Yes, but traditionally you're supposed to talk German in Scheveningen or any other North Sea beach resort. You know, the Germans really felt betrayed by us in May 1945 after we had kicked them from our beaches. So, from that moment on loads of them return each year just to do as if they still own the place.
Je spreekt echt al heel goed nederlands Eva , vind het fijn dat je in ons kleine , maar mooie landje woont , een echte verrijking voor ons landje ben jij gr.
My husband and I are Americans who moved to the Netherlands just a few weeks ago. I’ve been watching your videos the past year, and you helped us out so much. Utrecht is a lovely city! Going today for our IND stickers.
My first wife and I stayed in Amsterdam in 1976, for a week, and having grown up in a Dutch farming community on the west coast of Canada, It just felt so Familiar and Comfortable. I like your channel, but this was my fav. Cheers.
While not being 100% without an accent (well, most Dutch have a regional accent, so I guess your 'region' is just an uncommon one) your idiomatic Dutch is really really good!
Yes the first instance was spot on. The others were real good two but had a little too much palatalisation on the /s/, although if other features of the pronunciation would change to match those could probably still pass as part of a thick Amsterdam accent.
10:29 "surprisingly some parts of this beach-town feel like the city". Well, actually that is not very surprising because Scheveningen isn't a village or town, it's a district of The Hague, a city of 550,000 people. Contrary to popular belief, Scheveningen was never an independent municipality.
Beautiful! One thing I was so shocked about when I moved to the Netherlands last month is how late the sun stays up! So lovely. I bet the winter will be the opposite kind of shock for me.
Well Tanner, today is 31 December 2021, the days are already lengthening and I wondered whether you have survived the shock, or, as we prefer to call it *'De donkere dagen rond kerstmis.'* (Phew, ik ben zo blij dat ik niet in Alaska geboren ben!)
My father was born in Delft. He always talked about Scheveningen. I was born in Canada and never lived in Holland, only visited a few times. It was especially weird the first time visiting as a 19 year old. My parents always spoke Dutch at home and we answered back in English. I am amazed how your Dutch is so much better than mine. I can speak it conversationally only to a point. I brutalize the language. I get weird looks in Holland, ...usually with a smile. Most often they reply in English.
Hey Ava, You are really good in pronouncing Scheveningen ! In WW II the Dutch resistance used this name to distinguish if a guy was a cover up German or a real Dutch guy ;-) Germans would probably pronounce Sjeveningen in stead of S"g"eveningen. :-P I loved the vacation vlog! You girls picked the right moment to visit the coastal region !
I remember Scheveningen as a crowded and loud place. All sorts of entertainment included. Since i am more into quiet places, i usually went to Wassenaar. Your Dutch is fine!
Nice to see Scheveningen. Grew up in Den Haag, my parents live next to Kijkduin but spend a lot of summers in Scheveningen as well. Haven't been in the Netherlands in over a decade and this video gave me some nostalgic feelings. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Btw your Dutch is very good and your pronunciation of Scheveningen was impressive. Usually native English speakers say shaveningen (as in shaving)
Nice video about Scheveningen! The famous hotel that you show in the beginning is the upperclass and world-famous 'Kurhaus'. And your Dutch is excellent!
Hi Eva, what a nice video you have made. How beautiful all those outdoor shots.. I watched the movie yesterday and it was absolutely amazing!!! ik blijf zeker je vlogs volgens ..❤❤❤
Nice. I had to catch a connecting flight to Norway in Amsterdam. Last time I was there in 2018, I had a four hour layover. I was roaming around the shops buying souvenirs and the cashier asked me how I liked my time in Amsterdam. I explained that I was catching a connecting flight to the US from Norway. She told me that I needed to come back and visit Amsterdam. I agreed. Then COVID hit. Maybe I’ll make it next year. I enjoy your videos. This one was especially good.
I love how excited you are, Scheveningen can do that to a person 😻. Great to hear you speak Dutch. No accent at all, so your girlfriend must be proud of you speaking Dutch that well.
