Indeed, I never heard someone still mangling up the word order in dutch sentences occasionally with such a good pronounciation of the words. Sure I can still hear the english accent when paying attention, but I couldn't discover even a single mispronounced vowel. Once you get the word order right and become more comfortable speaking dutch I think you may even be able to pass for a native speaker to most dutch not living in your region.
Maak je absoluut geen zorgen over je Nederlands. Je maakt wat fouten met de woordvolgorde en er zitten nog wat gaten in je vocabulaire, maar dat is allemaal niet erg. De boodschap komt prima over. En je uitspraak is echt heel erg goed! Bijna accentloos zelfs. Je hoeft je echt nergens voor te schamen als je Nederlands spreekt met Nederlanders.
Your Dutch is quite amazing, especially the accent. There are some moments where you have an english word order, but those are few. You are really good to follow. Nice job and keep up!
Being half French, half Dutch, I can tell you a very simple trick to make Dutch people speak Dutch to you. Just say the following phrase with your best French accent: "sorry bûûte ai speek notte ingleesh werrie gooduh", followed by: "maar ik spreek wel Nederlands!". Success guaranteed!!! Succes gegarandeerd! Succès garanti! :)
Inderdaad geen accent merkbaar! Ik heb maar drie fouten gehoord:. Fluent is vloeiend ; "Hoe heb ik Nederlands geleerd" ipv "Hoe ik heb" (persoonsvorm komt altijd als 2e) en het is "de" reden niet "het". (Slechts één de/het fout is extreem goed na een paar jaar in Nederland.)
I second that. Actually, pronunciation is so close to native, that you may get people talking to you very fast, thinking you're either native or long arrived. Your friend (Mysterio !) something to do with this? And I add, you also sound confident & "rooted" like it comes natural.
@@jaccovermeulen2762 Het is ook niet "Hoe ik heb Nederlands geleerd ....", het is "Hoe ik Nederlands geleerd heb...". In een dergelijke vraag komt het lijdend voorwerp ( wat heb ik geleerd : Nederlands) voor het gezegde. Persoonsvorm komt weliswaar als 2e in een vraag die begint met een vragend voornaamwoord ('hoe' in dit geval), maar in 'gewone' zinnen komt de persoonsvorm vaak als 1e : "Ik heb Nederlands geleerd door deel te nemen aan een cursus.". Een van de moeilijkste dingen om goed onder de knie te krijgen in het Nederlands als 2e taal is de woordvolgorde doordat deze weliswaar aan regels gebonden is, maar diverse variaties kent. Bijvoorbeeld het antwoord op de vraag "Welk vervoermiddel gebruik je als je naar school gaat?" kan zijn: Ik ga met de fiets naar school. Ik ga naar school met de fiets. Met de fiets ga ik naar school. Naar school ga ik met de fiets. Met de fiets naar school ga ik. (ongebruikelijk zonder verdere bepaling, maar niet fout) Maar niet : Naar school met de fiets ik ga.
Flappie is en blijft een zielig lied. En toch vind ik het een leuk lied omdat het naar mijn mening om de grap gaat en het is gewoon een keer iets anders dan de standaard kerstliedjes.
En het is echt een heel Nederlands liedje. We houden ervan als mensen met gezag of autoriteit in hun hemd gezet worden. Pappa kan wel denken dat hij kleine Youp te slim af is, maar die slaat gewoon onverbiddelijk terug. Voor mij gaat 'Flappie' er heel erg over dat je niet moet sollen met de underdog.
@@DutchAmericano funny how that works. I've been to Australia for a long time a few years back, and it was actually difficult to speak Dutch again. Really took several weeks to completely switch back and recall Dutch vocabulary again. But then again, half of my thinking is in English anyway depending on subject, and many times I know the English word but not the Dutch one simply because I've learned about and think about the subject in English.
I have noticed that when you speak Dutch, there are moments that there is no accent at all. Like the word " dat" or "ik" and " heb" but also a more difficult words like "lukt" or even the word "taalcursussen". Awesome! Keep up the good work.
Dag, Ava. Je Nederlands gaat vooruit. Hou vol, je kan het! Jullie spreken thuis Engels? Dan moet je tegen je vriendin zeggen, "jouw Engels is al goed genoeg, we moeten nu aan mijn Nederlands werken!" Succes met je serie! Ik kijk met veel plezier!
For the non-dutchspeakers: a few weaks ago an english translation of "flappie" was released: th-cam.com/video/nnPZ32r_-fI/w-d-xo.html Also Ava: I worked in a store on a station for a while and we had a lot of non-dutch speakers as costumers there. I always started to speak in english to them as soon as I heard they we're non-dutchspeakers. But once a guy turned up at my check and pointed to his button that said "praat nederlands met me", so I did. He told me, just like you, that every dutch person just changed to english as soon as they heard he was a non-dutchspeaker. Since than, I always tried to talk in dutch if a non-dutch speaker started in dutch. So maybe, a button is just what you need!
I think your Dutch is quite good! 👍🏼👍🏼 Two (personal) questions for the next Q&A: 1. Would you like to share what happened to the index finger of your left hand? 2. You've mentioned your Dutch girlfriend quite a few times in your videos. Maybe you can do a video together, with her telling the pro's and con's about living in the US, and you telling the pro's and con's about living in The Netherlands. (If she wants to, of course 😊 )
Hoi Ava, wat leuk om je beter te leren kennen. Je uitspraak is goed en alle Engelstaligen hebben moeite met de woordvolgorde. Hoe meer je praat des te beter het wordt.
