Part 17 (2/2)
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Consonants Double-consonant combinations generally keep their separate sounds in Dutch: kn kn, for example, is never like the English ”knight”. Note also the following consonants and consonant combinations: j is an English is an English y y ch and and g g indicate a throaty sound, as at the end of the Scottish word lo indicate a throaty sound, as at the end of the Scottish word loch. The Dutch word for ca.n.a.l gracht gracht is especially tricky, since it has two of these sounds it comes out along the lines of is especially tricky, since it has two of these sounds it comes out along the lines of khrakht khrakht. A common word for h.e.l.lo is Dag! p.r.o.nounced like daakh daakh ng as in bri as in bring nj as in o as in onion y is not a consonant, but another way of writing is not a consonant, but another way of writing ij ij Dutch
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Vowels and diphthongs A good rule of thumb is that doubling the letter lengthens the vowel sound.
a is like the English is like the English a apple aa like c like cart e like l like let ee like l like late o as in p as in pop oo in p in pope u is like the French t is like the French tu if preceded by a consonant; it's like w if preceded by a consonant; it's like wood if followed by a consonant uu is the French t is the French tu au and and ou ou like h like how ei and and ij ij as in f as in fine, though this varies strongly from region to region; sometimes it can sound more like lane oe as in s as in soon eu is like the diphthong in the French l is like the diphthong in the French leur ui is the hardest Dutch diphthong of all, p.r.o.nounced like h is the hardest Dutch diphthong of all, p.r.o.nounced like how but much further forward in the mouth, with lips pursed (as if to say ”oo”) but much further forward in the mouth, with lips pursed (as if to say ”oo”) Dutch
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Basics
yes ja ja no nee nee please alstublieft alstublieft (no) thank you (nee) dank u or bedankt (nee) dank u or bedankt h.e.l.lo hallo, dag or hoi hallo, dag or hoi good morning goedemorgen goedemorgen good afternoon goedemiddag goedemiddag good evening goedenavond goedenavond goodbye tot ziens tot ziens see you later tot straks tot straks Do you speak English?
Spreekt u Engels? Spreekt u Engels?
I don't understand Ik begrijp het niet Ik begrijp het niet women/men vrouwen/mannen vrouwen/mannen children kinderen kinderen men's/women's toilets heren/dames heren/dames I want...
Ik wil... Ik wil...
I don't want to...
Ik wil niet...(+verb) Ik wil niet...(+verb) I don't want any...
Ik wil geen...(+noun) Ik wil geen...(+noun) How much is...?
Wat kost...? Wat kost...?
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Travel, directions and shopping
How do I get to...?
Hoe kom ik in...? Hoe kom ik in...?
Where is...?
Waar is...? Waar is...?
How far is it to...?
Hoe ver is het naar...? Hoe ver is het naar...?
far/near ver/dichtbij ver/dichtbij left/right links/rechts links/rechts straight ahead rechtdoor rechtdoor airport luchthaven luchthaven post office postkantoor postkantoor postbox postbus postbus stamp(s) postzegel(s) postzegel(s) money exchange geldwisselkantoor geldwisselkantoor cash desk ka.s.sa ka.s.sa railway platform spoor or perron spoor or perron ticket office loket loket here/there hier/daar hier/daar good/bad goed/slecht goed/slecht big/small groot/klein groot/klein open/closed open/gesloten open/gesloten
push/pull duwen/trekken duwen/trekken new/old nieuw/oud nieuw/oud cheap/expensive goedkoop/duur goedkoop/duur hot/cold heet or warm/koud heet or warm/koud with/without met/zonder met/zonder North noord noord South zuid zuid East oost oost West west west
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Signs and abbreviations
A.U.B.
alstublieft: please (also shown as S.V.P., from French) alstublieft: please (also shown as S.V.P., from French) BG.
begane grond: ground floor begane grond: ground floor BTW.
Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde: VAT Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde: VAT Geen toegang no entry no entry gesloten closed closed ingang entrance entrance K.
kelder: bas.e.m.e.nt kelder: bas.e.m.e.nt let op!
attention! attention!
heren/dames men's/women's toilets men's/women's toilets open open open T/M.
tot en met: up to and including tot en met: up to and including toegang entrance entrance uitgang exit exit V.A.
vanaf: from vanaf: from Z.O.Z.
please turn over (page, leaflet, etc) please turn over (page, leaflet, etc)
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Useful cycling terms
tyre band band puncture lek lek brake rem rem chain ketting ketting wheel wiel wiel pedal trapper trapper pump pomp pomp handlebars stuur stuur broken kapot kapot cycle path fietspad fietspad
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Days of the week
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