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minus-squaremodifier@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15·5 months agoI’m in the process of learning German so my mental shorthand way of thinking about Dutch is that it’s basically German with extra As and Os.
minus-squarePM_me_your_doggo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·5 months agoDutch is like a German describing to Englishman that he just took a bite of a very hot potato
minus-squarejan teli@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoDutch is like if german and english had a baby together but when it was 10 english cheated with french and ran off
minus-squareUnfortunateShort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s really a mix of German and English words with some shifting in pronunciation. Once you know both languages, learning Dutch is quite easy. You will make out a lot of words pretty quickly.
I’m in the process of learning German so my mental shorthand way of thinking about Dutch is that it’s basically German with extra As and Os.
Dutch is like a German describing to Englishman that he just took a bite of a very hot potato
Dutch is like if german and english had a baby together but when it was 10 english cheated with french and ran off
It’s just Swamp German
It’s really a mix of German and English words with some shifting in pronunciation. Once you know both languages, learning Dutch is quite easy. You will make out a lot of words pretty quickly.