Dutch Differences - 001
Word 2 Word
If you've ever lived abroad or even travelled to different continents, then I'm sure you have seen a word or two that may be spelt the same way as words from your own native language, whose meanings are very different to the spelling. Having lived in the Netherlands for over five years, I've seen a multitude of different words that are spelt exactly the same in English, but have meanings that are far apart from each other. Let's take a look at the first ten words in this series.
1. Bang
Dutch: To be scared
2. Let
English: Not prevent or forbid; allow.
Dutch: Look / watch out
3. Loon
English: A silly or foolish person.
Dutch: A Payslip
4. Slang
English: A type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal.
Dutch: A Snake.
5. Spin
English: Turn or whirl round quickly.
Dutch: A Spider
6. Slag
English: Criticise (someone) in an abusive and insulting manner.
Dutch: To hit.
7. Been
English: Past participle of be.
Dutch: A leg.
8. Lid
English: A removable or hinged cover for the top of a container.
Dutch: A member.
9. Met
English: Met is the past tense and past participle of meet.
Dutch: With.
10. Brood
English: A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.
Dutch: Bread.
So, as you can see, lots of similarities with big differences, I hope you enjoyed this post.
Pretty interesting post. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing, some words are funny if you put them in context like let the spin :P. I dunno I'm not an native english speaker but it was funny to think about this confusion between a dutch and english speakers. @OriginalWorks
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Thanks @raserrano, the difference in meanings are quite funny indeed. :-D
Interesting stuff buddy and a great idea for a series of posts.
Nice work dude
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I'm from South Africa and 8 of these words are afrikaans also with the same meanings. I sometimes read the news posters and think it's english and quickly realise it's afrikaans.
Yeah, I know that Afrikaans is part of the Dutch family tree, funny how the meanings are so different @hoosain.
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