by Clarissa | Apr 20, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
R is for rommel Rommel means mess, rommelig is messy, and I just love the way the word sounds. And you get rommelmarkt, which is a jumble sale
by Clarissa | Apr 19, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
There aren’t really any words in Dutch that begin with q. Those that they do use are all imported from other languages like quiche.
by Clarissa | Apr 18, 2018 | dutch life, writing
P is for pet, plotseling and pink. Pet is a good word as it has a completely different meaning in Dutch to English. It means cap, as in the type you wear on your head. So you can have a pet on your head! Plotseling means suddenly. It has such a nice sound! And pink is...
by Clarissa | Apr 17, 2018 | dutch life, writing |
O is for oma, opa and oksel. Oma is granny and opa is grandpa, so very useful words to know. I think these were one of the first words both my parents and my parents-in-law learnt in Dutch. Oksel is armpit, which is a word I find amusing. In both languages. At least...
by Clarissa | Apr 16, 2018 | dutch life, writing
N is for natuurlijk. This means naturally, or of course. It is a standard response to questions and often the na at the beginning is missed off.