Spreek meer Nederlands in je video's! Het is voor mij echt prima te volgen. Je articuleert duidelijk en hoewel je kan werken aan de woordvolgorde in je zinnen klinkt het verrassend goed!
Hi Ava. I stumbled upon your videos by complete accident, and have been enjoying them quite a lot in the last few days. I rarely leave comments to videos, but for this one I just have to make an exception just so I get to say to you that your Dutch is SO GOOD. Unbelievably fluent, crisp pronunciation, and wide vocabulary. Big compliments to you!
Hi Ava. I love these videos. I found out that my sister watches your videos too. (So if you 're reading this, Diny, hi from your big sister) Your Dutch is quite impressive. I can imagine the song 'Flappie' is a little bit of a culture shock. It is not just a christmas song like 'Jingle bells' or 'All I want for christmas'. To understand it better you should know about Dutch cabaret of 'Kleinkunst'. On the other hand, an American should not react too triggered to this song. You have songs like: 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'. Just saying. (And if you would explain the theme of 'I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus' things would also got a little lost in translation)
Just to justify Flappie a little bit, it was created by a Dutch comedian and should not be taken serious at all. I really liked your native sounding Dutch words, very impressive! Thanks for your videos :)
Hello Ava, So Persian/Iranian blood, huh? Though I would never have guessed it on my own -- like many others, I saw more Indian or Pakistani blood in you -- but now that you've said it, I'm not really surprised, either. It really makes sense, and it explains the complexion, the eyebrows and the beautiful thick, dark hair. Your Dutch in this video was good enough for me to perfectly understand what you were saying. Sure, it could be better, but you haven't been here that long, yet. And we Dutch can make it rather hard for English speakers to learn our language. Because we are generally quite comfortable speaking English, and to some degree we love showing off that ability. So, give it time. It's always good to see another video from you, dear. Keep it up.
Jeetje Mina je uitspraak is echt perfect. Het is echt bizar hoe je zelfs een Nederlands hebt Holy damn your pronunciation is really on point. It's really insane how you even have a Dutch accent.
Although there are some mistakes (especially with de/het and some sentence structuring) that make it obvious that you're not a native speaker, overall it was really good and I could understand what you were saying without a problem. I was especially pleasantly surprised that it doesn't sound like you have much of an American and/or English-language accent when speaking Dutch, and if you'd work on your vocab, grammar, and de/het some more, you'd eventually be able to completely fool Dutch people into thinking you're a native speaker. Dutch people, especially in larger cities, have a tendency to speak English as soon as they can tell that Dutch isn't your native language, because we like to accommodate people, and our English is generally comes with less effort than their Dutch; but if someone asks us to speak Dutch with them because they want to practice, we're generally very willing to do so (although if they're people you interact with more regularly, you might need to remind them of it every now and then, because switching to English is something that's somewhat of a 2nd nature to many Dutch people) (Also, just for the record, I'm speaking in English here to try and keep things accessible to a wider audience who might not speak Dutch, but if you like getting comments in Dutch, I'll be happy to write both in Dutch and English next time) Flappie is by Youp van 't Hek, who is, amongst other things, a comedian; the song is intended as a bit of dark humour (especially the end) and at this point it's (almost) part of Dutch holiday tradition Dutch 'Chinese" food is actually for a big part of Indonesian in origin, although the restaurants ore often run by people of Chinese ancestry, and there are still Chinese influences, so it's this weird mix of Indonesia, Chinese, (possibly other Asian influences,) and then all adjusted to the Dutch palate Have you ever had a bagel from Bagels&Beans (they offer take-out, at least now with the pandemic)? If so, how do they compare to the bagels you're used to from the US?
Mijn reactie komt wat laat, maar ik moest even reageren. Jou Nederlands is geweldig, wetende dat dit al 2 jaar geleden is. Je bent erg goed is het uitspreken van G-woorden. Natuurlijk kan ik horen dat je niet Nederlands bent, maar soms is dat erg lastig te horen. Blijf zo bezig! My comment on this video is a bit late, but couldn't help myself to do so. Your dutch is amazing, considering that this is about 2 years ago. You are very good with pronouncing G-words. Ofcourse I can hear you are not dutch, but sometimes thats very hard to hear. keep up the good work!
Found your channel today, it seems your having a great time learning & experiencing the Dutch culture.We (your viewers) are super happy for you & love your content, keep it coming because we love your upbeat attitude & kindness that you exude. Also wishing you the best of luck in everything you do.
For someone who is still learning Dutch, you are doing great! If you want to speak Dutch with Dutch people, just tell them not to speak English with you, they will understand it, and some might even appreciate it.
I give you just another month and you will be native speaker! Very good! I am new to the channel, live since decades abroad and re-learn so many thing about my wonderful tiny overcrowded country. Thank you for that. Het is trouwens ook gezellig, met een kopje koffie, jouw videos te bekijken.
