Phrase: Dat is weg als een derde van een jaar!
Translation: That's like a third of a year away!
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Are you ready for student led conferences?
B: I'm as pumped as a sperm whale on dry land, can you tell?
A: The conference is in February! Prepare, prepare, prepare!
B: Dat is weg als een derde van een jaar!
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Phrase: Het doet me denken aan prachtige schilderijen uit de zeventeende eeuw.
Translation: It reminds me of the beautiful paintings of the 17th century.
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: I can't believe we got such great tickets to this performance!
B: I'd say. There is no other performance more graceful than the musical ballet "The Sperm Whale and The Lost Duck That Might Have Been A Dog."
A: Indeed. Those graceful movements of the sperm whale dance are so hardcore.
B: Het doet me denken aan prachtige schilderijen uit de zeventeende eeuw.
Friday, October 31 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Friday, October 31, 2008 0 comments
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Phrase: Deint u om het even welke rabarberinstallitie bij dit restaurant?
Translation: Do you serve any rhubarb plant at this restaurant?
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Do you serve any sperm whale at this restaurant?
B: Yes we do, would you like some?
A: No, I'm a vegetarian, deint u om het even welke rabarberinstallitie bij dit restaurant?
Thursday, October 30 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Thursday, October 30, 2008 0 comments
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Phrase: Wordt u betrekking gehad op Boedha?
Translation: Are you related to Buddha?
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Wordt u betrekking gehad op Boedha?
Wednesday, October 29 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Wednesday, October 29, 2008 1 comments
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Phrase: Het ruikt hier als een zwembad in.
Translation: It smells like a swimming pool in here.
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Do you notice any difference in my general aroma?
B: Well, het ruikt hier als een zwembad in.
A: Oh, that's my new sperm whale deoderant.
Monday, October 27 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Monday, October 27, 2008 0 comments
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Phrase: De ruimte van uw mensen is als palace.
Translation: Your men's room is like a palace.
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Can I live in your bathroom?
B: If you don't mind sharing with my pet sperm whale, but why would you want to?
A: De ruimte van uw mensen is als palace.
Friday, October 24 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Friday, October 24, 2008 0 comments
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Phrase: Het goede ding de wijfjes was diep in gesprek aangezien u dat deed.
Translation: Good thing the females were deep in conversation as you were doing that.
Example for use in normal conversation:
A: Do you know any good dance moves?
B: Watch me as I do the dance of the sperm whale
A: Het goede ding de wijfjes was diep in gesprek aangezien u dat deed.
Thursday, October 23 | Posted by The Dutch Daily at Thursday, October 23, 2008 1 comments