#9 How to survive... speaking Dutch!

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  • Speaking Dutch can be pretty tough. Weird choking sounds, crazy expressions, and an seemingly endless combination of words. Still, we asked some people to give it a try. For people who want to know more about 'Swaffelen': en.wikipedia.o...
    Thanks to www.learndutch.... for helping us make this video!

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  • @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch
    @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch  6 років тому +363

    We'd love to hear your suggestions for part 2 of this series! Which Dutch words would you say are real tongue twisters for foreigners?

    •  6 років тому +35

      Survival Guide to the Dutch use the word Beschuit

    • @kamieljense7615
      @kamieljense7615 6 років тому +53

      USe the word meervoudigepersoonlijkheidsstoornis

    • @royrosenkamp
      @royrosenkamp 6 років тому +44

      Het woord 'groeien' lijkt makkelijk, maar is voor veel niet-Nederlanders bijna niet uit te spreken

    • @mighiel
      @mighiel 6 років тому +24

      Try this one: kindercarnavaloptochtvoorberijdingscomite

    • @gelatinejaap
      @gelatinejaap 6 років тому +20

      Probeer 'pitje'. Moeilijk voor niet nederlanders. En archeologie.

  • @WiWillemijn
    @WiWillemijn 6 років тому +3000

    Theyre so afraid of the G sound haha

    • @piccolo917
      @piccolo917 6 років тому +78

      More incapable. The Dutch G is a very specific sound that is hard to learn to say, even more in a fluent matter when linked to other letters. (Not even all dutch people can say it)

    • @ronneke1996
      @ronneke1996 6 років тому +14

      I think the soft G is easier to learn for other people than the hard G in this video

    • @legaleagle46
      @legaleagle46 6 років тому +30

      I found it a lot easier once I realized that it's the exact same sound as the Spanish "j". I learned how to pronounce THAT more than 43 years ago, so I cheat and use it when it comes to trying to pronounce anything in Dutch that has a "g" in it.

    • @piccolo917
      @piccolo917 6 років тому +8

      It is, most forgeiners who come to the Netherlands pronounce it like a soft G.

    • @sebasaker7998
      @sebasaker7998 6 років тому +2

      Wimsem - Tekenen & Knutselen nederlands!💪

  • @thomasbruinsma
    @thomasbruinsma 6 років тому +215

    It's funny how the woman at 0:48 actually pronounces the 'g' sound and word 'gezellig' very well. But then she goes on saying to the man he's really good, even though he's awful.

    • @megvanaarssen2933
      @megvanaarssen2933 6 років тому

      ikr

    • @Keyboardje
      @Keyboardje 5 років тому +2

      She's his wife. Maybe that's what she's used to do: praise him and his ego. Maybe he needs it :D

    • @ZDee6
      @ZDee6 2 роки тому +1

      They both did pretty good lol

  • @maudtrenite856
    @maudtrenite856 6 років тому +75

    “What would I swaffel? The white house!”
    Bless this man

    • @Ink_stain
      @Ink_stain 3 роки тому +1

      I'm Dutch but idk what it means

    • @Tyronejizz
      @Tyronejizz 2 роки тому

      @@Ink_stain means he would slam his half-erect penis against the workplace and residence of the president of the United States of America

    • @Joey-ct8bm
      @Joey-ct8bm Рік тому

      The joy on his face when he said it!

    • @DanDanDoe
      @DanDanDoe 3 місяці тому

      Yeah when he said that I only felt pride. Swaffelen is something you do with important landmarks, such as the Taj Mahal.

  • @thror1709
    @thror1709 6 років тому +797

    I hate when they pronounce the G even "rougher" than the Dutch guy and think that's how we speak. (I'm Flemish btw)

    • @johannesgames0425
      @johannesgames0425 6 років тому +23

      Thror jullie taal is gewoon tantoe nep :D

    • @mirawenya
      @mirawenya 6 років тому +42

      As a norwegian that has learned dutch, it takes a while to learn to tone it down. First day of training the sound i had a really sore throat. By now it’s more subtle :)

    • @ryanmazdaLAX
      @ryanmazdaLAX 6 років тому +5

      JohannesGames04 ga weg met je tante

    • @BreathlessStares
      @BreathlessStares 6 років тому +22

      @JohannesGames04 Leer anders eerst even zelf correct Nederlands, met je lelijke straat taal. Woorden zoals 'tantoe' staan nog steeds niet in het Nederlandse woordenboek... (':

    • @arne_mh
      @arne_mh 6 років тому +2

      JohannesGames04 its the same languege

  • @rolandet
    @rolandet 6 років тому +312

    lol
    "Arbeid" .....well that's not so hard
    tap tap tap tap 'Arbeidsongeschikt'...........well.........hard, but you might get it
    tap tap tap tap tap 'Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering' :| i nearly fell of my chair laughing :)

    • @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch
      @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch  6 років тому +12

      Jep, we like to make 'm sweat a little ;)

    • @vickymanders5822
      @vickymanders5822 6 років тому +1

      Same 😂😂😂

    • @lunadams5095
      @lunadams5095 6 років тому +2

      Haha yes I laughed so hard I was like how in the world are they going to pronounce this?

    • @silversamm
      @silversamm 6 років тому +10

      I always found it interesting how in Dutch these long words are all stringed together, while in English they are usually split up. 'verkeersbord' versus 'traffic sign' or 'winkelcentrum' versus 'shopping mall 'and so on. Pretty sure most languages go with splitting up?

