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Mathieu Thursday 04th of May 2006 11:50:09 PM
Dutch Internet Slang - Here\'s a list of some things (mainly abbreviations) that one typically encounters in informal Dutch texts on the net. I haven\'t posted this for you to use, but as a help when decripting Dutch texts that you find yourself for study (don\'t think these \'sloppy\' and informal texts aren\'t useful! they are as close as you can get to the spoken language.. if it wasn\'t for all this bloody slang abbreviations ;)). You could consider using some of these, like \'idd\' and \'iig\', but I don\'t recommend it if you don\'t have a strong basis in the language. I also avoid them in foreign languages. Let\'s face it, there\'s little point in trying to sound cool/casual in a language you hardly know ;)

idd - inderdaad - exactly, indeed
pcies - precies - precisely
w8 - wacht - wait
w88 - wachten - (to) wait
ff, ef - even - for a moment
strax - straks - in a while, soon
nl - namelijk - namely
nix - niks - nothing
iig, ieg - in ieder geval, in elk geval - anyway, in whatever case
mss - misschien - maybe
ws - waarschijnlijk - probably
wrm, wrom - waarom - why
srry - sorry - sorry
gwn - gewoon - normal, simply, just
irri - irritant - annoying
mvg - met vriendelijke groet - best regards
mzzl(s) - mazzel - luck, fluke (goodbye greeting)
suc6, suc7 - succes - good luck
btje - beetje - a bit

And here\'s a list of things that are a bit harder to grasp, since they aren\'t abbreviations or conventions but a blunt recording of the spoken language (comparable to things like \"dunno\" in English). It can cause whole sentences to be glued into one word, since the pronouns \'lean\' against the verbs (they are clitic). Don\'t despair; be glad Dutch doesn\'t use this in the standard written form anymore, like it did in the middle ages :D There\'s little need to \'learn\' this list; just to give you an idea of the stuff that might happen, so that you don\'t end up completely clueless (these are just some random examples of what\'s out there).
Now again you will wonder why the hell you are consorting with all this. Personally, I study Swedish, and I have found reading this style of writing rather enlightening, it tells you a great deal about the way in which people speak when they really are talking. How it would have sounded, which things would be stressed, things like that. There\'s alot of expression in it that standard written forms don\'t tend to capture.

k- (often attached to the verb that follows) - ik - I
-et (often attached to previous word) - het - it (as a direct object)
-em (often attached to previous word) - hem - him
tan?, wtan? - wat dan? - what then?, why that?
ns, es, is - eens - once
dr - d\'r - there, it, her
zn - z\'n - his
n - \'n - a
tis - het is - it is
nie(j) - niet - not

Some example sentences with this speaking-style writing:

\"kga nie\" - \"ik ga niet\"
\"moettie\" - \"moet hij\"
\"kweenie\" - \"ik weet niet\"
\"weekveel\" -\"weet ik veel\"
\"kwillet\" - \"ik wil het\"
\"hak\" (\"haddik\") - \"had ik\"
\"hoe(i)st\" - \"hoe is het\"
\"waddan\"/\"wattan\" - \"wat dan\"
\"moekem\" - \"moet ik hem\"
\"omdattie\" - \"omdat hij\"

Don\'t underestimate this.. for \"omdattie\", there are nearly 10.000 results on Google (and I doubt that many will be by coincidence) :D

This thread is, obviously, anything but exhaustive, if you have any questions about internet slang, \'misspelled\' Dutch, post :)

Eli Friday 05th of May 2006 04:30:31 AM
- Thanks!
That is very helpful!
I have a question about one that isn\'t wriiten above: \"zo\'n\".
What does it mean?

Mathieu Friday 05th of May 2006 04:42:06 PM
- \"zo\'n\" is short for \"zo een\" (\"such a\").
Things like \"z\'n\", \"d\'r\", \"\'t\", \"\'n\" (so with the apostroph) are pretty common, also in standard texts. Maybe not in newspaper articles, but they are in newspaper columns and ads for example. Since it\'s not really a slang thing I\'d say all students may well use them themselves if they feel like it :)
Keep it coming :)

hayim Saturday 06th of May 2006 11:50:02 PM
- Thank you very much, Teup.

How do you say \'tnx\' in Dutch internet slang?

Mzzl,

Hayim

Mathieu Saturday 06th of May 2006 11:59:18 PM
- :D Hmm, in fact, that would just be \'thx\' I guess.. I hope they make something up for that sometime soon :)

Bereza Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:02:58 AM
- \'tnx\' in Dutch is \'dnk\' ;)

Osman Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:08:02 AM
-
what a cool topic! :D

after being hosted three days by a Dutch journalist, i am glad to see this topic :p

hayim Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:16:39 AM
- Dnk Bereza (berkboom?),

Dat is pcies wat k d8.

