It was only after taking singing lessons how I realized the West Flemish dialect contains éalien vowelsé. Then came the insight that they are actually very fast diphthongs To give an example: the word "bread" is in West Flemish pronounced like br - u- ə -t or perhaps br - u -a -t but with the two vowels spoken so fast that they hardly distinguishable. ( in front and rolling r) The Dutch word "gaan" (gehen or to go ) becomes something like: h-o-ə-n (almost in the throat) It interesting that in the English "to go" there is a diphthong too. The "g" in English is pronounced hard, like in German or French. In West Flemish it becomes a "h" and I find that odd that some say West Flemish is rather archaic while in the old Germanic it was always a hard g, as far as I know.

I enjoy the opportunity to listen to real Dutch because I think it is a language that is worth studying.

@LilT9180

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have just started learning Dutch

It is possible to have more Dutch content in the future please 🇳🇱😁?

@noutvandenneste2665

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, but it's definitely for now not going to be us as we're not based in Belgium or the Netherlands. :-)

@aquenwisey

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, please😁

@aquenwisey

3 жыл бұрын

@@noutvandenneste2665 wait, my eyes ain't as good as they used to but... Are you the person from the video? 😯 In that case, these easy dutch videos are so cool, I hope you guys get to do more soon

@noutvandenneste2665

3 жыл бұрын

@@aquenwisey Yes, that's me. Thanks! :-) Well, let's see, for now it's definitely not in the cards to make more videos. These videos were made last year around January when we were in Belgium for a month or two and we thought it would be fun to do some casual Easy Dutch videos. Maybe at some point in the future? My hope is that someone else from Belgium and the Netherlands feels inspired to make this channel something great, but ideally, it would then have content from both Belgium and the Netherlands.

@isidrorodrigocaicedo2971

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please !!!

Finally Dutch videos!!!! I’ve been waiting for like 8 years 🍺🍺🍺🍺

Ik ben blij dat ik Easy Dutch afleveringen bekijken kan.

Immer wieder schön zu hören 😊 , eine tolle Sprache!🥰

9:04 "Mensen die nie altijd overeenkomen, zeg maar.." Als Noord-Nederlander leuk om deze betekenis van "overeenkomen" te weten. Hier in Utrecht is het "op elkaar lijken", in Brugge "met elkaar eens zijn". Grappig!

Belgium is a small country but with so many fascinating cities / towns to visit. Oostende / Antwerp / Liege / Brussels / Gent and Bruges . All slightly different . And in such a small area.. ( ps. I'm not Belgian . ! I'm from Scotland so I'm impartial !! )

I'm here because of the title!! I L.O.V.E BRUGGE!!! ❤️ It's beautiful!! one of my favorite city and the most memorable trip I had ever have. I agree with the guy at 2:53, it's cozy 🤗

5:16 this lady is so elegant 😍 i'd love to speak dutch like her

Each video of EasyDutch makes my day. Dank je wel!!!

Thanks to my teacher from Belgium I can understand almost everything! After some lessons she told me she was always speaking Flemish xd 😂

Finally easy dutch

I recently made a short trip to Bruges, Ghent and Brussels and I must say I really loved Bruges. My mother tongue is Spanish but I also speak a bit of German and I was surprised I understood many Flemish words and sentences because they're really similar to German. I'd like to go back and revisit these cities properly and also other cities in Belgium and Flanders.

Welcome Easy Dutch! 💪🤩

One of my favourite cities. I visited twice when I lived in the Netherlands. I celebrated my 30th birthday in the city...and got steaming drunk. My only regret is not going inside the tower. The film In Bruges was the reason I visited Brugge.

Thanks! I love how Flemish Dutch sounds like. Bruges is a lovely city, I'd love to see more of Flanders too!

Very easy to understand. I am German raised in an area near the Dutch border. The local dialect belongs to the Limburgse Spraakfamilie. Nice how clearly most of the interviewees pronounce their Vlaamse taal. For me, it is easier to understand than most Nederlands.

My favorite city in Belgium ❤️

I've been waiting forever for easy dutch !! I'm so happy

Finally. That's awesome more Dutch please!

Fantastik! I'm a German and English speaker, but almost understand this...

A very useful video. I'm spending 4 days in Bruges between Xmas and New Year's. Dank U wel!

Brügge, was für einen schönen Stadt!

Can we all admire the style of the lady on 5:20? Beautiful!!!

"Bier stroomt onder Brugge" 🍻 Btw the way "schoon" is used here is similar to German "schön". Down north in the Netherlands "schoon" means rather "clean".

@keedt

3 жыл бұрын

maar schoonheid betekent dan weer wel nog altijd wat het hoort te betekenen. Nederlanders houden ervan onze taal te veranderen en dan te doen alsof wij de vreemde vogels zijn. Zie ook lopen, middag, enzovoort.