    • @F4CEMusic
      @F4CEMusic 6 років тому +20

      Yes you are right, but we have a good reason for it. Its to make a distinction between a long distance runner and a long distance runner. You can have a person thats long and runs distances and you can have a long distance runner. In dutch we make a distinction: "Een lange afstandsloper" is a tall distance runner, "Een langeafstandsloper" is a long distance runner.
      So yeah its easier to split words up but it can also cause confusion about the meaning of the word.

  • @gregorybeukes9629
    @gregorybeukes9629 5 років тому +77

    I'm from South Africa and my native language is Afrikaans
    I love this
    Make more videos plz
    Ek verstaan alles 😂

    • @arnomeesters1
      @arnomeesters1 4 роки тому

      baie baie mooi, dankie

    • @tychocarriere8161
      @tychocarriere8161 4 роки тому +6

      no offens to the african language but if I (a dutchmen) listen to the words that originate from the netherlands in the african language it honestly sounds like a drunk dutchmen.

    • @applejuices
      @applejuices 3 роки тому +1

      @@tychocarriere8161 true

    • @jermainejustingalant1214
      @jermainejustingalant1214 Рік тому

      Don't worry my friend, you sound the same to us

    • @Joey-ct8bm
      @Joey-ct8bm Рік тому

      I arrived in South Africa and i was talking to my friend and somebody came up to us and said our Afrikaans was terrible. It's a little closer than German, but still hard to do a whole conversation. Everybody loved we said 'je' to make things small instead of 'ie'.

  • @rimweber3708
    @rimweber3708 6 років тому +82

    like when the two girls of the UK said "its a made up language" well thank you we didnt wanted to learn english in school, but we needed to.

    • @zeusmc.8662
      @zeusmc.8662 5 років тому +11

      If the VOC had taken better care of their finances it could have been so different!

    • @grewdpastor
      @grewdpastor 5 років тому +5

      @@zeusmc.8662 the VOC was a company for making profit, not a cultural institution. The profits of this company were sufficient to finance the dutch invasion in England ( better known as the "Glorious Revolution" ) ;)

    • @marijngeldof
      @marijngeldof 5 років тому +5

      Rim Weber als je goed had opgelet tijdens je Engels lessen had je geweten dat “didn’t wanted” fout is🙂

    • @applejuices
      @applejuices 3 роки тому

      @@marijngeldof als je wil dat het goed bent is dan is het goed

    • @hmalik5232
      @hmalik5232 2 роки тому

      Yeh she seemed a bit rude there, I’m British and I wouldn’t say stuff like that

  • @beatrizaraujo892
    @beatrizaraujo892 6 років тому +532

    the two British girls make me mad

    • @stefranreule9813
      @stefranreule9813 5 років тому +6

      🤗🤗🤗 troost

    • @ishakak147
      @ishakak147 5 років тому +16

      not the smartest generation if Brits

    • @behemitch8287
      @behemitch8287 5 років тому +5

      cute but ignorant

    • @milakozlova6206
      @milakozlova6206 5 років тому +13

      Because you don’t understand the British sense of humour. We’re not sensitive snowflakes like the rest of the world. We make fun of everything. Shut up.

    • @basvandermade520
      @basvandermade520 5 років тому +29

      Mila Kozlova They are making him mad because they are so stupid and act like they are better. Typical British behavior when no one is around lul.

  • @audymaulizar6697
    @audymaulizar6697 6 років тому +296

    Fun fact : if you say "gezellig" fast enough it sounds like "keselek" in Indonesian meaning "choking" which could probably accurately describe the feeling of foreigners when they try to pronounce those "g" sounds.

    • @leen6919
      @leen6919 6 років тому +15

      If you say ‘gezellig’ the right way and fast it still sounds like ‘gezellig’

    • @missingsocks5773
      @missingsocks5773 6 років тому

      Well no

    • @anasawitri2678
      @anasawitri2678 6 років тому

      Guido Heintz don't say "keselek" with english accent. It definetely has almost the same pronounce

    • @Widdekuu91
      @Widdekuu91 6 років тому +1

      +Audy
      Can I just apologize on behalf of (whatever they are....Dutch?) the Dutch people in the comments that are not understanding your funny remark and instead, start fighting like a bunch of stray ducks?

    • @user-cg5gd3ke6y
      @user-cg5gd3ke6y 6 років тому

      The G sounds like H to me.. I had this conclusion when i heard how they read Goeden Morgen which is Guden Morhen..

  • @reddishcat1
    @reddishcat1 6 років тому +580

    Swaffelen..... serieus.

    • @AtlasNL
      @AtlasNL 6 років тому +42

      Wander Milder What the fuck is dat dan?! Straattaal ofzo?!

    • @novas2905
      @novas2905 6 років тому +10

      DragonViewsNL // Join the Dragonians! Een aantal jaar geleden was er volgens mij ook iets van een swaffel dag en is het ooit tot woord van het haar benoemd, iets van 10 haar geleden.

    • @matthiasdaenen325
      @matthiasdaenen325 6 років тому +64

      Ik wist zelf niet eens wat swaffelen was

    • @_multibitch_7572
      @_multibitch_7572 6 років тому +6

      Matthias Daenen ik ook niet 😂

    • @gabriellakv1168
      @gabriellakv1168 6 років тому +4

      Is dat echt een ww

  • @coen3512
    @coen3512 6 років тому +282

    "A made up language, that's what it sounds like" *Can someone please tell me wich language isn't made up??!*

    • @zeusmc.8662
      @zeusmc.8662 5 років тому +3

      English

    • @thomasthms4094
      @thomasthms4094 5 років тому +13

      @@zeusmc.8662 You sir are not smart🤣🤣🤣

    • @jostouw4366
      @jostouw4366 5 років тому +5

      @@zeusmc.8662 Oh really? start with Friesian throw in Dutch French old German Viking Celtic Roman.....Etc you get the picture?

