Dutch Language Lesson for Beginners

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[@MissZonnetje97]

I love the fact that when you're talking about Dutch and Dutch people and the Netherlands you get very excited, you get this look in your eyes. I love that. It's fun to watch your videos. Espacially for a Dutch person hahah. Which I am. I would say I would like yo help you learn more about Dutch and the Netherlands, but it seems like you're doing great! Keep up the good work =D!

[@chiennevh2000]

this is so funny to watch when you're dutch 😂

[@Bartem_]

Ja haha

[@broodje_worst4206]

+Chienne Van Heukelum echt he

[@turkishfighter2202]

Ik ben nederlands

[@mikey-rl7xk]

ja i no

[@celestavandersommen3048]

haha ja of niet, wel saai

[@xnaaoomie21]

I think it's so funny that some Americans do enjoy our language so much because if I hear myself speak I just assume I sound like some kind of farmer. I have never really thought of our language as a facinating one, so thanks for the new perspective on that ;).

[@scorpioman1964]

What a great enthusiastic guy you are, so nice even native speakers can learn from you.

[@rener689]

cool explanation of the most important features of the Dutch language! just reminds me of this story: during WWII the Dutch had one way to convince themselves that they were dealing with a real Dutchman and not with a German spy, who learned to speak good Dutch. you would have to say "Scheveningen". if you were able to do this properly, you had to be a real Dutchman, no doubt. it's such a funny story...

[@kevinvandenbroek391]

dude you know more about Dutch then most Dutch people lol

[@zwaanisdenaam]

-I'm Dutch- You explained all of these linguistic aspects really well! I'm pretty impressed :D Great video!

[@naamfamillienaam]

i like how english people find dutch fun, and dutch people like english.

[@Caitlin312]

I love how enthusiastic you are :)

[@melissa5097]

I'm 14 and I'm Dutch, I make everyday again a lot of mistakes with grammar, so don't be sad if you are learning dutch.....

[@kennedymutiti1826]

Dankjewel. Hoe gaat het?

[@__Leon__]

goed hoor, met jouw? ik neem aan dat je niet nederlands bent?

[@mvermeulen26]

jouw?

[@DeIndoFilms]

I am Dutch and its still hard to speak Dutch xd

[@mirte1671]

Jaaah haha😂😂

[@floriswortelboer4243]

Yup xD

[@RobbieFPV]

"subject, verb, object" As a dutch person I tried several sentences(including offensive ones I won't mention here), but the guy is actually right! Haha never knew this :v EDIT:: 's-Hertogenbosch comes from "Des hertoghs bosch" meaning "The dukes forest" Now it's called "Den Bosch" which is kindof ~old dutch~ for "The forest".

[@donnathelightningbug]

's Gravenhage actually means "of the Count's hedge", but I can see where the confusion comes from. Grave is "graf", count is "graaf", but they both have the same plural, "graven". In addition to that, "graven" when used as a verb means to dig.

[@EmilKadabell]

Dutch is like a mix of English, German and Danish:).. It is surprisingly similar to Danish..

[@Markwjansen]

EmilKadabell I'm Dutch and whenever I hear Danish, the sounds are remarkably similar to Dutch, but the words make no sense, it's very odd.

[@NinjaTownM]

Swedish also looks like Dutch. But the pronunciation is very different

[@VeniVidiAjax]

Dutch is quite easy to learn for scandinavian people. especially Danish people.

[@Debbie321lopez]

VeniVidiAjax From the few video's i've seen, the danish accent and the dutch sound quite similar.

[@VeniVidiAjax]

Debbie321lopez For foreigners...most definitely. But for Danish and Dutch people...both languages sound really weird in comparison. If im not mistaken...it has something to do with the germanian Empire in the past(not Germany!!)

[@Debbie321lopez]

+VeniVidiAjax I mean when they both are speaking English.

[@Mbaving]

+VeniVidiAjax When I hear people speaking Danish, it almost sounds to me as if they're mumbling or not finishing their words. I suppose when you hear it more often, it's easier to see similarities.

[@ludwigvanosselaer4179]

+VeniVidiAjax , that is weird, I'm Dutch and I find the scandinavian language is not to understand for us. It's belong to on other language group . There aren't no differences and similarities with Dutch or on other language . Are you maybe from Denmark?

