Can you speak English in the Netherlands?
The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch. The majority of Amsterdam’s residents speak English well and are often fluent in one or two languages on top of that. You can usually get by effortlessly in Amsterdam without a knowing word of Dutch.
What do we call language in Dutch?
taal. More Dutch words for language. taal noun.
How do you say do you speak English in Flemish?
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person)….Useful phrases in West Flemish.
| Phrase | West-Vlams / West-Vloams (West Flemish) |
|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Klappe ghy Ingels? |
| Do you speak West Flemish? | Klappe ghy Westvlams? |
What is I love you in Flemish?
Explanation: Ik hou(d) van jou. The correct spelling would indeed be ‘ik houd van jou’ (as in Dutch), but most people don’t pronounce nor write the ‘d’ .
How do you say no in Flemish?
Another feature of West Flemish is the conjugation of ja and nee (“yes” and “no”) to the subject of the sentence. That is somewhat related to the double subject, but even when the rest of the sentence is not pronounced, ja and nee are generally used with the first part of the double subject.
Is Flemish Germanic?
Flemish is a West Germanic language most closely related to Dutch and generally regarded as the Belgian variant of Dutch. Flemish is spoken by approximately 5.5 million people in Belgium and by a few thousand people in France.
What country is a Flemish person from?
Belgium
Who is the most famous Belgian?
10 Famous people from Belgium you should know about
- Adolphe Sax.
- Lily Boeykens.
- Jean Baptiste ‘Django’ Reinhardt.
- Marie Moke Pleyel.
- René Magritte.
- Audrey Hepburn.
- Stromae. Paul Van Haver, Stromae, was born in Brussels in 1985.
- Marthe Donas. Marthe Gabrielle Donas was born in Antwerp in 1885.
Is Belgium a good place to live?
Belgium is a very family-friendly country to live in. It has good educational, healthcare, and cultural facilities in all the main cities. Belgium is generally quite a safe place to live. Brussels has the highest crime of any major Belgian city but ranks 24th on the 2019 Safe Cities Index measuring cities worldwide.