    • @zedsanimations2242
      @zedsanimations2242 5 років тому

      Grunts and moans

    • @stonerboyjay4701
      @stonerboyjay4701 5 років тому +1

      Your grammar

  • @ItsMuxum
    @ItsMuxum 6 років тому +376

    The English girls have to shut op about The Netherlands

    • @gewoonmadriana9384
      @gewoonmadriana9384 5 років тому +9

      Color Lucky ja echt hė ze maken onze taal gewoon belachelijk (weet niet of je Nederlands bent btw)

    • @Geckoman-eb9hg
      @Geckoman-eb9hg 5 років тому +30

      I could not agree more. I do not think those girls have ever even tried learning another language.

    • @angeloftheshadows1344
      @angeloftheshadows1344 5 років тому +2

      I try to learn chinese, funny thing, they can't say the r, they just simpely say l.

    • @Geckoman-eb9hg
      @Geckoman-eb9hg 5 років тому

      Really.

    • @angeloftheshadows1344
      @angeloftheshadows1344 5 років тому

      @@Geckoman-eb9hg yes

  • @casperTM
    @casperTM 6 років тому +280

    "A made up language, that's what it sounds like"
    bish theres more languages on this world than just plain old english lmao

    • @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch
      @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch  6 років тому +50

      British people....dont get me started. hahaha

    • @Altaranalt
      @Altaranalt 6 років тому +29

      Aren't all languages in the world technically made up....?

    • @peonies-
      @peonies- 6 років тому +21

      And theres only pasta and spaghetti, what other pasta is there 😂😥

    • @buckethead-zv9ct
      @buckethead-zv9ct 6 років тому +24

      Like dutch people would say "twee domme blondjes"

    • @rayanura5312
      @rayanura5312 6 років тому +10

      English is actually a mixture of gaelic, danish, french and old dutch words and many other languages. Some words in English are of old Dutch orgin. 😅

  • @KexGD
    @KexGD 6 років тому +13

    I love to see these kinds of videos about the Dutch language. And the fun part is that I'm Dutch myself, and I always love to see people react to the language, those can turn out pretty funny aswell!

  • @justrosbief3828
    @justrosbief3828 5 років тому +179

    I fear no man but that thing scares me
    G

    • @Daan03
      @Daan03 4 роки тому +1

      *SCH*

    • @giarnovanzeijl399
      @giarnovanzeijl399 4 роки тому

      *Shudders in fear*

    • @dantesinporno
      @dantesinporno 4 роки тому +3

      Scheveningse scheepsbeschuit

    • @lookdawg187
      @lookdawg187 3 роки тому

      Scared spies during WW2 too since if you couldn't pronounce it correctly, you likely got found out haha

    • @rosaliegrummel7818
      @rosaliegrummel7818 3 роки тому +1

      @@Daan03ALLE NEDERLANDERS VERZAMEL JE OM ZE AAN TE VALLEN MET EEN GOEIE OUWE SCHR

  • @Luna-if7jw
    @Luna-if7jw 6 років тому +80

    I am dutch and this was so sad to me the where like scared if the g or something😂
    Plus i have never heard of swaffelen

    • @giarnovanzeijl399
      @giarnovanzeijl399 4 роки тому

      For the longest time I hadn't either. When I did I was dissappointed in my coiuntry.

    • @rinus454
      @rinus454 4 роки тому +4

      @@giarnovanzeijl399 Woord van het jaar geweest zelfs.

  • @norasprooten8624
    @norasprooten8624 6 років тому +274

    Niemand maar dan ook NIEMAND gebruikt het woord ‘swaffelen’ in nederland.

    • @amicanemica573
      @amicanemica573 6 років тому +6

      Die indruk heb ik ook

    • @Ss-bu8kx
      @Ss-bu8kx 6 років тому +9

      Nora Sprooten in België gebruiken we da soms lol

    • @silversamm
      @silversamm 6 років тому +18

      Yep het is echt alweer een paar jaartjes oud en gewoon zo'n trend die gekomen en gegaan is.

    • @shivanmeijs9510
      @shivanmeijs9510 6 років тому +4

      Spreek voor jezelf!

    • @remcokieu5359
      @remcokieu5359 6 років тому

      Nora Sprooten klopt

  • @le.banana
    @le.banana 5 років тому +63

    I swaffel
    You swaffel
    He/she/it swaffels
    Haha how does a girl do that?😂

    • @darkjannn
      @darkjannn 5 років тому +9

      Strap-on? I think a girl trying to swaffle (there you go, English translation, enjoy your new verb!) the Taj Mahal with a rubber dick would also get arrested :P

    • @lookdawg187
      @lookdawg187 3 роки тому +1

      As already mentioned, a strap-on, but you can basically grab one of those pool noodles, hold it to your groin area like it's a dick and swaffle whatever you wish.

    • @matthijs6166
      @matthijs6166 3 роки тому

      hermaphroditism

    • @nikkialkema1032
      @nikkialkema1032 3 роки тому

      By being trans

  • @greutera
    @greutera 5 років тому +2

    On my fathers side I am Dutch (Lokker), Swiss (Greuter) and Irish (Murphy) and on my mothers side German (Preussner). I am fluent in German and can read Dutch but speaking and understanding it are very different. On one trip to Europe I visited family in northwest Germany and then took a train to visit friends near Gouda in the Netherlands. It was a learning experience of pronunciation of Gouda in English, German and Dutch.
    I find all languages interesting. And there is an English equivalent to Swaffelen, it is Swaffling.

  • @rosinabuckland8802
    @rosinabuckland8802 6 років тому +280

    Did they pick the most ignorant, narrow-minded people on purpose?