I'm planning on moving to the Netherlands within the next 3 years, preferably through the current company I work for since they have an office in Wormerveer. I've been teaching myself for the past 3 weeks and while challenging, it is very fun. I speak 3 languages already but they just happened via my upbringing. Completely different when you're 35 and actually trying to learn it rather than being born in to the environment 😅 Your videos have really made me more excited at the prospect of relocating. Keep the blogs coming Ava.
I wasn't very close, guessing you were Brazilian, but I totally get Persian. Thanks for another lovely video. I agree with everyone commenting on your Dutch, excellent pronounciation! Keep it up :)
Your pronouciation is very very good. I was surprised. Ok, Flappie... Flappie is a typical Dutch cabaret song (the dutch term: cabaret/comedy), and not a Christmas song by origin. It was written in the seventies when Joep van t Hek was in cabaretgroep Nar. Typical cabaret songs have mostly weird, grim, or funny stories to make you think, often with a punchline. (other examples: Tearoom Tango (Wim Sonneveld), Meneer Alzheimer (van t Hek), t regent zonnestralen (Acda & de Munnik)) These songs have a complete different target audience then what most people call Hollandse muziek with Frans Bauer and Andre Hazes. It was somehere in the 2000s that the song became a "christmas" song all of a sudden, because the story takes place around christmas.
I used to know a American (she moved back to the USA) and we always talked in Dutch and English. I talked Dutch which she could understand and she talked English back, this worked perfectly.
Je uitspraak is echt goed! Dat sommige woorden niet lukken is logisch, maar veel van de typische klanken zijn bijna perfect. Met je 'G' kun je zelfs in het zuiden van het land terecht :)
Marvelous answer to my "your biggest wish" question! Wasn't looking for the selfish answer, but great to see you provide it as an bonus haha! When visiting Rotterdam and you would love an local tourguide, just let me know! Would be glad to help💪
Hey Ava, first off your dutch is pretty impressive. And i would also recommend (after lockdown of course) you consider visiting Groningen. It’s a city with a lot of students and young adults. It is the largest biking city in the world. And it has an amazing night life, with bars and clubs that stay open till dawn (two specifically for karaoke) and the city itself has some amazing architecture and history
maybe you could make a video about tips for a dutch person who is going to the US. What should you do and what not? By now you know the dutch well enough to give advice
If you want to check out really weird but VERY Funny Dutch songs, start with artist Drs. P. songs: "Dodenrit" and "Veerpont" ! Christina Applegate was with a Dutch man for a while, and he would play such songs to their young children ..
I think a big difference in terms of the food is that fast food in the Netherlands actually *isn't* the cheaper option. It's generally much cheaper to buy ingredients from a local market, and cook food yourself. I can't say I'm all too familiar with how this is in the US, but from what I gather, the fast food *is* actually one of the cheapest options available, making it a much more standard go-to for the poorer parts of the population. I might be wrong though, please do correct me if that's the case.
Your Dutch is really good! You sound like a Dutch person trying to speak Dutch with an American accent :-) You can start your own seperate TH-cam channel in Dutch!!
Compliments! Your pronunciation is pretty spot on, it sounds impressively native. The grammar and word placing is still a bit of a challenge, but please don't feel bad about it...our languages kinda clash on that part. And it's especially great that you've been able to learn this much while not really bring able to practice much. Good luck Ava!
Hoi Ava, jouw Nederlands is echt heel goed hoor. Ik ben van Belgie, wij spreken ook Nederlands maar met kleine verschillen in de uitspraak. Als ik jou hoor, dan hoor ik gewoon een Nederlander die Nederlands spreekt, met de typische nederlandse 'r' en 'g' :-). Ik hoor niet dat jij Amerikaanse bent, terwijl het voor veel Amerikanen toch moeilijk is om in een andere taal de Amerikaanse klanken te verbergen.
Ik vind je Nederlandse uitspraak echt heel goed, vergt veel moed :-). Ook ik zou je in het Nederlands aanspraken, zeker als jij het probeert. Want alleen door het te doen, ga je het steeds beter spreken. Ga zo door!
Compliments to your Dutch speech, that was actually quite good! Your pronunciation of the words are very good, maybe some mixes up in the beginning with putting words in different parts of the sentence, but that's understandable since it's quite different compared to English. Anyway, keep up the learning, you're doing great!
Would you like the Dutch commenters to comment in Dutch, or would you prefer English? Also, I don't think you'd ever need to feel like you're making a fool out of yourself when speaking Dutch. From my experience (American girlfriend, got to know a lot of expats through her) most Dutch people will very much appreciate any effort you make to speak Dutch, even if it is "terrible" so to speak. And, your Dutch isn't terrible at all. I quite enjoy hearing you speak Dutch, it gives me a few laughs whenever you say something in Dutch, following the English grammatical order. Gives me flashbacks to when my girlfriend started learning Dutch 14 years ago!
During WWII, and the period after the war, there was scarcity in the Netherlands. The story behind Flappie did actually happen fairly often amongst families at that time.
Wow! Your Dutch really is very good. Some words do give away you're not Dutch, but really... I'm amazed! Doesn't the "g" hurt your throat anymore? Keep it up!
Interesting thing: an English language version of the Flappie song was released just this Christmas season by an old rocker named Todd Rundgren. You can listen to it here: th-cam.com/video/CCfcpsIssNE/w-d-xo.html
your accent sounds amazing in Dutch but you sometimes still switch words around because we build sentences differently, your Dutch sounds amazing though !
