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Duits.
Turks.
Nederlands.
What do these words mean?
Stick around.
In this quick lesson, you'll learn Dutch vocabulary for nationalities.
Before we start, do you know that many people in the Netherlands live below sea level and why?
Keep watching for the answer at the end.
Pools.
Polish.
Polish people, Poolse mensen, are from Poland, the country in between Germany and Ukraine.
Tom asks Oscar about a new neighbor.
Wie is dat?
Hij is mijn buurman.
Hij is Pools.
Duits.
German.
Duits.
Duits.
Proost, which is the same word as in Dutch, meaning cheers.
Susan asks Oscar about a new member in their photography club.
Weet jij waar het nieuwe lid vandaan komt?
Hij is Duits.
Turks.
Turkish.
Turks.
Turks.
Turkish people, Turkse mensen, are from Turkey, the gateway between Europe and Asia.
Oscar asks Tom about a new neighbour.
Waar komt die nieuwe buurman vandaan?
Mijn nieuwe buurman is Turks.
Nederlands.
Dutch.
Nederlands.
Nederlands.
Why do they call us Dutch when we are Netherlands?
asks the English.
Jack and Steve chat about Dutch nationality.
Ken je iemand die Nederlands is?
Ja, mijn buurman is Nederlands.
Belgisch.
Belgian.
Belgisch.
Belgisch.
Belgisch, Belgian, is a nationality but not a language.
In fact, you can use your Dutch in Belgium too.
Susan and Tom chat about Belgian nationality.
Heb je iemand uit België ontmoet?
Ja, ik heb een Belgische vriend.
Brits.
British.
Brits.
Brits.
The English, the Welsh and the Scottish are all British.
Brits.
Susan asks Lina about a mutual friend.
Wat is zijn nationaliteit?
Hij is Brits.
Frans.
French.
Frans.
Frans.
Frans is also a common man's name in Holland.
So even if their name is Frans, they are not Frans.
Susan asks Tom about a performer at a cultural festival.
Weet je waar die artiest vandaan komt?
Zij is Frans.
Zwitsers.
Swiss.
Zwitsers.
Zwitsers.
Heidi from Heidi Girl of the Alps and the Heidi anime meme is Swiss.
Zwitsers.
Anne and Joris chat about a Swiss friend.
Ken je iemand die Zwitsers is?
Ja, mijn vriend is Zwitsers.
Italiaans.
Italian.
Italiaans.
Italiaans.
You can also refer to Italian food in Dutch with the simple word Italiaans.
And who doesn't like Italian food?
Maaike asks Lina about a new member of their tennis club.
Heb je het nieuwe lid ontmoet?
Ja, hij is Italiaans.
Tsjechisch.
Czech.
Tsjechisch.
Tsjechisch.
The people of the beautiful city of Prague are Czech.
Tsjechisch.
Tom and Oscar talk about Czech nationality.
Ken je iemand uit Tsjechië?
Ja, mijn neef is Tsjechisch.
Let's review.
You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Dutch.
Ready?
Do you remember how to say Polish?
Pols.
Pols.
And how to say German?
Duits.
Duits.
How about Turkish?
Turks.
Turks.
Do you remember how to say Dutch?
Nederlands.
Nederlands.
And how to say Belgian?
Belgisch.
Belgisch.
Let's try British.
Brits.
Brits.
What about French?
France.
France.
Now let's see if you remember how to say Swiss.
Zwitsers.
Zwitsers.
Another one.
What about Italian?
Italiaans.
Italiaans.
And finally, do you remember how to say Czech?
Tsjechisch.
Tsjechisch.
Do you know that many people in the Netherlands live below sea level and why?
A significant part of the Netherlands is actually below sea level, protected by a system of dikes and sea walls.
This makes our engineering works famous worldwide and it's a unique aspect of being Dutch.
Many of us literally live under the water line.
Thanks for watching.
Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases and see you next time.
Tot ziens!

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