Categorie: Alfabet

The K is pronounced as https://videopress.com/v/GpOs7JGV?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata On a tradional Dutch birthday, people often sit in a 'kring'. All the chairs that you can find in the house are put in a cirkel so every guest has a place to sit. Some people have folding chairs, specially to create enough seats for birthday parties. Sometimes people … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – K van kringverjaardag

After the I comes the J, pronounced as https://videopress.com/v/EGQT6bXS?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata Jip and Janneke are two characters that play the main role in the childbooks written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and Fiep Westendorp. Many Dutch people grew up with these books. The books are written in easy words and senteces so everyone will understand the meaning. Often … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – J van Jip en Janneke taal

The third vowel in the Dutch alfabet is the I which sounds like https://videopress.com/v/J1YcgR62?preloadContent=metadata The Dutch culture is often seen as informal. Although there is a formal you 'u' in general people use mostly the informal you 'jij'. We say 'jij' to friends, family, our boss and to the cashier in the supermarket. At work, … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – I van informeel

In Dutch you pronounce the H as https://videopress.com/v/uqCextNw?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata A lot of people use the word Holland if they talk about the Netherlands but offically Holland and the Netherlands are not exactly the same. The Netherlands is a country with 12 provinces, including the provinces Noord-Holland and Zuid- Holland. Those 2 provinces together are Holland. So … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – H van Holland

The G is one of the most difficult letters to pronounce for foreigners learning Dutch. It sounds like this https://videopress.com/v/WZGeQlLA?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata Amsterdam is famous for its canals. In Dutch we call this canals 'grachten'. Not only in Amsterdam you will find 'de grachten' but also Utrecht, Amersfoort, Alkmaar, Leiden, Leeuwarden and Groningen have beautiful 'grachten'. It's … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – G van grachten

After the E comes the F. In Dutch you pronounce this letter as https://videopress.com/v/uXSEGwv7?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata As most of you know 'de fiets' is the most popular way to go around. 'De fiets' is so popular that there are more bicycles in the Netherlands than there are people. People use them to go to work, bring the … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – F van fiets

The E in Dutch is pronounced like the A in English, so like this https://videopress.com/v/2thSBDGy?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata Every year when the winter in the Netherlands starts and the temperature becomes below 0, the people start to talk about 'de Elfstedentocht'. This is, if possible, a big ice skating event where people ice skate a 200 km route … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – E van Elfstedentocht

The D in Dutch is pronounced as https://videopress.com/v/7jEZos4x?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata 'Doe maar gewoon, dan doe je al gek genoeg' is a Dutch expression that describe the Dutch character. It means behave normally, that's already crazy enough. As long as you do what meets the standard and how people expect you to behave, you will be safe from … Meer lezen over Het alfabet – D van Doe maar gewoon..