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4, 6, 29!
4. Favourite dish specific for your country?
Beschuit met muisjes (we eat this when a baby is born)
Zuurkoolschotel
Patatje Joppie & Patatje oorlog
Not really a dish, but oliebollen
6. Most hated song in your native language?
Anything by Frans Bauer and De Toppers
29. Does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?
Not that I know
Thank you!
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questions 1 and 5 c:
1. Favourite place in your country?
Omg, there are so many, but here is a small list:
Bronkhorst: small village with middle ages vibe.
Giethoorn: much tourism, but so so pretty. Lots of water and farms. And there is a tiny hidden book shop a little outside of the city.
Utrecht (city): it kinda looks like Amsterdam, but way less tourism and the whole atmosphere is just so cosy and warm.
Schiermonnikoog: island with lots of nature.
Groningen (city): great for shopping in my opinion.
Blokzijl: if you like old harbour cities, you'll love this!
5. Favourite song in your native language?
Currenly "Het is al laat toch" by Racoon
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For the "hi, I'm not from the US" ask:
11 & 17
Thank you for your ask! <3
11. Favourite native writer/poem?
Favourite poem: De Dapperstraat - J.C. Bloem
Favourite writers: Bernlef, Paul van Loon
17. Are you interested in your country's history?
I have to say I do not find our history all that interesting. I'm sure there must be interesting parts somewhere lol, but never made the effort to really get into it.
(I do try to read about our colonial past to educate myself on it.)
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Looks interesting. Feel free to ask!
“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set
given how Americanised this site is, it’s important to celebrate all our countries and nationalities - with all their quirks and vices and ridiculousness, and all that might seem strange to outsiders.
1. favourite place in your country?
2. do you prefer spending your holidays in your country or travel abroad?
3. does your country have access to sea?
4. favourite dish specific for your country?
5. favourite song in your native language?
6. most hated song in your native language?
7. three words from your native language that you like the most?
8. do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?
9. which of your neighbouring countries would you like to visit most/know best?
10. most enjoyable swear word in your native language?
11. favourite native writer/poet?
12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?
13. does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?
14. do you enjoy your country’s cinema and/or TV?
15. a saying, joke, or hermetic meme that only people from your country will get?
16. which stereotype about your country you hate the most and which one you somewhat agree with?
17. are you interested in your country’s history?
18. do you speak with a dialect of your native language?
19. do you like your country’s flag and/or emblem? what about the national anthem?
20. which sport is The Sport in your country?
21. if you could send two things from your country into space, what would they be?
22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?
23. which alcoholic beverage is the favoured one in your country?
24. what other nation is joked about most often in your country?
25. would you like to come from another place, be born in another country?
26. does your nationality get portrayed in Hollywood/American media? what do you think about the portrayal?
27. favourite national celebrity?
28. does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? do you have favourites?
29. does your region/city have a beef with another place in your country?
30. do you have people of different nationalities in your family?
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Tigray Genocide vocabulary in Dutch
Based on this post, translated by @join-the-dutch-clan!
Ethiopië - Ethiopia
Eritrea - Eritrea
Tigray (regio) - Tigray Region
Irob - Irob
Tigrinya - Tigrinya
Volksbevrijdingsfront van Tigray - Tigray People’s Liberation Front
Genocide/volkerenmoord - Genocide
Etnische zuivering - ethnic cleansing
Bloedbad/afslachting - massacre
Geweld - violence
Seksueel misbruik - sexual abuse
Soldaat - soldier
Burger - civilian
Vluchteling - refugee
Aanvallen - to attack
Doden - to kill
Vermoorden - to murder
Schieten - to shoot
Bombarderen - to shell, to bomb
Verkrachten - to rape
Vernietigen - to destroy
Plunderen - to loot, to pillage
Verbranden - to burn
Opblazen - to blow up
(Iemand) uithongeren - to starve (someone)
Verstoppen - to hide
Vluchten, ontsnappen - to flee, to escape
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Zeggenschap hebben over/in
Meaning: to have a voice in,to control
Example: Niemand heeft zeggenschap over je lichaam. (No one has control over your body/a voice in what you do with your body)
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For those who participated, I'll announce the winner a bit later due to some personal reasons, but I didn't forget about it!
