I've worked with an English colleague, and he always thought that 'basterdsuiker' was the funniest Dutch word.

@bencaspar

Жыл бұрын

Winterpeen

Achterstevoren. The word achter is at the beginning of the word and voren is at the end. The word is a description of its meaning.

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

There is a linguistic word for that. I forgot it, I bet it is Latin, but we can always search and find it. Short is short. Complicated is pretty complicated. Simple is a simple word. Long however is short!

@RS_Dark_Hcr2

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 100% Dutch and I never even realized this 😆

@TimoJordanov

2 жыл бұрын

It is an autological word. I think the linguistic term you know is onomatopee, but that is a word that sounds like itself like meow

"Uitbuiken" is my fave

@Tijsdekoster

2 жыл бұрын

Haha

How close Bazooka is to Bezoeker kinda makes me laugh.... knock knock - who's there - bezoeker........ I used to wonder if they shared an etymology (they dont, bazooka has a completely separate Dutch root).

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know voetzoeker?

I just bought a new Farlooker for our safari! 😉

@brozius

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds funny and weird but also very logical. 😂

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you buy a telescope? Tele is verre and scope is kijker. Why did telescope and binoculars drift apart? They do exactly the same!

Many, but "Nietjes" for staples gave everybody in class a laugh.

@jaaptendijk7192

2 жыл бұрын

As a native Dutch speaker, I can't understand what's so odd about this word, could you elaborate for me?

@DezRosswess

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaaptendijk7192 with English being my mother tongue I always look to translate individual Dutch words. Many just don't come out well, with the Niet meaning not., notjes simply isnt there.

That was a delightful way to learn new words, so efficient! Ik hep geweldig genoten:-) Dankje wel! Alstublieft, keep up with these wonderful videos and lessons!

@jaaptendijk7192

2 жыл бұрын

Not to be that guy but it's "ik heb". I love getting deep into the languages too! What languages do you speak/Where are you from?

Wait til you tell Steve (UK) what a television is in German 😄

@tiaxanderson9725

2 жыл бұрын

... I mean.. 'tele' and 'vision'? :p

Bromfiets is my favourite word. It sounds what it is: "Brom brom fiiets" and there you are, back home again.

The one word that I have a very big love-hate relationship with is schildpad. I love how it sounds but if isis captured me and said “say the word “turtle” in Dutch or we will unalive you” I would tell them to tell my family I love them 😭

@tvdsje

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao let me guess, you are also a Duolingo user? It is also my boyfriend's favourite word and he discovered it there haha

@bencaspar

Жыл бұрын

My mother had issues with kaasschaaf

My favourite is the word for "@" --> apenstaartje (monkey tail)

Farlooker would be a great English word

Dat een stokstaartje iemand is die rechtop om zich heen staat te kijken op een strand of zo had ik nooit van gehoord. Dacht dat het om een potloodventer ging. ^^

Yes, let me get my farlooker to check out these birds.....that's not gonna go down well🤣

Warempel, of van Duits, verdinglijking - my favourite saying: Joost mag het weten...

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know who was called Joost? He has horns, a tail and hoofs. The devil may know that!

@TheBrucepix

2 жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 Ah, dankjewel! Ik denkt altijd aan die Joost, de onvolprezen bediende van een zekere Olivier B. Bommel, ook OBB genoemd, als iemand begrijpt wat ik bedoel 🐻

Ik vind het woord ( Smeuïg) eerst funny en ook moelijk om uit te spreken

boer(en) meaning burp(ing) and farmer(s)

ik vind heet interessant om te weten wat buitenlandse mensen van onze taal vinden. mooie video!!

If you think betuttelen is cute, then 'tuttel' (a word for a cuddle-cloth for a kid) is also cute.

Plotsklaps

Nederlands is gewoon een grappige taal eigenlijk😂 vooral dat wij gewoon verkleinwoorden hebben zoals beest wordt beestje. In andere talen is dat meestal niet zo. Dus ik denk dat mensen die Nederlands leren dat ook wel grappig vinden

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Nee. Een Duits Kindlein of Kindchen bestaat niet. Een maisonette is grote onzin. Nee, achtervoegsels zijn typisch Nederlands. Welterusten.

