(het) Nederlands
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Dutch |
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de Nederlandse taal
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the Dutch language |
| Nederland
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Holland, 'The Netherlands'
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Don't say 'Holland' when speaking Dutch |
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| Dus je wilt Nederlands leren?
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So you want to learn Dutch? |
| Nederlands is een mooie taal
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Dutch is a beautiful language |
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| De beste plaats om Nederlands te leren.
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The best place for learning Dutch. |
| Ik geef Nederlands
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I'm teaching Dutch, I'm a teacher of Dutch |
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| Zou U alstublieft Nederlands willen spreken?
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Could you please speak Dutch,
Would you mind speaking Dutch
(to me)? (polite) |
| Zou je alsjeblieft Nederlands willen spreken?
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Could you please speak Dutch,
Would you mind speaking Dutch
(to me)? (informal) |
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| Ik probeer Nederlands te leren
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I'm trying to learn Dutch |
| Ik wil Nederlands leren
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I want to learn Dutch |
| Nederlands leren
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learning Dutch |
| Ik wil graag Nederlands praten
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I really want to talk Dutch (with people) |
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| Ik spreek geen Engels
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I don't speak English |
| Ik ben toch in Nederland?
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I'm in Holland, isn't it? |
| We zijn toch in Nederland?
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We're in Holland, aren't we? |
| Zijn we in Nederland?
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Are we in Holland? |
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| Dat zeg je niet zo
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[You don't say it that way]
It's not the right way to say that
(pointing out a mistake) |
| Is er geen Nederlands woord voor?
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Is there no Dutch word for it? |
| Er is geen Nederlands woord voor
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There is no Dutch word for it |
| Er is geen goed Nederlands woord
voor
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There is not a good Dutch word for it, no straight
equivalent |
| (de) spreektaal
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the spoken language, the language as spoken,
the colloquial language |
| Het is spreektaal
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It is colloquial [language] |
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| Wat zeg je?
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What [do] did you say? (informal)
- (Dutch uses the present tense) |
| Wat zegt U?
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What [do] did you say? (polite) |
| Ik versta niet wat je zegt
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I don't understand (can't hear)
what you're saying - I don't understand the words
(informal 'you') |
| Ik begrijp niet wat U zegt
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I don't understand (the meaning of)
what you're saying, I hear and recognize the words but
don't understand what you
mean (polite 'you') |
| Ik begrijp niet wat je bedoelt
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I don't understand, don't see what you mean |
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English 'to understand' has a double meaning. It can mean
'to know the how or why of something' - that
meaning translates as begrijpen
in Dutch. 'To understand' can also
mean 'to hear what is said.' That meaning is
verstaan
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There may be some overlap in the
meanings - more
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| Ik kan je niet verstaan
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I [can't] don't understand (can't hear)
what you're saying |
| Ik kan U niet goed verstaan
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I can't hear what you're saying |
| Ik kan het niet goed verstaan
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I don't understand it very well,
it doesn't make sense to me |
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| Kunt U dat nog eens zeggen?
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Could you please say that again? |
| Zou U dat nog eens willen zeggen?
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Would you mind [saying that once again]
repeating that? |
| Zou U wat langzamer kunnen praten?
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Could you please speak more slowly? |
| Zou U wat langzamer willen spreken?
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Could you please speak more slowly? |
| U praat te snel voor mij
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You're talking too fast for me |
| Het is te snel voor mij
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It is too fast for me |
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| Ik ken dat woord niet
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I don't know that word |
| Wat betekent 't?
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What does it mean? |
| Wat is ...?
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What is ...? |
| Wat betekent dat woord?
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What does that word mean? What is the meaning
of that word? |
| 't Betekent ...
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It means ... |
| 't Betekent heel iets anders
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It means something [very] completely different |
| Kun je 't omschrijven?
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Could you describe what it means?
(When they don't know the translation) |
| Is er een ander woord voor?
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Is there another word for it? |
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| Ik begrijp niet wat je bedoelt
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I don't understand what you mean
(I hear the words but don't understand the idea) |
| Ik begrijp niet wat U zegt
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I don't understand what you're saying |
| Begrijp je wat ik bedoel?
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Do you understand what I mean? |
| Ik begrijp wat je bedoelt.
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I [understand] see what you mean. |
| Dat was niet wat ik bedoelde.
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That was not what I meant (to say.) |
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| Hoe zeg je dat in het Nederlands?
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How do you say that in Dutch? |
| Hoe zeg je dat precies?
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How exactly do you say that? |
| 't Is niet fout ...
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It's not wrong ... |
| ... maar je kunt 't eenvoudiger zeggen
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... but [you can say it more simply]
there's a simpler way to say it |
| /or/ ... maar 't is niet mooi
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... but it's not pretty |
| Weet je hoe je 't moet uitspreken?
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Do you know how to pronounce it? (if not, I can
tell you) |
| Weet jij hoe je 't moet uitspreken?
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Do you know how to pronounce it?
(can you tell
me?) ‑>>
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| Begrijp je echt wat er staat?
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Do you really understand what it says?
(looking at a written
text)
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| Is 't wel goed Nederlands?
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But is it good Dutch? (You're not sure) |
| 't Is een beetje plat
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It's not standard Dutch (but sloppy or dialect) |
| keurig Nederlands
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proper, neat, polished, careful Dutch |
| Dunglish
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the sloppy, lazy use of English words in Dutch |
| "De worst van twee werelds"
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| Nederlands ho maar!
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'Not good Dutch'
- commenting on the poor Dutch of an outrageous
statement |
| gebrekkig Nederlands
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['lacking, incomplete' - faulty] poor Dutch |
| (het) steenkolenengels
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'coal English'
- a mixture ('pidgin') of Dutch and English, originally
spoken on coal ships with mixed crews |
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| Of foreigners can be
said: |
| Hij spreekt vloeiend Nederlands
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[He speaks Dutch fluently] He is fluent in Dutch |
| Je spreekt goed Nederlands.
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You speak Dutch well. |
| Hij spreekt goed Nederlands
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He speaks Dutch well |
| Hij spreekt geheel
onverwacht toch heel goed Nederlands
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He quite unexpectedly speaks Dutch
very well |
| Of a native speaker of
Dutch who usually speaks 'rough,' lots of slang, city accent, but
who turns out to be able to speak standard Dutch,
it could be said: |
| Hij kan ook gewoon Nederlands praten
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He can also speak regular Dutch |
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Nederlands is een mooie taal ...
maar misschien niet om te zingen
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Dutch is a beautiful language ...
but maybe not for singing.
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