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This blog is to supply you with infinitely useful Dutch phrases. You might be wondering, "Why, when will I ever use Dutch?" That's the exact point of this: You never know! Who knows the next time you might be suddenly mobbed by angry Dutch activists will be, or when that new exchange student shows up speaking Dutch, or when you find yourself lost in a windmill! These infinitely useful phrases sure will be useful then! So study up, and thank us later for our helpful phrases.

Daily Phrase 14

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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Daily Phrase 13

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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.

Daily Phrase 12

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?

Daily Phrase 11

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?

Daily Phrase 10

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.

Daily Phrase 9

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.

Daily Phrase 8

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.