@thatlittlegingerr

2 жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 en wat probeer je nou te zeggen?

I like the word kruk

Handschoenen remains funny.

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Gloves remains ridiculous. Why have a meaningless word for hand shoes?

@forkless

2 жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 *glove (n.)* Old English glof "glove, covering for the hand having separate sheaths for the fingers," also "palm of the hand," from _Proto-Germanic *galofo "covering for the hand"_ Klinkt een stuk logischer dan een schoen voor de handen als je het mij vraagt, dat wil overigens niet zeggen dat handschoenen maar vervangen moeten worden.

@FinishedU

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah! Never even thought about it until you pointed this out. Imagen we would say 'hoofdschoen' instead of 'hoed' of 'muts' hahaha

Meerkat is a Dutch/Afrikaner word.

veelzijdig is something that has mutiple uses or when someone is veelzijdig they can do lots of different things. it is a positive word, not negative like the guy thought.

@mycosys

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was contrasting it to English 2 faced or a cognate in another language.

@RealConstructor

2 жыл бұрын

I think he mixed up the words veelzijdig and meervoudig (als in meervoudige persoonlijkheidsstoornis).

@Scarletcroft

2 жыл бұрын

Correct he translated it wrong. Veelzijdig = Multifaceted Dubbelhartig = Duplicit / 2 faced Two completly different things.

yep the English should name it a "farviewer" 👍👌

veelzijdig means , you have many skills

I mean… far lookers make more sense

We gaan naar de beweegjes, .. op houten schoenen, ...

The worst Dutch word may be "ledikant", which is a perfectly innocent word for a child's bed, but sounds incredibly offensive to English speakers.

Freakadel I don't even know how to spell it

@annemariemansier7891

2 жыл бұрын

Frikandel. :-)

everything = infinite alles = oneindig

Mijn vriendin heeft bijna in haar broek geplast van het woord "Kikkerdril". "Achterlijk Gebakje" (Retarded Cupcake..?) is een goede tweede hier.

Die van mij is koekwous het klinkt leuk

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Weet je zeker dat je niet in de Republiek South Africa woont? Die koekwous heb ik in mijn 56 jaar Nederlander zijn nog NOOIT gelezen. Laat staan gehoord. Wous wel.

@Lixune

2 жыл бұрын

zoek het woord maar op en volgens mij staat het ook in het woordenboek van Dale

@diemervdberg7661

2 жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 koekwaus is wat populairder geworden rond de tijd dat New Kids op tv was

as a german i have to go with the word 'huren' which means 'to rent'. well, in germany 'Hure(n)' is a pretty insulting word for 'prostitute(s)'. I mean I see where the concept comes from but boy I was pretty dumbstruck when I heard this for the first time.

@colete677

Жыл бұрын

In Nederlands: Hoer(en)

@wooisdebaanhoof

Жыл бұрын

You should check the other way around. The German word for renting in dutch..

@dertyp3463

Жыл бұрын

@@wooisdebaanhoof that's what I meant I guess

Bart, het klopt alleen niet dat veelzijdig als karaktertrek niet goed zou zijn. Juist positief als iemand bij wijze van 'van alle markten thuis is'. Daarom deel ik 'm toch maar niet met mijn cursisten.

@LearndutchOrg

2 жыл бұрын

Maar dat is toch het punt dat hij maakt? Hij zegt dat hij het raar vindt dat 'versatile' (= positief) in het Nederlands 'veelzijdig' is, omdat hij zelf juist een negatieve associatie met 'many sides' heeft.

Beregaaf !😂😂😂 and..haal je gram . Other difficult word...mogge.

Verrekijker. Hmm. How about telescope? That is literally the same word. However, verrekijker is indeed the Dutch word for binoculars.

@wazzlepazzle

2 жыл бұрын

It is called a binocular, because it has two 'eyes' as in two telescopes. If it has only one handheld refraction telescope, it is called a 'Monocular'. In Dutch, a binocula(i)r is actually a microscope.

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

@@wazzlepazzle Yes. It is grappig how a lot of words have a different twist in several languages. Car, Wagen, voiture, auto, bil. Bil is short for automobile, in case you had no clue. Lots of such weird cases, indeed.