Do you feel helpless? You really don’t need to. Don’t think you need a good Dutch course first or at least study at home before you can say a word. When you are as lazy as I am you don’t study at home and you’ll keep postponing, something that makes you feel bad about yourself. And this is what you don’t want to feel, so you’ll ‘stick your head in the sand’ (Dutch expression […]
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Strange words that don’t mean a lot, but are used a lot: sentence fillers
The Dutch word ‘even’ literally translated: just a moment
Phonetic: [ˈevə(n)]
NL: Wacht even – EN: Wait a second/minute
BUT it’s also used for politeness; it makes the sentence more polite, sweeter
Ik zal even in zijn agenda kijken – EN: I’ll check his diary/schedule
Kun je me even helpen? – EN: Can you help me? … and even more polite: Kunt u me even helpen?
NL: Wil je even mijn tas pakken? – EN: Could […]