[@starlight9688]

Bedankt dat je dit filmpje hebt geplaatst veel mensen vind Dutch niet mooi en ik vind het leuk dat sommige het wel leuk vinden😄

[@JonneMulder]

Wow I am 100% Dutch but i still learnt like the theory about our language. Pretty funny to learn about something you've always taken as normal! Very cool vid dude

[@dikkiedik9463]

About the meaning of Den Haag and Den Bosch: Den Haag = 's Gravenhage = Des Graven Hage which means 'The Count's Hedge'. Graaf = Count Den Boch = 's Hertogenbosch = Des Hertogen Bosch which means 'The Duke's Forest'. Hertog = Duke

[@bjornvanvelzen413]

Why are we (dutch people) learning (at school) English, German, French, Spanish etc. But all those countries don't learn dutch.

[@frisianesc6905]

+Gooner Velz because english,german, french etc could be useful for later since many people speak those languages. a english guy will probably never need dutch

[@MRJoMama966]

kijk maar op de kaart

[@TofuFiesta]

I'm glad you like the language. I guess when you get past some sounds that are hard to pronounce, it gets a bit easier. However, when you then want to get better and dive deeper into things like the Dutch grammar, things can get confusing again, as a lot of Dutch people make mistakes whether to a 'd', a 't' or a 'dt' at the end of a verb (they all sound the same), even some adults. I for one think that my language is beautiful, especially its poetry and slightly older literature. Sadly, many people, especially those around my age (15), absolutely hate the Dutch language, mainly because nearly everyone is very proficient in English and 70% of the media we see in a day is in English if not more. Day to day Dutch starts to get boring when you've been speaking it for years, so English may sound 'fancier', or just 'cooler'. I'm not saying my own opinion is best, but most of those people have never taken the time to appreciate Dutch literature. Anyways, nice videos, keep it up!

[@Aragorn.Strider]

The R is basically the same as the Italian R. Your G and EU is very good.

[@K9R]

I like the example of Hermine saying "Wingardium leviosa". Saying this in an absolute overdriven British way makes you produce the exact correct sound for "eu". Try to pronounce "neus" (nose) and "keuken" (kitchen).

[@ironbpart2]

you are such a inspiration to listen to and fun also, i love it. thank you.

[@verlice239]

I love Dutch :D

[@robinfelix2394]

Dit is zo geniaal als je Nederlands bent!

[@freslabers4804]

Ja klopt (That's true)

[@dangmr5999]

Yep

[@robsteries]

the 'g' in the North of holland > < the 'g' in bruges are possibly the most contrastful pronouncitions of the letter

[@manjolala]

's-Gravenhage has nothing to do with a grave. "Graaf" (is single. Plural is "graven") is the Dutch word for an earl or a count (both are the same in Dutch). And "hage" is old-Dutch for both a hedge or a wood. The "'s-" in front is a very old-fashioned abbreviation of "des", which means something like "it belongs to". The old Dutch name was "des Graven ha(a)ge" (with either one or two a's), which means "The Earls/Counts woods". Before it got that name, the place was called "Die Haghe", wich is nowadays "Den Haag", translated as "The Hague". This name is used more often, because for foreigners it is easier to pronounce than 's-Gravenhage. "Graven" is also a verb, it means to dig or digging. "Graven is also plural for both "graaf" (as I told before) and "graf". This last word means grave. You see? Dutch isn't that easy ;)

[@DutchPhlogiston]

+Manjo van Boxtel Als nog niet begraven graven graven graven graven graven gravengraven.

[@BramVanhooydonck]

You can also try pronouncing the EU as a norwegian ø.

[@johanpotiek149]

Has anyone ever told you you look like John Oliver? Because you look a lot like John Oliver.

