| Dutch | English | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| forel | trout | |
| muis | mouse | |
| handdoek | hand towel | It's literally hand=hand doek=cloth. Handdoek can be used for a general towel, but most often it's hand towel. A bath towel is badhanddoek. |
| sterk | strong | |
| garage | garage | |
| ik woon | I live | Woonkamer is living room. |
| stopper | bath plug | A spark plug is bougie. |
| de asperge | the asparagus | |
| roepen | to call | This is only the shout sort of calling, and not phoning someone. |
| rots | rock | |
| jurk | dress | |
| onmiddellijk | immediately | on- = in-/un-/dis-/im-, middellijk = indirectly |
| de slang | the snake | |
| hoeveel | how much |
My attempts to learn Dutch and the bits and pieces about words and grammar I discover on the way.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
7th October 2011 Today's Words
Labels:
vocabulary
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