    • @Jkirek_
      @Jkirek_ 6 років тому +9

      Rosina Buckland
      and did they have to pick the people woth the worst pronounciation of the letter 'g' just because it would be harder to recreate?

    • @jshraaijmakers1394
      @jshraaijmakers1394 6 років тому

      Jasper Kole waarom zeg je dat je bent dom

    • @Ytcomntsrtb
      @Ytcomntsrtb 6 років тому

      Kech

    • @Unbrutal_Rawr
      @Unbrutal_Rawr 6 років тому

      I assure you their reaction to the northern Dutch G was very diplomatic.

    • @matthijsverweij3894
      @matthijsverweij3894 6 років тому

      Rosina Buckland kutkech

  • @fortnitepro2892
    @fortnitepro2892 6 років тому +130

    OMG I WAITED FOR THIS

  • @Yosh6400
    @Yosh6400 6 років тому +127

    Tuna flavoured pasta XD

  • @robinsinpost
    @robinsinpost 6 років тому +88

    I am from Norway. Ik kan Nederlands praten. Ik ben een noor.

  • @sonjakramer282
    @sonjakramer282 6 років тому +32

    Boi I'm dutch and wtf is Swaffelen.
    Oh..
    Oh fuck..
    I DIDNT NEED TO KNOW THAT

    • @jessegm1
      @jessegm1 6 років тому +4

      Armin Arlert *i did not need to know that. Learn english, net als de rest van nederland

    • @PGraveDigger1
      @PGraveDigger1 6 років тому +2

      Nee, hij schrijft "didn't needed" terwijl het "didn't need" moet zijn.

    • @hntrhntr2594
      @hntrhntr2594 6 років тому

      Armin Arlert Iedereen stelt die vraag. We leven mee met jou xD

    • @matthijscalje4143
      @matthijscalje4143 6 років тому

      Armin Arlert en daar gaat je onschuld

    • @joepcoldenhoff8821
      @joepcoldenhoff8821 6 років тому

      Het betekent met je lul tegen iets aan slaan

  • @snoepy112
    @snoepy112 6 років тому +3

    I need more of this, let them try to say more words x'D
    Maybe even whole sentences, it's so much fun to watch people with other native languages try to speak my native language lol

  • @Official_Happy_
    @Official_Happy_ 4 роки тому +5

    "like German with thi--....."
    *gets shot*

  • @annuckszooi7410
    @annuckszooi7410 6 років тому +2

    Fun fact: In the vking era English sounded really Dutch. The vikings had a lot of influence on the language and they made it sound a lot more like it sounds now.

  • @antonwulp
    @antonwulp 6 років тому +104

    For an English girl, the left one is pretty cute.
    She seems gezellig

    • @ArjanHier
      @ArjanHier 6 років тому +17

      So you're saying English girls aren't that cute on average?
      I kinda agree. lol.

    • @lucass6988
      @lucass6988 6 років тому +32

      Would you like to swaffel her?

    • @wurmenkoppie5785
      @wurmenkoppie5785 6 років тому +1

      Wow 10/10 Joke

    • @Gigaguenther
      @Gigaguenther 6 років тому +1

      wasnt gonna say it. i'm grateful you did

    • @jaymylotto8134
      @jaymylotto8134 6 років тому

      Stunning.

  • @watdekanker7064
    @watdekanker7064 6 років тому +110

    Dit was geniaal

  • @tdh7227
    @tdh7227 6 років тому +2

    The language works in mysterious ways. Loved that one haha

  • @ohohmerica
    @ohohmerica 6 років тому +2

    Love this video. I did the exact same thing a couple of months before with my American friends. So much fun to do and so difficult for them. I am planning to one with Dutch sayings very soon!

  • @meesbaudoin8161
    @meesbaudoin8161 6 років тому +538

    I’m dutch but I never heard of swaffelen

  • @georgeamolochitis8953
    @georgeamolochitis8953 6 років тому +28

    I think that these guys they are not born to learn a foreign language. That's all.

  • @thecoolgirls7811
    @thecoolgirls7811 6 років тому +23

    Ze hadden moeten zeggen minderwaardigheidscomplex

  • @cacauldr
    @cacauldr 5 років тому

    Some short but difficult common words:
    - misschien (maybe)
    - natuurlijk (of course / lit: nature-like)
    - achteruit (backward)
    - vermenigvuldigen (to multiply)
    - kaasschaaf (cheese slicer)
    - deurklink (door handle)
    - aardbeien (strawberries)
    - verschrikkelijk (awful)
    - boerderij (farm)
    - regenbui (rain shower)

  •  6 років тому +164

    Why use 'swaffelen' in this video? I'm Dutch and I never use it and it I feel frankly offended that you would use this as an example Dutch word.

    • @biembamboombriekamam2699
      @biembamboombriekamam2699 6 років тому +26

      Daniël Tulp ga huilen

    • @VanillaLibrarian
      @VanillaLibrarian 6 років тому +25

      Offended?! We do recognize it as a word, so it seems fair enough to work it in as a 'fun fact'. Can't say I exactly use 'arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering' on a daily basis either, but it makes sense to include it for its overwhelming appearance :P

    • @madoka8372
      @madoka8372 6 років тому +13

      wees niet zo anaal daarover...jezus christus..

    • @Alacernovum
      @Alacernovum 6 років тому +11

      Ga dan ergens anders lopen swaffelen Daniël

    • @Jonnesdeknost
      @Jonnesdeknost 6 років тому +8

      dit vind ik nou ook zo mooi aan Nederlanders, zodra ze t ergens niet mee eens zijn of iemand pussy doet zeggen ze het gewoon gelijk.

  • @DannyMaas
    @DannyMaas 6 років тому +48

    Hmm. Next time try Scheveningen, Reclameblok en dropveter. Also, tell the Americans that, during the declaration of Independence there was a vote on what language should become standard for the USA. Dutch lost from English by just ONE vote.

    • @iKrivetko
      @iKrivetko 6 років тому +4

      It was German, not Dutch.

    • @DannyMaas
      @DannyMaas 6 років тому +2

      Roman Pushkov you are complete right.

    • @MsColdCanada
      @MsColdCanada 6 років тому

      We could all be trying to type German on youtube because IBM, Apple and Microsoft would have launched in German? That's less violent but similar to saying "If Germany had won WWII we'd all be speaking German". Funny how one change could make all the difference.

    • @sheepanoid3154
      @sheepanoid3154 6 років тому

      You can't be this dense... they would indeed all have launched in German because the official language of North America would have been German.. with more countries who now speak English following suit.

    • @tessa6911
      @tessa6911 6 років тому

      I believe this is an urban legend. Look up Muhlenberg legend on Wikipedia :)

  • @jamescoffey5330
    @jamescoffey5330 6 років тому +3

    The "g" sound is a killer for Americans. I tried to learn Dutch from my friends when I stayed with them outside of Haarlem. They said I spoke Dutch like I was a Belgian.
    Luckily, they all spoke beautiful English. And French. And one spoke Chinese and another German.
    We really need to up our game in America.

    • @Jprager
      @Jprager 11 місяців тому

      To be honest the Americans in this video weren’t half bad in pronunciation. I’ve read a few people say Dutch is the closest language to English speakers. Not sure but they are both Germanic

  • @mizelwest5700
    @mizelwest5700 6 років тому +1

    It's a good thing the video has subtitles. That way the deaf can enjoy this video too!

  • @makeouthill5909
    @makeouthill5909 6 років тому +33

    Het is zo raar ze krijgen die g klank niet

    • @corbeau-_-
      @corbeau-_- 6 років тому +5

      als je het niet geleerd hebt. Probeer maar eens wat aziatisch uit zou ik zeggen. Zoals je bij ons a en aa hebt, zo hebben zij wel 8 klanken. Dat herken je niet eens, omdat je het niet gewend bent. Ik heb op mn werk een vietnamees die volgens mij 8 keer achter elkaar 'ma' zegt, maar volgens hem zijn het 8 verschillende woorden.

    • @r.v.b.4153
      @r.v.b.4153 5 років тому

      @@corbeau-_-
      Dat is volgens mij Chinees. Het is (net zoals Limburgse en Ripuarische dialecten) typerend voor een toontaal. In een toontaal hebben woorden die in principe hetzelfde zijn, een totaal andere betekenis bij het verleggen van de toon.

  • @x.f3nnaz
    @x.f3nnaz 5 років тому +9

    How funny is this, when youre dutch😂
    Me :))

  • @Benjamin-fk2yo
    @Benjamin-fk2yo 6 років тому +1

    YT channel: Uploads video about speaking dutch.
    Dutch people: iM DUtcH sO I'M SpEciAL!!

  • @1366solar
    @1366solar 6 років тому +1

    The 'arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering' is a mean one, in the Dutch language you are allowed to contract different words into one new word. 'Arbeid' = labor, 'ongeschiktheid' = incapability, 'verzekering' = insurance. In all it would translate to 'disability insurance'. Now lets do a video about the Dutch word 'meervoudigepersoonlijkheidsstoornis' a Dutch word that is often used when you have a fight with your girl friend or mother in law.

  • @gijsknook
    @gijsknook 6 років тому +13

    pardon klinken wij als de sims!!

  • @uplinkx1126
    @uplinkx1126 6 років тому +40

    The language of The Sims is called Simlish, not Simmish.

  • @dmitripopov8570
    @dmitripopov8570 2 роки тому

    These guests are a brutally honest bunch ))

  • @ju1360
    @ju1360 6 років тому +2

    "it sounds like the sims language its made up" IK BEN GETREKKERED!!!

  • @camille5780
    @camille5780 5 років тому +6

    Dude ,they should really make a video with flemish because I feel like the world gets like the wrong idea of Belgium because sometimes they think dutch (Nederlands) is the same as "Flemish" (vlaams nederlands) and yeah sure there are a lot of similarities but like we don't make that weird 'g' sound for example etc. No offense tho 😂

  • @goowik3862
    @goowik3862 5 років тому +3

    "I swaffel, he swaffels, ...xD

  • @LuciusGeronimo
    @LuciusGeronimo 6 років тому

    In the Netherlands we don't say i love you, we say: "ik krijg godverdomme nog 10 cent van je." It's beautiful.

  • @kazutokirigaya3837
    @kazutokirigaya3837 6 років тому +1

    Dutch has a proud name of being "The hardest to learn". Only people who lived in the Netherlands for long enough can actually learn to fully speak it. Im dutch myself, so its only natural for me... I feel bad for everyone else, they are really trying… but Dutch is just too difficult….

  • @martijn9568
    @martijn9568 6 років тому +52

    Whait there weren't any Germans. They'd say dutch is the German language when they're drunk

    • @holgers.3397
      @holgers.3397 6 років тому +11

      i am german and i learn dutch, believe me germans have no clue about dutch....when i started learning dutch, i thought it would be easier to learn.

    • @MJeditsx
      @MJeditsx 6 років тому +1

      Holger S. Same oppositely.

    • @holgers.3397
      @holgers.3397 6 років тому +2

      dat kan zijn, in het less vandaag hebben wij gelernt, dat ze de nederlandse taal voor 80 jaar gereformiert hebben. het oude duits en nederlands have been more similar then they are today.