Je kan elke taal aanleren, lezen schrijven spreken, vloeiend zonder accent. Het enige dat je moet doen is leren 'denken' in de taal die je wil leren. Kranten lezen terwijl je naar het nieuws luistert op de radio. Combineer dat met denken in die taal en binnen drie maanden spreek je elke taal...
Mijn complimenten voor je Nederlands. Je uitspraak is goed en duidelijk verstaanbaar. About speaking a foreign language, try to think in Dutch. I am dutch but when I speak English I am also thinking in English. Don not try to think in English and translate it to Dutch. It works, but we use some words in a different order. And that is how you can hear if you think in the foreign language our just translate your thoughts. About the top2000. In my youth it was always Deep Purple with Child in time that became number one. Now these days it is Bohemian rhapsody from Queen. And the movie made it a real all time high. And yes the political situation in the USA sucked for four years. Glad it is over. If you have unlimited resources you can be selfish and improve the world at the same time.
Prima gesproken! Je klinkt wel een beetje als onze koningin :) goed dat je het probeert! De meeste Nederlanders schakelen direct naar Engels, dat maakt het lastig voor veel expats. Oh, wellicht kun je het jeugdjournaal volgen, officieel voor kinderen, maar erg leerzaam voor anderstaligen!
My dad (deceased) was of African ancestry and my mom is Anglo-Saxon, friends in Brazil think I'm Brazilian, Arabs think I'm Arab, however, when exposed to a lot of sunshine, my body hair goes blond, which really confuses people. Guessing ethnicity is good for a few chuckles. BTW, Eva strikes me as being quite attractive in appearance and personality-wise.
Hi Ava, when you visit Rotterdam, check out the Chinese restaurants on the Westersingel (leading right from/to the Centraal Station). Thanks to the history of Chinese Rotterdammers in our city, these are not the familiar mixed Chinese-Indonesian enterprises.
Rotterdam is probably the most American like city because after WO II it was build as a car centered city (which is what they are slowly reversing). Would be nice to see an on location reaction to the city. Also please do a post asking for places to visit before you go there I am pretty sure you will get plenty of suggestions you would not find in a typical lonely planet guide
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Loved hearing you speak Dutch, very impressive!! Your pronunciation is really good 😊✌🏻
Indeed, I never heard someone still mangling up the word order in dutch sentences occasionally with such a good pronounciation of the words. Sure I can still hear the english accent when paying attention, but I couldn't discover even a single mispronounced vowel. Once you get the word order right and become more comfortable speaking dutch I think you may even be able to pass for a native speaker to most dutch not living in your region.
Maak je absoluut geen zorgen over je Nederlands. Je maakt wat fouten met de woordvolgorde en er zitten nog wat gaten in je vocabulaire, maar dat is allemaal niet erg. De boodschap komt prima over. En je uitspraak is echt heel erg goed! Bijna accentloos zelfs. Je hoeft je echt nergens voor te schamen als je Nederlands spreekt met Nederlanders.
You are not making a fool out of yourself! That was really impressive, actually. Of zoals ik in Nederlands zou zeggen: Indrukwekkend!
Thank you =) That's nice of you to say.
It was! Impressive!
And you know, when a Dutch person says that then he really thinks that, no politeness
Your Dutch is quite amazing, especially the accent. There are some moments where you have an english word order, but those are few. You are really good to follow. Nice job and keep up!
Being half French, half Dutch, I can tell you a very simple trick to make Dutch people speak Dutch to you. Just say the following phrase with your best French accent: "sorry bûûte ai speek notte ingleesh werrie gooduh", followed by: "maar ik spreek wel Nederlands!".
Success guaranteed!!! Succes gegarandeerd! Succès garanti! :)
Does your dug bite?
Hahaha ^^ I like that.
@@mikehydropneumatic2583 It is nut my Dug !
Fun to hear you speak dutch :) your pronunciation is really good! Your accent is quite dutch
Inderdaad geen accent merkbaar! Ik heb maar drie fouten gehoord:. Fluent is vloeiend ; "Hoe heb ik Nederlands geleerd" ipv "Hoe ik heb" (persoonsvorm komt altijd als 2e) en het is "de" reden niet "het". (Slechts één de/het fout is extreem goed na een paar jaar in Nederland.)
I second that. Actually, pronunciation is so close to native, that you may get people talking to you very fast, thinking you're either native or long arrived.
Your friend (Mysterio !) something to do with this?
And I add, you also sound confident & "rooted" like it comes natural.
@@jaccovermeulen2762
Het is ook niet "Hoe ik heb Nederlands geleerd ....", het is "Hoe ik Nederlands geleerd heb...". In een dergelijke vraag komt het lijdend voorwerp ( wat heb ik geleerd : Nederlands) voor het gezegde. Persoonsvorm komt weliswaar als 2e in een vraag die begint met een vragend voornaamwoord ('hoe' in dit geval), maar in 'gewone' zinnen komt de persoonsvorm vaak als 1e : "Ik heb Nederlands geleerd door deel te nemen aan een cursus.".
Een van de moeilijkste dingen om goed onder de knie te krijgen in het Nederlands als 2e taal is de woordvolgorde doordat deze weliswaar aan regels gebonden is, maar diverse variaties kent.