Have you driven the Breezanddijk (E22/A7) across the IJsselmeer, from Den Oever to Zurich (or vice versa)? It's like driving 20cm above the sea level. Crazy! I'll never forget that drive (in my beloved 2cv). 👍🏻👍🏻 Ever. IMO The Netherlands is exotic! (From Denmark}
Great segment ✨ive bin there many times .. but seeing it thru your eyes made me love it even more😀thanks 4 that ..greetz from Amsterdam the Netherlands✌️😎✨
It was surprisingly only a small part that was crowded, even on the nice days! We also had a different impression of Scheveningen than what we had expected.
@@DutchAmericano it's way more crowded when not Covid times. Most of us who are local go north or south into the dunes and stay away from the pier area. This summer between the iffy weather and Covid, there's been a lot less insane crowding than usual around the pier though.
Hi, Ava! It was wonderful to see you on holiday in Scheveningen, which you pronounced like a real Dutchie so your "integratie" is on track... BTW sun sets can be wonderful... the one you showed unfortunately was a bit hazy due to the sea, which happens from time to time. The Hotel you showed in the beginning of the video was "Het Kurhaus", did you take a peek inside? You really should have because it is really nice. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1887 by two German architects Johann Friedrich Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert. But the history of the Hotel goes back to 1818 when a 'Stedelijk badhuis' was built as a wooden construction.
@Yves Gysel Don't give her false compliments, there is still a big english accent. you must be deaf not hearing it. So, no she doesn't sound like a native dutch speaking person, but she is doing well. Always be honest because only then someone can learn it well because she needs to know were there is room for improvements.
Sorry, but her pronounciation is really good, based on the senteces, she speaks in this video. Like "Lekker". I could not have pronounced this better. That being said, their is always room for improvement.
@@rpfs2691 US English is still English, what langauge is it then according to you, Japanese? So, yeah, she does have a noticable English accent. As i said, you must be deaf not hearing it.
"Sapiens" is about as good as it gets. "The Bookshop" by Penelope Fitzgerald is high on the "bookshop books" list, and the movie with Emily Mortimer changes the ending but is also very good. For something completely different but no less entertaining try "Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore" by Robin Sloan. Anyway, nice video. Thanks.
Nice video...showing some places is at least more interesting than showing your own apartment....i am Dutch and didn't know Scheveningen does look so nice! Thank you!!!
For me it's been a few years since i was in Scheveningen. It's always sort of magical to see the sea. An edge of the world type feeling. And the sunsets....wow...I know. By the way, your dutch is pefect. Maybe you can do your videos completely in Dutch from now on? Maybe that would be quite a leap for you? maybe too big?
Theo Jansen, 'Strandbeesten'. Amazing. shame that one was tethered. I go to a quiet place near Castricum,, there's just one strandtent and dunes, and a camping a few kilometres from the beach on the edge of the dunes. Good to see Scheveningen again - a real resort town. They host sandsculpting and kite flying festivals.
You've been very lucky with the weather during your holidays that's for sure. The weather the past few weeks is why Dutch people bring books to read for their domestic holidays. Being a bit chilly at the end of a day at the beach normally means a slight sun burn, which for tan averse people is normal. You did a pretty good job on both "Scheveningen" and the other sentences I heard you say. Impressive progress. Next time go to the beach during a storm, there's something primeval to that experience I can highly recommend.
Lol for a brief moment I was thinking you were reading a book called “Invisible inkomen” that would have been hella funny. 😜 I like your videos and especially this blog. You come across as very professional and are funny to watch. A Dutchie living across the border.
The hotel you supposed to be famous, indeed is. It is called Kurhaus. Wikipedia: “In het hotel heeft een groot aantal beroemdheden gelogeerd. In het gastenboek staan leden van verschillende koninklijke families zoals kroonprins Harald van Noorwegen, regeringsleiders zoals Winston Churchill en Michail Gorbatsjov en beroemdheden zoals Joan Crawford, Audrey Hepburn en Bon Jovi. De eerste handtekening is van de toen 13-jarige koningin Wilhelmina samen met haar moeder koningin-regentes Emma. De Haagse auteur en dandy Louis Couperus behoorde tot de frequente bezoekers. Het Kurhaus was regelmatig een vergaarplaats van vorstenfamilies en andere hoge adel.”
