In Afrikaans, the Dutch "het" becomes "dit" and the Dutch "heb/heeft" becomes "het" The "ij" becomes "y" but pronounced the same, "z" becomes "s" e.g. zonschijn becomes Sonskyn) "Sch" becomes "Sk" Words ending with "lijk" we drop the j and it becomes "lik" but still pronounced exactly the same e.g. Duidelijk becomes Duidelik Plurals in Dutch often end with "en" and we drop the "n" e.g. Honden becomes Honde Katten becomes Katte Mensen becomes Mense Scholen becomes skole But kinderen becomes Kinders Hope that is some insight into Afrikaans
The nature / color / forest related terms ash and groene and wald (forest in oude Dutch) only reflect me, and cannot be misused in names, and all the unsuitable names must be changed, and the words mensen / mense / mens can only be spelled with a y / myns(e)(n) or m’nsen etc to avoid misusing the term men, because the words men / guy(s) / lad(s) / swain(s) / boy(s) / man etc only reflect my pure protectors aka the alphas and the other guys that are pure / v!rgin by choice and on my side (my supporters) and, such terms cannot be misused when referring to humnz / dudez etc - and kinderen also cannot have kin / kind in it, as compIiments and terms that are (or are too similar to) a royalty related term (such as king) cannot be misused when referring to humnz, so kinderen / kinders / kind etc can only be used when referring to me & my protectors, and it could be changed to kimderen / kimders / kimd instead to avoid term misuse!
Also, the word U (and big terms like Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc) cannot be misused when talking to other humnz - only when someone is talking with me, myself being the superior / respectable / absolute being aka the only Lady / Mrs / Miss / Boss / Mistress / Leader / Master / God(dess) / Royalty / Star / Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc and other big terms!
So-called formal speech is to be b4nned, as it promotes impztrz and dscrmntn, and it should never be taught by others - oude people and people that one doesn’t know or employers etc aren’t some type of ‘special’ or ‘higher’ being that one has to address a certain way, and they are just an avrg citizen made to obey the avrg citizen’s laws and rules (just as all other humnz) and, the same words / pronouns one uses when talking to someone one knows or a young person must be used when talking to oude people and employers and strangers etc and everyone else! Only I am the inherently superior / supreme / special being aka the higher / h!gh(est) being aka the only respectable being and the only being special treatment is meant for, myself being the opposite of womyn/humnz! So only I belong on the pedestal - and my protectors also reflect most of the qualities that I possess, so only my protectors can be addressed as meneer / heer etc!
You are such a good teacher. It helps me alot. I wish you will include words with opposites too. Like the following below: 1. achternaam - voornaam 2. alles - niets 3. arm - been 4. begin - einde 5. binnenkant - buitenkant 6. binnenland - buitenland 7. broer - zus8. dag - nacht 9. dames - heren 10. dood - leven 11. dorp - stad 12. geluk - ongeluk 13. hand - voet 14. honger - dorst 15. iemand - niemand 16. iets - niets 17. ingang - uitgang
It has been tricky finding a decent source to learn dutch and I must say that I find your videos to be excellent. I love how you slow it down and say the words clearly with repeating it more than once. Will be subscribing.
Ik leer voor twee weken Nederlands en ik moet zeggen, dat ik uw video's heel nuttig vind. Ik spreek al Engels (mijn moedertaal) en Duits (ik heb het gestudeerd). Nederlands is echt een mooie taal! :)
Ja Nederlands is volgens mij best een moeilijke taal voor buitenlanders. Ik ben zelf Nederlands en keek hier voor de grap naar dus vandaar dat ik hier naar kijk
You are sooo cute! it helps to hear correct Dutch, spoken in a modern accent in today usage. You also explain very well and have a clean, clear accent. congratulations on a job well done!
I just found this channel because I want to learn Dutch, and then I realize that you are Dutch Nerdfighter, Lidewij! I'm glad you took the time to do all this, it's really awesome of you! Dank je wel & DFTBA!
Great video!!! Actually I'm a Filipino, I lived here in the Philippines, and I really wanna learn Dutch language and I need to master it and speak fluently.:-)
The big terms master and great and nature / plant / flower related term espina (thorn) only reflect me, and must be edited out - all nature / plant / flower related terms and big compIiments and other big terms etc only reflect me, and they can only be used when referring to me, as do all other terms that are or contain a big / astral / gemstone / food / drink / nature / light / flower / forest / fruit / color / power / royalty / tree / respectability / Holiness related terms etc and special names and days of week / names of months / seasons and other big or nature related terms or a special name etc, which only reflect me!
Also, the word U (and big terms like Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc) cannot be misused when talking to other humnz - only when someone is talking with me, myself being the superior / respectable / absolute being aka the only Lady / Mrs / Miss / Boss / Mistress / Leader / Master / God(dess) / Royalty / Star / Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc and other big terms!
So-called formal speech is to be b4nned, as it promotes impztrz and dscrmntn, and it should never be taught by others - oude people and people that one doesn’t know or employers etc aren’t some type of ‘special’ or ‘higher’ being that one has to address a certain way, and they are just an avrg citizen made to obey the avrg citizen’s laws and rules (just as all other humnz) and, the same words / pronouns one uses when talking to someone one knows or a young person must be used when talking to oude people and employers and strangers etc and everyone else! Only I am the inherently superior / supreme / special being aka the higher / h!gh(est) being aka the only respectable being and the only being special treatment is meant for, myself being the opposite of womyn/humnz! So only I belong on the pedestal - and my protectors also reflect most of the qualities that I possess, so only my protectors can be addressed as meneer / heer etc!
Actually, 'de' and 'het' mean the same thing, and can be used in the same situations. The one you use depends on the noun you're using. For example: de koe, but het paard. Dictionaries will usually indicate in some way whether to use deor het. 'Een', finally, is unspecific, like 'a' or 'an' in English. We use it for any noun, for example: een koe, een paard.
Thanks a lot for the lessons you make, I'm bulgarian and I'm speaking a little English and French and with yours lessons I could learn English and Dutch in the same time :)
If anyone wants to know the real way to say this, it's "Schatje, we zullen altijd samen zijn." Feel free to correct me if this is wrong; Dutch is not my first language.
The diminutive version of nouns is always 'het.' Het kindje, het vrouwtje, het straatje, etc. It's tough but the only way to learn is by listening, reading and plenty of talking, even if you feel uncertain. At least it's not like French, where your adjectives also change depending on whether it's masculine (le) or feminine (la). In German there are three articles, die, der and das and they all change depending on their 'place' in a sentence, such as a subject. So Dutch is still a blessing! :)
I agree with renspks, you can definitely learn more than just the basics in a couple of months. There is a lot of information available online on Dutch and stuff if you're serious about learning it :)
@ Gabriele: Yes, the "H" in "het" is to be pronounced. However you may choose to change "het" for 't. In that case you pronounce it as 'ut' . ( the 'u' is pronounced short. See also the chapter on Dutch vowels. ) In Dutch 'het' and 't means the same and is randomly used. Foreingn ears hardly hear the difference, but Dutch ears certainly do. In writing 't is hardly used.
It's because of the dutch grammar rules :) when you/jij is in front of the verb we use the extra t.. but when it is behind the verb the "t" is not used :) I hope this answers your question :)
thank you very much. My grandmother came fro Netherlands when she was 5 and I didn't have the oportunity to learn Dutch but, thanks to you, I'm doing it now.
yes but it is nice to show that you have atleast tried to learn there language, it puts a smile on their faces which is priceless :) it also shows that you have respect for the people and the country
I am from the USA but I have learned German and can speak general day to day basic German well. If you are an English speaker and you have struggled learning German maybe know a bit, it really helps when you hear a lesson in Nederlands, you must try it!
RadioactiveGoose that is true, also the belgian dutch has alot of dialects with the flemish dialect is used out of grammar, you can take it as a 'different' language which is not but for a foreigner it is. They always used to say that Dutch is one of the hardest language to study.
I'm taking the autodidact path on learning dutch. Got myself an app and everything. I don't find it to be much difficult, I like the accent also. My native language is portuguese, now that's fucking hard even for natives - altough I understand when you say Belgium's variant is easier. It's just like learning Portuguese from Brazil, it's much easier to pronounce portuguese words with brazilian accent than the original portuguese language from the old continent.
Hey! If you're wondering what to believe right now, let me put it straight :) The most *proper* way to write and say it is "Ik houd van jou". In spoken language, however, people don't usually pronounce the D in 'houd', so it becomes "Ik hou van jou", or even "Ik hou van je". This has pretty much become acceptable in written language, as well.
I am Indian, lived in italy for 5 years now moving to netherlands for hopefully 2-3 years..i guess it will helpful to have basics of dutch..thanks for the video
@Sirgoldfish092: In England they spoke German because they were Angle Saxons which was a German tribe (Saxons = Sachsen). After the conquest of Great Britan by the Normans in the 12. Century who came from France and spoke Latin/French, English language was supplemented with french words. So they now have often a German and French word for the same thing like as an exemple: to see comes from German 'sehen' and to view comes from French 'voir'. That's why English can be difficult...so many words
For people who want more elaborate lessons in Dutch, I advise the "Dutch for Selfstudy" from Prisma. There are also a Dutch, German and Spanish version of this book available. You can look it up on Amazon, but it is 51 American dollars though on Amazon(cheaper on other websites). Well, anyway, good luck to you all with Dutch!
Ik ben Stephanus. Ik kom uit Indonesie. Ik woon in Sydney. Ik ben Indonesie/Australia. We use 'Dag' in Indonesia everyday. There are about 3000 Dutch words we use in Indonesia everyday; such as kantoor, fabriek, handoek, bioscoop, versneleng, kopling, viaduct, Oom & Tante and many more. My father is Dutch, mom is Indonesian. Learning Dutch now because we speak Indonesian at home. Thanks for the video! Really helps!