    • @Girvid
      @Girvid 6 років тому +6

      Dutch and German are very similar. The German dialect at the other side of the border is almost the same as my own native Dutch dialect. I am talking about Plattdeutsch or Nedersaksisch.

    • @holgers.3397
      @holgers.3397 6 років тому +2

      but that is only in niedersachsachsen, close to the border....germans from other parts of germany do not understand plattdeutsch too. i am from bavaria...we do not understand dutch at all.

  • @patricklambrecht380
    @patricklambrecht380 5 років тому +3

    Hilarious, I'm Dutch and I feel your pain :D

  • @idrissagouem4443
    @idrissagouem4443 6 років тому

    I'm Dutch, didn't know we had a word like Swaffelen, I know what I'll start screaming tomorrow

  • @hugs4zhongli
    @hugs4zhongli 6 років тому +1

    I loved when they had to say gezellig! Even Dutch is hard for me and I'm Dutch!

  • @eerrza
    @eerrza 6 років тому +60

    Nederlanders waar zijn jullie?????😂😂

  • @fmagalhaes1521
    @fmagalhaes1521 6 років тому +35

    Why is this so difficult ? I am American and can pronounce all these words. Waarom is dit zo moeilijk? Ik ben Amerikaan en kan ik alle de woorden uitspreken..

    • @BrianDickens4
      @BrianDickens4 6 років тому +24

      And I'm Dutch and have no problems pronouncing English words. :)

    • @fmagalhaes1521
      @fmagalhaes1521 6 років тому +6

      Brian Dickens Dat is omdat het Engels is een pijn om te leren en uitspreken...en ik leerde dat eerste. Ik vind het Nederlands beter. :):)

    • @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch
      @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch  6 років тому +16

      You guys graduated.

    • @zoedevries1951
      @zoedevries1951 6 років тому +3

      fmagalhaes1521 sure that is why you can write dutch

    • @fmagalhaes1521
      @fmagalhaes1521 6 років тому

      UA-camr n I am American. I learned Dutch so I can visit there.

  • @MaritsView
    @MaritsView 5 років тому +2

    *"**02:05** Should l be doing this?"* 😂😂😂

  • @Volvith
    @Volvith 6 років тому

    Maatschappelijk-arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekeringencertificeringbureau.
    Dutch is a fun language because, like in german, you can just tie words together to a non-sensical degree and get a word that is most likely longer than the entire bloody transcript of this video, that still kind of makes sense.

  • @rubenmasker5139
    @rubenmasker5139 6 років тому +13

    Made up language? German the only fake language here

  • @jasperplayz2138
    @jasperplayz2138 6 років тому +3

    3:53 does she know every language was once made up?

  • @Jokkrates
    @Jokkrates 6 років тому

    I think Dutch is maybe the sexiest language in the world, and wish I was able to both speak and write it. I understand a few words, and find it amazing how oldfashioned those words are. Just love it!

  • @appmagician3240
    @appmagician3240 6 років тому

    The germans are known for having words with endless amounts of characters, germans are basically our brothers and sisters.

  • @LetsTakeWalk
    @LetsTakeWalk 6 років тому +5

    Of all the words to begin with.

  • @fullpowerofthehighground4096
    @fullpowerofthehighground4096 6 років тому +7

    Try finnish, really easy. Just look at this word kumarreksituteskenteleentuvaisehkollaismaisekkuudellisenneskenteluttelemattomammuuksissansakaankopahan, easy

    • @biko9824
      @biko9824 3 роки тому

      Me after saying this: “I’ve won, but at what cost?”

  • @howardtreesong4860
    @howardtreesong4860 6 років тому

    English has very many words that are written exactly the same as Dutch words. Sometimes they mean the same thing 'arm' is 'arm' in both languages and means the same thing referring to the body part, (but it also means: to be poor, in Dutch, while in English it can mean 'to prime an explosive for detonation'). There's tons of words like that.

  • @shame2189
    @shame2189 3 роки тому +1

    "The language works in mysterious ways"

  • @beaukwant8856
    @beaukwant8856 5 років тому +4

    Na die 14 jaar het woord swaffelen nog nooit gehoord

    • @r.v.b.4153
      @r.v.b.4153 5 років тому +1

      Je bent ook een jonge ziel, spijtig dat de huidige jeugd het woord niet meer kent. 10 jaar geleden kende elke 14-jarige het woord.

    • @polaraix
      @polaraix 5 років тому +1

      R. V. B. Ik ben 15 en ik ken het woord 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @smartgorilla219
    @smartgorilla219 6 років тому +12

    I'm south african and i could understand it

    • @qvrverstappen2192
      @qvrverstappen2192 6 років тому

      Because some of the African languages got some influence from the Dutch, so it's a little bit easier

    • @acigarette
      @acigarette 6 років тому

      Smart gorilla21 En omdat Zuid-Afrikaans ook een germaanse taal is zoals Nederlands. :)

    • @AwoudeX
      @AwoudeX 6 років тому

      zuid afrikaans is grotendeels verbasterd Nederlands met engelse en locale invloeden. Nederland settelde er een colonie en england nam het later over, ergens halverwege 1800 ofzo als ik me niet vergis.

    • @tamarinthomas7890
      @tamarinthomas7890 6 років тому

      Dutch influence due to colonisation in the early years of S.A. ..that's why the Afrikaans language exists which is similar to Dutch.