Otherwise famed for hosting one of the shortest early Rolling Stones concerts ever back in 1964. The rebellious youthful crowd, who were a bit of the punkers of their day, tore down half the interior after just a couple songs. There's videos of that concert on RUclips, see overreacting amateurish cops not knowing what to do, as this was kind of a First for the formerly very docile & dutiful Dutch.
Perhaps you'd like to visit the beaches of Kennemerland: Zandvoort, Bloemendaal, Santpoort, IJmuiden. Especially a walk or cycling through the dunes to the sea in Santpoort would be a special experience. The dunes are wider than anywhere in Santpoort-Noord, called Duin & Kruidberg (Dune and Herbal Hill). The beaches are nicer there than in Scheveningen, at least I think so. Just let me know.
I am from Kazakhstan and currently live in Den Haag as a student. The weirdest thing I still cannot believe in my head is that I am a mere 30 minute bike ride away from the beach & the sea. In my country the closest proper beach was either 4 hours by plane to Dubai or 5 hours 30 minutes by plane to Turkey
That's where I live (you were mere blocks from my home at one point lol)! And yes, the name is impossible. Apparently they used to use Scheveningen as a code word during WWII to weed out German spies because only native Dutchies can pronounce it. I believe it, ha. Even after living here for a few years now I say it slightly differently every single time.
Scheveningen is a bit pricey. Don't get me wrong, I like Scheveningen and the bits of the Hague that border it. But I'd be more inclined to go to Egmond, Heemskerk or even Breskens. But the beach looks pleasantly uncrowded. Oh. Did you go to Panorama Mesdag? Visiting Scheveningen around the year 1900?
The accentuation you apply when talking Dutch is pretty well done, it's those little details you add when speaking the language is very good. It indicates you really understand what you are saying. And from what I read here, you only are here for just 2 years? Now you do have the advantage that both English and Dutch are very closely related as being "Germanic" languages.
At 67, have read one book in my life for personal entertainment, John Updike's "Rabbit Redux". Thought it was "meh", LOL. "Rabbit Run" was required reading in 10th grade, and its sequel caught my attention. In the Netherlands, never got 'round to visiting an ocean beach, just Bussloo's shores with longtime Dutch friends.
Ik kreeg trek van al dat lekkers. Leuk dat je er eens opuit gaat. Dat moet je vaker doen en uiteraard Nederlands blijven spreken. Dat doe je al prima na zo'n relatief korte tijd. Ga bijvoorbeeld ook eens naar Bergen of Egmond aan Zee. Dat zijn ook prachtige kneuter dorpjes (try translate that, *grin*). Keep up the good work and enjoy your vacation.
Well, Finally ! Ha, eindelijk !! Net iets van je vriendin gezien, een schaduw, letterlijk. Ze had een mooi vaste hand van filmen, toen ze een panorama shot maakte na jouw verhaal in het Nederlands ca 4 min 30 Oh, and your 💖 shirt is just great !
Well, welcome to to The Hague (where I live and Scheveningen is part of) or...if you're back, seems you had fun! Your Dutch is quite good by now, well done.
Wow your Dutch is very good !!!! And also you pronounce Scheveningen good. That sort of famous hotel in the beginning of your vid.. is het Kurhaus and it it's a special place haha. Nice to see you having a good time in my city The Hague !
Your Dutch is very good, you should be proud about it! And about the books.... I also try to read a lot during a holiday. Nowadays it's a bit more difficult with a son aged almost 5 🤣🤣
I think this is the first time I hear you speak Dutch and think it's really good! And eh....not supposedly famous (hotel and pier).....WORLD FAMOUS!!!..... in The Netherlands... ;-)
Congrats Eva, your pronunciation is really good. Must be hard, as most Dutch people relish the opportunity to speak English. Fooled a couple of Americans in my day, the only time i got caught was the time they asked where i was from, and i mentioned the same city they were actually from. What are the odds, right? Have fun, hope you have an incredible holiday!
