• sunbytes@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      If it was a conversation, you’d probably finish the sentence with “hoor”

      “You’re not logged in, hoor”

      I’m trying to learn it but some times my teacher saying things like this make it hard.

      Also people just pointing somewhere and saying “kijk” (look) makes me really think we’re out minority-spotting.

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      2 days ago

      ‘U kunt’ is a valid Dutch sentence

      So is ‘Dank u’ , which is mildly amusing in English, but quite sordid in french (it’s pronounced similar to ‘dans cul’ which means ‘in the ass’)

      • PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml
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        24 hours ago

        The first would be considered incomplete, and lead most to ask: “U kunt … wat?” (“You can do … what?”). “U kunt het” as “You (formal) can do it” would sound like “You removed head” but with a thick Dutch accent haha