Hi list. Does anyone here know what the phrase "zo be zo" means? I have no idea if my spelling is correct, but that's what it sounds like to my ears. Groeten, ...
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Jan
jjmp@...
Jan 1, 2001 10:22 am
sowieso ? This is a German expression in Dutch. It is difficult to translate. It refers to something that is a fact that naturally exists. Dat is sowieso...
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Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
sjoe.smit@...
Jan 1, 2001 11:11 am
Thanks Jan! Now that I know the spelling - "sowieso" and not "zobezo" - I looked it up in my vertaalwoordenboek and it translates as "anyhow" in English. ...
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XxzedianxX@...
Jan 1, 2001 10:48 pm
Hallo! I am will. I am new to the group. I really want to learn Dutch. I already know French and German. If someone would be so kind as to teach me some Dutch...
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Alfred Brothers
alfredb@...
Jan 2, 2001 5:46 am
This is very interesting. -- And comes as quite a surprise to me. Are there other common expressions Dutch has taken -- untranslated -- from German? Or is this...
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Benjamin Sorensen
bsoren01@...
Jan 2, 2001 7:35 am
Hey Lisa, I still can't get it to download... I have a accelorator that isn't cooperating with your child (the program.) help? please? hulp? I want windmill :(...
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Laila Rosenberg
e.rosenberg@...
Jan 2, 2001 8:30 am
... One that I know of: überhaupt = at all, anyway Hij heeft überhaupt geen zin in die studie. That subject isn't at all to his liking. Waar heeft hij...
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Jan
jjmp@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:15 am
I think we have more German expressions. The only one I recall now is Fingerspitzengefühl. French and German were quite important foreign languages in the...
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Ferry
fdk@...
Jan 2, 2001 11:40 am
Hoi allemaal, Ik heb een leuk site voor beginners gevonden. http://ontwikkel.thinkquest.nl/~kl044/tmain.htm Veel Succes, Sharon. Hi everybody, I find a nice...
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XxzedianxX@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:35 pm
Here are some words in Dutch that I noticed that were the same or similar in German:: Dutch German Niederlandse Niederlandisch...
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Jan
jjmp@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:40 pm
Nederlands / Niederländisch Goede morgen / Guten Morgen Hallo / Hallo Jaar/ Jahr These words are similar as German and Dutch have the same roots. Here we were...
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Jaroslaw Jan Fialkowski
jjfialkowski@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:45 pm
In my opinion there are thousand of such a words ;-) it would be easier to mention only those that are different... Groetjes, Jarek...
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XxzedianxX@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:54 pm
Well, Hallo looks as though it might come from German. I know what you are were talking about. I just wanted to tell you all some similarities...
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Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
sjoe.smit@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:37 pm
"Hallo" also turns up in English. It is an alternative spelling of "hello". Sometimes it is also spelled "hullo". This form of greeting probably has a long and...
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ml
mlemt698@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:52 pm
I'm new to this list. I'm glad I've found such a list. I am planning a trip to Holland in 2002 and would like as much knowledge as possible. The link that...
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Varpu Järvilä
varpuja@...
Jan 2, 2001 6:35 pm
Oef.1 = oefening 1 = exercise 1 and so on... Groetjes, Varpu I do have a question re: Lesson 1 Dit ben ik. At the top of the page there are Oef.1, Oef.2, etc....
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Ferry
fdk@...
Jan 2, 2001 6:56 pm
you should try also www.holland.com lots of Info about the country and the great museuems such as: Rijksmuseum, Vincent van Gogh Museum and more. Enjoy!,...
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ml
mlemt698@...
Jan 2, 2001 8:22 pm
... Thank you for that information. It helps. I'm already done with lesson 2. :) Just don't request any pronounciations! :D ml...
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ml
mlemt698@...
Jan 2, 2001 8:23 pm
... Thanks Sharon! I've been to that site before. It's been a while though, I need to go back soon. ml...
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Ferry
fdk@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:00 pm
Sure thing ... From: ml [mailto:mlemt698@...] Sent: dinsdag 2 januari 2001 21:23 To: DUTCH-ENGLISH-STUDY-GROUP@egroups.com Subject: [DESG] Re: Recent link...
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Russell Logan
rlogan@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:19 pm
Actually its my understanding the word hello is a rather recent innovation, it was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the late 1800's as a greeting for when...
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Grethe Haugoy
ghaugoy@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:24 pm
hoi groep :) gelukkig nieuwjaar I am currently enjoying a visit from a dutch friend and I try to squeeze as much dutch as I can out of him... but I get a bit...
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Jan
jjmp@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:30 pm
I have heard many Norwegians who have a perfect pronounication. So, don't worry. Dutch and Norwegian are pretty close. Jan ... Van: Grethe Haugoy Aan:...
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Julian & Sjoekie Wilson
sjoe.smit@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:02 pm
Hi Russell. That's interesting. It is entirely possible that I am completely mistaken in my assumption that the word "hallo" is an old word. Thanks for letting...
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Laila Rosenberg
e.rosenberg@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:32 pm
... Yes, it's possible to achieve a good Dutch pronunciation. I have experience with adult learners for some ten years now and some do achieve it. However,...
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jimmerritt@...
Jan 3, 2001 1:02 am
That is exactly the question I had in Mind, Grethe. I am 54 and wonder if it is too late for me to acquire such a foreign pronounciation. If you receive any...
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Ferry
fdk@...
Jan 3, 2001 5:58 am
I think you can definitely achieve a Dutch pronunciation. I'm coming from Israel and there we have the same g (we call it chet). I know the Americans having...
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jimmerritt@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:15 am
Fellow studiers of the Dutch language, is there a consensus out there as to what is the best self-study guide on the market? I suspect that the best kind would...
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Jan
jjmp@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:35 am
Pronouncing the G this way is horrible. The Dutch G was originally soft. Jan ... Van: Ferry Aan: DUTCH-ENGLISH-STUDY-GROUP@egroups.com Verzonden: woensdag 3...
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Ferry
fdk@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:41 am
it comes from Belgium originally, isn't it? Sharon. ... From: Jan [mailto:jjmp@...] Sent: woensdag 3 januari 2001 8:36 To:...