You are such a kind, bubbly, greater than life person. I like all of your stories, especially since I live in The Hague, and I was born in Scheveningen 😺. btw, how is your 🐈? I adore cats. 🥴
Check out this dark comedy if you like, it's called Black Books, it's about a bad-tempered eccentric bookshop owner. Not sure if there is a book about it but you might like the humour. It's a British sitcom staring Dylan Moran. Keith..
holy shit....eerste x dat ik je nederlands hoor praten in een fimpie.....super goed man !!! moest of the newer vids i saw first ...r all in english ! awesome ! ✌ i am addicted 2 CHOCOMEL 😁...my guilty pleasure 😁
Hi Ava, Sorry your holiday plans to Portugal couldn't go through. Maybe next year...? As more people noticed, your Dutch is very good, but for relaxed reading of books you still read English books. Is reading in Dutch for you still too much work mentally, you can't do it in a relaxed way on your holiday? Do you have favourite Dutch books of writers?
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You’re speaking Dutch like a native after only two years. You should be proud of yourself! 👏🏻
You're right. She really does.
This comment is really generous, thanks =)
Het is echt goed
Ik vind t knap, want Nederlands is best een ingewikkelde taal. Zoveel woorden die op elkaar lijken
Yes, but traditionally you're supposed to talk German in Scheveningen or any other North Sea beach resort.
You know, the Germans really felt betrayed by us in May 1945 after we had kicked them from our beaches. So, from that moment on loads of them return each year just to do as if they still own the place.
Je spreekt echt al heel goed nederlands Eva , vind het fijn dat je in ons kleine , maar mooie landje woont , een echte verrijking voor ons landje ben jij gr.
My husband and I are Americans who moved to the Netherlands just a few weeks ago. I’ve been watching your videos the past year, and you helped us out so much. Utrecht is a lovely city! Going today for our IND stickers.
Welcome. Welkom.....
Welcome!
And the third one... Welcome !
My first wife and I stayed in Amsterdam in 1976, for a week, and having grown up in a Dutch farming community on the west coast of Canada, It just felt so Familiar and Comfortable. I like your channel, but this was my fav. Cheers.
While not being 100% without an accent (well, most Dutch have a regional accent, so I guess your 'region' is just an uncommon one) your idiomatic Dutch is really really good!
Nice Video. Here in Belgium, we have a saying, if you go to the Coast, You better pack clothes for all the 4 Seasons, You will need it.
you already pronounce Scheveningen pretty accurately at the start of the video.
And your Dutch is accentless, I think.
Haha, thanks! Nice of you to say =D
Yes the first instance was spot on. The others were real good two but had a little too much palatalisation on the /s/, although if other features of the pronunciation would change to match those could probably still pass as part of a thick Amsterdam accent.
@@GrunnenEnSeyst wat is er met amsterdam?🤪🤣
10:29 "surprisingly some parts of this beach-town feel like the city". Well, actually that is not very surprising because Scheveningen isn't a village or town, it's a district of The Hague, a city of 550,000 people. Contrary to popular belief, Scheveningen was never an independent municipality.
Your so close to us just 15 minutes cycling!!! Hope you enjoyed your holiday Also....Invisible women 😍Such an amazing book I've read it twice!!!
Hey Casey, meeting you on Ava's vid. Love your vids
Ik zou jullie zo graag samen in één video zien.
I think that your English is starting to have a Dutch accent, haha. Especially "it's amazing it's so cute" around 1:56
lol you are right :D
I was thinking the exact same thing !
@@pjotrh Me too, haha
Beautiful! One thing I was so shocked about when I moved to the Netherlands last month is how late the sun stays up! So lovely. I bet the winter will be the opposite kind of shock for me.
Well Tanner, today is 31 December 2021, the days are already lengthening and I wondered whether you have survived the shock, or, as we prefer to call it
*'De donkere dagen rond kerstmis.'*
(Phew, ik ben zo blij dat ik niet in Alaska geboren ben!)
My father was born in Delft. He always talked about Scheveningen. I was born in Canada and never lived in Holland, only visited a few times. It was especially weird the first time visiting as a 19 year old. My parents always spoke Dutch at home and we answered back in English. I am amazed how your Dutch is so much better than mine. I can speak it conversationally only to a point. I brutalize the language. I get weird looks in Holland, ...usually with a smile. Most often they reply in English.
