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Holland (The Netherlands)
[windmill, canal, bike path]
De Vlist click to hear - between Gouda click to hear 2 and Schoonhoven click to hear
- a favorite bike ride
[cows in a meadow]
De Vlist click to hear
[view from bridge across canal]
(De) Kromme Rijn click to hear near Utrecht click to hear 2
(3 pictures above © 2010 by Margo Griffin
[street in Hoevelaken]
Street in Hoevelaken click to hear (near Amersfoort click to hear)
[street in Hoevelaken]
Street in Hoevelaken click to hear (near Amersfoort click to hear)
[farmhouse]
boerderij click to hear 'farmhouse' in Steenderen (Bronckhorst), Gelderland
(picture by Peter Schuffelen)
[bicycle on a bridge, water, meadows on the sides]
near Bunnik, Utrecht
[Windmill, flowers]
[bicycle on a bridge, windmill, meadows]
(3 pictures above by Margo Griffin)

Dutch Alliterations
(Alliteraties in het Nederlands)

Alliterations played a big role in the Germanic languages, especially in the early days, because there had been a general shift of the stress in words to the first syllable. Some of the first Old English is alliterative poetry.

Many of the alliterations are only used in a specific context - I do not recommend their use by non-native speakers and there's no need to memorize them. But for an idea of their meaning, hover the cursor over them to see a translation.

baas boven baas click to hear 2
bar en boos click to hear 2 3
zonder blikken of blozen click to hear 2
geen boe of bah click to hear 2
bont en blauw click to hear 2
bos en beemd click to hear
buigen of barsten click to hear
voor dag en dauw click to hear
door dik en dun click to hear
ditjes en datjes click to hear
dubbel en dwars click to hear 2
geld en goed click to hear
god noch gebod click to hear
grijs en grauw click to hear
grillen en grollen click to hear
hebben en houden click to hear
van hot naar her click to hear
van hot naar haar click to hear
met huid en haar click to hear 2
huis en haard click to hear
Jut en Juul click to hear
in kannen en kruiken click to hear
kant en klaar click to hear
kind noch kraai click to hear
kip zonder kop click to hear
klip en klaar click to hear
koetjes en kalfjes click to hear
kommer en kwel click to hear 2
kort en klein click to hear
kort maar krachtig click to hear
lap en leur click to hear 		lief en leed click to hear
lijf en leden click to hear 2
listen en lagen click to hear 2 3
lusten en lasten click to hear
met man en macht click to hear
met man en muis click to hear
min of meer click to hear
niet voor niks click to hear
nooit ofte nimmer click to hear
nu of nooit click to hear
paal en perk stellen click to hear
van Pontius naar Pilatus click to hear
pracht en praal click to hear
met recht en reden click to hear
in rep en roer click to hear 2 3
schots en scheef click to hear
zonder slag of stoot click to hear
stut en steun click to hear 2
taal noch teken click to hear
van top tot teen click to hear
vies en voos click to hear 2
vis noch vlees click to hear 2
vriend en vijand click to hear
in vuur en vlam click to hear
weer en wind click to hear
wel en wee click to hear 2
wikken en wegen click to hear 2
willens en wetens click to hear 2
wis en waarachtig click to hear 2
ziel en zaligheid click to hear
zus en zo click to hear 2
buiten z'n boekje click to hear 2
dertien in een dozijn click to hear 2
een blok aan het been click to hear 2
kapers op de kust click to hear
kikker in de keel click to hear
kikker in m'n keel click to hear 2
een kink in de kabel click to hear 2
zo klaar als een klontje click to hear 2
de kogel door de kerk click to hear
koud als een kikker click to hear 2
Leiden in last click to hear
als mosterd na de maaltijd click to hear
als puntje bij paaltje komt click to hear
sla je slag click to hear
water bij de wijn click to hear 2

d'r op of d'r onder click to hear
te kust en te keur click to hear
z'n lust en z'n leven click to hear

