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Old 09-03-2004, 06:50 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Not bad, but remember that the word "het" must be said like the word "hat".

And the word "dij" is not the English word "you" or the French word "tu", but "jij" is.

Ik - I / Je
Jij - You / Tu
Hij/Zij/Het - He, She, It / Il, Elle, Ce
Wij - We / Nous
Jullie - You / Vous
Zij - They / Ils

A formel word for "you" is "u". Like the French word "vous". It's like the OE, but sharper and higher.

Mijn - Mine / Mon
Jouw - Yours / Ton
Zijn, Haar, Het - His, Hers, Its / Son
Ons - Ours / Notre
Jullie - Yours / Votre
Hun - Theirs / Leur

The greeting "how are you doing" and "ça va" can be translated directly to "hoe gaat het?" (how is it going?) (comment ça va?)

Hoe - How - Comment
Gaat - is going - va
Het - it - ça

The same with the reply:

Het - it - Ça
Gaat - is going - va
Goed - well, good - bien

"Ik - weet - dat - het - niet - makkelijk - is"
"I - know - that - it - not - easy - is"
"Je - sais - cette - ce - non - facile - est"

Ik weet dat het niet makkelijk is.
I know it isn't easy.
Je sais ce n'est facile pas.
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