The Netherlands and Australia - celebrate the friendship!

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What fun it is to be able to speak more than one language! Click on the 'talking head' buttons to discover how to count to ten and how to say some common phrases in Dutch.

Link. Speak Dutch.0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Nul, één, twee, drie, vier, vijf, zes, zeven, acht, negen, tien.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Please

Alsjeblieft

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Thank you

Dank je wel

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Hello

Hallo

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Goodbye

Dag

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Sport is very popular in the Netherlands, in particular - soccer, cycling, speed skating and tennis.

Sport is erg populair in Nederland, vooral voetballen, fietsen, schaatsen en tennis.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Speed skating

Schaatsen

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Cycling

Fietsen

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Tennis

Tennis

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Soccer

Voetballen

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Hockey

Hockey

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Basketball

Basketbal

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Swimming

Zwemmen

 

Link. Speak Dutch.400 Years – Celebrate the Friendship between Australia and the Netherlands.

400 jaar – het vieren van de vriendschap tussen Australië en Nederland.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam and the capital of Australia is Canberra.

De hoofdstad van Nederland is Amsterdam en de hoofdstad van Australië is Canberra.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.On average, the Dutch are the tallest people in Europe.

De Nederlanders zijn gemiddeld de langste mensen in Europa.

Link. Speak Dutch.The Dutch and the Australians really enjoy sport.

De Nederlanders en de Australiërs genieten van sport.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The favourite sweet of the Dutch is called 'drop' which is a salty liquorice sweet.

De favoriete snoep van de Nederlanders is drop en het smaakt zout.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The lowest point of the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, is 6.74 metres lower than the sea.

Het laagste punt in Nederland is dichtbij Rotterdam, het ligt 6.74 meter lager dan de zeespiegel.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Both the Dutch and Australian flags are red, white and blue.

De Nederlandse en de Australische vlag zijn beiden rood, wit en blauw.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The national colour of the Netherlands is orange.

De nationale kleur van Nederland is oranje.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.There were once almost 10,000 windmills in the Netherlands.

Ooit waren er bijna 10,000 molens in Nederland.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.There are twice as many bicycles as there are cars in the Netherlands.

Er zijn twee keer zoveel fietsen als auto's in Nederland.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The lowest point of the Netherlands is below sea level.

Het laagste punt van Nederland is onder de zeespiegel.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The microscope was invented in the Netherlands.

De microscoop is uitgevonden in Nederland.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The city of Rotterdam has the largest port in the world.

De stad Rotterdam heeft de grootste haven van de wereld.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.The Dutch export 55 million kilograms of cheese each year.

De Nederlanders exporteren vijfenvijftig miljoen kilogram kaas per jaar.

 

Link. Speak Dutch.Are you having fun?

Heb je plezier?

 

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