The piece of art is one of many Strandbeest by Theo Jansen.
Check out this guy. He's the Dutch Tingueley. Worldfamous artist, except in Holland (no joke)!
What a lovely video, and your Dutch is so good! I love Sapiens, it's one of my favourite books
Hey Ava, You are really good in pronouncing Scheveningen ! In WW II the Dutch resistance used this name to distinguish if a guy was a cover up German or a real Dutch guy ;-) Germans would probably pronounce Sjeveningen in stead of S"g"eveningen. :-P I loved the vacation vlog! You girls picked the right moment to visit the coastal region !
We used it on the spanish to.
I remember Scheveningen as a crowded and loud place. All sorts of entertainment included. Since i am more into quiet places, i usually went to Wassenaar. Your Dutch is fine!
Nice to see Scheveningen. Grew up in Den Haag, my parents live next to Kijkduin but spend a lot of summers in Scheveningen as well. Haven't been in the Netherlands in over a decade and this video gave me some nostalgic feelings. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Btw your Dutch is very good and your pronunciation of Scheveningen was impressive. Usually native English speakers say shaveningen (as in shaving)
Nice video about Scheveningen! The famous hotel that you show in the beginning is the upperclass and world-famous 'Kurhaus'.
And your Dutch is excellent!
Hi Eva, what a nice video you have made. How beautiful all those outdoor shots.. I watched the movie yesterday and it was absolutely amazing!!!
ik blijf zeker je vlogs volgens ..❤❤❤
As a Dutch person I like your videos a lot. Leuk om te zien dat je het hier naar je zin hebt..
Nice. I had to catch a connecting flight to Norway in Amsterdam. Last time I was there in 2018, I had a four hour layover. I was roaming around the shops buying souvenirs and the cashier asked me how I liked my time in Amsterdam. I explained that I was catching a connecting flight to the US from Norway. She told me that I needed to come back and visit Amsterdam. I agreed. Then COVID hit. Maybe I’ll make it next year. I enjoy your videos. This one was especially good.
To hear ,you speak dutch is amazing.very good,very helder gesproken 👍👍👍👍👍🌄
I love how excited you are, Scheveningen can do that to a person 😻. Great to hear you speak Dutch. No accent at all, so your girlfriend must be proud of you speaking Dutch that well.
Have you driven the Breezanddijk (E22/A7) across the IJsselmeer, from Den Oever to Zurich (or vice versa)? It's like driving 20cm above the sea level. Crazy! I'll never forget that drive (in my beloved 2cv). 👍🏻👍🏻 Ever.
IMO The Netherlands is exotic!
(From Denmark}
We call that the Afsluitdijk :-)
The first place I stayed in the Netherlands was Schievenigen, with my brother in law. I fell in love with the place.
Great segment ✨ive bin there many times .. but seeing it thru your eyes made me love it even more😀thanks 4 that ..greetz from Amsterdam the Netherlands✌️😎✨
I expected Scheveningen to be a bit more crowded in the holiday period, happy you had such a lovely time! Looks beautiful, I need to go there again
It was surprisingly only a small part that was crowded, even on the nice days! We also had a different impression of Scheveningen than what we had expected.
@@DutchAmericano it's way more crowded when not Covid times. Most of us who are local go north or south into the dunes and stay away from the pier area. This summer between the iffy weather and Covid, there's been a lot less insane crowding than usual around the pier though.
Also.. I was actually born in Scheveningen.. Dad still lives in The Hague.. lots to recognize for me! :) Hope you had a great time
Have a nice holiday! Your dutch is really good, compliments! Je wordt een echte Nederlandse
Who on earth downvotes a reaction like this? Why?
Eva, your Dutch is amazing for a two year resident. Kudos!
Een fijne Nederlandse vakantie, Ava. Veel plezier tijdens je verblijf in Scheveningen.
