Dutch belongs to the class of Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European languages. This is the same kind of sub for whom English and German are included. To be precise, Dutch is a Germanic language of West Low German spoken by about 24 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Aruba.
Dutch is written in Latin alphabet. It is grammatically similar to German. Dutch also borrowed many words from English and Dutch speak English very well themselves. English speaker, therefore, should have no problem in places like Amsterdam, for example, but a little knowledge of Dutch is appreciated in all regions. The following is a brief but very useful Dutch phrases to help anyone who is visiting the Netherlands or vacation on the beautiful island of Aruba in South America.
English - Dutch - pronunciation
Hello-Hi - hello
Hello - Goedemorgen - hkoo-der mor-hen
Good afternoon - Goedemiddag - hkoo-der mid-duk
Hello - Goededag - hkoo der-duk
Good night - Goedeavond - hkoo der-ah-wind
Good night - Goedenacht - hkoo-der nukt
How are you? - Het gaat Hoe? - Hut GAHT hoo?
Very well, thank you - Goed or wet - Goot, dahnk uu
What's your name? - Hoe heet u? - Hoo HAYT uu?
My name is ... - Mijn naam is ... - Meyn is Nahm
Do you speak English? - Spreekt u Engels? Eng-els Oo -
Sorry, I do not speak Dutch - Sorry, spreek ik geen Nederlands - sorry, ik sprayk gkane nay-der-Lunts
I do not understand - Ik niet begrijp - ber-ik gkreyp NEET
Nice to meet you - Mahk AHN-muh-NAH-guh-niz-KAN-ing - you Aangenam kennis Maken
Where are you from? - Waar KOMT or vandaan? - Vahr kawmt ew dahn fun?
Where do you live? - Waar woont u? - Ew vohnt Vahr?
How old are you? - Hoe oud u bent? - The folded Hoo OTT?
I am ____ years old - Ik ben ... jaar oud - ik ben ... Yahr OTT
Have a good time! - Veel Plezier! - Fayl Pleh-zeer
It's very good / bad! - Dat is geweldig / vreselijk! - Dat is Khuh-HSV-duhkh / mixed-ZUH-likh
Goodbye - Tot ziens - tot zeens
Yes - Ja - yah
No - Nee - not
Please / there you go - alstublieft - ULS too bleeft
Thank you - Dank u - wet or
Thank you very much - Dank u wel - wet or val
Sorry - Sorry - by-don
How much is ...? - Wat kost ...? - Kost Cuba ...?
I can not speak Dutch - Ik spreek geen Nederlands - ick SPRAYK Gayn NAY-hard-lawnts
I can not speak Dutch and - Ik niet Goed Nederlands spreek - ick SPRAYK NEET Goot NAY-Dur-lawnts
Is there someone here who speaks English? - Spreekt yesterday iemand Engels - SPRAYKT here mahnt EE-SPA-ULS?
Where is the bathroom? - Waar is het toilet? - WAHR hut is twah-LET
If you look closely at the above statements is a similarity with the German sensation. In fact the English, Dutch and German are sister languages. If you know a language you should not have much trouble learning the other two. Native English speakers are advised to learn German Dutch first, then it will be very easy to master.
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