tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post101830015958435884..comments2024-01-08T17:46:05.302-05:00Comments on Owl's Quill: blog of Barbara Etlin: Dutch Vocabulary Lesson: Food and DrinkBarbara Etlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-57328161802532854612013-07-02T21:06:55.443-04:002013-07-02T21:06:55.443-04:00By the time you do, the tomatoes will go beyond su...By the time you do, the tomatoes will go beyond sun-dried to rotten. :-)<br /><br />I like the word for helicopter:<br />"hefschroefvliegtuig." (turning, screwing, flying train)<br /><br />Well, it's also "helicopteur" but that's not as much fun.<br />Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-70439126287838976562013-07-02T13:48:01.991-04:002013-07-02T13:48:01.991-04:00Wow, order this three times fast: Zongedroogde To...Wow, order this three times fast: Zongedroogde Tomaten-Pesto Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802543531927591264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-16220748955712530212013-07-01T14:10:23.796-04:002013-07-01T14:10:23.796-04:00I had a pen pal in Holland, but haven't heard ...I had a pen pal in Holland, but haven't heard from her in quite a while...Her English (in her letters) was a little hard to understand.Christinehttp://christine444.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-43512516760563917192013-07-01T13:11:12.764-04:002013-07-01T13:11:12.764-04:00Dutch has similarities to German, French, English,...Dutch has similarities to German, French, English, and Olde Englishe. Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-80333107743777701222013-07-01T13:09:26.544-04:002013-07-01T13:09:26.544-04:00*hands Jama smelling salts*
Yes. Also lactose int...*hands Jama smelling salts*<br /><br />Yes. Also lactose intolerance. And we don't like it enough to take the Lactaid pills and allow for the extra calories.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-15885944526823754742013-07-01T06:45:20.068-04:002013-07-01T06:45:20.068-04:00What? You don't like whipped cream?
*faints*What? You don't like whipped cream?<br /><br />*faints*jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-78853169534029044532013-07-01T02:45:49.905-04:002013-07-01T02:45:49.905-04:00Very interesting. The word for strawberry is simil...Very interesting. The word for strawberry is similar to German. Christinehttp://christine444.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-19710910730447314062013-07-01T00:57:42.580-04:002013-07-01T00:57:42.580-04:00When we returned to the Jasmine Palace in Rotterda...When we returned to the Jasmine Palace in Rotterdam in 1993, 1.5 years after our first visit in 1991, the waiter said to us, "Oh, you're the couple who doesn't like whipped cream!" :-)<br /><br />Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-28901057096795473002013-06-30T21:29:50.872-04:002013-06-30T21:29:50.872-04:00Love this!
Zonder Slaagroom is fun to say, but I...Love this! <br /><br />Zonder Slaagroom is fun to say, but I wouldn't say it. :) <br /><br />Hooray for chocolade and appel. I need to memorize the entire list!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-3758286738101192962013-06-30T20:39:50.551-04:002013-06-30T20:39:50.551-04:00I love languages. I took an introductory course in...I love languages. I took an introductory course in Dutch in 1986 just for fun, but forgot most of it.<br /><br />I took notes from a few menus so I could cope with the ones that didn't have translations. Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-50636920704779463642013-06-30T20:07:10.198-04:002013-06-30T20:07:10.198-04:00Ha! My brother has been living in Amsterdam for ye...Ha! My brother has been living in Amsterdam for years, and he tells me he hasn't learned any Dutch. You're doing just fine.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-62552279406883649782013-06-30T15:48:20.328-04:002013-06-30T15:48:20.328-04:00Right! Even the potato is an "aardappel"...Right! Even the potato is an "aardappel"; maybe it's like the French "pomme de terre" (apple of the earth).Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288695458328961236.post-61909214033866089112013-06-30T15:28:48.040-04:002013-06-30T15:28:48.040-04:00I love how so many fruits are based on appels :)I love how so many fruits are based on appels :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com