Hi, Ava! It was wonderful to see you on holiday in Scheveningen, which you pronounced like a real Dutchie so your "integratie" is on track... BTW sun sets can be wonderful... the one you showed unfortunately was a bit hazy due to the sea, which happens from time to time. The Hotel you showed in the beginning of the video was "Het Kurhaus", did you take a peek inside? You really should have because it is really nice. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1887 by two German architects Johann Friedrich Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert. But the history of the Hotel goes back to 1818 when a 'Stedelijk badhuis' was built as a wooden construction.
It's remarkable that you come quite close to speaking like a native dutch speaker.. Kudos to you !
One of your best videos.
You’re more relaxed and your Dutch is much better than my Massachusetts sister in law!
Ga zo door Ava!❤️
Your Dutch is very good. If I did not know, you were an American, I would think you are Dutch. I am impressed.
@Yves Gysel Don't give her false compliments, there is still a big english accent. you must be deaf not hearing it. So, no she doesn't sound like a native dutch speaking person, but she is doing well. Always be honest because only then someone can learn it well because she needs to know were there is room for improvements.
Sorry, but her pronounciation is really good, based on the senteces, she speaks in this video. Like "Lekker". I could not have pronounced this better. That being said, their is always room for improvement.
@@komkwam No English accent at all. Maybe American (but just enough to be charming), but decidedly no English accent.
@@rpfs2691 US English is still English, what langauge is it then according to you, Japanese? So, yeah, she does have a noticable English accent.
As i said, you must be deaf not hearing it.
"Sapiens" is about as good as it gets. "The Bookshop" by Penelope Fitzgerald is high on the "bookshop books" list, and the movie with Emily Mortimer changes the ending but is also very good. For something completely different but no less entertaining try "Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore" by Robin Sloan. Anyway, nice video. Thanks.
Nice video...showing some places is at least more interesting than showing your own apartment....i am Dutch and didn't know Scheveningen does look so nice! Thank you!!!
For me it's been a few years since i was in Scheveningen. It's always sort of magical to see the sea. An edge of the world type feeling. And the sunsets....wow...I know. By the way, your dutch is pefect. Maybe you can do your videos completely in Dutch from now on? Maybe that would be quite a leap for you? maybe too big?
Theo Jansen, 'Strandbeesten'. Amazing. shame that one was tethered. I go to a quiet place near Castricum,, there's just one strandtent and dunes, and a camping a few kilometres from the beach on the edge of the dunes. Good to see Scheveningen again - a real resort town. They host sandsculpting and kite flying festivals.
You've been very lucky with the weather during your holidays that's for sure. The weather the past few weeks is why Dutch people bring books to read for their domestic holidays. Being a bit chilly at the end of a day at the beach normally means a slight sun burn, which for tan averse people is normal. You did a pretty good job on both "Scheveningen" and the other sentences I heard you say. Impressive progress. Next time go to the beach during a storm, there's something primeval to that experience I can highly recommend.
Very nice to see you somehow more relaxed and natural. Nice video and your Dutch is nothing to be ashamed of.
Your Dutch is so good.. Scheveningen is hard to say if you're not Dutch.. well done!
Welcome to my part of the Netherlands. And your mastery of Dutch: it's phenomenal!
Lol for a brief moment I was thinking you were reading a book called “Invisible inkomen” that would have been hella funny. 😜 I like your videos and especially this blog. You come across as very professional and are funny to watch. A Dutchie living across the border.
The hotel you supposed to be famous, indeed is. It is called Kurhaus. Wikipedia: “In het hotel heeft een groot aantal beroemdheden gelogeerd. In het gastenboek staan leden van verschillende koninklijke families zoals kroonprins Harald van Noorwegen, regeringsleiders zoals Winston Churchill en Michail Gorbatsjov en beroemdheden zoals Joan Crawford, Audrey Hepburn en Bon Jovi. De eerste handtekening is van de toen 13-jarige koningin Wilhelmina samen met haar moeder koningin-regentes Emma. De Haagse auteur en dandy Louis Couperus behoorde tot de frequente bezoekers. Het Kurhaus was regelmatig een vergaarplaats van vorstenfamilies en andere hoge adel.”
Even I once drunk a cup of coffee, there :)
Otherwise famed for hosting one of the shortest early Rolling Stones concerts ever back in 1964. The rebellious youthful crowd, who were a bit of the punkers of their day, tore down half the interior after just a couple songs.
There's videos of that concert on RUclips, see overreacting amateurish cops not knowing what to do, as this was kind of a First for the formerly very docile & dutiful Dutch.
En het beruchte Rolling Stones concert
Your Dutch is just bonkers! Amazed by your level after only 2 years, very impressive 👌🏼
Perhaps you'd like to visit the beaches of Kennemerland: Zandvoort, Bloemendaal, Santpoort, IJmuiden. Especially a walk or cycling through the dunes to the sea in Santpoort would be a special experience. The dunes are wider than anywhere in Santpoort-Noord, called Duin & Kruidberg (Dune and Herbal Hill). The beaches are nicer there than in Scheveningen, at least I think so. Just let me know.
I am from Kazakhstan and currently live in Den Haag as a student. The weirdest thing I still cannot believe in my head is that I am a mere 30 minute bike ride away from the beach & the sea.
In my country the closest proper beach was either 4 hours by plane to Dubai or 5 hours 30 minutes by plane to Turkey
from astana?
@@willemh3319 No, from Almaty
@@sultankamysbayev1937 ok i had a lot to do with astana airlines that is why
That's where I live (you were mere blocks from my home at one point lol)! And yes, the name is impossible. Apparently they used to use Scheveningen as a code word during WWII to weed out German spies because only native Dutchies can pronounce it. I believe it, ha. Even after living here for a few years now I say it slightly differently every single time.
When you speak better Dutch in 2 years than most Americans manage in 40 years lmao.
Confirmed! I am flemish and for me she sounds simply 'Dutch' :)
@@pvisit and I can double confirm that
Wat leuk om je Nederlands te horen praten 👍😁 je spreekt het echt super goed!!!
About pronouncing Scheveningen correctly... You nailed it the first time!
Scheveningen is a bit pricey. Don't get me wrong, I like Scheveningen and the bits of the Hague that border it. But I'd be more inclined to go to Egmond, Heemskerk or even Breskens. But the beach looks pleasantly uncrowded. Oh. Did you go to Panorama Mesdag? Visiting Scheveningen around the year 1900?
hey i really like your dutch hope youll be as happy as can be in this little country
I am in Biarritz right now and it is quite cold at the beach here too.... 🥶😏☕☕☕
The accentuation you apply when talking Dutch is pretty well done, it's those little details you add when speaking the language is very good. It indicates you really understand what you are saying. And from what I read here, you only are here for just 2 years? Now you do have the advantage that both English and Dutch are very closely related as being "Germanic" languages.
proud on you eva speaking Dutch real good👍👍👍👍👍👍
At 67, have read one book in my life for personal entertainment, John Updike's "Rabbit Redux". Thought it was "meh", LOL. "Rabbit Run" was required reading in 10th grade, and its sequel caught my attention. In the Netherlands, never got 'round to visiting an ocean beach, just Bussloo's shores with longtime Dutch friends.
And pretty amazed you took the trouble of learning Dutch
Je zit lekker in je vel Ava! So much is clear. Keep it up!
Ik kreeg trek van al dat lekkers. Leuk dat je er eens opuit gaat. Dat moet je vaker doen en uiteraard Nederlands blijven spreken. Dat doe je al prima na zo'n relatief korte tijd. Ga bijvoorbeeld ook eens naar Bergen of Egmond aan Zee. Dat zijn ook prachtige kneuter dorpjes (try translate that, *grin*). Keep up the good work and enjoy your vacation.
So nice to see you enjoying yourself in this small country of ours.
Nice getting to know you. Not the regular story, but something completely different.
Je Nederlands is echt goed! Je hebt een duidelijk accent, maar je zinsbouw en woordkeuze is verrassend natuurlijk :-)
OMG, zelfs de 'G' spreek je goed uit. Now you're one of us, one of us... 😁😍👍
Well, Finally !
Ha, eindelijk !!
