Thanks for your corrections Maryka :) Much of the time I don't know how to express myself in Dutch as I haven't studied the relevant grammar (my understanding...
Hoi Louis, Welkom bij de group. Ik ben Rick en ik woon in Engeland in een stad die Leicester heet. Ik studeer ook het Nederlands thuis want er is weinig...
On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 20:38:54 +0100, "Richard le Comte" ... You *have* joined the group. ... Stick around and listen to the discussion. Welkom in deze groep :) ...
Hoi iedereen, Twee dagen heb ik demonstratief voornaamwoord gestudeerd. Zo je gebruik 'dit/dat of het' als ze naast de naamwoord zijn Bijvoorbeeld: Dit is de...
Hej Ik woon in Brazilië. Ik leer nederlandse. Ik will graag deze taal spreken. kennt iemand hier een nederlandse grammatik op het internet? Ik kun erg goed...
Hoi santosmateus Ik ben Rick en ik woon in Engeland. Ik vind Nederlandse grammatica een weinig moeilijk. Daarom heb ik Essential Dutch Grammar door Henry R....
The very best book I've found for the grammatica is "Nederlandse Grammatica voor Anderstaligen" by A.M. Fontein and A. Pescher-ter Meer. The publisher is NCB...
Hello friends and every one. I have a few querries: Wat is 'begone grond'? I tried babel fish and it gives committed ground! ... Zeg, die kamer waar je het...
here it is: weet jij toevallig niets? Nee, als sla je me dood. The part, does it mean if you kill me with lettuce? Gosh, that can,t be, or could it? ...
Hi Ken, it means "ground level"! but there is no direct translation.....because "begane", means going.....so its not makes sense...going ground level. regards,...
Hi Ken, HIT ME TILL I DIE, I WOUDN'T KNOW........ this is what it means, but don't try to translate it directly, its a saying......the same like in english...
hallo!hoe gaat thet met je? i hope you enjoy thsi group!!...everybosyishere to help you , and also you canhelp others!!here we help each other!!! good luck!! ...
... (Non-native speaker here, take with a grain of salt) "begane ground" sounds like to me "beginning ground" -- like the 1st floor of a building. That fits...
... Probably "slaan" (to strike, to beat), although I'd expect "als slaat je me dood". Maybe it's irregular. ... Jashan A'al (Dämmerlicht) "I am for...
The English equivalent is: No, not even if you beat me to death. [i.e., I won't do/say that, no matter what you do to me] But your version was much funnier....
"Begane grond" = ground level. Note: that is NOT the same as the first floor of a building. The first floor - eerste (or 1e) verdieping - is the floor ABOVE...
Consider yourself shot... with a grain-of-salt gun. ;) As explained in my previous post, "begane" in this phrase doesn't come from the verb "beginnen" (to...
Hello all, Thank you so much for responding to my questions. I am very grateful. I do still have a few more querries, though. I will post them later today. I...
Hello all! I read this group for a long time, thanks you all for wonderfully helpful discussions! I just copy pasted this phrase to my bf (my wonderful dutch...
Guys, now it comes out it should be Weet jij toevallig IETS (not niets)? Nee, AL (not als) sla je me dood. Anyone can maybe give me an example of HOW can this ...
Yes, you can say: what shal we do we do this afternoon, any suggestions?, no, even if you kil me, I wouldnt know. this is as: wat zullen we gaan doen...
Context! Some one is still looking for a huis, not yet found one that suits hhis/her taste. Then a friend asks Friend: En nu? Huis zoeker: Ik ga maar weer...
Friend: And now? Huiszoeker: I'll just look further (look some more). Do you happen to know of anything? [Here IETS -or- NIETS can be used without changing the...
We'll be leaving on Friday morning (15 Dec) for the US and returning on 30 Dec. I'll be setting all lists to No Mail or Digest while I'm gone, and will post a ...
I know this is a strange request - but does anyone know what "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" is in Fries??? A Fries friend thought he would impress me...
Hoi iedereen Wat is het verschil tussen 'betekenen' en 'bedoelen'? Zijn ze het zelfde? Kan ik zeggen: "Wat betekent 'huis' in het Engles" evenals "Wat bedoelt...
What do Dutch people traditionally eat on Christmas day and how do you say `Merry Christmas!' in Dutch. We (the English) tend to eat a turkey dinner on...
Hi drentediva, Yeah, I did a bit of a search and this is how you say it in Fries: Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier! Here's a good...
