounced not as far back in the throat as in English. R Sounds more like a French or Spanish R

R radio raadio "radio"

Now let's have a look at two consonants put together to create one sound we look at them one by one and give you some examples to play around with.

One Sound

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #3 - THE PRONUNCI ATI ON OF CONSONANTS I N DUTCH 3 Sounds just like it does in English, as in the word "CLING" or "THING" NOT like in "stranger" or "danger."

For example: bang, vangen, eng.

CH can sound in three different ways:

1. CH

Most of the time the CH will sound like the Dutch g, sound of clearing your throat

For example: Toch, ochtend, licht, chaos.

2. CH

Several words from French have kept the French CH. The ch is pronounced like the sh in "Ship."

For example: chef, champignon, douche.

3. CH

The CH in Christus ("Christ"), Chris, Christien. The CH sound in names is often pronounced as the Dutch K.

DT and TD

At normal speaking speed, mid-word DT is pronounced as T, and mid-word TD is pronounced as D. Only in deliberately slow speech are the letters pronounced separately, but DT at the end of a verb is always T.

For example: ontdekken, ontdaan.

For example: windtunnel, badtas.

For example: ik word, hij wordt.

SJ is pronounced as in "ship."

For example: Sjaal, sjouwen, tasje.

Separate Sounds

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #3 - THE PRONUNCI ATI ON OF CONSONANTS I N DUTCH 4 SCH

This is a combinations that usually causes a lot of difficulty for foreigners.

It's not that hard though, it's just that the sound appears to be quite weird when you first hear it.

It's pronounced as a S followed by CH as in the Scottish word "loch."

For example: school, schuim, schaap.

Sounds the same as English, as in the word "LINK" for example.

For example: bink, pink, zink.

Unlike in English, K before N is pronounced. You will hear both sounds separately.

For example: Knaap, Knoop, Knarsen.

Unlike in English, P before S is pronounced, you will hear it as two separate sounds.

For example: psalm, pseudoniem, psycholoog.

Two of a Kind

KK, TT, LL, NN are pronounced the same as one single consonant. A double consonant usually means that a preceding single vowel is short.

And there you have them!

That's all for this lesson! Good luck!

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #3 - THE PRONUNCI ATI ON OF CONSONANTS I N DUTCH 5 LESSON NOTES Pronunciation S1 #4 Dutch Accents

CONTENTS

2 Grammar

# 4

The Focus of this Lesson is Accents on Dutch Words

To help us pronounce words correctly we often use accents in Dutch. In some cases it changes the sounds.

Acute and grave accent

Acute accent: É as in French, Dutch long E: hé - één - café

Grave accent: È as in French, Dutch short E: hè - appèl - carrière - première

The acute accent occurs mainly on loanwords like café, but can also be used for emphasis or to differentiate between two forms. Its most common use is to differentiate between the indefinite article een ("a," "an") and the numeral één ("one"); also hé ("hey," also written hee).

The grave accent is used to clarify pronunciation in loanwords (caissière ("female cashier"), après-ski ("post-ski").

Stress

If we want to emphasize a particular word in a sentence, we can use an acute accent. We place this accent above the vowel we want to emphasize. If the syllable has two vowels, we place the acute accent on both of them. However, we never put an acute accent over a capital letter.

Dutch "English"

Jacob, kom nú naar binnen! "Jacob, come inside NOW!"

Ik wil het nú! "I want it now!"

Het is héél lekker! "It's very tasty!"

Kán jij dat? "Can you do that?"

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #4 - DUTCH ACCENTS 2 The accents tell you that you have to put more stress on the word. In general, this means that you have to stretch the word a bit and use a slightly higher pitch. Do not exaggerate this.

Different Meaning

The location where we put the stress on the word can change the meaning of it.

So for example:

Dutch "English"

Vóórkomen "appearance"

Voorkómen "to prevent"

-The word "voor" (for)

We can also use it for the word voor (for, before). If we place two accent aigu's over oo, the word means before, in the sense of time as well as place. If we do not use the accent, the word can mean both for (as in for you ) and before. Note that it is not necessary to use the accent here, it is just often done to avoid misunderstandings.

Dutch "English"

Hij moet vóór jou opstaan. "He has to stand up before you."

Hij moet voor jou opstaan. "He has to stand up for you."

