The city where I lived for a while and that I enjoyed a lot because it has a lot to offer. Den Haag is the city where the Dutch parlement is located. If you are interested in the Dutch parlement you can book a guided tour around the 'Binnenhof'. If you visit Den Haag on … Meer lezen over Het alfabet door Nederland – D van Den Haag
Het alfabet door Nederland – C van Castricum
A village in an area full of nature and history. Castricum is a village in the province Noord-Holland with lots of opportunities to spend a day. It has a 'gezellig' city center with various shops, restaurants and terraces. In summer Castricum is popular amongst tourists who walk and cycle around in the dunes and lay … Meer lezen over Het alfabet door Nederland – C van Castricum
Het alfabet door Nederland – B van Borger
Borger is a place in the province Drenthe and is called 'de hunebedhoofdstad van Nederland', the captial of the dolmen. It might not surpise you that the dolmen are the main reason to visit Borger. The province Drenthe has 52 dolmen and 16 of them are in the close area of Borger. The dolmen are … Meer lezen over Het alfabet door Nederland – B van Borger
Het alfabet door Nederland – A van Amersfoort
The Netherlands has opened up after the Covid19 lockdown so travelling around the country has become more easy. But where do you go to? Follow the alphabet and start your journey through The Netherlands! Because most of you are expecting to see Amsterdam written down here, I decided to choose another city: Amersfoort. This city … Meer lezen over Het alfabet door Nederland – A van Amersfoort
Het alfabet – Z van zwartepietendiscussie
Het last letter of the Dutch alfabet is Z, pronounced as https://videopress.com/v/x6uTnQDX?preloadContent=metadata Every year as soon as Sinterklaas enters the Netherlands, the ‘zwartepietendiscussie’ starts again. It is a discussion about the black helpers of Sinterklaas (zwarte pieten). For many years ‘zwarte piet’ was part of Sinterklaas, just like the presents, poems and pepernoten. This changed … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – Z van zwartepietendiscussie
Het alfabet – X van XTC
Like the Q, the X is also not used a lot in the Dutch language. If we use it, it sounds like this https://videopress.com/v/8RHQL9CX?preloadContent=metadata As the X is not used that much, there are also not a lot of Dutch words starting with this letter. Since the Netherlands is famous for its drugs and XTC … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – X van XTC
Het alfabet – W van WC
With a few more letters to go, we are reaching the end of the alfabet. Watch the video to hear the Dutch W https://videopress.com/v/MqC4A8gQ?preloadContent=metadata Where the toilet in many countries is just a simple room, the Dutch like to turn the WC into a cozy room. A lot of times you will see that the … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – W van WC
Het alfabet – V van vrijheid van meningsuiting
The V in Dutch is pronounced as https://videopress.com/v/Cvr8KrDP?preloadContent=metadata On of the most important things in the Dutch culture is the freedom of expression (vrijheid van meningsuiting). Everyone is free to give their opinion and to tell what they think. Giving your opinion is something that is completely normal in the Netherlands but can feel offensive … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – V van vrijheid van meningsuiting
Het alfabet – U van uitwaaien
A vowel that is hard to pronounce is the U. Some foreigners pronounce it like the OE which causes confusion in understanding. A common example to show this confusion is with the words 'huur' (with the u) and 'hoer' (with the oe). 'Huur' means rent while 'hoer' means hooker. Watch the video to hear the … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – U van uitwaaien
Het alfabet – T van trein ergernissen
In Dutch the T is pronounced as https://videopress.com/v/TfxZ2STy?preloadContent=metadata On of the things that Dutch people like to complain about, besides the weather, is a trip by train. Some examples that cause annoyance (ergernis) by people are delays, crowded trains which make it impossible to find a seat and noisy fellow travelers. As soon as automn … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – T van trein ergernissen