Bijvoorbeeld het antwoord op de vraag "Welk vervoermiddel gebruik je als je naar school gaat?" kan zijn:
Ik ga met de fiets naar school.
Ik ga naar school met de fiets.
Met de fiets ga ik naar school.
Naar school ga ik met de fiets.
Met de fiets naar school ga ik. (ongebruikelijk zonder verdere bepaling, maar niet fout)
Maar niet :
Naar school met de fiets ik ga.
correctie: waar 'als 2e in een vraag' staat, moet zijn 'als 2e in een zin'.
Flappie is en blijft een zielig lied. En toch vind ik het een leuk lied omdat het naar mijn mening om de grap gaat en het is gewoon een keer iets anders dan de standaard kerstliedjes.
Het antwoord van Flappy is geweldig lachen. th-cam.com/video/heFMVm3pYAs/w-d-xo.html
Zie mijn post van vandaag voor nog meer versies.
En het is echt een heel Nederlands liedje. We houden ervan als mensen met gezag of autoriteit in hun hemd gezet worden. Pappa kan wel denken dat hij kleine Youp te slim af is, maar die slaat gewoon onverbiddelijk terug. Voor mij gaat 'Flappie' er heel erg over dat je niet moet sollen met de underdog.
I liked that your Dutch improved as you were speaking. Like you kinda needed to get into the mindset or something.
Hehe, thank and indeed =D
@@DutchAmericano funny how that works. I've been to Australia for a long time a few years back, and it was actually difficult to speak Dutch again. Really took several weeks to completely switch back and recall Dutch vocabulary again. But then again, half of my thinking is in English anyway depending on subject, and many times I know the English word but not the Dutch one simply because I've learned about and think about the subject in English.
I have noticed that when you speak Dutch, there are moments that there is no accent at all. Like the word " dat" or "ik" and " heb" but also a more difficult words like "lukt" or even the word "taalcursussen". Awesome! Keep up the good work.
Dag, Ava. Je Nederlands gaat vooruit. Hou vol, je kan het! Jullie spreken thuis Engels? Dan moet je tegen je vriendin zeggen, "jouw Engels is al goed genoeg, we moeten nu aan mijn Nederlands werken!"
Succes met je serie! Ik kijk met veel plezier!
For the non-dutchspeakers: a few weaks ago an english translation of "flappie" was released: th-cam.com/video/nnPZ32r_-fI/w-d-xo.html
Also Ava: I worked in a store on a station for a while and we had a lot of non-dutch speakers as costumers there. I always started to speak in english to them as soon as I heard they we're non-dutchspeakers. But once a guy turned up at my check and pointed to his button that said "praat nederlands met me", so I did. He told me, just like you, that every dutch person just changed to english as soon as they heard he was a non-dutchspeaker. Since than, I always tried to talk in dutch if a non-dutch speaker started in dutch. So maybe, a button is just what you need!
I think your Dutch is quite good! 👍🏼👍🏼
Two (personal) questions for the next Q&A:
1. Would you like to share what happened to the index finger of your left hand?
2. You've mentioned your Dutch girlfriend quite a few times in your videos. Maybe you can do a video together, with her telling the pro's and con's about living in the US, and you telling the pro's and con's about living in The Netherlands. (If she wants to, of course 😊 )
You get an A for Dutch 🇳🇱 het is uitstekend
Hoi Ava, wat leuk om je beter te leren kennen. Je uitspraak is goed en alle Engelstaligen hebben moeite met de woordvolgorde. Hoe meer je praat des te beter het wordt.
“I’m here to tell you Americans look all kinds of ways” I felt this!! I worked in Singapore and was always told I don’t look American 😅
Spreek meer Nederlands in je video's! Het is voor mij echt prima te volgen. Je articuleert duidelijk en hoewel je kan werken aan de woordvolgorde in je zinnen klinkt het verrassend goed!
Hi Ava. I stumbled upon your videos by complete accident, and have been enjoying them quite a lot in the last few days. I rarely leave comments to videos, but for this one I just have to make an exception just so I get to say to you that your Dutch is SO GOOD. Unbelievably fluent, crisp pronunciation, and wide vocabulary. Big compliments to you!
Hi Ava. I love these videos. I found out that my sister watches your videos too. (So if you 're reading this, Diny, hi from your big sister) Your Dutch is quite impressive.
I can imagine the song 'Flappie' is a little bit of a culture shock. It is not just a christmas song like 'Jingle bells' or 'All I want for christmas'. To understand it better you should know about Dutch cabaret of 'Kleinkunst'. On the other hand, an American should not react too triggered to this song. You have songs like: 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'. Just saying. (And if you would explain the theme of 'I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus' things would also got a little lost in translation)
Thank you! And thanks for the context, haha =D It's true that we have some weird songs as well.
Just to justify Flappie a little bit, it was created by a Dutch comedian and should not be taken serious at all.
I really liked your native sounding Dutch words, very impressive!
Thanks for your videos :)
If it was for real not only did the rabbit buy it, the father as well.
My compliments to your Dutch!!
