Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
(Joost may know it) • Used when you have no idea and also have no intention of finding out.
"Wie mijn vader nu weer aan het daten is, Joost mag het weten"
"Who my dad is dating right now, Joost may know"
Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
(Joost may know it) • Used when you have no idea and also have no intention of finding out.
"Wie mijn vader nu weer aan het daten is, Joost mag het weten"
"Who my dad is dating right now, Joost may know"
Interjection USED On Occasion BY older people
(oh favor) • Used as a posh interjection as something along the lines of "Oh dear".
"Oh gunst, wat heeft ze een mooie jurk aan!"
"Oh dear, look at that beautiful dress she is wearing"
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(v.) • (to afterenjoy) • It means to take enjoyment in something after the fact, when something is not yet a distant memory. It’s generally used when you come home from for example a vacation, concert, and you are still feeling the enjoyment.
“Hoe was de vakantie?” “Heel fijn, ik ben nog lekker aan het nagenieten”
“How was your vacation?” “Very nice, I’m still afterenjoying”
Expression USED On Occasion BY some people
(that the story doesn't tell) • Used when you are telling something and someone asks a question you don't have the answer to.
"Mijn moeder is een keertje wezen skydiven." "Vond ze het leuk?" "Dat verteld het verhaal niet"
"My mom went skydiving once" "Did she like it?" "That the story doesn't tell"
Submitted June 2020 by amarens
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(n.) • (mother's stain) • The word for "birthmark".
"Als die moedervlek nog groter wordt, kan je beter naar de dokter gaan."
"If that mother's stain gets any bigger, you'd better go to the doctor."
syn
Slang USED On Occasion BY Young People
(that is fat) • Way of saying “that’s cool”.
“Wauw hij heeft nieuwe schoenen, dat is vet!”
“Wow he has new shoes, that is fat!”
syn
Word USED Frequently BY People from Ghent
(adj.) • (very wise) • Used to describe something that is fun, cool, nice.
“Het feestje van gisteren was vree wijs!“
“The party yesterday was very wise!”
Word USED On Occasion BY Some People
(n.) • (cucumbertime) • Used to refer to the time of the year (around summer) when not much is happening and the media starts reporting silly and uninteresting stories
“Man red kat uit boom? Is het weer komkommertijd?”
“Man saves cat from tree? Is it cucumbertime again?”
syn
Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(that says me nothing) • Way of saying something doesn’t sound familiar or doesn’t “ring a bell”
“Ken je dit?” “Nee, zegt me niks.”
“Do you know this?” “No, it says me nothing.”
syn
Word USED Very frequently BY Most People
(n.) • (day) • Short for "goedendag" "goodday" and is used to say both "hello" and "good-bye".
"Dag Marja! Alles goed?" "Ja prima, maar ik moet er nu weer vandoor" "Oké, dag" "Dag!"
"Day Marja! Everything okay?" "Yes, fine, but I have to run" "Okay, day" "Day!"
syn
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Most People
(is also so) • Used when you are reminded of something, kind of like the English "that's right".
"Dus dan zie ik je morgen?" "Nee, morgen moet ik naar de tandarts." "Is ook zo."
"So I'll see you tomorrow?" "No, tomorrow I have to go to the dentist." "Is also so."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to look speaking on ) • Looking a lot like.
“Wow, jij lijkt echt sprekend op je moeder.”
“Wow, you look speaking on your mother.”
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some People
(to speak bookparts) • Used when something says a lot or is very obvious, usually without actually speaking.
“Hij zei niks maar zijn gezicht sprak boekdelen.”
“He didn’t say anything but his face spoke bookparts.”
æ
Word USED On Occasion BY Some People
(adj.) • (longthreadish) • Used for stories that are too long.
“Wat vond je van m’n essay?” “Ik vond het een beetje langdradig.”
“What did you think of my essay?” “I thought it was a little longthreadish.”
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Some People
(long of fabric) • Used for someone who speaks about something elaborately and for a long time.
“Ik wou even kort bij opa langs, maar ja, je weet dat hij altijd wat lang van stof is.”
“I wanted to make a short stop at grandpa’s, but well, he’s always quite long of fabric.”
syn
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(get something now) • Used to express surprise, similar to the English “what the hell?”
“Krijg nou wat, dit heb ik nog nooit eerder gezien”
“Get something now, I’ve never seen this before”
syn
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
(little apple little egg) • Used when something is really easy. Comparable to the English “easy peasy”.
“Je hoeft alleen maar de app de downloaden. Appeltje eitje.”
“All you have to do is download the app. Little apple little egg.”
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(adj.) • (muchsaying) • Something that is very telling
“Zijn stilte in deze tijd is veelzeggend”
“His silence in these times is muchsaying”
Standard Phrase USED On Occasion BY Most people
(How do you come up with it?) • Phrase used when something is very extraordinary or hard to believe
“Heb je gehoord dat ze nu al weer de loterij hebben gewonnen?” “Jeetje, hoe verzin je het?”
“Did you hear they won the lottery again?” “Little gee, how do you come up with it?”
Submitted July 2020 by hallo
syn
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(n.) • (little greetings) • Used as a way to sign off an email, letter or message.
“Ik hoop jullie snel weer te zien. Groetjes, oma.”
“I hope to see you again soon. Little greetings, grandma.”
