The Dutch Language Race With My Daughter
At the time of writing this (2015) I am thirty five years old. I have been learning Dutch for the last fourteen years. During that time I have gone on courses, attended classes, filled...
Category: Speaking Dutch
The Many Meanings of Dus
If you look up the word ‘dus’ in a Dutch-to-English language book it will tell you that it translates into the word ‘so’. However, this is a terrible over simplification. The word ‘dus’ is...
Why Speaking Dutch with the Dutch Rarely Works
I have come to the conclusion that the Dutch have a very special ability. It might even be possible to call it a superpower. I am not sure if it is a skill that...
How I Think I Sound When Speaking Dutch
How I think I sound when speaking Dutch. How the Dutch think I sound when speaking Dutch. How I actually sound when speaking Dutch. This cartoon first appeared in the September/October edition of DUTCH:The...
De and Het: The Great Dutch Language Mystery
Life is full of mysteries. Who are we? Why are we here? Did I leave the oven on? Great big mysteries that are difficult to solve and keep a lot of very intelligent people...
Dutch for Beginners: A Warning
There is no other sentence in the whole of the Dutch language that will get you into more trouble than, “Ik spreek een klein beetje Nederlands.” In the beginning it might seem harmless enough....
