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Groetjes uit Nederland (transliteration)

English translation: Groetjes uit Nederland

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Dutch term or phrase:Groetjes uit Nederland (transliteration)
English translation:Groetjes uit Nederland
Entered by: lichee

15:36 Jul 19, 2005
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Other / greetings
Dutch term or phrase: Groetjes uit Nederland (transliteration)
What's the difference between "Groetjes uit Nederland" and "Grootjes out Naederland"?

What's the transliteration/phonetic translation of this phrase?

Dank U!
lichee
Local time: 11:47
Groetjes uit Nederland
Explanation:
"Groetjes uit Nederland" is the correct spelling. It means "greetings from the Netherlands".
The other one is intended as a phonetic transcription, I think.
But if you want to pronounce it, try this:
khroo-tyuhs uit Nay-duhr-lahnd.
(with kh the Dutch throat sound, similar to 'ch' in Bach and the Scottish 'loch'; 'ui' a diphthong, can be approximated by pronouncing it as eh-u)


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Note added at 17 hrs 58 mins (2005-07-20 09:35:40 GMT)
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I\'m sorry, I can\'t type IPA here and can\'t find a website with pronunciation of this sentence either. (There is however
http://travlang.com/languages/ (select languages) where you can listen to other words and short phrases in Dutch.)

The \'e\' \'tjes\' is pronounced as a schwa sound, like the \'uh\' in the English \'the\'. The \'j\' is like the \'y\' in you. So, \'tjes\' makes tyuhs in English phonetics.

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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs 8 mins (2005-07-21 08:45:27 GMT)
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Yes, it is almost like \'chess\', except that the \'e\' is more like the \'e\' in \'oven\', an \'uh\' sound, unlike the clear \'eh\' sound in \'chess\'.
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edith1
Netherlands
Local time: 11:47
Grading comment
dank U!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Groetjes uit Nederland
edith1


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Groetjes uit Nederland


Explanation:
"Groetjes uit Nederland" is the correct spelling. It means "greetings from the Netherlands".
The other one is intended as a phonetic transcription, I think.
But if you want to pronounce it, try this:
khroo-tyuhs uit Nay-duhr-lahnd.
(with kh the Dutch throat sound, similar to 'ch' in Bach and the Scottish 'loch'; 'ui' a diphthong, can be approximated by pronouncing it as eh-u)


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Note added at 17 hrs 58 mins (2005-07-20 09:35:40 GMT)
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I\'m sorry, I can\'t type IPA here and can\'t find a website with pronunciation of this sentence either. (There is however
http://travlang.com/languages/ (select languages) where you can listen to other words and short phrases in Dutch.)

The \'e\' \'tjes\' is pronounced as a schwa sound, like the \'uh\' in the English \'the\'. The \'j\' is like the \'y\' in you. So, \'tjes\' makes tyuhs in English phonetics.

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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs 8 mins (2005-07-21 08:45:27 GMT)
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Yes, it is almost like \'chess\', except that the \'e\' is more like the \'e\' in \'oven\', an \'uh\' sound, unlike the clear \'eh\' sound in \'chess\'.

edith1
Netherlands
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
dank U!

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