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Read more about the article “Nou”, the partially meaningless but utterly useful Dutch word
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“Nou”, the partially meaningless but utterly useful Dutch word

If you’ve read some of the other DutchDabbles articles, you may have come across mentions of the word nou. I’ve mentioned it enough to merit doing an entire post about…

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February 28, 2025
Read more about the article Gefeliciteerd, or: why am I being congratulated all the time?
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Gefeliciteerd, or: why am I being congratulated all the time?

If you’ve ever been around a Dutch person on your birthday, you may have found yourself being congratulated with it. This sounds really weird to English speakers, and the Dutch…

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February 25, 2025
Read more about the article Hè?!, both widely used and utterly meaningless
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Hè?!, both widely used and utterly meaningless

If you live in a Dutch speaking country, or if you regularly speak Dutch with a native speaker, you’ve undoubtedly encountered the word hè. Hè is a very versatile word…

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February 17, 2025
Read more about the article “Jammer”, a slightly sad but highly usable Dutch word
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“Jammer”, a slightly sad but highly usable Dutch word

Let’s talk about a Dutch word that’s pretty much exclusively used in a negative manner, but is still highly usable in all kinds of situations, which means you’ll hear it…

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February 15, 2025
Read more about the article What are “groetjes” and why do I keep getting them?
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What are “groetjes” and why do I keep getting them?

If you’ve been around native Dutch speakers for a while, or at least communicate with them on a regular basis, you may at some point have received something called “groeten”…

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February 9, 2025
Read more about the article Hoor: the rudest non-rude word in the entire Dutch language
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Hoor: the rudest non-rude word in the entire Dutch language

I’m going to talk about a word that will definitely have raised the eyebrows of non-native speakers of Dutch when they heard it for the first time, and may very…

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February 7, 2025
Read more about the article Why “lekker” should have been the first Dutch word you learned
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Why “lekker” should have been the first Dutch word you learned

What if I told you there’s a word that’s so versatile it can be used in almost every situation imaginable, from food to body parts and from sarcasm to slang?…

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February 1, 2025
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