Gigano

Well, today is the day to begin the lessons. We'll start with some basic words and sentences and with that you'll also learn the pronunciation.

Lesson 1. - Greeting

Dialog 1.

Peter: "Hallo, ik heet Peter ten Klooster. Wat is jouw naam?"
James: "Ik heet James Sheperd, en ik kom uit Engeland."
Peter: "Hoe gaat het me je?"
James: "Met mij gaat het goed, en met jou?"
Peter: "Met mij gaat het ook goed."

Peter: "Hello, my name is Peter ten Klooster. What is your name?"
James: "My names is James Sheperd, and I am from England."
Peter: "How are you doing?"
James: "I'm doing fine, and you?"
Peter: "I'm doing fine too."

Now this was a basic dialog that happens almost every day. We now move on the the pronunciation of the words:

The A's in Dutch are sharp U's in English like in "mum", for the French like the word "ça".
The E can be used in different ways:
a single E like in the word "het" is like the "ea" in "bear"
a double EE in English is like the A in "day"
an E at the end of a word is a sharp and short "u" like in "curve"
the OE is like the "ou" in the word "you"
The O's can also be used in different ways:
a single O is like the "o" in the word "come"
a double OO is a long "o" like in "omega"
The IJ and EI are both said as an "i" in the word "bind"

That's all for today, next time we'll learn how to use certain verbs. If anyone has question you are free to ask them.

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elahub

Hallo Gigano

Ik heet Daniela en met mij gaat et goed. Ik hoop dat het met jou ook goed gaat.

Good night and thank you

Groetjes, Daniela

Gigano

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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oseigneur

"Je - sais - que - ce - ne pas - facile - est"
Je sais que ce n'est pas facile.

Ainsi tout le monde apprend.

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Gigano

Every word under the Dutch sentence is a translated word in English and French.

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oseigneur

That was clear.
But my remark concerned that you have used the "wrong" translated words:

dat -> que (in French)
cette (in French) -> dit, deze, dat

niet -> ne ... pas (in French)
Non (in French) -> Nee

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Gigano

I know that "ne ... pas" means "niet". I just translated every word seperantly.

Good, that you're paying attention though ! :D
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Lesson 2: Counting

0 nul
1 een
2 twee
3 drie
4 vier
5 vijf
6 zes
7 zeven
8 acht
9 negen
10 tien
11 elf
12 twaalf
13 dertien
14 veertien
15 vijftien
16 zestien
17 zeventien
18 achtien
19 negentien
20 twintig
21 een-en-twintig (no dashes in reality, but to see the inner words)
22 twee-en-twintig
30 dertig
40 veertig
50 vijftig
60 zestig
70 zeventig
80 tachtig
90 negentig
100 honderd
101 honderd-en-een
102 honderd-en-twee
1,000 duizend
1,001 duizend-een
1,002 duizend-twee
2,004 twee-duizend-en-vier
4,000 vier-duizend
10,000 tien-duizend
100,000 honderd-duizend
1,000,000 een miljoen
2,000,000 twee miljoen
1,000,000,000 een miljard (a billion)
1,000,000,000 een biljard
1,000,000,000,000 een triljard

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