The Secret Life of Words
Some Dutch words can't be translated. Others seem ordinary but carry a world of feeling. When you start noticing them, you discover that language isn't just a tool: it's a landscape.
Some Dutch words can't be translated. Others seem ordinary but carry a world of feeling. When you start noticing them, you discover that language isn't just a tool: it's a landscape.
V: Goedemiddag, waarmee kan ik u helpen?
M: Goedemiddag, kan ik u helpen?
When you learn Dutch, it's easy to be your own harshest teacher. You correct yourself constantly, apologise for mistakes, and sigh when you forget a word. But what if kindness, not perfection, is what makes you fluent?