When Ordering Drinks in Dutch Goes Wrong
“Papa, will you help me please,” my daughter asked with a hint of urgency as she held out a bright orange felt tip pen in my direction. She barely took her eyes off the...
Category: Speaking Dutch
Adventures in Dutch Mispronunciation – Stuiterbal
“I think it’s funny the way bouncy balls are called naughty balls in Dutch,” I happily commented to my Dutch wife as we waited for our lunch to arrive. “What?” she reacted in unexpected...
My First Attempt At Dutch Lessons
When I first attempted to learn Dutch (back in 2001) I took up the offer of a free course from my employer. The Dutch lessons took place twice a week, an hour before work,...
Five Ways To Fake Speaking Dutch
After many years of living in The Netherlands I have mastered the ability to fake speaking the Dutch language. It is something that came in handy when I first arrived in the country and...
Translating My Dutch Father-In-Law #1
My Dutch Father-In-Law is extremely enthusiastic about speaking English. He’ll dive into an English sentence with the kind of fearless confidence I wish I had when speaking Dutch. It’s the kind of fearlessness where...
Een Beetje Moeilijk
A few days ago I was sitting on the sofa with my (almost) three year old daughter Sophie as we watched one of her favourite children’s shows. It’s called ‘Chuggington – Medaille Race’ and...
