July 7, 2008

Hello -- how goes it with you?

Hallo -- hoe gaat het met jou? (proununciation goes a bit like "hallow -- who hattt het met yoww") (and the intonation goes down at the end rather than up like in English)

I'm learning Dutch from a good friend in Antwerp, Belgium and it's fun -- and apparently i'm a quick study...

The only problem is that I now know only a few phrases in Dutch -- and one of the other phrases that this superb person has taught me is "Bijt mij" (pronounced bettt mah).... which means "bite me" -- not a very polite reply to someone who asks how it goes with you.... ;)


Posted by kristen at July 7, 2008 5:56 AM