Mvg
Hayim

Mathieu Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:36:08 AM
- mwa, \'dnk\' kanwel opzich, maar kweenie ofter ook mensen zijn diet echt zouden gebruiken ;)
People! What have I done.. now everyone will start to talk slang instead of proper Dutch :p

Osman Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:51:28 AM
- *forgets about having a similar topic for Turkish Forum :D

Eli Sunday 07th of May 2006 01:24:02 AM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Teup[/i]
People! What have I done.. now everyone will start to talk slang instead of proper Dutch :p[/quote]

I guess it\'s my fault.
I shouldn\'t bring up the topic :p
Srry :p

Daan Sunday 07th of May 2006 02:33:27 PM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Teup[/i]
mwa, \'dnk\' kanwel opzich, maar kweenie ofter ook mensen zijn diet echt zouden gebruiken ;)
[/quote]
kheb er nog nooit 1 gezien iig :p

Bereza Sunday 07th of May 2006 05:03:03 PM
- Hello Hayim, sorry, I don\'t understand your text: \'Dat is pcies wat k d8\'. If I understand right, that you maybe said, \'This is precisely Waterford, Ireland, i think\'? May be you are from Ireland, Hayim?

mvg
Bereza

Mathieu Sunday 07th of May 2006 06:28:07 PM
- kooknie, moek zeggen.. maar t kan goed.. denk dak t maar ns ga gebruiken :D
[i]ik ook niet, moet ik zeggen.. maar het kan goed.. ik denk dat ik het maar eens ga gebruiken :D[/i]

Sure Bereza, slang has abbreviations for everything after all ;)

Bereza Sunday 07th of May 2006 07:32:39 PM
- @ Teup: Kooknie? Wie kookt voor u? :(

hayim Sunday 07th of May 2006 10:21:04 PM
- @Bereza :P
\'Dat is pcies wat k d8\'
Dat is precies wat ik dacht

Gijs Tuesday 13th of June 2006 04:54:59 AM
- keb ook nog wat leuks::) (Ik kwam het een keer toevallig tegen)

Nederlands: [b]D8[/b] -> ik dacht
Engels: [b]D8[/b] -> date

Heej ;)