Leuke V&A 👏
I think you speak Dutch very beautifully. And a bit above my own level! Het is nu ongeveer 36 jaren sinds ik het heb probeert te leeren
Hello Ava, So Persian/Iranian blood, huh? Though I would never have guessed it on my own -- like many others, I saw more Indian or Pakistani blood in you -- but now that you've said it, I'm not really surprised, either. It really makes sense, and it explains the complexion, the eyebrows and the beautiful thick, dark hair.
Your Dutch in this video was good enough for me to perfectly understand what you were saying. Sure, it could be better, but you haven't been here that long, yet. And we Dutch can make it rather hard for English speakers to learn our language. Because we are generally quite comfortable speaking English, and to some degree we love showing off that ability. So, give it time.
It's always good to see another video from you, dear. Keep it up.
Meid je spreekt heel erg goed Nederlands. Mijn complimenten en bedankt voor alle leuke positieve opnames.
Jeetje Mina je uitspraak is echt perfect.
Het is echt bizar hoe je zelfs een Nederlands hebt
Holy damn your pronunciation is really on point. It's really insane how you even have a Dutch accent.
Although there are some mistakes (especially with de/het and some sentence structuring) that make it obvious that you're not a native speaker, overall it was really good and I could understand what you were saying without a problem. I was especially pleasantly surprised that it doesn't sound like you have much of an American and/or English-language accent when speaking Dutch, and if you'd work on your vocab, grammar, and de/het some more, you'd eventually be able to completely fool Dutch people into thinking you're a native speaker.
Dutch people, especially in larger cities, have a tendency to speak English as soon as they can tell that Dutch isn't your native language, because we like to accommodate people, and our English is generally comes with less effort than their Dutch; but if someone asks us to speak Dutch with them because they want to practice, we're generally very willing to do so (although if they're people you interact with more regularly, you might need to remind them of it every now and then, because switching to English is something that's somewhat of a 2nd nature to many Dutch people) (Also, just for the record, I'm speaking in English here to try and keep things accessible to a wider audience who might not speak Dutch, but if you like getting comments in Dutch, I'll be happy to write both in Dutch and English next time)
Flappie is by Youp van 't Hek, who is, amongst other things, a comedian; the song is intended as a bit of dark humour (especially the end) and at this point it's (almost) part of Dutch holiday tradition
Dutch 'Chinese" food is actually for a big part of Indonesian in origin, although the restaurants ore often run by people of Chinese ancestry, and there are still Chinese influences, so it's this weird mix of Indonesia, Chinese, (possibly other Asian influences,) and then all adjusted to the Dutch palate
Have you ever had a bagel from Bagels&Beans (they offer take-out, at least now with the pandemic)? If so, how do they compare to the bagels you're used to from the US?
Mijn reactie komt wat laat, maar ik moest even reageren.
Jou Nederlands is geweldig, wetende dat dit al 2 jaar geleden is.
Je bent erg goed is het uitspreken van G-woorden. Natuurlijk kan ik horen dat je niet Nederlands bent, maar soms is dat erg lastig te horen.
Blijf zo bezig!
My comment on this video is a bit late, but couldn't help myself to do so.
Your dutch is amazing, considering that this is about 2 years ago.
You are very good with pronouncing G-words. Ofcourse I can hear you are not dutch, but sometimes thats very hard to hear.
keep up the good work!
Voor iemand die nog maar zo kort hier woont, vind ik je Nederlands geweldig. Petje af! :)
Wow, your Dutch and pronunciation is fantastic! You even got the G right in “volgen”!
Found your channel today, it seems your having a great time learning & experiencing the Dutch culture.We (your viewers) are super happy for you & love your content, keep it coming because we love your upbeat attitude & kindness that you exude. Also wishing you the best of luck in everything you do.
For someone who is still learning Dutch, you are doing great! If you want to speak Dutch with Dutch people, just tell them not to speak English with you, they will understand it, and some might even appreciate it.
Jouw Nederlandse uitspraak klinkt al heel goed Ava, mijn compliment, ga zo door !
Your dutch, besides the grammar, is actually pretty good. Even the G sound.
I give you just another month and you will be native speaker! Very good! I am new to the channel, live since decades abroad and re-learn so many thing about my wonderful tiny overcrowded country. Thank you for that. Het is trouwens ook gezellig, met een kopje koffie, jouw videos te bekijken.
I'm planning on moving to the Netherlands within the next 3 years, preferably through the current company I work for since they have an office in Wormerveer. I've been teaching myself for the past 3 weeks and while challenging, it is very fun. I speak 3 languages already but they just happened via my upbringing. Completely different when you're 35 and actually trying to learn it rather than being born in to the environment 😅
Your videos have really made me more excited at the prospect of relocating. Keep the blogs coming Ava.
I wasn't very close, guessing you were Brazilian, but I totally get Persian.
Thanks for another lovely video. I agree with everyone commenting on your Dutch, excellent pronounciation! Keep it up :)
Your pronouciation is very very good.
I was surprised.
Ok, Flappie...
Flappie is a typical Dutch cabaret song (the dutch term: cabaret/comedy), and not a Christmas song by origin.
It was written in the seventies when Joep van t Hek was in cabaretgroep Nar.
Typical cabaret songs have mostly weird, grim, or funny stories to make you think, often with a punchline.
