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Hello, everyone! Winter is coming and so is Christmas! I’m trying to get some Dutch studies in, and I thought I’d make my own Christmas/Winter vocab list! 

I wasn’t able to fill out some of them, so if you speak Dutch and know the Dutch word for whatever words are blank, please let me know what they are! :D 

Also, if you see any mistakes, please, please, please let me know so I can fix them ASAP!  Thanks! 

I hope you find this list helpful! :D 

Time, months, etc. 

Winter- (de) Winter 

December- December

January- Januari

February- Februari 

Christmas- (de) Kerstmis / (het) Kerstfeest / (de) kerst 

Christmas eve- (de) Kerstavond 

Adjectives: 

cold - Koud

Wet - nat

Freezing - ijskoud 

Cozy - gezellig 

Icy - ijzig 

Red - rood 

Green - groen

Comfortable/ comfy- comfortabel/ aangenaam / gemakkelij 

Sleepy- slaperig 

Warm- warm 

Nouns: (Clothing) 

Winter jacket- (de) Winterjas 

Glove(s)-  (de) handschoen(en) 

Scarf - (de) sjaal 

Sock(s)- (de) sok(ken)

Thermal underwear- (het) thermisch ondergoed / (de) Thermokleding 

Boot(s)- (de) Laars/ Laarzen 

Sweater- (de) trui / (de) Pullover  

Hat(s)- (de) hoed(en)

Ice skate(s)- (de) schaats(en) 

Nouns: (Food and drink) 

Hot chocolate (with whipped cream)- de warme chocolademelk (met slagroom) 

Apple cider- (de) (het) Appelsap

Eggnog- (de) Eggnog 

Mulled wine-  (de) glühwein

Cocktails- (de) cocktails 

Punch- (de) punch

Tea - (de) Thee

Iced tea -(de) ijsthee 

Coffee- (de) koffie

Milk- (de) melk 

Dinner - (het) avondeten 

Turkey- (de) kalkoen  (kerstmis kalkoen/ Christmas Turkey) 

Ham- (de) ham

(Jellied) Cranberry sauce- (de) cranberrysaus 

Stuffing - (de) vulling 

Mashed potatoes- (de) aardappelpuree

Gravy-  (de) jus 

Green beans- (de) sperziebonen / (de) haricots

Dessert- (het) nagerecht  / (het) toetje / (het) dessert

Pumpkin pie- (de) pompoentaart

Apple Pie- (de) appeltaart

Fruitcake- (de) vruchtentaart

Cookies- (de) koekjes

Cake- (de) cake

Candy- (het)  snoepje

Chocolate- (de) chocolade 

Caramel- (de) karamel

Cinnamon- (de) kaneel 

Sugar- (de) suiker 

Candy cane(s)- (de) zuurstokken 

Nouns (Weather, etc.)

Snow- (de) sneeuw 

Snowball- (de) sneeuwbal

Snowflake-  (de) sneeuwvlok 

Snowman- (de) sneeuwpop / (de) sneeuwman 

Ice- (het) ijs 

Icicle- (de) ijspegel 

Rain- (de) regen 

Drizzle- (de) motregen 

Wind-(de) wind

Gust of wind- (de) windstoot 

Blizzard- (de) sneeuwstorm 

Frost- (de) vorst 

Thermometer- (de) thermometer 

Nouns (objects around the house, etc.) 

Cup-(de) kop / (het) kopje 

Mug- (de) beker 

Fireplace- (de) open haard 

Fire- (het) vuur

Blanket- (de) deken 

Chimney- (de)  schoorsteen

Candle- (de) kaars 

Book- (het) boek

Snow globe- (de) sneeuwbol

Nouns (Decorations and all the other Christmas related stuff) 

Decoration(s)- (de)  decoratie(s) 

Christmas tree- (de) kerstboom 

Tree stand- (de) kerstboomstandaard

Ornament(s)- (de) kerstversiering(en)

Christmas balls- (de) kerstballen 

Christmas lights-  (de) Kerstverlichting

Tinsel- (de) lametta 

Garland- (de) slinger 

Glitter- (de) glitter 

Gingerbread House- (het)  peperkoekhuis / (het) Gingerbread huis

Stocking- (de) Kerstkous 

Star- (de) Ster 

Mistletoe- (de) maretak 

Wreath(s)- (de) krans(en) 

Santa Claus- (de) Kerstman

Elf- (de) elf 

North Pole- (de) Noordpool

Naughty List-  (de) stoute kinderen lijst

Naughty and Nice- Stout of lief (not sure how legit this translation is lol) 

Reindeer- (het) rendier 

Advents Calendar- (de)  adventskalender 

Nativity Set-   (de) kerststal

Mary- