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Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American. WestCord Fashion Hotel Amsterdam. Ambassade Hotel. Lloyd Hotel. View all hotels. Top questions about Amsterdam. Schiphol - Arriving and departing, Transfers, Layovers and Luggage storage. Dutch is the major and sole official language of the country. There are, however, a couple of others that are spoken in certain regions — most notably, West Frisian or Frysk , several dialects of Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish.
Although when it comes to the Netherlands you will most likely think of the north-western European nation, the Kingdom of the Netherlands does actually extend to sunnier climes. Like the UK or France, the Netherlands has a few overseas island territories in the Caribbean and these also have their own unique linguistic characteristics. Although when we think of the Dutch language we tend to think of the Netherlands and Belgium, there are around 24 million people worldwide who speak the language as a mother-tongue and an additional 5 million who speak Dutch as a second language.
Some surprising places where you will also find dialects of Dutch in varying amounts include parts of North-Eastern France and the South American nation of Suriname!
Afrikaans, one of the official languages of South Africa, is a daughter language of Dutch and the two languages are, to an extent, mutually intelligible. If you do want to learn a couple of words to use, the Dutch will definitely appreciate it! Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed.
Back to blog. What language is spoken in Amsterdam? They often enrol in a language course, complete an internship, or spend a gap year working as volunteers, while perfecting their knowledge of the English language at the same time. Last but not least, the Dutch can thank their ancestors for their exceptional ability to speaking English. The Dutch language is part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family, just like English.
This means that the two languages share the same roots and have similar characteristics, making it easier for Dutch speakers to learn English. Dat is goed nieuws! That is good news! Liked this article? Be sure to follow DutchReview on Facebook in order to not miss out on any other good stuff! Feature Image: Krakenimages. There has been a troubling trend with more and more childrens tv shows being dubbed lately.
Especially the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon are guilty of this. My band has performed at maritime music festivals in the Netherlands. Two years ago I thought it was time to learn Nederlands. I was amazed at how many Dutch words looked or sounded almost identical to English! It was actually confusing at first, thinking that I was remembering incorrectly. They lie — it is better than you can imagine. Even the people who […].
Nice blog! Thanks for sharing Alexandra. The Netherlands is a very international country and next to learning English at school, you learn it easily by watching television, or just going into town. Furthermore, there are various English language courses available in the Netherlands. English has been a staple in Holland for […]. The […]. For them, learning English became a lot easier […].
Most of them are fluent but far from accurate, same as with the Danes. The Dutch tend to use Dutch grammar translated to English, which to many might sound as amazing but just a massacre to native ears.
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