Welcome to the Netherlands [Holland]

The Netherlands [ Dutch: Nederland ] is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of twelve provinces in Northwestern Europe and three islands in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom.

It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The capital is Amsterdamand the seat of government is The Hague.The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as “Holland”, although North andSouth Holland are actually only two of its provinces.

Some Facts & Figures : Official name : The Kingdom of NetherlandsSurface area : 41,528 km² (18.41% water)Total population : over 16.5 millionPopulation density : 488 people per km²Capital city : Amsterdam (inhabitants : 805,166 in 2013)Government : The HagueOfficial languages : Dutch, Frisian (only spoken in Friesland)

Some Facts & Figures : Type of government : Constitutional monarchy - parliamentary democracyReligion : 45% No religion, 27% Roman Catholic, 17% Protestant, 6% Muslim, 1% Hindu, 1% BuddhistCurrency : EuroNational holidays : King’s Day (26 April) Liberation Day (5 May)

Some Facts & Figures : Highest point : 323 m (Vaalserberg, Limburg)Lowest point : 6.7 m (Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland)Average temperature in July : 17.4 °CAverage temperature in January : 2.8 °CTime zone : UTC + 1Country Code : + 31Internet TLD : nlSome important cities : Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Maastricht, .

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Utrecht

Utrecht

Utrecht

Utrecht

International Court in The Hague

Miniature in The Hague

Miniature in The Hague

Miniature in The Hague

Miniature in The Hague

Miniature in The Hague

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Maastricht

Typical view of Holland

Gronigen by night

Houses in Postzegel

Leiden by night

Tram in Amsterdam

Tram in Amsterdam

Self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh painted the bedroom where he lived

One of most famous Vincent Van Gogh’ s pictures

Soused herring

Soused herring

Soused herring

A meal served on KLM’ s flights

Royal Dutch Airlines is the national airline

Clogs

Clogs

Cheese

Cheese Market

Cheese Market

Cheese Market

Bicycle is a part of the Dutch’ s life

Bicycles are very popular in Holland

Windmills

Windmills

Scenic landscape

A dutch woman with tulips

Dutch People

Dutch People

Dutch Football Team

Carnaval

One of souvenirs from Holland

Tulips

Tulips

Tulips in Keukenhof Garden

Tulips

Tulips

Tulips Fields & Windmill near Lisse

Tulips & Windmill

Tulips & Windmill

Tulips & Windmill

Tulips Fields

Tulips Fields

Tulips Fields

Tulips Fields

Tulips Fields

Dutch : Basic phrases : - Goedemorgenkhoo-duh-mawr-ghuhGood Morning - Goedemiddagkhoo-duh-mih-dahkhGood Day- Goedenavondkhoo-duh-nah-fohntGood Evening

- Goedenachtkhoo-duh-nahkhtGood Night- Hoi / Hallo / Daag / Doeihoy / hah-loh / dahk / doo-eeHi / Bye- Tot zienstoht zeensGoodbye

- Tot strakstoht straksSee you later (in the same day)- Tot zotoht zohSee you soon - Alstublieft / Alsjeblieftahlst-ew-bleeft / ahl-shuh-bleeftPlease

- Dank u wel / Dank je weldahnk-ew-vehl / dahnk-yuh-vehlThank you- Hartelijk bedankthahr-tuh-lik buh-dahnktThank you very much- Graag gedaankhrahkh khuh-dahnYou're welcome (don't mention it)

- Sorrysaw-reeI'm sorry / Excuse me- Pardon, wat zei u?pahr-dohn, vat zay ewPardon me (didn't understand)- Ja / Neeyah / nayYes / No

- Hoe gaat het met u?hoo khaht ut meht ewHow are you? (formal)- Hoe gaat het?hoo khaht utHow are you? (informal)- Goed / Heel goedkhoot / hayl khootFine / Very well

- Het gaat / Slechtuht khaht / slehkhtSo so / Bad- Ik ben moe / ziek ik ben moo / zeekI'm tired / sick- Ik heb honger / dorstik heb hohng-ur / dohrstI'm hungry / thirsty

- Hoe heet u?hoo hayt ewWhat's your name? (formal) - Hoe heet je?hoo hayt yuhWhat's your name? (informal)- Ik heet...ik hayt...My name is (I'm called)...