[@dangmr5999]

How he prenounce the G you have a soft and a hard one it depends from which part of the country youre comming from:)

[@PoisonTheOgres]

Den Bosch='s-Hertogenbosch Which means 'bosch' of the 'hertog', or 'The duke's forest'

[@pluckthecarp4960]

's Gravenhage = De haag (het bos) van de graaf. The counts woods or forest

[@ZerudaDensetsu]

I am Dutch and my r's are of too and I can't pronounce sneeuw/eeuw/(t)iel :( also bosch is pronounced as bos but the fact you already know how to sort of do it is awesome! ^^

[@nielswelten5097]

I think, more people pronounce the G sound soft than hard (clearing your mouth), Like the south part of The Netherlands and Flanders

[@daniellevanegdomvem]

Erg leuk dat je dit hebt gedaan

[@Little_Miss_Carrex]

if you practice enough you'll learn I can hear that you are trying you're best (I can know I'm dutch)

[@kajderks]

Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch: The Dukes' Woods Laughing my ass off, this video is so cool if you're Dutch :D

[@lakkakka]

The plural of a count (graaf/graven) is the same as grave (graf/graven) and also the verb digging is graven. So The Hague = Den Haag = 's-Gravenhage = des Graven Hage = or could be The Count's Hague, The Graves Hague or The digging Hague. Depending on your fancy ;-). But seeing how 's-Hertogenbosch/Den Bosch = Des Hertogen Bosch = The Dukes' Forest. The proper translation for graven in 's-Gravenhage = count's. 😄

[@femkenuijens3449]

graf and graaf is not the same. I am dutch

[@verlice239]

Erm... 'Graf' means 'grave'... The past version of 'graaf' is 'groef'.

[@lakkakka]

+BloodyWolffang who are you correcting? If me be more specific. Because I never claimed any past tense for any of the words.

[@verlice239]

+lakkakka you, because you said (graf/graven) :)

[@verlice239]

+lakkakka OHH WAIT YOU SAID GRAVE NEVERMIND XD

[@JWvdv]

And amsterdam is a other city with mixed word cuz it was a dam in the rivier the amstel Then a city formed around it and it was called. Amsterdam

[@iemand2612]

Used to be it was amsteledam

[@wilhelmdietz4023]

The Wingardium Leviosa thing is still not a very well pronunciated 'eu' sound, though, but it might be the closest you're gonna get when you just start learning dutch :p

[@vanderheijden3927]

leuk filmpje! really cool to see you talk of my language and your experience with learning the language ! you know a lot of the dutch language. unfortunately a lot of people use a lot of english words nowadays in the dutch language. also cool to learn would be Afrikaans, which is actually Cape Dutch but sounds totally different! Also Afrikaans grammar is much easier than Dutch grammar.

[@rozenknopje100]

Hoe goed is uw Nederlands nu?

[@AuCoinDuMonde]

I'd like to self-study Dutch. It's gonna be my second foreign language learning, but it's the very 1st time for me to learn a language without any guidance. I feel a bit perplexed. Where should I begin with? Any reliable,useful books/online resources recommended? Someone shed some light on it please. Thanks.

[@Libertyinwonderland]

I downloaded an app called duolingo which is free and it's great. Or you could buy a course called Rosetta Stone x

[@rozenknopje100]

+AuCoinDuMonde on the website polyglotclub.com you can write text in Dutch (or any other language you'd like) and they will be checked by native speakers. That might help with learning grammar and sentence structure :)

[@AuCoinDuMonde]

+Liberty May thank you for your suggestions. :)

[@AuCoinDuMonde]

+rozenknopje100 Thanks a lot :)

[@MusicStarz]

+AuCoinDuMonde maybe someone can help you using facebook or something ^^

[@SilverWave64]

I am from Austria, so I speak German natively. For me, it's really easy to learn :)

[@ferdillon2166]

+SilverWave U think so? You don´t get confused at it because of the similarities both languages can have?

[@SilverWave64]

Fer Dillon No, it's different enough to not being confused :D

[@EthanSoFar]

+SilverWave Is there any differences between German, Swiss, and Austrian speakers with German? Deutsch ist meine zweite Sprache lol

[@SilverWave64]

CoolCodyProductions At writing, there are some minor differences, e.g. a few terms are different, but other than that, it's the same. However, the pronunciation is a lot different. Austria and Switzerland speak a German dialect, which can be quite hard to understand if you didn't grow up there. However, everyone in Switzerland and Austria also speaks normal German, if they notice you don't speak the dialect, so it's not a problem at all ;)

[@spartangames2192]

I am Dutch and German was very easy for me to learn.