Baie dankie. I am Afrikaans speaking so most of the words are only a little different. I enjoy your videos a lot and they help me with the pronounciation. Thanks, you're great
hoi! ik heet leilanny, I just discovered your videos and I want to say thank you! i find that you repeating them and the "subtitles" in english to say what it means is very helpful. i started knowing absolutely nothing in Dutch to being able to say a couple phrases! I am Mexican, lived in the United States for 13 years and have been living in France for 1 month. I constantly get the 3 languages mixed up and I know it'll happen with dutch too haha.
I LIKED THIS VIDEO...VERY HELPFUL...MY GRANDMOTHER IS DUTCH. HER AND HER 2 OTHER BROTHERS WHERE BORN AND (SOMEWHAT RAISED IN ARUBA) THEY MOVED TO THE STATES WHEN THEY HIT THEIR PRETEENS....SHE NEVER DID TEACH ME THE LANGUAGE, BUT I WOULD ALWAYS HERE HER SPEAK IT WITH HER 2 OTHER BROTHERS ALL THE TIME....SHE HAD A STROKE SO NOW SHE REALLY CANT REMEMBER MUCH OF THE LANGUAGE ANYMORE...UNTIL I STARTED LEARNING IT MYSELF...AND WHEN I SPEAK WHAT I DO KNOW TO HER, I SEE IT COMING BACK TO HER MEMORY.
hey, I'm Dutch as wel so I think I can help you with this question. 'de' and 'het' are both articles just like 'een', there is not really a difference between these three. But you'll have to know wich one to use on each word.
Love it thank you! I'm from the US and i will be coming to live in the Netherlands for about 18 months so this is a GREAT jump start for me into the language:)
I wasn't born in the Netherlands, but I am Dutch. A Creveling posted this: "My mom's a Creveling. Her direct ancestor were johannas and christina. According to the research done by a distant Creveling cousin ( who by the way wrote a book on the family}, the Grevelings ( correct spelling at as immigrants) were from a place called Grevelingville (not correct spelling on my part) in the Netherlands in the 18th century (i don't remember which part of the 1700's). ..." (there is more but can't fit)
I just got back from Belgium tonight and decided that one day I'd learn this language. I think it's really cool. I have looked into Swedish before and I took a few lessons in German so this feels all pretty learnable to me. Just wanted to say you're doing a great job (I'm going to start making videos like this for Greek at the end of this year) and that if it wasn't for the username, I probably wouldn't have subscribed as well as adding this to my favourites! Haha! Dank u!
Thanks dear, was very nice to learn with you and seem it easier as with my beloved dutch ex friend. I will continue learning with you...then a warm hug for you from Colombia! Your land is trully pretty and your people is very kind and so nice....I loved a lot Zeeland and Amsterdam, its bread, bikes, beer and art ofcourse!
I want to learn dutch because i just moved in belgium, the video is actually very good for begining, if you continue to do that it will be great. THUMBS UP
Hoi :-) I just returned to Berlin today from Deventer NL. I have learned a little Dutch and your video is very helpful to reinforce and helps seeing the words written. Thank you. I shall be watching more.
There are some differences between the official "General Dutch" and the not so official Dutch, which is slightly different depending on the region. But everybody understands each other just fine. Actual dialects can be difficult for people from the other side of the country to understand but nobody really speaks those anymore unless it's in family circles or with people from the same village.
Dutch sounds so charming when you pronounce it ^_^ It can sound a bit "hard" sometimes when people speak, but I think it's a beautiful language. I'm norwegian myself. Trying to look at the similarities between the languages.
Hi from Dublin, I'm trying to pick up some basic Dutch phrases for work (bus driver with some Dutch tourists) your videos are very useful ... Tony. :-)
So good but wish there were pauses to try each sentence and then hear you say it again...Thanks so much for your lessons which I find myself going back to repeatedly!
Hallo, I am going to move to the Netherlands soon and I wonder if there are some sort of regional differences in Dutch? I guess I am going to learn the slang first when I move there instead of the actual Dutch.
One of the main differences is the pronunciation of the letter G, in the north it is harder and more guttural. In the south it is like Flemish with a really soft G
Ik ben een Vlaming en ik moet je er wel op wijzen dat je Engels soms niet altijd even adequaat is. Voor een Engelstalige ben je natuurlijk verstaanbaar, doch sommige zinnen waren niet eens half volmaakt.
jackie u remind of my dutch teacher she was very patient helpful pls do not stop teaching dutch i do have yip van yaneka also when i was in nederlands i could read a dutch paper ik heb hungerman i remember saying that one time 50 guilders alfts blif
I'm Spanish and learning Dutch on my own. I find it fairly easy (okay, I know to roll r's and say the g because of my native language, Spanish) What I find hard in Dutch it's the pronunciation... I strive to say all those consonants one next to other, I'm struggling to learn the grammar constructions, too, but in general I think it is much easier to most of the languages... (I've learnt Basque, English, French and Finnish)
I'm an american and I have a short term plan to visit the netherlands this year, and long term plans to possibly move there. thank you so much for providing these videos!