blauwe boon click to hear
bleke Bet click to hear 2 3
boude bewering click to hear
'n brave borst click to hear 2
dubbel doppen click to hear 2
goed genoeg click to hear 2
graag gedaan click to hear
groot gelijk click to hear 2
grote grutten click to hear 2 3
in groten getale click to hear 2
ons koude kikkerland click to hear 2
lagen leggen click to hear
in levenden lijve click to hear 2
razende Roeltje click to hear
rust roest click to hear
'n scheve schaats click to hear
in vliegende vaart click to hear
in volle vaart click to hear
van wanten weten click to hear
wijze woorden click to hear
de zeven zeeën click to hear 2
blaasbalg click to hear
bolleboos click to hear 2
dadendrang click to hear 2
dikdoener click to hear
doldriest click to hear
doordouwer click to hear
dubbeldekker click to hear 2
ginnegappen click to hear
grootgrutter click to hear 2
heldhaftig click to hear 2 3
hooghartig click to hear 2
huizenhoog click to hear 2
kinderkopjes click to hear 2
kletskous click to hear 2
kletskoek click to hear 2 3
koekoek click to hear
krielkip click to hear
kriskras click to hear
lichterlaaie click to hear 2
liflafjes click to hear 2
luilekkerland click to hear 2
 manmoedig click to hear
nietsnut click to hear 2
pimpelpaars click to hear
scherpschutter click to hear 2
schimpscheuten click to hear 2
spiksplinternieuw click to hear
stadsstaat click to hear
stokstijf click to hear
verstandsverbijstering click to hear
vliegensvlug click to hear
in vogelvlucht click to hear 2
voortvarend click to hear
voorval click to hear 2
vuurvast click to hear 2
welwillend click to hear
wetenswaardigheden click to hear
wielewaal click to hear 2
wipwap click to hear
wissewasje click to hear
zigzag click to hear 2
woelwater click to hear 2
zwanenzang click to hear 2
af en aan click to hear 2
dor en droog click to hear
dit of dat click to hear
stijf en stram click to hear
 frank en vrij click to hear
in 'n zucht en 'n scheet click to hear 2 (slang)
vlinders fladderen click to hear 2
huis en hof click to hear
de klant is koning click to hear
Mussert of Moskou click to hear
potten en pannen click to hear 2 		vorm of vent click to hear 2 3 4
vorst en vaderland click to hear 2
Vrouw en Vriend click to hear 2
leven en laten leven click to hear 2 'live and let live' baas in eigen buik click to hear 2 'master (mistress?) over my own belly' - pro-choice, abortion rights slogan
blijf van m'n lijf! click to hear 2 [stay away from my body!] - 'My Body, My Choice' 't kaf van 't koren scheiden click to hear 'separating the chaff and the wheat, like the men from the boys' ... en klaar is Kees click to hear '... and Casey is done' - said when a job is done, a piece of work finished lekker lezen click to hear 2 enjoying reading lekker lui liggen lezen click to hear enjoying a lazy read, lying down het leed is geleden click to hear 2 'the suffering is over' De laatste loodjes wegen het zwaarst click to hear [the last weights are the heaviest] - finishing a job is the hardest part in een ver verleden click to hear in a distant past vieze vis click to hear bad-tasing fish de vroede vaderen click to hear 'the wise fathers' - the (old) city government goede gaven click to hear good, welcome gifts 't Is goed genoeg click to hear It's good enough knappe koppen click to hear 2 3 clever, intelligent [heads] people Karel de Kale click to hear Charles the Bald (a grandson of Charlemagne) De Gesel Gods click to hear (old-fashioned possessive form) 'the Whip of God' - from the (disputed) idea that God occasionally sends destructive people (like Attila the Hun) to punish or test humankind met de handen in het haar click to hear 2 [hands in the hair] - despairing, don't know what to do ik lap 't aan m'n laars click to hear 2 I don't care, ignoring a rule or recommendation de dikke en de dunne click to hear 2 ['the fat one and the skinny one'] - Laurel & Hardy te dom om voor de duivel te dansen click to hear 2 ['too stupid to dance for the devil'] - very stupid, not a bright person hij bakt ze bruin click to hear ['he's baking them brown'] - he's going to extremes, excesses met de billen bloot click to hear 2 ['with buttocks bared'] - it's necessary to come clear, find out the truth, get to the bottom of the matter Ik kan m'n kont niet keren of ... click to hear (slang) 1. I can't turn my ass around or ... - when my attention lags for a moment bad things happen 2. (without  'of ...') I can't turn (my ass) around - describing a very narrow space tuig van de richel click to hear 2 lowlifes, very bad people wachten tot je een ons weegt click to hear 2 3 4 (saying) ['waiting until you weigh 100 grams (~3 ounces)'] - a never-ending wait 't gaat je niet in de kouwe (koude) kleren zitten click to hear 2 ['it won't stay in, i.e. stop on your cold clothes'] - it affects you, it has an impact on your mood schoon schip maken click to hear [cleaning ship] - clearing out things, so you can start with a clean slate ik zag de zon in de zee zinken click to hear
(in Amsterdam:  ik sag de son in de see sinke click to hear ) 'I saw the sun go down in the sea'

Zit niet zo te zeuren click to hear 2 Now stop that nagging Dat zou zuur zijn click to hear 2 That would be sad, a disappointment 't zwarte water click to hear 2 "The Black [Water] Pond" - a book title 't pientere pookje click to hear ('the clever stick-shift') slogan for the Dutch DAF car's automatic transmission Al die dingen doen dat nou click to hear 2 3 4 ['All those things do that now'] -That feature is now on all those devices Doe geen domme dingen! click to hear 2 3 Don't do [stupid things] anything stupid Al de domme dingen die ik gedaan heb! click to hear 2 3 All the stupid things I've done! De gong ging click to hear 2 3 4 5 The gong [went] sounded - the program will start soon Wereldwijde week van de veiligheid click to hear - 2 'Global safety week' - a company slogan I thought up Ik werd wakker van de wekker click to hear I was woken up by the alarm clock Hoe weinig we weten click to hear 2 How little we know! (we don't know much) Niks mis mee click to hear 2 There's nothing wrong with that Vragen staat vrij click to hear 2 3 4 'You're free to ask, feel free to ask' Marco geld geven is goed click to hear >> 2

[go to handwritten early version of the list]
early version of the list (ca. 1975)

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