(other examples: Tearoom Tango (Wim Sonneveld), Meneer Alzheimer (van t Hek), t regent zonnestralen (Acda & de Munnik))
These songs have a complete different target audience then what most people call Hollandse muziek with Frans Bauer and Andre Hazes.
It was somehere in the 2000s that the song became a "christmas" song all of a sudden, because the story takes place around christmas.
The song Flappie is recently recorded by Todd Rundgren.
Guurrllll, i'm so proud I'm dutch and your dutch is so gooooood!
I used to know a American (she moved back to the USA) and we always talked in Dutch and English. I talked Dutch which she could understand and she talked English back, this worked perfectly.
Je uitspraak is heel goed! Ik hoor je graag Nedderlands praten, je hebt een mooie uitspraak.
Although you made a few mistakes your Dutch pronunciation is really good! I mostly couldn't tell where you were from had I not known. Good job!
Your eyebrows look great. You're very pretty. And your Dutch sounds great too.
Ik ben onder de indruk van je Nederlands! Leuk en goed dat je het durfde!
En heb je nu kramp in je hand?
😂
Je uitspraak is echt goed! Dat sommige woorden niet lukken is logisch, maar veel van de typische klanken zijn bijna perfect. Met je 'G' kun je zelfs in het zuiden van het land terecht :)
Hoi Ava, misschien leuk om te weten: je spreekt Nederlands met hetzelfde accent als koningin Maxima. Dus....je hebt een koninklijk accent:-)
No better
Je spreekt heel goed en verstaanbaar Nederlands😀
Go girl👍
You totally nail the Dutch pronunciation and accent! Only the word order mistakes reveals you're a recent speaker. Impressive 👍.
Marvelous answer to my "your biggest wish" question! Wasn't looking for the selfish answer, but great to see you provide it as an bonus haha! When visiting Rotterdam and you would love an local tourguide, just let me know! Would be glad to help💪
3:20 Starts speaking Dutch, and simultaneously employs a diversionary kitty so no-one pays any attention. Clever!
Haha yep, busted 🤣
Super gezellige video's maak je, geweldig:):)
Lieve Eva, jouw Nederlands is perfect!
Hey Ava, first off your dutch is pretty impressive.
And i would also recommend (after lockdown of course) you consider visiting Groningen. It’s a city with a lot of students and young adults. It is the largest biking city in the world. And it has an amazing night life, with bars and clubs that stay open till dawn (two specifically for karaoke) and the city itself has some amazing architecture and history
Your Dutch sounds very high class. Kudos!
I could never do that, holding such a big glass for so long.
maybe you could make a video about tips for a dutch person who is going to the US. What should you do and what not? By now you know the dutch well enough to give advice
If you want to check out really weird but VERY Funny Dutch songs, start with artist Drs. P. songs: "Dodenrit" and "Veerpont" !
Christina Applegate was with a Dutch man for a while, and he would play such songs to their young children ..
Wow, jouw Nederlands is erg goed! Indrukwekkend hoor!
Ava! Je Nederlands is ongelofelijk goed! Ook je uitspraak is goed en je hebt maar weinig accent. 👍
I think a big difference in terms of the food is that fast food in the Netherlands actually *isn't* the cheaper option. It's generally much cheaper to buy ingredients from a local market, and cook food yourself.
I can't say I'm all too familiar with how this is in the US, but from what I gather, the fast food *is* actually one of the cheapest options available, making it a much more standard go-to for the poorer parts of the population.
I might be wrong though, please do correct me if that's the case.
Your Dutch is really good! You sound like a Dutch person trying to speak Dutch with an American accent :-) You can start your own seperate TH-cam channel in Dutch!!
Compliments!
Your pronunciation is pretty spot on, it sounds impressively native.
The grammar and word placing is still a bit of a challenge, but please don't feel bad about it...our languages kinda clash on that part.
And it's especially great that you've been able to learn this much while not really bring able to practice much.
Good luck Ava!
Your Dutch is so freaking good!
You did not make a fool off your self your Dutch is impressive well done much respect too you.
Also a great video keep it up👍
Please go to Oerol and tell us what you think of IT and what you think of Terschelling. Mijn favoriete vakantiebestemming in Nederland.
Je hebt een leuke uitspraak in het Nederlands. Je uitspraak was echt goed.
Your pronunciation of Dutch is amazing.
Hoi Ava, jouw Nederlands is echt heel goed hoor. Ik ben van Belgie, wij spreken ook Nederlands maar met kleine verschillen in de uitspraak. Als ik jou hoor, dan hoor ik gewoon een Nederlander die Nederlands spreekt, met de typische nederlandse 'r' en 'g' :-). Ik hoor niet dat jij Amerikaanse bent, terwijl het voor veel Amerikanen toch moeilijk is om in een andere taal de Amerikaanse klanken te verbergen.
Wauw, je spreekt echt zo goed Nederlands! Beter dan sommige Nederlanders zelf haha. 🙈😁
Ik vind je Nederlandse uitspraak echt heel goed, vergt veel moed :-). Ook ik zou je in het Nederlands aanspraken, zeker als jij het probeert. Want alleen door het te doen, ga je het steeds beter spreken. Ga zo door!
Ava, great listening to you. Please consider upping your Audio game with better microphones in 2021.
Geweldig!
PS, Yes do go to the Islands!
