Difference between Dutch and Flemish "G"
Most of the Dutch language books I''ve read say that there are two G sounds in Dutch depending on the position of the G in the words. In the Dutch language courses I took in
Most of the Dutch language books I''ve read say that there are two G sounds in Dutch depending on the position of the G in the words. In the Dutch language courses I took in
How do you say this in French? For example, if you had a Belgian grandparent, you would be a quarter Belgian... "J''ai un quart de belge" ? Poor attempt, I know... Merci en
Thanks. From the reaction of the girl from Utrecht and because only "Hoe gaat het?" is in the phrase books and not "Hoe is het?" I thought maybe "Hoe is het?" was maybe
Brussel is Dutch, so unlikely to be used by a Belgian Francophone. However, because of the issue of two official names in different languages for the same city, several
Hello. I know that Tycho Brahe was Danish, but can the word "de" come from Dutch to indicate his noble origin, linguistically? In other words, does "de" in front of a last
Belgian accented Dutch. and A collective term to group all Germanic dialects spoken in Belgium and technically speaking also Flandres (France) and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
Another Belgian French expression? The full sentence: "Je ne veux pas etre en retard alors j''y vais à vole petrole." Am I correct in assuming it means he''s "hurrying off" or
On a Belgian letter, in the header, it has "p.a." before the address of the organisation sending the letter, possibly a shared address. I''m wondering if "p.a." might stand
Hello everyone, I thought that the UI combination in huis, tuin, muis was to be pronounced as a diphthong, something similar to oy in boy or the oei in oeil but I have heard it
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