3500 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY
To thank you all for following my blog I've decided to host a giveaway.
What can you win?
The winner can choose one of the three Dutch magnets above. I will buy it once the giveaway ends, so if the magnet of your choice is not available anymore you can pick a substitute from the website.
How can you win?
Send me an ask (make sure you're not anon) stating what you like about Dutch/The Netherlands and why you would like to win the giveaway. I won't publish the ask, so you will still remain anonymous.
The winner will be picked at random, but with the rule above I want to make sure that people don't only enter for the sake of winning something, but truly have some type of connection to the language/country.
Rules:
Anyone younger than 18 needs parental permission to enter, since I have to send the magnet to your address.
Your entry is only valid when you have sent it in ask form. Any replies to this post will not count as an entry.
Respond before the closing date.
Closing date is 1st of January 2021.
Good luck!
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Hi! So, sea shanties (songs that sailors sing to help them work) have become suddenly very popular on English language TikTok; I'm wondering if there are similar songs in Dutch tradition?
They're definitely not as popular here as English sea shanties, but we do have them. If you type "zeemansliederen" into Youtube you'll get some playlists
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Law Vocabulary
Our law system is different from the law system in English speaking countries, so there might be words missing/different and I did not include every single word related to law, because that would be a bit enthusiastic lol
Advocaat (de) = lawyer
Arbeidsrecht (het) = Labor Law
Bestuursrecht (het) = Administrative Law
(Geld)boete (de) = fine
Civiel/Burgelijk recht (het) = Civil Rights Law
Gerechtshof (het) = Court of Appeal
Gevangenisstraf (de) = imprisonment
Griffier (de) = registrar
Hoge Raad (de) = Supreme Court
Jurisprudentie (de) = case law
Slachtoffer (het) = victim
Strafrecht (het) = Criminal Law
Taakstraf (de) = community service
tbs (terbeschikkingstelling) = a type of sentence for criminals with a psychiatric disorder
Ondernemingsrecht (het) = Business Law
OM (het) = Public Prosecution Service
Personen -en familierecht (het) = Family Law
Pleidooi (het) = plea
Raadsheer (de) = judge at higher courts
Raadsman (de) = lawyer
Rechter (de) = judge
Rechtbank (de) = court
Schuldig bevinden = to find guilty
Spreekrecht = Victim Impact Statement (it's mainly for the victim to be heard in the Netherlands, but it doesn't really count for the final verdict)
Uitspraak (de) = verdict
Verdachte (de) = suspect
Veroordelen tot = to sentence to
Voorlopige hechtenis (de) = pre-trial detention
Vreemdelingenrecht (het) = Immigration Law
Vrijspreken = to acquit
Wet (de) = law
Wetboek (het) = code, law book
Zaak (de) = case
In hoger beroep gaan = to appeal
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Dora vocabulary (Dutch)
Map Song
Als je iets ontdekken moet
If you have to discover something
Kijk dan eerst is even goed
Take a good look at first
Op de kaart
On the map
Moet je nodig ergens heen
When you really have to go somewhere
Treuzel niet en kijk meteen
Do not dawdle and immediately look
Op de kaart
On the map
Op de kaart (5×)
On the map
Everybody come on
Everybody come on
Kom allemaal mee
Everybody come on
Wees niet bang het lukt je
Do not be afraid, you can do it
Het wordt een heel leuk stukje
It will be a fun walk (stukje = piece, but in this context kinda like a short walk)
Waar gaan we heen?
Where are we going?
Words/phrases
Op avontuur = on an adventure
Brug (de) = bridge
Eekhoorn (de) = squirrel
Klikken = to click
Raadsel (het) = riddle
Rugzak (de) = backpack
Trol (de) = troll
Vos (de) = fox
Zwieber niet stelen = Swiper do not steal
In case anyone is confused about "everybody come on". The Dutch version of Dora teaches English instead of Spanish
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Brandbrief (de)
Meaning: a letter with an urgent message often bringing a certain problem to light to a higher organisation or government.
