by Clarissa | Apr 7, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
G is for geen, gezellig, groetjes, and groentjes Geen is the opposite of a (I like to think of it as na) and as I’ve written before it’s a word I really like. Gezellig means cosy, but is used all the time to describe any occasion that is fun really. Though...
by Clarissa | Apr 6, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
F is for fiets Fiets means bicycle. And as I’m sure everyone knows they are everywhere in the Netherlands. I think that there are more bicycles than people here. There certainly is in our house!
by Clarissa | Apr 5, 2018 | dutch life, writing
E is for echt or eet smaakelijk Echt means real, or really. It is a very useful interjection to question something that surprises you. Eet smaakelijk is bon appetit, or enjoy your food. Literally it means eat tastily.
by Clarissa | Apr 4, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
D is for dag; doekje; and doosje Dag is a general greeting. Literally it means day, but it’s used as both Hi and Bye. So it’s a very useful word to know. When we were first here and I was starting to learn Dutch we were once in a cafe (or lunchroom) and...
by Clarissa | Apr 3, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
C is for chocomel Dutch children seem to run on chocolate milk, either warm or cold. Many adults do too.