I love your video's, they are so much fun! En... Oerol is zo leuk, mijn oma gaat daar altijd heen! :)
Compliments to your Dutch speech, that was actually quite good! Your pronunciation of the words are very good, maybe some mixes up in the beginning with putting words in different parts of the sentence, but that's understandable since it's quite different compared to English.
Anyway, keep up the learning, you're doing great!
Your Dutch accent is great! Not embarrassing as all. Some grammar mistakes but honestly, my Dutch isn't perfect either and I'm native 😂
Zo schattig, hoe je Nederlands spreekt. En helemaal niet slecht.
your eyebrows are beautiful
Your dutch grammar and vocabulary is not good yet. But your diction is perfect. Really really impressive.
@Frank Heuvelman Excellent. Thanks for asking. ;-)
Je Nederlands is heel goed!!
Would you like the Dutch commenters to comment in Dutch, or would you prefer English?
Also, I don't think you'd ever need to feel like you're making a fool out of yourself when speaking Dutch. From my experience (American girlfriend, got to know a lot of expats through her) most Dutch people will very much appreciate any effort you make to speak Dutch, even if it is "terrible" so to speak. And, your Dutch isn't terrible at all. I quite enjoy hearing you speak Dutch, it gives me a few laughs whenever you say something in Dutch, following the English grammatical order. Gives me flashbacks to when my girlfriend started learning Dutch 14 years ago!
Your Dutch pronunciation is really good! Impressive! Ga zo door 😊
Je Nederlandse uitspraak is geweldig!
During WWII, and the period after the war, there was scarcity in the Netherlands. The story behind Flappie did actually happen fairly often amongst families at that time.
As far as events for the future, you should consider the "Lowlands" festival, as well as the 'Kermis' (fun)fair in Tilburg !!
Je nederlands is echt heel goed. ik ken veel mensen die al 5 jaar Nederlands proberen te leren en niet zo goed zijn.
It probably helps to know Flappie started out as a song in a standup comedy skit if you want to understand why Dutchies like the song.
Wow! Your Dutch really is very good. Some words do give away you're not Dutch, but really... I'm amazed! Doesn't the "g" hurt your throat anymore? Keep it up!
Interesting thing: an English language version of the Flappie song was released just this Christmas season by an old rocker named Todd Rundgren. You can listen to it here: th-cam.com/video/CCfcpsIssNE/w-d-xo.html
your accent sounds amazing in Dutch but you sometimes still switch words around because we build sentences differently, your Dutch sounds amazing though !
Respect voor je Nederlands! Je doet het hartstikke goed! En Perzisch verbaast me niets...
Hoi Ava,
Jouw Nederlands is niets om je voor te schamen, je spreekt het echt heel goed. #Toppertje
Je kan elke taal aanleren, lezen schrijven spreken, vloeiend zonder accent. Het enige dat je moet doen is leren 'denken' in de taal die je wil leren. Kranten lezen terwijl je naar het nieuws luistert op de radio. Combineer dat met denken in die taal en binnen drie maanden spreek je elke taal...
good tip 🎯
Your dutch is very good, almost no accent and very good pronunciation. Happy Holidays!
Complimenten voor je Nederlands Ava!
Mijn complimenten voor je Nederlands.
Je uitspraak is goed en duidelijk verstaanbaar.
About speaking a foreign language, try to think in Dutch.
I am dutch but when I speak English I am also thinking in English.
Don not try to think in English and translate it to Dutch. It works, but we use some words in a different order.
And that is how you can hear if you think in the foreign language our just translate your thoughts.
About the top2000. In my youth it was always Deep Purple with Child in time that became number one.
Now these days it is Bohemian rhapsody from Queen. And the movie made it a real all time high.
And yes the political situation in the USA sucked for four years.
Glad it is over.
If you have unlimited resources you can be selfish and improve the world at the same time.
Er waren wel een paar foutjes maar je was perfect verstaanbaar. Je uitspraak is heel goed. Heb je liever comments in het Nederlands of in het Engels?
Je nederlands is best goed. Je spreekt het heel vloeiend. Bravo !!
Prima gesproken! Je klinkt wel een beetje als onze koningin :) goed dat je het probeert! De meeste Nederlanders schakelen direct naar Engels, dat maakt het lastig voor veel expats.
Oh, wellicht kun je het jeugdjournaal volgen, officieel voor kinderen, maar erg leerzaam voor anderstaligen!
My dad (deceased) was of African ancestry and my mom is Anglo-Saxon, friends in Brazil think I'm Brazilian, Arabs think I'm Arab, however, when exposed to a lot of sunshine, my body hair goes blond, which really confuses people. Guessing ethnicity is good for a few chuckles. BTW, Eva strikes me as being quite attractive in appearance and personality-wise.
That was AMAZING! Well done!!! :) Thanks for the great video's
Hi Ava, when you visit Rotterdam, check out the Chinese restaurants on the Westersingel (leading right from/to the Centraal Station). Thanks to the history of Chinese Rotterdammers in our city, these are not the familiar mixed Chinese-Indonesian enterprises.
Rotterdam is probably the most American like city because after WO II it was build as a car centered city (which is what they are slowly reversing). Would be nice to see an on location reaction to the city. Also please do a post asking for places to visit before you go there I am pretty sure you will get plenty of suggestions you would not find in a typical lonely planet guide