Does anyone know Dutch?

[California Dreamin']

I used to know quite a bit of Dutch but it's absolutely gone, so since I have penpals as a hobby I'm trying to learn Dutch again. I did sooo much French in school but I am extremely basic. My Latin all disappeared.. Which languages do you know?

 

[Luther073082]

English and I can barely remember some of my French.

 

[Katlover]

Does anyone know Dutch?

I know how to roll a joint, does that count?

Kidding.

 

[Gardener101]

Comment ca va?

 

[California Dreamin']

English and I can barely remember some of my French.

I am CPR/AED certified, do I need to put it in my custom title?

 

[Gardener101]

I am CPR/AED certified, do I need to put it in my custom title?

No. Please don't!

 

[Luther073082]

I am CPR/AED certified, do I need to put it in my custom title?

No you don't have to. I'm just proud of it, I try to be proud of minor acomplishments as well as major ones.

Put whatever want up there sheesh. . .

 

[plum]

If you'd like to practice your Dutch, maybe you can message RebekkaH, she's from the Netherlands and is a very kind, wonderful woman who frequents the WD. You may want to ask of course, since I didn't get her express permission to offer that

 

[California Dreamin']

No you don't have to. I'm just proud of it, I try to be proud of minor acomplishments as well as major ones.

Put whatever want up there sheesh. . .

How about...

canadiancarebear
Medical First Responder extraordinaire

How is that?
j/k

Oh yes, I know who you mean.. I like RebekkaH

 

[Luther073082]

How about...

canadiancarebear
Medical First Responder extraordinaire

How is that?
j/k

Oh yes, I know who you mean.. I like RebekkaH

More accuratly its Professional keep you alive til the EMT's get here. Or something like that. . .

Did you get your certification for a reason though. Cause everyone in my class had to know CPR for their job except me. . . I just went and got it for no apparent reason other then its good to know.

 

[CoachR64]

I know what a dutch oven is. Does that count?

Coach

 

[California Dreamin']

More accuratly its Professional keep you alive til the EMT's get here. Or something like that. . .

Did you get your certification for a reason though. Cause everyone in my class had to know CPR for their job except me. . . I just went and got it for no apparent reason other then its good to know.

I was a firefighter. I'm also a volunteer Medical First Responder (currently).

 

[Luther073082]

I was a firefighter. I'm also a volunteer Medical First Responder (currently).

Hmm not sure what the second one is exactly. . .

I just learned CPR cause I thought it might be good to know.

 

[BoazB]

I used to know quite a bit of Dutch but it's absolutely gone, so since I have penpals as a hobby I'm trying to learn Dutch again. I did sooo much French in school but I am extremely basic. My Latin all disappeared.. Which languages do you know?

Why not learn Afrikaans instead... It's makliker.

 

[Keri]

Ek is lief vir jou.

Well, not really, but that's the only thing in Afrikaans I know.

 

[Paulwat]

I know a little bit of Dutch, but I wouldn’t call myself fluent. I can understand some basic phrases and hold a very simple conversation, but I still have a lot to learn. The reason I know some Dutch is because I went to Belgium for a little while while I was at UNI. It’s a fun language to learn, and I like how it has similarities to English and German, which makes some of the vocabulary feel familiar. I definitely wouldn’t say I’m advanced, but I’m proud of the amount I’ve picked up so far and I’d love to keep improving.

 

[DragonFox91]

I can read Spanish pretty well, but that's the extent

I didn't know people still spoke Dutch

 

[Citanul]

I didn't know people still spoke Dutch

You've never heard of the Netherlands/Holland? It's also an official language in Belgium and Suriname.

I don't speak Dutch, but I do speak Afrikaans. Not all that well, so while I can usually figure out something written in Dutch, actually talking to a Dutch speaker might not be that successful. I can also sometimes work out what things in other Germanic languages like German and Swedish might mean, but only in a very general sense.

 

[Richard T]

There are a couple fo variations that are also interesting.
"Flemish (Vlaams) is often considered a dialect of Dutch, which is the official language of the Netherlands and Flanders (the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium). While some people view Flemish as a separate language due to its distinct characteristics, linguists generally classify it as a variant of Dutch.

Also:
"The Frisian languages (/ˈfriːʒən/ FREE-zhən[1] or /ˈfrɪziən/ FRIZ-ee-ən[2]) are a closely related group of West Germanic languages, spoken by about 400,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany."

I like the Dutch use of alstublieft. They use this word for "please," when requesting or offering items.