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Don't forget to enter the competition if you want to participate! 💕
3500 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY
To thank you all for following my blog I've decided to host a giveaway.
What can you win?
The winner can choose one of the three Dutch magnets above. I will buy it once the giveaway ends, so if the magnet of your choice is not available anymore you can pick a substitute from the website.
How can you win?
Send me an ask (make sure you're not anon) stating what you like about Dutch/The Netherlands and why you would like to win the giveaway. I won't publish the ask, so you will still remain anonymous.
The winner will be picked at random, but with the rule above I want to make sure that people don't only enter for the sake of winning something, but truly have some type of connection to the language/country.
Rules:
Anyone younger than 18 needs parental permission to enter, since I have to send the magnet to your address.
Your entry is only valid when you have sent it in ask form. Any replies to this post will not count as an entry.
Respond before the closing date.
Closing date is 1st of January 2021.
Good luck!
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3500 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY
To thank you all for following my blog I've decided to host a giveaway.
What can you win?
The winner can choose one of the three Dutch magnets above. I will buy it once the giveaway ends, so if the magnet of your choice is not available anymore you can pick a substitute from the website.
How can you win?
Send me an ask (make sure you're not anon) stating what you like about Dutch/The Netherlands and why you would like to win the giveaway. I won't publish the ask, so you will still remain anonymous.
The winner will be picked at random, but with the rule above I want to make sure that people don't only enter for the sake of winning something, but truly have some type of connection to the language/country.
Rules:
Anyone younger than 18 needs parental permission to enter, since I have to send the magnet to your address.
Your entry is only valid when you have sent it in ask form. Any replies to this post will not count as an entry.
Respond before the closing date.
Closing date is 1st of January 2021.
Good luck!
#langblr#studyblr#dutchblr#giveaway#dutch giveaway#langblr giveaway#studyblr giveaway#magnet#dutch magnet#magneet#languages#polyglot#gay bar#dutch house#bike
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If anyone wants to learn the harsh truths about Dutch history, this book might be interesting. I haven't bought it yet myself, but definitely interested in buying it.
molouku (link)
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Awesome! We do that too in Overijssel
You, a Dutch person: Doei
Me, an intellectual on vacation in Frisia: Hoi
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Hi everyone!
As you guys know I am trying my best to provide good content for Dutch learners and enthusiasts. I will always keep this content free, because I find it important that everyone, no matter their income, has the opportunity to learn my language.
Since Tumblr does not offer any opportunity to make money from advertisements, I have decided to make a ko-fi. If you like my content and wish to support me in a monetary way, you can buy me a coffee (2 euros) on this website. That said, of course I appreciate every single one of you guys no matter if you donate or not!
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Talk about your poop in Dutch (🇳🇱)
Nouns:
Poep (de) = poop
Ontlasting (de) = stool
Feces (de) = faeces
Keutels (de) = pebble poop/turds
Drol (de) = turd
Diarree (de) = diarrhea
Stoelgang (de) = defecation, stool
Verstopping/constipatie (de) - constipation
Adjectives:
Hard = hard
Zacht = soft
Waterig = watery
Slijmerig = slimy
Groot = big
Klein = small
Glad = smooth
Lichtbruin = light brown
Donkerbruin = dark brown
Zwart = black
Groen = green
Red = rood
Verbs:
Poepen = to poop
Persen = to push/press
Example conversation:
- Person 1: Hoe is uw stoelgang?
(How is your stool?)
- Person 2: Ik heb moeite met poepen. Mijn keutels zijn groot en hard en ik moet hard persen om ze er uit te krijgen. Daarnaast is mijn poep een vreemde kleur.
(I have difficulty pooping. My poop is big and hard and I have to push hard to get it out. Furthermore, my poop is a strange colour.)
- Person 1: Welke kleur is uw poep?
(What colour is your poop?)
- Person 2: Mijn poep is soms rood en soms zwart.
(Sometimes my poop is red and sometimes black.)
- Person 1: Ik denk dat u last heeft van een verstopping. Ik vraag een inwendig onderzoek voor u aan.
(I think you suffer from constipation. I will request an internal examination.)
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