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It's that time of the year again, and while this year 15 words were nominated, there can be only one winner: prikspijt is the Netherlands' word of the year!...
Celebrate your holiday the Dutch way!
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Celebrate your holiday the Dutch way!
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Now that the Covid-19 rules seem to have relaxed a bit, we can catch up with our stressful lives, socialise a bit, relax and maybe even go on a holiday. Ruud Hisgen from Direct Dutch has collected a few Dutch phrases which will get you in a more leisurely mood.
Vakantie vieren (Vacationing)
prendre les vacances), the Germans “make” (
Urlaub machen) and the people in the English-speaking world say they "are" on holiday, the Dutch and the Flemish “celebrate” their holidays. A Dutch holiday is celebrated like a party or a festivity. Note the prepositions! The Dutch “
The wait is over: The Netherlands' word of the year 2020 is...
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New words pop up all the time, but 2020 saw a huge wave of new words, all relating to the coronavirus pandemic. In the Netherlands, this allowed for a whole new level of creativity, as words like
coronamoe and
mondkapje enjoyed a real surge in popularity.
But there can only be one winner. After 12.000 votes were cast, Dikke van Dale have announced
anderhalvemetersamenleving as the Netherlands' word of the year for 2020.
Anderhalvemetersamenleving is the word of the year