- Ik ben...ik benI am...- Aangenaam (kennis te maken)ahn-guh-nahm (ken-nis tuh mah-kuh)Nice to meet you.- meneer / mevrouw / mejuffrouwmuh-nayr / muh-frow / muh-yuh-frowMister / Misses / Miss

- Waar komt u vandaan?vahr kawmt ew fun-dahnWhere are you from? (formal)- Waar kom je vandaan?vahr kawn yuh fun-dahnWhere are you from? (informal)- Ik kom uit Nederland.ik kawm owt nay-der-lantI am from the Netherlands.

- Waar woont u?vahr vohnt ewWhere do you live? (formal)- Waar woon je?vahr vohn yuhWhere do you live? (informal)- Ik woon in Amerika.ik vohn in ah-meh-ree-kahI live in America.

- Hoe oud bent u?hoo owt bent ewHow old are you? (formal)- Hoe oud ben je?hoo owt ben yuhHow old are you? (informal)- Ik ben ... jaar (oud).ik ben ... yahr owtI am ____ years old.

- Spreekt u Nederlands?spraykt ew nay-der-lahndsDo you speak Dutch? (formal)- Spreek je Engels?sprayk yuh ehng-uhlsDo you speak English? (informal)- Ik spreek [geen]...ik sprayk [khayn]I [don't] speak...

- Ik spreek niet zo goed...ik sprayk neet zoh khoodI don't speak ... very well.- Ik begrijp het [niet.]ik buh-khraip ut neetI [don't] understand.- Ik weet het [niet.]ik vayt ut [neet]I [don't] know.

- Wat kost het?vat kohst utHow much is it?- Ik wil graag...ik vil khrahkI'd like...- Proost!prohstCheers!

- Veel plezier!fayl pleh-zeerHave fun!- Veel succes!fayl suk-sehsGood luck!- Wees voorzichtig!vays fohr-zikh-tikhBe careful!

- Dat is geweldig / vreselijk!dat is khuh-vehl-duhkh / fray-zuh-likhThat is great / terrible!- Ik hou van je.ik how fahn yuhI love you. (informal)- Ik hou van jullie.ik how fahn juh-leeI love you (all).

- Wat vreemd!vaht fraymtHow funny / odd!- Wat jammer!vaht yah-merWhat a pity!- Wat is dit / dat?vut iss dit / dutWhat is this / that?

Numbers : 0 nul / 1 een / 2 twee / 3 drie / 4 vier / 5 vijf / 6 zes / 7 zeven / 8 acht / 9 negen /10 tien / 11 elf / 12 twaalf / 13 dertien / 14 veertien / 15 vijftien / 16 zestien / 17 zeventien / 18 achttien / 19 negentien / 20 twintig / 21 eenentwintig / 22 tweeëntwintig / 23 drieëntwintig / 30 dertig / 40 veertig / 50 vijftig / 60 zestig / 70 zeventig / 80 tachtig / 90 negentig /

Numbers : 100 honderd / 101 honderd en een / 110 honderd tien / 200 tweehonderd / 1,000 duizend / 1,001 duizend en een / million een miljoen / billion een miljard

1st eerste / 2nd tweede / 3rd drede / 4th vierde / 5th vijfde / 6th zesde / 7th zevende / 8th achtste / 9th negende / 10th tiende / …

For more information : - http://onebigphoto.com/the-land-of-tulips-most-beautiful-photos-of-holland/

- http://www.holland.com/global/tourism.htm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands - http://wikitravel.org/en/Netherlands- https://www.facebook.com/visitholland- http://ielanguages.com/dutch.html- http://www.keukenhof.nl/ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keukenhof- http://www.madurodam.nl/en/

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