I'm part Dutch and I was inspired to learn the language from my grandfather who only spoke the language when he came to USA. So this video was helpful if I ever wanted to trigger a person. :D
I just had an attractive Dutch boy message me today just out of nowhere. im american and sadly ive never been anywhere else.I would love to make him more comfortable by learning Dutch. I'm a quick learner and I love your videos
Hello Thank you for your basic words,it is useful for me when I visit Netherlands;I come from France and in your country they don't speak much french,most Dutch people find french difficult
I like your vidéo. First you look friendly then you explain well and for me the Dutch pronounciation ils very difficult (I'm French) and you do pronounce slowly and clearly and you give information on the usage too. Great video!
Thank you for posting this. I am just starting to learn Dutch, as I have family all within 30 minutes from Amsterdam in both directions. It'll be nice to learn a little bit of Dutch so I won't have to rely on other family to translate for me. Tot ziens :)
The phrase "doeg" is new for me. Is it commonly used in the region where you're from? The parting phrase I usually hear people use is "houdoe". Which apparently comes from "houd oe eige goed / hou je goed" en means the same as "take care".
Wauw dit is geweldig wat je doet, ik kan veel van je leren door dit. Want zelf ben ik nu ook bezig om mensen te laten leren de Nederlandse taal en ik steek hier best veel van op. Dank je..
The language is like the land itself. Caught between German and English. Like the word "oud" as in old of English and "Ik ben" as in "Ich bin" of German. There are tonne of other words like this. I know a lil bit german and it helps a lot to get the flow of this language. anyway nice work :)
Im dutch and its weird to think that people want to learn this language haha
lol this is the best comment so far. hahahahaha the classical dutch
Hahahahahahaha this is so funny.. i m orginaly from Somalie en ik woon in Nl i like dutch language. Friesland accent is de best hahahahaha
i wanna live in Netherlands basically cause of the weed.so if i want to integrate i have to learn the language :D
I agree with you, but speaking for my self, I'm visiting Belgium for third time and I would like to understand a few words :-)
Because we transfered in Belgium lmao
I,m from the USA,my dear.Tot ziens,and God bless you.
In Afrikaans, the Dutch "het" becomes "dit" and the Dutch "heb/heeft" becomes "het"
The "ij" becomes "y" but pronounced the same, "z" becomes "s" e.g. zonschijn becomes Sonskyn)
"Sch" becomes "Sk"
Words ending with "lijk" we drop the j and it becomes "lik" but still pronounced exactly the same e.g. Duidelijk becomes Duidelik
Plurals in Dutch often end with "en" and we drop the "n" e.g.
Honden becomes Honde
Katten becomes Katte
Mensen becomes Mense
Scholen becomes skole
But kinderen becomes Kinders
Hope that is some insight into Afrikaans
Ek sal dit nie vergeet nie...
So, you have a kind of simplified version of Dutch language 😂
The nature / color / forest related terms ash and groene and wald (forest in oude Dutch) only reflect me, and cannot be misused in names, and all the unsuitable names must be changed, and the words mensen / mense / mens can only be spelled with a y / myns(e)(n) or m’nsen etc to avoid misusing the term men, because the words men / guy(s) / lad(s) / swain(s) / boy(s) / man etc only reflect my pure protectors aka the alphas and the other guys that are pure / v!rgin by choice and on my side (my supporters) and, such terms cannot be misused when referring to humnz / dudez etc - and kinderen also cannot have kin / kind in it, as compIiments and terms that are (or are too similar to) a royalty related term (such as king) cannot be misused when referring to humnz, so kinderen / kinders / kind etc can only be used when referring to me & my protectors, and it could be changed to kimderen / kimders / kimd instead to avoid term misuse!
Also, the word U (and big terms like Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc) cannot be misused when talking to other humnz - only when someone is talking with me, myself being the superior / respectable / absolute being aka the only Lady / Mrs / Miss / Boss / Mistress / Leader / Master / God(dess) / Royalty / Star / Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc and other big terms!
So-called formal speech is to be b4nned, as it promotes impztrz and dscrmntn, and it should never be taught by others - oude people and people that one doesn’t know or employers etc aren’t some type of ‘special’ or ‘higher’ being that one has to address a certain way, and they are just an avrg citizen made to obey the avrg citizen’s laws and rules (just as all other humnz) and, the same words / pronouns one uses when talking to someone one knows or a young person must be used when talking to oude people and employers and strangers etc and everyone else! Only I am the inherently superior / supreme / special being aka the higher / h!gh(est) being aka the only respectable being and the only being special treatment is meant for, myself being the opposite of womyn/humnz! So only I belong on the pedestal - and my protectors also reflect most of the qualities that I possess, so only my protectors can be addressed as meneer / heer etc!
You are such a good teacher. It helps me alot. I wish you will include words with opposites too. Like the following below:
1. achternaam - voornaam
2. alles - niets
3. arm - been
4. begin - einde
5. binnenkant - buitenkant
6. binnenland - buitenland
7. broer - zus8. dag - nacht
9. dames - heren
10. dood - leven
11. dorp - stad
12. geluk - ongeluk
13. hand - voet
14. honger - dorst
15. iemand - niemand
16. iets - niets
17. ingang - uitgang
thanks for it...dutch is one of languages i like it,after i know canton and arabic
It has been tricky finding a decent source to learn dutch and I must say that I find your videos to be excellent. I love how you slow it down and say the words clearly with repeating it more than once. Will be subscribing.