  • @astridbouter8368
    @astridbouter8368 6 років тому

    Bij het laatste woord ging ik echt stuk😂😂 het deed me denken aan “Autoventieldopjesfabrikanten” 😅😂

  • @isamallo7311
    @isamallo7311 6 років тому

    Haha hoe makkelijk gezellig is om uit te spreken en dan zie je dit! Zo grappig

  • @timo7846
    @timo7846 5 років тому +9

    I'm gonna be honest: I'm Dutch but I didn't know the word 'swaffelen'

    • @dutchdykefinger
      @dutchdykefinger 4 роки тому

      legend goes it's a compiled, dutchified version of "schwanz gegen die waffel" :')

  • @jelle3172
    @jelle3172 6 років тому +36

    Wtf is swaffelen ik ben 100% Nederlands

    • @jelle3172
      @jelle3172 6 років тому

      Nick Gulikers hahah

    • @johannesgames0425
      @johannesgames0425 6 років тому +1

      Ja echt he

    • @PRICE-1006
      @PRICE-1006 6 років тому

      Jelle Memes and cheese ik ook hahaha

    • @gacha_twins8602
      @gacha_twins8602 6 років тому

      doggo man ja dat weet ik dus ook ni 😂

    • @ruarddrijver5506
      @ruarddrijver5506 6 років тому

      Ja ik begrijp dat jullie 12 jaar oude kindjes dat allemaal nog niet snappen.

  • @xFloortje
    @xFloortje 5 років тому +2

    I would love for them to pronounce “Scheveningse kacheltjes”, as it was used in World War II to see if someone was Dutch or German. Apparantly it is super hard to pronounce accurately haha

  • @lumberjack8670
    @lumberjack8670 6 років тому

    dit is leuk om te zien als nederlander/this is nice to see as a dutch man

  • @qbiez2966
    @qbiez2966 6 років тому +3

    This girl at 4:08 said that it sounds like a made up language ofcourse it does every language is made up

  • @Competitief
    @Competitief 6 років тому +10

    Here come the 'I'm Dutch and...' comments

    • @AwoudeX
      @AwoudeX 6 років тому +3

      i've seen more comments like this:
      hahaha echt geweldig dit ( hahaha, truly awesome this) - flat translation

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 роки тому +1

      G E K O L O N I Z E E R D 😌

  • @Tara-vj1tt
    @Tara-vj1tt 5 років тому +1

    Oeh its funny to hear how people talk Dutch😂 like I'm Dutch and i love this so much😂😂❤️

  • @jillwesenbeek3964
    @jillwesenbeek3964 6 років тому

    Die laatste was zalig om te horen! (It's entertaining to hear them speak Dutch!) Ik ben van belgie trouwens

  • @RobinTheMkChamp
    @RobinTheMkChamp 6 років тому +3

    What's your connection to the Netherlands? You must have been living here for a long time to make up clever jokes in what is not your native language

    • @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch
      @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch  6 років тому

      RobinTheMkChamp we are a Canadian, American & a Dutchie :)

    • @RobinTheMkChamp
      @RobinTheMkChamp 6 років тому

      Survival Guide to the Dutch Ah okay :) keep up the good work!

  • @jar985
    @jar985 5 років тому +5

    “Swaffelen”?! Im dutch but idk what that means lmao

    • @annevanloo
      @annevanloo 5 років тому

      JarnoPlaysGames SAMEE ik wilde dat net commenten 😂

  • @sannevanmarkensteijn4726
    @sannevanmarkensteijn4726 6 років тому

    0:48 that woman did sooo good!! I live in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and she pronounces it like me!!

  • @ferrarigirl666
    @ferrarigirl666 6 років тому

    When you died trying to say "arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering"

  • @torrawel
    @torrawel 6 років тому +22

    made up language :) Wait till you actually have to learn English :) The number 18 in Dutch = achttien = 8 + 10. The number 28 = achtentwintig = 8 + 20.... Logical right? HOWEVER... in "made up English" the number 18 = eighteen = 8 + 10, like in Dutch, but the number 28 = ... twenty-eight! = 20 + 8!! WHY THE H***** do you guys change after 20??? ;) ;) :)

    • @Kaasmafia
      @Kaasmafia 6 років тому

      lennert torsavaol 21 is actually eenentwintig whats says 1 and 20 and then you have Tweeentwintig what says 2 and 20 SO its almost the same

    • @jimchoong1215
      @jimchoong1215 6 років тому +1

      well yo guys say hundred rwenty one (121) but we say honderdeenentwintig 100+1+20 so that is so stupid

    • @torrawel
      @torrawel 6 років тому +1

      point? MY point is that you say first the low number and THEN the tens in Dutch. And it stays like that (as it does in German: achtzehn, "acht-und-zwanzig"). The Romance languages like French and Spanish do first the tens and then the low numbers. 18 = dix-huit ("diec-i-ocho"), vinght-huit ("veint-i-ocho"), etc... BUT IT STAYS THE SAME!!! WHY do you English speakers change after 20??? WAY toooooo complicated :)

    • @torrawel
      @torrawel 6 років тому

      About the 100. 100 & 1000 comes first. It would indeed be more logical to put them in the end. I agree. That 121 would be something like: "een-en-twintig-honderd". The problem is of course that this number is already taken as: 2100... There are languages that do that though (although not in Europe as far as I know). So 100 & 1000 (and all other big ones) are in front
      , but then at least the Dutch, German, French, and Spanish system with the lower numbers stays the same again. So yes: 121 = 100 + 1 + 20, just like 118 = 100 + * + 10. While in English: 100 + 20 + 1 (121) & 100 + 8 + 10!! (118)

    • @jimchoong1215
      @jimchoong1215 6 років тому

      I HATE LANGUAGES JUST MAKE ONE STUPID LANGUAGE AND TALK THAT FJJSOAOQOQKJXNSKWHE

  • @psychobergmuis6281
    @psychobergmuis6281 6 років тому +4

    Americans did allright

  • @chrishuijben1360
    @chrishuijben1360 6 років тому

    ik kom uit Nederland, dus dit is echt heel erg grappig om te kijken(i live in the Netherlands, so this is very funny to watch)

  • @o.buitendijk2715
    @o.buitendijk2715 5 років тому

    Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering! Geweldig dit! Welcome in Holland!