@5thMilitia

3 жыл бұрын

@@keedt jullie lopen gewoon achter

@keedt

3 жыл бұрын

@@5thMilitia ja wat een briljante innovatie he, net-netheid, betweterig-betweterigheid, maar mooi-schoonheid. Idioot zielig ventje

@5thMilitia

3 жыл бұрын

@@keedt haha, ik maakte gewoon een grap. Is dit vlaamse minderwaardigheidscomplex zo heftig?

@keedt

3 жыл бұрын

@@5thMilitia ik sprak gewoon de waarheid. Diep van binnen weet je dat ik gelijk heb. Omarm je immense zieligheid, Hendrikje.

Yes more of easy dutch 😍

I wonder what has changed in Bruges from 1987 to 2023, from when I visited then to now! I recognize views I took photos of then in the center where you stood in this video!

I support the idea of an Easy Dutch Channel! It would be fantastic!

Please note that in Dutch Dutch you wouldn't address people of the same age with 'u', that's just a Flemish thing. In the Netherlands it would sound very weird to use 'u' in informal situations. Also there are some other words in this video that are just used in Flemish and not in Dutch (for example: ' allez' or 'leute hebben' wouldn't be understood by Dutch people)

@xolang

3 жыл бұрын

as Matthias Bouquet already mentioned, "u" is actually the object form of "gij" or "ge". and afaik Flanders are generally still more comfortable using "u" than "jij" in semiformal situations.

@DutchGo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed! The way we use "u" in Belgium can be quite confusing to foreigners. I actually made a video about this phenomenon on my channel as well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4uH1JKFj7bXmbg.html

@gevoel8293

3 жыл бұрын

But we are NOT here to learn Dutch, Dutch, we are here to learn Flemish, which is far nicer than Dutch Dutch.

@5thMilitia

3 жыл бұрын

@@gevoel8293 oke vlaamse nationalist

@nowave7

2 жыл бұрын

Am I wrong to assume that Flemish Dutch has a bit more connection to German than Netherlands Dutch? At least in some constructs, i.e. "leute hebben" being one of them? I know that there is a small German community in the east of Belgium, could that be the reason?

groetjes uit griekenland

ik ben blij, dat er eindelijk easy dutch is ! ik was daar 4 jaar geleden in brugge ! heel schattige stad !

Loved my trip to Brugge!

Goh, wat een prachtige stad!! Dankjewel voor deze filmpje, Ik kende Bruges niet en wil hem nu absoluut bezoeken!!!

KEEP IT COMING!

@nathanmcgarvey6613

3 жыл бұрын

Can I fund this in any way? As a staple for my Flemish immersion?

Excellent idea🤗

Bier stroomt onder Brugge That sounds like a title of an amazing poem! :D Spannend video! It also appeares that language is to a high degree constructed of word chunks which always stay the same so asking a speciric question and making everyone answer it, makes it a great tool to learn!

Belgia is very beautiful and romantic.. the Ducth language also more soft

Nederlands is een erg mooie taal. Heel veel bedankt voor de video.

Als je naar Brugge gaan moet je Stoker House bezoeken voor een lekker biertje.. Het is een oud typisch Bruin Cafe', heel gezellig in winter :)

Wonderlike video!

Super leuk, bedankt en ein hoi van Brazilie. Cleiton.

Kwas just ant kijken of dat ter ne nieuwe video was. Zo toevallig. 😂

Yes!! Finally easy dutch

Ik ben in Brugge geweest een paar jaar geleden, en ik denk dat 't is een fantastische stad. Wandelen and "get lost" zijn de beste activiteiten om te doen!

More dutch please 😭😭

Een toffe video voor een chic stad!

I have learned Netherlands Dutch but I am able to understand Flemmish for the most part, just as easily. I cannot wait to visit Brugge

MORE EASY DUTCH, ALSJEBLIEFT! 🥺

I would love an easy Flemish Channel!

This is easier to understand than to read.. sounds a bit like a scotsman speaking german

Bruges is echt mooi

In Spaans, de naam van deze stad is Brujas, wat betekent Heksen

Vind ik echt tov, dat het nu een kanaal "Easy Dutch" geeft.

Dank je wel! meer videos aub! :) Ik heb "ge" gezien wanneer die oud man zegt 'maar als ge kijkt in de film ' is dat ok? Ik leer Nederlands! Dank je wel voor jouw werk.

@DutchGo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed! "Ge" (also "gij") is very common in spoken Belgian Dutch ("tussentaal"). You can learn more about it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZVtmqqao72ug7A.html (sorry, old video, the sound is not the best in this one)

Ben slechts één keer in Brugge geweest, ik moet terugkeren! Mijn Nederlands is nu beter ;)

Oh yes!! Meer interviews in het Nederlands alstublieft! 😊 Heel goed

@Jappert1234

3 жыл бұрын

Ben jij Nederlands aan het leren? Succes! Groetjes, een Nederlander.