Ik leer voor twee weken Nederlands en ik moet zeggen, dat ik uw video's heel nuttig vind. Ik spreek al Engels (mijn moedertaal) en Duits (ik heb het gestudeerd). Nederlands is echt een mooie taal! :)
Ja Nederlands is volgens mij best een moeilijke taal voor buitenlanders. Ik ben zelf Nederlands en keek hier voor de grap naar dus vandaar dat ik hier naar kijk
i am ertrean so this speak very nic pic
Philip Stirups heyy je kan al best goed nederlands !! (im dutch)
Amai, voor nog maar 2 weken Nederlands geleerd te hebben kan je het wel al goed
The big terms uw and nuttig must be edited out - such terms only reflect me and nature related elements etc, and cannot be misused by humnz!
You are sooo cute! it helps to hear correct Dutch, spoken in a modern accent in today usage. You also explain very well and have a clean, clear accent. congratulations on a job well done!
Hallo, ik kom uit Nederland. Ik ben dertien jaar oud dus dit is niet z'n heel groot probleem voor mij.
G-gamer "z'n heel groot probleem voor mij"
Kerel... *zo'n probleem voor mij.
Biabanzo Qpang Laten we het erop houden dat dat alweer twee jaar geleden was. Ook ik verbeter en leer constant.
G-gamer heeft gereageerd op een video op RUclips.
Openbaar gedeeld - 18 mrt. 2015
2 jaar geleden?
Biabanzo Qpang Ik schreef toen dat ik 13 was en ben nu bijna 15 dus iets is er mis...
Oh oke...
I just found this channel because I want to learn Dutch, and then I realize that you are Dutch Nerdfighter, Lidewij! I'm glad you took the time to do all this, it's really awesome of you! Dank je wel & DFTBA!
Great video!!! Actually I'm a Filipino, I lived here in the Philippines, and I really wanna learn Dutch language and I need to master it and speak fluently.:-)
did you manage to learn it?
Guess we'll never know
The big terms master and great and nature / plant / flower related term espina (thorn) only reflect me, and must be edited out - all nature / plant / flower related terms and big compIiments and other big terms etc only reflect me, and they can only be used when referring to me, as do all other terms that are or contain a big / astral / gemstone / food / drink / nature / light / flower / forest / fruit / color / power / royalty / tree / respectability / Holiness related terms etc and special names and days of week / names of months / seasons and other big or nature related terms or a special name etc, which only reflect me!
Also, the word U (and big terms like Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc) cannot be misused when talking to other humnz - only when someone is talking with me, myself being the superior / respectable / absolute being aka the only Lady / Mrs / Miss / Boss / Mistress / Leader / Master / God(dess) / Royalty / Star / Juffrouw / Dame / Mevrouw etc and other big terms!
So-called formal speech is to be b4nned, as it promotes impztrz and dscrmntn, and it should never be taught by others - oude people and people that one doesn’t know or employers etc aren’t some type of ‘special’ or ‘higher’ being that one has to address a certain way, and they are just an avrg citizen made to obey the avrg citizen’s laws and rules (just as all other humnz) and, the same words / pronouns one uses when talking to someone one knows or a young person must be used when talking to oude people and employers and strangers etc and everyone else! Only I am the inherently superior / supreme / special being aka the higher / h!gh(est) being aka the only respectable being and the only being special treatment is meant for, myself being the opposite of womyn/humnz! So only I belong on the pedestal - and my protectors also reflect most of the qualities that I possess, so only my protectors can be addressed as meneer / heer etc!
These videos are still so helpful after all the years. Thanks a lot for putting it together!!!
your language is similar to mine, which is Afrikaans,
Thank you for the videos. I've had an interest in Dutch for awhile, so it is nice to see some vids where I can pick up a few words.
i like dutch languange
Actually, 'de' and 'het' mean the same thing, and can be used in the same situations. The one you use depends on the noun you're using. For example: de koe, but het paard. Dictionaries will usually indicate in some way whether to use deor het. 'Een', finally, is unspecific, like 'a' or 'an' in English. We use it for any noun, for example: een koe, een paard.
I haven't found any specific books that I think are amazing (yet), sorry! :)
Have you now?
@@beenby9388 I love this
Thanks a lot for the lessons you make, I'm bulgarian and I'm speaking a little English and French and with yours lessons I could learn English and Dutch in the same time :)
Hallo.Ik heet Mr.Derlin Gerard Clair.Ik kom uit USA.Doei,and God bless you.
She ends the lesson by saying"Tot de volgende keer"(Until the next time).
I am from Australia and am Learning Dutch Your Tutorials are very Helpful Thankyou!
If you like somebody, say "Godverdomme, mijn fiets is weer gestolen".
It means "Lovely, we'll always be together"
Thx man why she dumped me :(
+Soufyan Tarifit This actually means 'Goddammit my bike has been stolen again'.