The diaeresis

The two 'dots' on a vowel are called a diaresis (trema in Dutch). You'll see it most frequently on the letter. It basically tells the reader that the vowel with the diaresis has to be pronounced separately.

Diaeresis Dutch Pronunciation "English"

ë koloniën Colonies "colonies"

ï ruïne ruin "ruins"

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #4 - DUTCH ACCENTS 3 ü reünie reunion "reunion"

ö coördinatie coordination "coordination"

Three common situations for the diaresis to be used are:

1. in non-compound words to prevent two vowels being read as one sound. For instance, if the "e" did not have a diaresis in the word *poezie, the two vowels in the middle would be read as the sound /oe/. To prevent this from happening, the word is spelled as poëzie, telling the reader that the "o" and the "e" have to be pronounced separately.

2. in the spelling of numbers as in tweeënveertig ('forty-two').

3. at the end of many names of countries: Italië, België.

Common French words in Dutch

1. When a French word turns into a common Dutch word it loses its accent mark.

2. Accent marks are only kept when it's necessary for the pronunciation.

3. Accent marks are also kept when the word feels very French.

So French words that have lost theire accent marks are, for example:

Cheque, controle, diner (these words have the same meaning in Dutch and English)

French words that kept their accent marks are for example:

Café, enquête, première, scène

Good luck!

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #4 - DUTCH ACCENTS 4 LESSON NOTES Pronunciation S1 #5 Pronouncing the Dutch Alphabet

CONTENTS

2 Grammar

# 5

The Focus of This Lesson Is Spelling Words out Loud—Alphabet Sounds

As we learned before, the Dutch alphabet has 26 letters, 20 or (21) consonants and 5 or (6) vowels. The letter "y" we sometimes call a consonant if it appears before a vowel.

The diphthong ij behaves as a separate vowel and both letters are capitalized when the word starts with an ij, for example: IJsje, "icecream."

Dutch letters might sound different from when you use them to spell out a word to when you use them in a word.

It is very useful to know how to pronounce the letters when spelling a word. As you often will need it. When at the reception of the hotel they ask you to spell out your name.

So here we are the letters with its pronunciation.

Part in the word that sounds the Letter Pronunciation "English" same as the letter.

A Ah aap "monkey"

B Bay beest "animal"

C Say CD "CD"

D Day deeg "dough"

E Ay eet "eat"

F Ef lef "courage"

G ( Dutch g) ay geef "give"

H Hah haas "hare"

I E iets "something"

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #5 - PRONOUNCI NG THE DUTCH ALPHABET 2 J Jay Jezus "Jesus"

K Kaah kano "canoe"

L El elk "each"

M Em Emmen Emmen (place)

N En enzo "And so on."

O Oh open "open"

P Pay peen "carrot"

Q kuuh IQ "IQ"

R err erf "farmyard"

S ess les "lesson"

T tay tegen "against"

U uuh uur "hour"

V vay veter "Shoe-lace"

W way wegen "roads"

X iks mix "mix"

Y Eh-ee ------

Z zet zet "Chess move"

So as you can see in the list above except for the letters A, E, O and U, the letter by itself almost never give the alphabet sound.

To give it the alphabet sound these letters need:

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #5 - PRONOUNCI NG THE DUTCH ALPHABET 3 B,C, D, G, J, P T, V, W "ay" sound after the letter

F, L,M,N,R,S, "e" short sound in front of the letter

H, and K "aa" long sound after the letter

can have the sound by itself or as double A, E, O, and U letters

I the letter "e"

Q In English "kyu" in Dutch Kuu

This sound the same as the diphthong EI or Y IJ

X the letter "i" in front

Z the letters "et"

So here some samples in how to spell:

For example to spell my name it would be:

Mies:

M.I.E.S.

"em" "ie" "ay" " es".

And Jacob would be:

J.A.C.O.B

"Jay" " ah" "say" "oh", "bay".

Confusing Letters

As in English, some of the alphabet letters can be easily mixed up. For example the letters M

DUTCHPOD101.COM PRONUNCI ATI ON S 1 #5 - PRONOUNCI NG THE DUTCH ALPHABET 4 and N can be confusing. In this case we will use names of words that everyone knows how to spell.

So we say:

M van Moskow, "M from Moscow"

N van Nederland, "N from the Netherlands"

Good luck!

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