exercise 2
The following texts are about the Netherlands. We are introduced to the big cities and we also tell something about Amsterdam. You learn a language by reading a lot. Because the translation is also given, you will now also learn words that you have not encountered before. Write down words and expressions in a notebook together with the translation in your own language. This way you will see that your knowledge of Dutch will quickly increase.
The Netherlands is a small country,
the country is located near the North Sea,
if you sail west in a boat,
you come to England,
many Dutch people speak English.
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are you going east by car,
then you come to Germany,
Germany is much larger than the Netherlands,
they speak German there,
many Dutch people can understand German.
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if you go south with a car,,
then you arrive in Belgium,
in Belgium they speak two languages,
they speak Flemish and French,
Flemish looks a lot like Dutch.
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Flemish and Dutch are written the same,
The Netherlands and Flanders used to belong together,
but in 1830 there was a divorce,
Belgium became an independent country,
but there is a strong bond between the Netherlands and Belgium.
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there are differences between the residents in the Netherlands,
people in the south like to party,
people in the north are calmer,
then there is another city called the Randstad,
which consists of a number of cities located near the North Sea.
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many Dutch people think Amsterdam is the most beautiful city,
many rich merchants lived in that city,
they built big houses on the canals,
those canals in Amsterdam are beautiful,
they are unique in the world.
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The Netherlands is also known for its art,
Rembrandt and Vermeer are famous painters,
there is a famous museum in Amsterdam,
there you see the paintings of those painters,
just go there.
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another famous place is “The Keukenhof”,
that is in a park full of flowers,
the park is open in the spring,
there are many visitors,
below you can see a photo.
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