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Dutch Language and Culture
This category is for the questions and answers relating to Dutch, the West Germanic language of the Netherlands, its people and culture.
686 Questions
Find a Napanee dutch kitchenet model number T-7-H?
I am refinishing a model t-7. It says satin gray. It's has a three doors on the top with a roll up door.
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Where did the dutch trade route go to?
Mainly to the east: East Indies (present Indonesia), Japan, Sri Lanka.
How do you say your welcome in Dutch?
'You're welcome' translates to 'graag gedaan'. 'Thank you' translates to 'dankuwel' (polite) or 'dankjewel'.
Dutch, Duits, Diets, Deitsch and Deutsch are similar because they are cognate. Meaning that they all ultimately derive from the same root word.
This root is found in the Common West Germanic of about 200-400 AD, and was þeod (or theod) and it meant people.
Though the modern words that derive from this root are similar, they have very different meanings.
Deutsch in German, and Duits in Dutch, means German.
Dutch in English, and Diets in Dutch, means Dutch.
Deitsch is the word used among the Pennsylvania Germans for both modern German and Pennsylvania German.
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Which nation fought against the Dutch to gain its independence?
Indonesia. The Netherlands gave them their indepence in the end.
Arubaanse Militie is what the abbreviation or acronym ARUMIL stands for. Its equivalent in English is 'Aruban military'. ARUMIL service is voluntary. ARUMIL soldiers are trained by the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. After basic training, each soldier is considered an Aruban Marine.
What are 'Hi' and 'Bye' and 'Thank you' and 'You're welcome' in Dutch?
Hi can mostly be translated as 'Hoi'. You can also say 'Hallo' when you are entering a shop or someones home. The 'Bye' translation depends on where you were raised, or what's fashionable at the time. Usually people will say 'Dag' or 'Tot ziens'. People from the south of the Netherlands almost always use 'Houdoe' which is easy to pronounce connecting the English 'How' and 'do'. 'Thank you' translates as 'Dank u wel', and 'You're welcome' is 'Alstublieft'.
How do you count to ten in dutch?
1. een 2. twee 3. drie 4. vier 5. vijf 6. zes 7. zeven 8. acht 9. negen 10. tien
