False friends in English and Dutch: Common mistakes - be careful! | NT2

[@alexisericson241]

"Fine" in English actually meant "grand, wonderful, expensive" up until recently. It's still sometimes used this way. A lot of false friends used to have the same meaning but took on and changed to another in one or both languages

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

Another is “want”,in English you know,but in Dutch it means “because” but if you want you can also use omdat wich means the same

[@nowave7]

Excellent stuff! Any chance that you can do a False friends in German and Dutch? For example: seltsam in German really means strange unlike zeldzaam! It would be even funnier than with English.

[@DutchGo]

Video coming soon... ;-)

[@liviu388]

Another false friend is "slim" :) It's not so frequently used, though :)

[@rossellagiovanardi9154]

Ik vind de slechtste is "slim"😂😂😂. Klaar = ready. Clear = duidelijk, helder Wachten = to wait for To expect = verwachten In verwachting zijn = to be pregnant 🤰 Bezig, druk = busy Ik heb het druk = I'm busy Uiteindelijk = finally Eventueel = maybe, moreover Raar = strange Zeldzaam = rare, seldom

[@TopBabyWOW]

Thank you! I start to learn. Difficult. I am from Ukraine. I live in Oudenaarde. Just found your channel.

[@justinusknovarianto2536]

Funny thing is in Indonesian there is a word Kelar (sounded similar to Klaar) and its only means "done" or "finished" (e.g. pekerjaanku sudah kelar = my work is done) but it doesn't mean anything close to clear/transparent.

[@va11ejo]

Loved the video!!!!!

[@QuiltingCrow]

Super video, dank je wel!

[@eyupcoskun6541]

Quite helpful maat !

[@afaak8480]

Dankjewel

[@NadyaBali]

In Indonesia we saya Klaar if we have done something.. My exam is klaar

[@kritikajeff3368]

Very helpful! Dank je wel

[@BobWitlox]

Klare taal!

[@blackphoenix_02]

Zeldzaam sounds like Seltsam (🇩🇪), but seltsam means strange so this is is a biiiig false friend. On the other hand, raar sounds like rar, kind of like Rarität (🇩🇪), something that is really rare 😂😂😂

[@_Udo_Hammermeister]

Ik ben al klaar gekomen ;-)

[@learndutchwithtom5196]

Mooie video's, geen zin in een samenwerking?

[@_Udo_Hammermeister]

Er is een heleboel gemeng van false frienden tussen Deuts, Nederlands en Engels. Kijk de volgende tafel. Dt, Ne, En wie, hoe, how wer, wie, who

[@macforme]

Trump would never watch this video....he doesn't want to learn anything new...