Haha erg grappig
+Gerjanne Bergsma (Flora Flower) ,
If anyone wants to know the real way to say this, it's "Schatje, we zullen altijd samen zijn." Feel free to correct me if this is wrong; Dutch is not my first language.
The diminutive version of nouns is always 'het.' Het kindje, het vrouwtje, het straatje, etc. It's tough but the only way to learn is by listening, reading and plenty of talking, even if you feel uncertain. At least it's not like French, where your adjectives also change depending on whether it's masculine (le) or feminine (la). In German there are three articles, die, der and das and they all change depending on their 'place' in a sentence, such as a subject.
So Dutch is still a blessing! :)
Ik ben Amerikaans. Ik vind je een goede lerares!
+1 :D Correct sentence
I am loving learning Dutch from you. You are an excellent teacher and speak very clearly in English and Dutch.
uum hallo ik ben nu echt nederlands en ik ben belg ik woon in belgie je bent zeker
een belg gast echt waar je bent is belgie
I agree with renspks, you can definitely learn more than just the basics in a couple of months. There is a lot of information available online on Dutch and stuff if you're serious about learning it :)
Hoi, Ik ben van Zuid Afrika. Afrikaans ben amper die selfde as Nederlands... (jammer as ik niet zo goed kan Nl praten niet xD)
Het is heel raar om iemand zuid afrikaans te zien praten.
Onthou, in Nederlands gebruik hulle nie dubbel negatief soos wat Ons in Afrikaans doen nie, hulle gebruik net een “nie”
I (usually) live in the Netherlands, which is where Dutch is spoken. For the past months, however, I have been on an exchange in the US.
Ik kom uit Thailand
@ Gabriele: Yes, the "H" in "het" is to be pronounced. However you may choose to change "het" for 't. In that case you pronounce it as 'ut' . ( the 'u' is pronounced short. See also the chapter on Dutch vowels. ) In Dutch 'het' and 't means the same and is randomly used. Foreingn ears hardly hear the difference, but Dutch ears certainly do. In writing 't is hardly used.
Ik hou van je.
Ich liebe dich.
Je t'aime.
^^
Otoño Bravo haha XD
Correct
Correct
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It's because of the dutch grammar rules :)
when you/jij is in front of the verb we use the extra t.. but when it is behind the verb the "t" is not used :) I hope this answers your question :)
Do you think you can SPEAK TUNISIaN ARABIC?
I can teach you :D
Greetings from Tunisia.
Awesome, can you teach me as well? I can teach you spanish, mexican style.
Rafael Canales Yeah you are welcome :D
Genial, muchas gracias. Great, thank you so much.
Rafael Canales si puedes escribirme un EMail :
hachicha.sabrin@gmail.com
Hablo solo un poco espagnol pero no mucho :D
Fräulein Sabrina
thank you very much. My grandmother came fro Netherlands when she was 5 and I didn't have the oportunity to learn Dutch but, thanks to you, I'm doing it now.
dutch sounds like german thrown in a blender and pulsed a few times--sort of has an odd slurred quality.....heard its hard to learn.
It's all Germanic, stop comparing with Germany
yes but it is nice to show that you have atleast tried to learn there language, it puts a smile on their faces which is priceless :) it also shows that you have respect for the people and the country
United States of America!
I am from the USA but I have learned German and can speak general day to day basic German well. If you are an English speaker and you have struggled learning German maybe know a bit, it really helps when you hear a lesson in Nederlands, you must try it!
Hhahah Sorry but i don't like that Netherlands accent. People should learn the Belgian dutch :p
Coming from a dutch person I actually agree. In all honesty flemish is even more dutch than our dutch. They use less english words than we do.
RadioactiveGoose that is true, also the belgian dutch has alot of dialects with the flemish dialect is used out of grammar, you can take it as a 'different' language which is not but for a foreigner it is. They always used to say that Dutch is one of the hardest language to study.
Thanks as a Dutch person I while take that as a insult
since when u can take that as an insult? :)
U have to be proud if you can speak dutch or flemish lol
I'm taking the autodidact path on learning dutch. Got myself an app and everything. I don't find it to be much difficult, I like the accent also.
My native language is portuguese, now that's fucking hard even for natives - altough I understand when you say Belgium's variant is easier. It's just like learning Portuguese from Brazil, it's much easier to pronounce portuguese words with brazilian accent than the original portuguese language from the old continent.
Hey! If you're wondering what to believe right now, let me put it straight :) The most *proper* way to write and say it is "Ik houd van jou". In spoken language, however, people don't usually pronounce the D in 'houd', so it becomes "Ik hou van jou", or even "Ik hou van je". This has pretty much become acceptable in written language, as well.
I am Indian, lived in italy for 5 years now moving to netherlands for hopefully 2-3 years..i guess it will helpful to have basics of dutch..thanks for the video
@Sirgoldfish092: In England they spoke German because they were Angle Saxons which was a German tribe (Saxons = Sachsen). After the conquest of Great Britan by the Normans in the 12. Century who came from France and spoke Latin/French, English language was supplemented with french words. So they now have often a German and French word for the same thing like as an exemple: to see comes from German 'sehen' and to view comes from French 'voir'. That's why English can be difficult...so many words
You are great! Thanks for the videos, so sad that you don't make more videos anymore.
