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| iandominicp77 | Saturday 19th of March 2005 12:19:14 AM |
| Some helpful dutch tips for beginners - When you greet people you would say:
Goedemorgen. (Good morning.) ex. Goedemorgen Ian. - Hallo Huib.(Hello Huib.) Goedemiddag. (Good afternoon.) ex. Goedemiddag Laura. - Dag David.(Hello David.)Dag is also Bye... Goedenavond. (Good evening.) ex. Goedenavond. - Dag mevrouw.( Hello maam.) Dag. (Hello or Bye.) ex. Dag John.(Hello John.) - Goedemiddag Jay. Dag Cesar.(Bye Cesar.) - Tot ziens.(Goodbye,see you later.) Hallo. (Hello.) ex. Hallo lieverd.(Hello sweetheart.) - Dag lieverd. When addressing somebody you must take this into consideration: Voornaam (first name) ex. Hallo Ian. Meneer/Mevrouw (+ achternaam) Mr./Mrs. or Miss + last name ex. Hallo meneer Pangan - Dag mevrouw Scholte. - if you know the family name - Dag mevrouw.-if you don´t know the last name. Another thing... You can always say.... "Leuk je te zien (name)!"- Nice to see you (name)! ... if you have not seen the person for quiet a time, and of course if you are glad to see him again... | |
| iandominicp77 | Tuesday 29th of March 2005 02:09:44 PM |
| DUTCH sentence structure - Here´s something that might be helpful to beginners like me...
A In a simple main clause the conjugated verb takes second position. 1. Waar kom jij vandaan? ( Where are you from?) 2. Ik kom uit de Filippijnen. ( I am from the Philippines.) 3. Dat is Ian! ( That is Ian! ) B In compound sentences the conjugated verb of the dependent clause is always at the end. 1. Zij zeggen dat hij morgen komt. ( They say that he will come tomorrow.) 2. Ik ga niet naar werk omdat ik ziek ben. ( I am not going to work because I am sick.) C When the dependent clause precedes the main clause, the subject follows the conjugated verb in the main clause. 1. Omdat ik ben ziek, ga ik niet naar werk. | |
| lowenguard | Thursday 31st of March 2005 07:19:11 AM |
| - Hey Ian!
there's one small mistake in your post at point C: "Omdat ik ben ziek, ga ik niet naar werk" should be "Omdat ik ziek ben, ga ik niet naar werk" Keep up the good work, you're doing fine! Jan | |
| iandominicp77 | Friday 01st of April 2005 02:08:12 AM |
| Sorry... - Sorry, het is mijn fout! Bedankt, I looked at my notes and yes, I interchanged the two words. Again thanks for the correction.
Here´s another thing for grammar QUESTION WORDS WIE, WAT, HOE, WAAR, WANNEER, WELK(E) WIE - Wie is Dat? -( Dat is Cesar.) WHO - Who is that? -( That is Cesar.) WAT - Wat ga je doen? -( Ik ga mijn vriendin bezoeken.) WHAT - What are you going to do? -(I am going to visit my girlfriend.) HOE - Hoe oud ben je? -( Negen.Bijna tien.) HOW - How old are you? - ( Nine. Almost ten.) WAAR - Waar ga je naar toe? -( Naar Rotterdam.) WHERE - Where are you going? -( To Rotterdam.) WANNEER - Wanneer ben ik in Amsterdam? -( Om acht uur´s avonds.) WHEN - When will I be in Amsterdam? -( At 8 PM.) WELK(E) - Welke tram moet ik nemen? -( Vijf of zeven.) WHICH - Which tram should I take? -( Five or seven.) - Op welk nummer woon je? -( Op nummer twintig.) - At what number do you live? -( At number 20.) Welk / welke behave like adjectives... | |
| iandominicp77 | Wednesday 06th of July 2005 07:18:57 PM |
| I will be adding other things in the coming days - Hoe!! I will be adding some things in the coming days. I was not learning for the past couple of weeks but I guess I found some helpful tips....
Doei.... | |
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