Dutch 4 Expats

Het is dierendag vandaag! Wat is jouw favoriete dier?

It is the day of the animal today. What is your favourite animal? (in Dutch of course 😉 )

Het is wereldmuziekdag vandaag! Wat is jouw favoriete Nederlandse zanger of zangeres?

It is world music day today! What is your favourite Dutch singer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0G0-UqcuAs

Het is nationale broeren en zussen dag 🙂 Dus vergeet niet vandaag je broer of zus een knuffel te geven 🙂

It's national siblings day 🙂 So don't forgot to give your brother or sister a big hug today
Today's words are:

De broer - The brother
De zus - The sister
Knuffelen - To hug

Vandaag is het Nationale Burendag in Nederland - een jaarlijks terugkerend feest dat je samen viert met je buren op de 4e zaterdag in september. Het is een dag waarop je gezellig samen komt en waarbij veel mensen iets goeds doen voor elkaar en de buurt. Hoe goed ken jij jouw buren?

De buren = The neighbours
De buurman = The neighbour (male)
De buurvrouw = The neighbour (female)
De buurt – The neighbourhood
Het feest = The party

What other neighborhood words do you know?

Today is the Dag van de Kokosnoot - What is your favourite fruit called in Dutch?

De kokosnoot - The coconut
De vrucht - The fruit
De palmboom - The palm tree

How to move house in the Netherlands. Are you looking to move to the Netherlands? Dutch 4 Beginners can help you prepare by learning the Dutch language and learning about the Dutch culture!

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If you ask someone “what do you associate with the Netherlands?”, they often say tulips, but what do you associate with the Netherlands? And what is it called in Dutch?

We are starting a brand new online beginners class for complete beginners to the Dutch language! The class will start on the 27th of July and will run on Thursdays at 19.15. Do you want to learn Dutch then join us!

https://www.dutch4beginners.com/online-dutch-4-beginners-class

Ik fiets, jij fietst, wij fietsen. Dutch present tense verbs may seem easy. But are they? 😏 Test your knowledge of the Dutch present tense verbs with the below Dutch language test!

Share in the comments below how well you have done!

https://www.dutch4beginners.com/present-tense-verbs-dutch-language-test

Are you studying Dutch today? Studying is made easier while also eating a Dutch stroopwafel! Have you tried this deliciously Dutch biscuit yet?

Find out more about Dutch stroopwafels by reading this article (available in English or Dutch)

https://www.dutch4beginners.com/deliciously-dutch-stroopwafels

Do you know that the Netherlands has many islands? In the North are the Waddeneilanden - beautiful nature reserves surrounded by the Waddenzee

We remember the names of the islands with the word TV TAS (tv bag) Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog.

Het eiland - The island
De zee - The sea
De natuur - The nature