[@MyronnoryM]

wow you are so cute , in fact... ik ben hollands maar vind het geweldig dat je hier je study van heb gemaakt. waar kom je zelf vandaan. misschien heb je dit al aangegeven, my mistake.heb ik dan niet gezien of over heen gekeken.

[@Tyronejizz]

hij is een missionaris van het mormoonse geloof. komt uit Utah

[@chajaverboeket7197]

well I lived all my life in Limburg and I still use the hard g and everybody I know, always asks me why I say it like that but I just can't say it how they do so I understand the stuggle

[@pennyb22]

I'm trying to learn Dutch and really struggling :(

[@wapje223]

aah. the hard g. lets try them with a soft g.

[@idaweiler2769]

wow you're the only American person I've heard pronounsing the G right:')

[@abdullahaskari2339]

I speak 5 languages dutch is one of them I'm from Afghanistan I'm 13years old

[@Marie-gm9ql]

+Abdullah Askari respect men, respect!

[@RedGurillia]

it´s funny to hear this "grammar" thing... because our English teachers tell us the exact opposite, that we just mess around in the Dutch grammar like nothing matters, and the English use it to define there sentence...

[@hasse9559]

RedGurillia Exactly! All of our teachers say that actually... German, French, English... We are the dutch and we don't care about our grammar!

[@johnfinbarburke]

dude ur right

[@teungamed1495]

The Roiling R is only in the north.

[@nielswelten5097]

In most parts of Flanders to...

[@koenwentholt5809]

Listen man I am from holland and we also make grammar faults so dont worry

say S "gravenhagen ! is hard to say it with the hard G

[@roykleveringa6159]

its hard but what hard is G we say ggggg and the r we say rrrrr

[@M42KX]

It's not IU but UI.

[@wesley147208]

Hij bedoelde EU

[@denzelprins]

Haha leuk video

[@susanna584]

I'm Dutch 😂😂

[@דניאלאסרף-צ5ל]

its super funnnnn

[@steftax8184]

Den bosch or 's-Hertogenbosch= het bos van de hertog

[@why_not_games9650]

it's not ''Grainingen'' but ''Groningen''

[@why_not_games9650]

+Why_Not_Games and I think you meen scooters or brommers and not scootmobiles ;)

[@robindewulf3666]

Wait until you learn flemish dialects, they are fun but very difficult if it's not your first language.

[@READTHISBITCHESZ]

just say arrr like a dutch pirate would!

[@evasteinstein772]

There are so many dutch people who can't pronounce the r

[@jimmyversteijnen6870]

no im dutch and i just can R

[@lidewij5847]

I also have struggles whit the r

[@thecrimsonpear4557]

im dutch

[@TheMootje110]

It's not true what you told the people first, you don't write it as you pronounce it, like you have the word 'houd' it can be 'houd or 'houdt' it's just some rules, even i struggle with it and I am dutch!

[@evapolet3305]

Haha lol ik haal altijd n 9 voor grammatica 😂

[@TheMootje110]

Eva Polet gg

[@LucyWings]

300 liker.... (IK BEN NEDERLANDS) (I AM DUTCH!)

[@denzelprins]

Leuke*

[@damienhunter7781]

can anyone teach me how to speak dutch?

[@viktorvandeneede4033]

Maybe I can, I'm from Belgium

[@robinfelix2394]

You want to learn? I am Dutch!

[@damienhunter7781]

+Robin Felix add me on Facebook Damien Hunter or add me on Skype Hellopeople_12

[@damienhunter7781]

+Zelfmoordschaap add me on Facebook Damien Hunter or add me on Skype Hellopeople_12

[@tomesc2787]

Haha lol im Dutch!

[@bowystotefalk3755]

want ik ben Nederlands

[@maritgerssen1694]

I'm Dutch and I think it's a terrible language to learn. Even I think it's hard!

[@bowystotefalk3755]

zo moeilijke is het niet hoor

[@bernardus_]

Die vent heeft geen idee waar hij mee bezig is joh

[@miriamjoseph1696]

Even dutch people can't dutch xD no seriously

[@EthanSoFar]

Dutch is like German spoken badly haha