Spelling and understanding
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Vocabulário
- letterletter
- spellento spell
- e-mailemail
- adresaddress
- herhalento repeat
- begrijpento understand
- langzaamslowly
- schrijvento write
- lezento read
- puntdot / period
- apenstaartje@ symbol
- alfabetalphabet
The Dutch alphabet
The Dutch alphabet has 26 letters, pronounced differently from English:
- G → a guttural sound, like clearing your throat
- IJ → often treated as a single letter, sounds like "ay"
- W → sounds like English "v"
- V → sounds like English "f"
Spelling your name
To spell your name, say each letter: "Mijn naam is Anna: A-N-N-A"
For email addresses:
- @ → apenstaartje (literally "monkey tail")
- . → punt (dot)
- - → streepje (dash)
Asking for clarification
- Kunt u dat herhalen? → Can you repeat that? (formal)
- Kun je dat herhalen? → Can you repeat that? (informal)
- Kunt u langzamer spreken? → Can you speak more slowly?
- Hoe schrijf je dat? → How do you write that?
Tip: The Dutch "G" sound is unique. Practice it gently — it comes from the back of the throat. In the south (Belgium), it is softer.
Expressões
- Kunt u dat herhalen?Can you repeat that? (formal)
- Hoe schrijf je dat?How do you spell that?
- Kunt u langzamer spreken?Can you speak more slowly?
- Ik begrijp het nietI don't understand
- Wat betekent dat?What does that mean?
- Hoe spel je dat?How do you spell that?
Erros frequentes
Ik niet begrijpIk begrijp het nietIn Dutch, "niet" comes after the verb. Also add "het" (it): Ik begrijp het niet.
Hoe schrijf dat?Hoe schrijf je dat?Don't forget the subject "je" in questions. Dutch needs the subject pronoun.
Mijn email is anna at gmail punt comMijn e-mail is anna apenstaartje gmail punt comThe @ symbol is called "apenstaartje" in Dutch, not "at".
Kan u dat herhalen?Kunt u dat herhalen?With "u" (formal), use "kunt", not "kan". "Kan" is for "ik" and "hij/zij".
Ik versta nietIk begrijp het niet"Verstaan" means to hear/perceive. For understanding meaning, use "begrijpen".
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