mvg
van ondergetekende.
gr
gs

Phrasebase Archive
	Mathieu	Thursday 04th of May 2006 11:50:09 PM
	Dutch Internet Slang - Here\'s a list of some things (mainly abbreviations) that one typically encounters in informal Dutch texts on the net. I haven\'t posted this for you to use, but as a help when decripting Dutch texts that you find yourself for study (don\'t think these \'sloppy\' and informal texts aren\'t useful! they are as close as you can get to the spoken language.. if it wasn\'t for all this bloody slang abbreviations ;)). You could consider using some of these, like \'idd\' and \'iig\', but I don\'t recommend it if you don\'t have a strong basis in the language. I also avoid them in foreign languages. Let\'s face it, there\'s little point in trying to sound cool/casual in a language you hardly know ;) idd - inderdaad - exactly, indeed pcies - precies - precisely w8 - wacht - wait w88 - wachten - (to) wait ff, ef - even - for a moment strax - straks - in a while, soon nl - namelijk - namely nix - niks - nothing iig, ieg - in ieder geval, in elk geval - anyway, in whatever case mss - misschien - maybe ws - waarschijnlijk - probably wrm, wrom - waarom - why srry - sorry - sorry gwn - gewoon - normal, simply, just irri - irritant - annoying mvg - met vriendelijke groet - best regards mzzl(s) - mazzel - luck, fluke (goodbye greeting) suc6, suc7 - succes - good luck btje - beetje - a bit And here\'s a list of things that are a bit harder to grasp, since they aren\'t abbreviations or conventions but a blunt recording of the spoken language (comparable to things like \"dunno\" in English). It can cause whole sentences to be glued into one word, since the pronouns \'lean\' against the verbs (they are clitic). Don\'t despair; be glad Dutch doesn\'t use this in the standard written form anymore, like it did in the middle ages :D There\'s little need to \'learn\' this list; just to give you an idea of the stuff that might happen, so that you don\'t end up completely clueless (these are just some random examples of what\'s out there). Now again you will wonder why the hell you are consorting with all this. Personally, I study Swedish, and I have found reading this style of writing rather enlightening, it tells you a great deal about the way in which people speak when they really are talking. How it would have sounded, which things would be stressed, things like that. There\'s alot of expression in it that standard written forms don\'t tend to capture. k- (often attached to the verb that follows) - ik - I -et (often attached to previous word) - het - it (as a direct object) -em (often attached to previous word) - hem - him tan?, wtan? - wat dan? - what then?, why that? ns, es, is - eens - once dr - d\'r - there, it, her zn - z\'n - his n - \'n - a tis - het is - it is nie(j) - niet - not Some example sentences with this speaking-style writing: \"kga nie\" - \"ik ga niet\" \"moettie\" - \"moet hij\" \"kweenie\" - \"ik weet niet\" \"weekveel\" -\"weet ik veel\" \"kwillet\" - \"ik wil het\" \"hak\" (\"haddik\") - \"had ik\" \"hoe(i)st\" - \"hoe is het\" \"waddan\"/\"wattan\" - \"wat dan\" \"moekem\" - \"moet ik hem\" \"omdattie\" - \"omdat hij\" Don\'t underestimate this.. for \"omdattie\", there are nearly 10.000 results on Google (and I doubt that many will be by coincidence) :D This thread is, obviously, anything but exhaustive, if you have any questions about internet slang, \'misspelled\' Dutch, post :)
	Eli	Friday 05th of May 2006 04:30:31 AM
	- Thanks! That is very helpful! I have a question about one that isn\'t wriiten above: \"zo\'n\". What does it mean?
	Mathieu	Friday 05th of May 2006 04:42:06 PM
	- \"zo\'n\" is short for \"zo een\" (\"such a\"). Things like \"z\'n\", \"d\'r\", \"\'t\", \"\'n\" (so with the apostroph) are pretty common, also in standard texts. Maybe not in newspaper articles, but they are in newspaper columns and ads for example. Since it\'s not really a slang thing I\'d say all students may well use them themselves if they feel like it :) Keep it coming :)
	hayim	Saturday 06th of May 2006 11:50:02 PM
	- Thank you very much, Teup. How do you say \'tnx\' in Dutch internet slang? Mzzl, Hayim
	Mathieu	Saturday 06th of May 2006 11:59:18 PM
	- :D Hmm, in fact, that would just be \'thx\' I guess.. I hope they make something up for that sometime soon :)
	Bereza	Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:02:58 AM
	- \'tnx\' in Dutch is \'dnk\' ;)
	Osman	Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:08:02 AM
	- what a cool topic! :D after being hosted three days by a Dutch journalist, i am glad to see this topic :p
	hayim	Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:16:39 AM
	- Dnk Bereza (berkboom?), Dat is pcies wat k d8. Mvg Hayim
	Mathieu	Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:36:08 AM
	- mwa, \'dnk\' kanwel opzich, maar kweenie ofter ook mensen zijn diet echt zouden gebruiken ;) People! What have I done.. now everyone will start to talk slang instead of proper Dutch :p
	Osman	Sunday 07th of May 2006 12:51:28 AM
	- *forgets about having a similar topic for Turkish Forum :D
	Eli	Sunday 07th of May 2006 01:24:02 AM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Teup[/i] People! What have I done.. now everyone will start to talk slang instead of proper Dutch :p[/quote] I guess it\'s my fault. I shouldn\'t bring up the topic :p Srry :p
	Daan	Sunday 07th of May 2006 02:33:27 PM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Teup[/i] mwa, \'dnk\' kanwel opzich, maar kweenie ofter ook mensen zijn diet echt zouden gebruiken ;) [/quote] kheb er nog nooit 1 gezien iig :p
	Bereza	Sunday 07th of May 2006 05:03:03 PM
	- Hello Hayim, sorry, I don\'t understand your text: \'Dat is pcies wat k d8\'. If I understand right, that you maybe said, \'This is precisely Waterford, Ireland, i think\'? May be you are from Ireland, Hayim? mvg Bereza
	Mathieu	Sunday 07th of May 2006 06:28:07 PM
	- kooknie, moek zeggen.. maar t kan goed.. denk dak t maar ns ga gebruiken :D [i]ik ook niet, moet ik zeggen.. maar het kan goed.. ik denk dat ik het maar eens ga gebruiken :D[/i] Sure Bereza, slang has abbreviations for everything after all ;)
	Bereza	Sunday 07th of May 2006 07:32:39 PM
	- @ Teup: Kooknie? Wie kookt voor u? :(
	hayim	Sunday 07th of May 2006 10:21:04 PM
	- @Bereza :P \'Dat is pcies wat k d8\' Dat is precies wat ik dacht
	Gijs	Tuesday 13th of June 2006 04:54:59 AM
	- keb ook nog wat leuks::) (Ik kwam het een keer toevallig tegen) Nederlands: [b]D8[/b] -> ik dacht Engels: [b]D8[/b] -> date Heej ;) mvg van ondergetekende. gr gs