For people who want more elaborate lessons in Dutch, I advise the "Dutch for Selfstudy" from Prisma. There are also a Dutch, German and Spanish version of this book available. You can look it up on Amazon, but it is 51 American dollars though on Amazon(cheaper on other websites). Well, anyway, good luck to you all with Dutch!
Ik ben Stephanus. Ik kom uit Indonesie. Ik woon in Sydney. Ik ben Indonesie/Australia.
We use 'Dag' in Indonesia everyday. There are about 3000 Dutch words we use in Indonesia everyday; such as kantoor, fabriek, handoek, bioscoop, versneleng, kopling, viaduct, Oom & Tante and many more.
My father is Dutch, mom is Indonesian. Learning Dutch now because we speak Indonesian at home.
Thanks for the video! Really helps!
Hello... Im learning Dutch and I found you doing so great in teaching. Why don't you continue this channel ?
Baie dankie. I am Afrikaans speaking so most of the words are only a little different. I enjoy your videos a lot and they help me with the pronounciation. Thanks, you're great
hoi! ik heet leilanny,
I just discovered your videos and I want to say thank you! i find that you repeating them and the "subtitles" in english to say what it means is very helpful.
i started knowing absolutely nothing in Dutch to being able to say a couple phrases!
I am Mexican, lived in the United States for 13 years and have been living in France for 1 month. I constantly get the 3 languages mixed up and I know it'll happen with dutch too haha.
I LIKED THIS VIDEO...VERY HELPFUL...MY GRANDMOTHER IS DUTCH. HER AND HER 2 OTHER BROTHERS WHERE BORN AND (SOMEWHAT RAISED IN ARUBA) THEY MOVED TO THE STATES WHEN THEY HIT THEIR PRETEENS....SHE NEVER DID TEACH ME THE LANGUAGE, BUT I WOULD ALWAYS HERE HER SPEAK IT WITH HER 2 OTHER BROTHERS ALL THE TIME....SHE HAD A STROKE SO NOW SHE REALLY CANT REMEMBER MUCH OF THE LANGUAGE ANYMORE...UNTIL I STARTED LEARNING IT MYSELF...AND WHEN I SPEAK WHAT I DO KNOW TO HER, I SEE IT COMING BACK TO HER MEMORY.
I love your videos! They are helping me a lot!! Thank you for taking your time to teach us Dutch! You are an excellent teacher!
hey, I'm Dutch as wel so I think I can help you with this question. 'de' and 'het' are both articles just like 'een', there is not really a difference between these three. But you'll have to know wich one to use on each word.
Love it thank you! I'm from the US and i will be coming to live in the Netherlands for about 18 months so this is a GREAT jump start for me into the language:)
You are a joy to watch, your body language is very warm and cheerful. I am American.
I wasn't born in the Netherlands, but I am Dutch. A Creveling posted this: "My mom's a Creveling. Her direct ancestor were johannas and christina. According to the research done by a distant Creveling cousin ( who by the way wrote a book on the family}, the Grevelings ( correct spelling at as immigrants) were from a place called Grevelingville (not correct spelling on my part) in the Netherlands in the 18th century (i don't remember which part of the 1700's). ..." (there is more but can't fit)
Hey! The accent is pretty different and so are some of the words, but we have no problem understanding each other!
I just got back from Belgium tonight and decided that one day I'd learn this language. I think it's really cool. I have looked into Swedish before and I took a few lessons in German so this feels all pretty learnable to me. Just wanted to say you're doing a great job (I'm going to start making videos like this for Greek at the end of this year) and that if it wasn't for the username, I probably wouldn't have subscribed as well as adding this to my favourites! Haha! Dank u!
Thanks dear, was very nice to learn with you and seem it easier as with my beloved dutch ex friend. I will continue learning with you...then a warm hug for you from Colombia! Your land is trully pretty and your people is very kind and so nice....I loved a lot Zeeland and Amsterdam, its bread, bikes, beer and art ofcourse!
thank you for the videos, that make it easy for us...
a good and beautiful professor too...
am not bored watching them.
thank you
I learn German and I can understand most of the written Dutch especially in food labels or sth like that.
I'm from Malaysia and lived in Zwolle b4 for 2 years.. Love and miss that little peaceful town :)
I want to learn dutch because i just moved in belgium, the video is actually very good for begining, if you continue to do that it will be great. THUMBS UP
Hoi :-) I just returned to Berlin today from Deventer NL. I have learned a little Dutch and your video is very helpful to reinforce and helps seeing the words written. Thank you. I shall be watching more.
thanks for your efforts and your nice methodology of teaching, please we want more lessons and video
There are some differences between the official "General Dutch" and the not so official Dutch, which is slightly different depending on the region. But everybody understands each other just fine. Actual dialects can be difficult for people from the other side of the country to understand but nobody really speaks those anymore unless it's in family circles or with people from the same village.
So glad to find your videos :) its great, love it !
