Useful Dutch phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Dutch (Nederlands), a West Germanic language spoken mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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Abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal

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Page compiled with help from David W., with corrections and recordings by Erik L., and Floor van't Ende.

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Links

Collections of Dutch phrases (some with audio)

http://www.smartphrase.com/Dutch/dutch.shtml

https://ielanguages.com/dutch1.html

http://www.linguanaut.com/english_dutch.htm

https://www.transparent.com/learn-dutch/phrases.html

Phrases in Germanic languages

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