@sperizer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jappert1234 Ja, ik ben aan het leren! Ik spreek sommige Duits en dat maakt het een beetje makkelijker. Dankjewel :)

@Jappert1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@sperizer Het gaat al heel goed. Is het makkelijker om Nederlands te leren omdat jij ook Duits kan?

@sperizer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jappert1234 Dankje! Ik heb geen twijfels. Voor me is de uitspraak moeilijk en ook kleine verschillen met de grammatica tussen Duits en het Nederlands. Misschien is het lui, maar ik neem vaak aan de regels zoals in het Duits zijn. En ook wanneer ik een woord niet weet! 😅

@Jappert1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@sperizer Ja klopt. De opbouw can zinnen zijn hetzelfde als in het Duits. Haha, dat is niet lui hoor. Dat is gewoon handig! Wat is je moedertaal als ik vragen mag?

WE NEED EASY DUTCH BEDANKT

I need more dutch lessons, c'mon

I believe, Flemish is more familiar to German than Dutch to German. I can understand like 30%

@amosamwig8394

3 жыл бұрын

nah, dutch is still equally similar to german (in my own experience tough lol)

@starrbergman2671

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha if anything it would be a bit closer to french.Very bold statement of yours.

@hannofranz7973

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say there isn't much of difference in this regard. You May get more used to one or another by exposure.

Disneyland in Belgium

Can you do Indic languages please

Super Ultra Mega Einfaches Niederländisch, bitte. Z.B.) Hallo, ich heisse Daniel und ich bin 24 Jahre alt und ich wohne in der Schweiz, um so weiter. Denn ich kenne kein einziges niederländisches Wort.

eenvoudiger dan dutch en misschien mooier

Someone from Bruges whos subbed to the channel and sees this pop up

Dit Vlaams is nog maar het begin van het West-Vlaamse dialect.

4:14 this is what you never could do in Germany if you intend having it longer than a week... 😛🍺

Easy Estonian please

@mishbah1421

3 жыл бұрын

@David Beekeeper Why XD

Tof, zenne.

Impossible for beginners. They speak faster than I do in my native language.

@easylanguages

9 ай бұрын

Hi! If you want, you may slow down the speed of the video. Hover your mouse in the center of the playing video and click on the Settings icon, which resembles a gear. In the menu, scroll to find Playback speed and click it. KZread gives you eight options for playback speed. Alternatively, if Easy Dutch episodes are too difficult for you, we would recommend starting with the Super Easy Dutch series: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYiglq2Qd7q9ico.html

Dit is nader aan Afrikaans as pure Nederlands(Hollands)

Ik find Bregge erg moi

Brugge is geen Barendrecht maar allez

Did you know that if an American went to Bruges, which I have done many times... I have never met a Flemish Belgian who did not speak English as well as I do. An American would not have to learn Dutch, unless they really wanted to for the fun of it, because everyone in Flanders and the NL speaks perfect English... but the signs are hard to understand, like Flemish Belgians call the French Belgian city of Mons, "Bergen."

@IoRossonero

2 жыл бұрын

Mons is the Latin word for mount, also in Old French, for mount, mountain. "Bergen", means mountains in Flemish. There are not high mountains in Belgium, the highest punt is round 700m. So with some humour, a lot of hills and little ones too, are called "berg" in the Flemish region.😉

@dodgermartin4895

2 жыл бұрын

@@IoRossonero I lived in Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgique for three years. I learned French while I was there, and my veterinarian told me to take my dog to a specialist in Courtrai, but I couldn't find in on my French map... but learned that it was called Kortrijk in Flemish.

I've been in Bruges two times, for a day. Each time I was confronted with racism. The second time, a woman threw a boiled egg at me. I hadn't spoken to her, I was just walking on the street.

Could you please speak English I did not understand a word sorry . I would love to go on vacation to Holland bruges looks a beautiful Dutch old town . l

@tinywhaleman8131

3 жыл бұрын

Bruges (Brugge) is a city in Belgium.

@sunnyxdays1036

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinywhaleman8131 Sorry for my mistake that is our American education system for you .

@hannofranz7973

3 жыл бұрын

Easy Dutch in English doesn't make sense unless we want to get

@hannofranz7973

3 жыл бұрын

Rid of any other language different to English. Of course, why should people speak another one?

waroom mensen zonder maskes?

@elolitta

3 жыл бұрын

Flemish people are obviously immune to Covid-19. Just kidding of course, just read what it says at minute 0:01 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYWkqJaoctzahJs.html

@flitsertheo

2 жыл бұрын

Bedoelt U letterlijk zonder "maskes" (= meisjes) of eerder zonder "maskeRs" ? In het eerste geval, 'k weet het niet, in het tweede geval, opgenomen voor Corona, zoals vermeld in het begin van de video.