Dutch

To pee in Dutch is plassen. The verb plassen is used to describe the act of urinating. Note that the related noun plas can also mean a puddle.

The English phrase “are you okay?” can be translated into Dutch as gaat het?

In Flemish “beer” is bier. A glass of beer is often called a pintje. In a café in Flanders you ask Een pintje, alstublieft for a glass of lager.

In Dutch, the English phrase ‘really’ is most commonly translated as echt. The word is used to mean ‘actually’ or to add emphasis.

Fijne Sinterklaas is the Dutch way to say happy Sinterklaas. This phrase is used as a greeting or a well-wish during the Sinterklaas season.

The English phrase “beans” is translated into Dutch as bonen.

The letter v in Dutch refers to the letter V.

The English word ‘day’ is translated into Dutch as dag. The word is used to refer to a period of 24 hours.

The Dutch word for hunter is jager. jager refers to a person who hunts animals.

The English phrase ‘something’ is translated into Dutch as iets. iets is a pronoun used to refer to an unspecified object.