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hello
Posted: Sat 16th Apr 2005 09:07 pm
by scooberu
hello may I see the menu please.
how would I say this without sounding too much of a tourist
many thanks
Posted: Thu 21st Apr 2005 07:43 pm
by Fraglator
hey scooberu
i try to explain it in english ... mhhh...
ghuude daagh, kan ik de (the) menu hebbe
i hope thats right and easily for you to speak
ps: hello everybody thats my first post...
Posted: Thu 21st Apr 2005 07:51 pm
by scooberu
a warm welcome to ya
thanks for the translation
will be giving it a try in three weeks time
I'll let u know how I mess it up
keep on toking[/img]
Posted: Thu 21st Apr 2005 07:54 pm
by Fraglator
maybe claudantus (?) could explain it better than me... because its normal for me to speak an u or an a as a dutch u and an a
you understand ?
Posted: Fri 22nd Apr 2005 01:02 pm
by scooberu
was with you up till speak, but I understood your translation. thanx again.
Posted: Fri 22nd Apr 2005 06:04 pm
by lctricity
Not to bring you down but...
Why do you want to speak Dutch in order to see a menu?
I've found that unless you're fluent and your pronuncation is good speaking Dutch is really not going to gain you any extras.
If you're into learning Dutch for the sake of learning it then plesae disregard my comments. If you're thinking that speaking Dutch is necessary to accomplish seeing the menu then you needn't worry about it.
IMO, a person comes off more like a "Tourist" to attempt to speak Dutch in a nonfluent fashion rather than just being upfront and asking to see the menu in English.
Goed Luck regardless!
Posted: Fri 22nd Apr 2005 06:23 pm
by scooberu
not all of us do things just to gain extras. guessing thats just how u yanks think. I wanted to know just 4 my personal knowledge.
IMO, a person comes of like a " jerk" when they are sitting on their high horse.
GOED luck yourself
Posted: Fri 22nd Apr 2005 07:04 pm
by lctricity
scooberu wrote:not all of us do things just to gain extras. guessing thats just how u yanks think. I wanted to know just 4 my personal knowledge.
IMO, a person comes of like a " jerk" when they are sitting on their high horse.
GOED luck yourself
Obviously you took my post as some type of slam. I apologize if my wording was off.
Here's an excerpt from my original post to this thread.
lctricity wrote:If you're into learning Dutch for the sake of learning it then plesae disregard my comments. If you're thinking that speaking Dutch is necessary to accomplish seeing the menu then you needn't worry about it.
Was simply trying to share an experience that I thought might be of some use to you. Sometimes written words come across differently than when they're spoken.
Learning Dutch for the sake of learning it is great! As I said before, I apologize if my wording came off other than the way it was intended. Definitely not trying to be on ANY type of "high horse".
Posted: Thu 26th May 2005 11:38 pm
by BISHY
NOW I WOULD MOST DEFFO LIKE TO LEARN DUTCH IM GOING TO BUY A CD PACK BUT WILL STILL NEED TO GET IT PERFECT BY ..I THINK GOING TO WORK IN HOLLAND FOR 6 - 12 MONTHS WOULD YOU AGREE ???
Posted: Fri 27th May 2005 03:21 pm
by buddy
lctricity wrote:scooberu wrote:not all of us do things just to gain extras. guessing thats just how u yanks think. I wanted to know just 4 my personal knowledge.
IMO, a person comes of like a " jerk" when they are sitting on their high horse.
GOED luck yourself
Something else you might want to know for your personal knowledge...not all "yanks" think alike. If you were offended by a generalization why did you use one in your defense?