Net iets van je vriendin gezien, een schaduw, letterlijk.
Ze had een mooi vaste hand van filmen, toen ze een panorama shot maakte na jouw verhaal in het Nederlands ca 4 min 30
Oh, and your 💖 shirt is just great !
Your dutch is amazing! You are so talented!
I become so relaxed watching your videos ;-). And fun that you live in Utrecht, I recognize a lot, because I study in Utrecht
Ahhh my hometown. Wonderful house you guys stayed in......
Complimenten met je Nederlands en je uitspraak van Scheveningen!
Thanks for the holiday vibe!
I'd say you had fun in Scheveningen. For me, a trip there is not complete without having some fish at the harbour but I know you're vegetarian...
Your Dutch sounds so proper! Very fancy, high class.
If you love fish; try out Simonis at the Scheveningen Haven. Cheap and very cheerful and tasty :)
You pronounce Scheveningen like a pro and you have very beautiful eyebrows!
Well, welcome to to The Hague (where I live and Scheveningen is part of) or...if you're back, seems you had fun! Your Dutch is quite good by now, well done.
Wow your Dutch is very good !!!! And also you pronounce Scheveningen good. That sort of famous hotel in the beginning of your vid.. is het Kurhaus and it it's a special place haha. Nice to see you having a good time in my city The Hague !
thats awesome! maybe you will see strandbeests! theo jansen takes his strandbeests for walks along the beaches in that area sometimes :)
Haha nice that you read the Sapiens book. I read the whole series and I learned a lot from it!
Your Dutch is very good, you should be proud about it!
And about the books.... I also try to read a lot during a holiday. Nowadays it's a bit more difficult with a son aged almost 5 🤣🤣
Je Nederlands is geweldig 😃👍🏻
I think this is the first time I hear you speak Dutch and think it's really good! And eh....not supposedly famous (hotel and pier).....WORLD FAMOUS!!!..... in The Netherlands... ;-)
Sapiens is een grappig boek! Moet hem zelf nog uitlezen
Congrats Eva, your pronunciation is really good. Must be hard, as most Dutch people relish the opportunity to speak English. Fooled a couple of Americans in my day, the only time i got caught was the time they asked where i was from, and i mentioned the same city they were actually from. What are the odds, right? Have fun, hope you have an incredible holiday!
11:30 a type of strandbeest by Theo Jansen 😄 !
1:55 that’s very close to my house. Hope you have had a good few days here, despite the shitty weather.
Well spoken the word Scheveningen; with the s en g . So nice video
You are such a kind, bubbly, greater than life person. I like all of your stories, especially since I live in The Hague, and I was born in Scheveningen 😺. btw, how is your 🐈? I adore cats. 🥴
8:30 It took me a while to realize it is not "You 'll know Harari". I never heard of him :-)
Loved your Dutch accent, loved your book review/list. Next beach staycation the Waddeneilanden or Zeeland?
Check out this dark comedy if you like, it's called Black Books, it's about a bad-tempered eccentric bookshop owner. Not sure if there is a book about it but you might like the humour. It's a British sitcom staring Dylan Moran. Keith..
the kurhaus was a curing hospital for tuberculosis patients
Wow a wild strandbeest!
holy shit....eerste x dat ik je nederlands hoor praten in een fimpie.....super goed man !!! moest of the newer vids i saw first ...r all in english ! awesome !
✌ i am addicted 2 CHOCOMEL 😁...my guilty pleasure 😁
thanks, I almost forgot it was summer holiday. x
Hi Ava, Sorry your holiday plans to Portugal couldn't go through. Maybe next year...?
As more people noticed, your Dutch is very good, but for relaxed reading of books you still read English books.
Is reading in Dutch for you still too much work mentally, you can't do it in a relaxed way on your holiday? Do you have favourite Dutch books of writers?
That pronunciation of Scheveningen was perfect. Spoke some Farsi at home?
You rock girl, your Dutch is fantastic. Love your accent 😉
Then please read John Grisham's Camino Island and Camino Winds, specially the first is one of my favorite books. Love your vid's btw!
Actually the way you pronounced "Scheveningen" sounded pretty good.