Categorie: Alfabet

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Dutch we pronounce the S as https://videopress.com/v/hBQtkzfQ?preloadContent=metadata In the Netherlands is very common to split the bill after a dinner or drinks with friends. Sometimes the bill is splitted between the amount of people who are present, but it can also happen that everyone is just paying for the food and drinks he had. … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – S van splitten

Like the G, the R is also a difficult letter to pronounce. Watch the video below to hear how it sounds. If you have difficulties with pronouncing it, you can click here. https://videopress.com/v/BeiwcwSp?preloadContent=metadata ‘Rookworst’ is just as typical Dutch as ‘drop’, ‘stroopwafels’ and ‘bitterballen’. The most famous ones are the HEMA rookworst and the UNOX … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – R van rookworst

The Q is not used a lot in Dutch but it is still part of the alfabet. It sounds like https://videopress.com/v/IjWCGeRV?preloadContent=metadata The Quote 500 is a list which shows the 500 richest people in the Netherlands. The first edition of this list was made in 1997 and is updated with the newest information once a … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – Q van Quote 500

The P in Dutch sounds similar to the B but there is a small difference. https://videopress.com/v/cqYvndGK?preloadContent=metadata If there is one thing you should get used to when you life in the Netherlands is ‘plannen’ (to plan). Spontanously visiting friends might be causing trouble because they already have plans for the day. They will tell you … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – P van plannen