Both versions are definitely used, and I'm pretty sure both are considered 'correct' as well :)
Dutch sounds so charming when you pronounce it ^_^ It can sound a bit "hard" sometimes when people speak, but I think it's a beautiful language. I'm norwegian myself. Trying to look at the similarities between the languages.
Lidewij is the sweetest language teacher :)
I really like your videos which help me a lot, especially the way you read quite clear!
Hi from Dublin, I'm trying to pick up some basic Dutch phrases for work (bus driver with some Dutch tourists) your videos are very useful
... Tony. :-)
So good but wish there were pauses to try each sentence and then hear you say it again...Thanks so much for your lessons which I find myself going back to repeatedly!
Very helpful, thank you! Cute presentation, too.
Hallo, I am going to move to the Netherlands soon and I wonder if there are some sort of regional differences in Dutch? I guess I am going to learn the slang first when I move there instead of the actual Dutch.
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I think there are some significant differences in the Region of *Flanders*, but I'm not quite sure to what extent.
One of the main differences is the pronunciation of the letter G, in the north it is harder and more guttural. In the south it is like Flemish with a really soft G
I am dutch and it is so funny and awesome that people from other countrys are intrested in dutch. Ik vind dat heel erg leuk!!
Why, that was quite well done. Nice.
Would you recommend any specific book for learning Dutch?
Ik ben een Vlaming en ik moet je er wel op wijzen dat je Engels soms niet altijd even adequaat is. Voor een Engelstalige ben je natuurlijk verstaanbaar, doch sommige zinnen waren niet eens half volmaakt.
Thanks for the lessons! I love how your language sound. Nice english by the way. Peace out ✌️
jackie u remind of my dutch teacher she was very patient helpful pls do not stop teaching dutch i do have yip van yaneka also when i was in nederlands i could read a dutch paper ik heb hungerman i remember saying that one time 50 guilders alfts blif
I'm Spanish and learning Dutch on my own.
I find it fairly easy (okay, I know to roll r's and say the g because of my native language, Spanish)
What I find hard in Dutch it's the pronunciation... I strive to say all those consonants one next to other, I'm struggling to learn the grammar constructions, too, but in general I think it is much easier to most of the languages... (I've learnt Basque, English, French and Finnish)
I'm an american and I have a short term plan to visit the netherlands this year, and long term plans to possibly move there. thank you so much for providing these videos!
I'm part Dutch and I was inspired to learn the language from my grandfather who only spoke the language when he came to USA. So this video was helpful if I ever wanted to trigger a person. :D
Hoi Katherine!
Ik kom uit Nederland, maar woon voor een jaar in de Verenigde Staten.
Vind je het leuk om in Lelystad te wonen?
Groetjes,
Lidewij
Mijn complimenten! Is (of was) dit een project voor school of "gewoon" een spontane actie?
Hoi :) Ik heb veel woorden geleerd van jou. Dankje!! Maar ik heb een vraag: wat betenkent "Ik ben je zat" bedoel je?
I just had an attractive Dutch boy message me today just out of nowhere. im american and sadly ive never been anywhere else.I would love to make him more comfortable by learning Dutch. I'm a quick learner and I love your videos
Hello
Thank you for your basic words,it is useful for me when I visit Netherlands;I come from France and in your country they don't speak much french,most Dutch people find french difficult
I'm american but I'm spending a year in the Netherlands and my dutch teacher told me to watch this video..which I have seen before numerous times.
I like your vidéo. First you look friendly then you explain well and for me the Dutch pronounciation ils very difficult (I'm French) and you do pronounce slowly and clearly and you give information on the usage too. Great video!
Tot Ziens and see you soon!
Thank you it's really nice
I'm a french student in Netherlands and I'm happy to learn this language.
Thank you for posting this. I am just starting to learn Dutch, as I have family all within 30 minutes from Amsterdam in both directions. It'll be nice to learn a little bit of Dutch so I won't have to rely on other family to translate for me. Tot ziens :)
jou program is die beste ek geniet dit baie.
The phrase "doeg" is new for me. Is it commonly used in the region where you're from?
The parting phrase I usually hear people use is "houdoe". Which apparently comes from "houd oe eige goed / hou je goed" en means the same as "take care".
Wauw dit is geweldig wat je doet, ik kan veel van je leren door dit. Want zelf ben ik nu ook bezig om mensen te laten leren de Nederlandse taal en ik steek hier best veel van op.
Dank je..
Hello! I was just wondering.. could you make a playlist with your videos in the order you recommend someone learns these things from 0?
Your videos are very helpful and I wanted to learn some Dutch songs so,can u make a video or suggest me some nice dutch music ?
The language is like the land itself. Caught between German and English. Like the word "oud" as in old of English and "Ik ben" as in "Ich bin" of German. There are tonne of other words like this. I know a lil bit german and it helps a lot to get the flow of this language. anyway nice work :)
It's a literal translation, so people know what the different words mean.
Thanks for this video. From Venezuela.
So nice from u Lidewij! Thanx a lot, bet it will help me out heaps as I am planning to move to The Netherlands to study:)
what would u say if you wanted to ask “how old are you?” but formally?