  • @vandewiekemeneer
    @vandewiekemeneer 5 років тому +13

    70% of the common English words are Dutch originally

    • @peterdekker5399
      @peterdekker5399 5 років тому +3

      No its not, English is for 70% orginally Anglo Saxon(German) The Anglo Saxones invaded England after the Romans and the Anglo Saxones builded empires and factions all arround England. I know that for a fact because i am Dutch and i know allot about the history of England during the ages of the Romans, Anglo Saxones, Vikings, Normans.

    • @user-vs8kj7pl8p
      @user-vs8kj7pl8p 5 років тому +4

      peter dekker leuk geprobeerd peter maar ze kwamen niet allemaal uit Duitsland maar ook uit nederland België Friesland en Denemarken en andere Germaanse landen

    • @MatejFender
      @MatejFender 5 років тому +2

      Actually, 50% or more of English vocabulary is from French and Latin languages.

    • @francesco810
      @francesco810 5 років тому

      MatejFender True

  • @twanroling6722
    @twanroling6722 6 років тому +3

    Lol, im dutch and I did not even knew the verb: Swaffelen

  • @hendricklamar6558
    @hendricklamar6558 6 років тому

    ''Pasta as in Spaghetti? Yeah what other pasta is there?''
    *Facepalm*

  • @onecrispyfrie1932
    @onecrispyfrie1932 5 років тому

    this is even better as a dutch speaker

  • @timboon9665
    @timboon9665 6 років тому +15

    Poehee

    • @LMvdB02
      @LMvdB02 6 років тому +1

      dat is bitter

    • @asiandesigns4699
      @asiandesigns4699 6 років тому

      Vies bitter*

    • @LMvdB02
      @LMvdB02 6 років тому

      AsianGamer je oma

    • @fabiennetenbrinke9020
      @fabiennetenbrinke9020 6 років тому

      5t3p poooeeehheeeeeee

    • @Widdekuu91
      @Widdekuu91 6 років тому

      +5t3p
      Poehee, zowee, nouhé, zozo, jaja, nounou, tut tut, guttegut, kom op, ja ja, hè hè, hé hé, kom kom, goh goh, enz.

  • @tergy
    @tergy 6 років тому +14

    Przewalskipaardenweilandenverhuurbedrijfjes ;)

    • @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch
      @SurvivalGuidetotheDutch  6 років тому +2

      Easy peasy for us :)

    • @martijn9568
      @martijn9568 6 років тому

      .....kaartverkopersoplridingscentrum

    • @myrtje_5780
      @myrtje_5780 6 років тому +1

      Of wat dacht je van het woord: hottentottententententoonstellling😆

    • @melihagunes3732
      @melihagunes3732 6 років тому

      Wtf is dat? Dat woord bestaat niet eens. "Prze" bestaat niet in de Nederlandse taal

    • @tergy
      @tergy 6 років тому

      Meliha Günes Przewalskipaard... zoek maar op

  • @xLaraBlue
    @xLaraBlue 6 років тому

    Het is zo grappig om mensen te horen die Nederlands/Vlaams proberen te spreken, maar het totaal niet kunnen 😂

  • @ChrisRyot
    @ChrisRyot 6 років тому

    This video is so satisfying to watch as a German. You still have no clue what exactly is going on, but since our languages are kinda related, it finally clicks at some point :D
    I'm still kind of afraid of your z,s sounds...never really know if it's an actual hissing/buzzing s or a german sch

  • @strangerperson3084
    @strangerperson3084 6 років тому +22

    WHAHAH IK GA ECHT STUK OM DIT ACCOUNT ONZE AARDRIJKSKUNDE LERAAR HEEFT DAT FILMPJE VAN HET WEER LATEN ZIEN ALS OPENING VAN DE CHAPTER😂😂

  • @physogames3537
    @physogames3537 6 років тому +3

    I'm born in The Netherlands and my first language is Dutch, so i dont have to learn Dutch at all

    • @bitchboii1236
      @bitchboii1236 6 років тому +3

      PhysoGames dats niet hoe het werkt vriend, ook jij hebt nederlands gehad op school

    • @braadvdpanne3994
      @braadvdpanne3994 5 років тому

      @@bitchboii1236 dat is*

    • @bitchboii1236
      @bitchboii1236 5 років тому

      @@braadvdpanne3994 gedraag je

    • @braadvdpanne3994
      @braadvdpanne3994 5 років тому

      @@bitchboii1236 Hahaha ok ;)

    • @bitchboii1236
      @bitchboii1236 5 років тому +2

      @@paris7904 mooi dat je je verhaal begint én eindigt met een belediging. ik zie je punt maar het is wel een kut punt want mn jongen PhysoGames zegt duidelijk 'so i don't have to learn Dutch at all' en het is vooral het 'at all' gedeelte waar mijn eerste comment om ging. Jouw ouders en/of andere mensen en je school hebben jammer genoeg duidelijk niet echt hun best gedaan op jouw ontwikkeling, ooit gehoord van interpunctie. Dat is erg handig om de volgende keer je comment enigzins leesbaar te maken, kankermongool.

  • @amon5265
    @amon5265 6 років тому

    I started laughing when arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering came up, thats to much ;) maar wel grappig!!!

  • @dejandejong1803
    @dejandejong1803 6 років тому

    I am Dutch and I never heard about swaffelen before watching this video