Dutch

The English word “blessing” is translated into Dutch as zegen. zegen refers to the act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor.

The English word ‘hut’ is translated to Dutch as hut. The word hut refers to a primitive dwelling.

The Dutch word for school is school. school refers to an institution dedicated to teaching and learning.

The English phrase ‘sandwich’ can be translated into Dutch as boterham or sandwich.

In Dutch, “good morning, my love” is said as goedemorgen, mijn liefste.

The English word ‘of’ is translated to Dutch as van. van is primarily used as a possessive genitive to indicate belonging to something.

To say “can you speak English?” in Dutch, use spreek je Engels?

In Flemish “beautiful” is mooi, the same everyday word used across Dutch. In Flanders schoon is also used in speech for “beautiful”.

The Dutch word for ‘are’ is zijn. The word zijn functions as both the infinitive ‘to be’ and the conjugated form for ‘are’.

The English phrase “basic phrases” is translated into Dutch as basiszinnen.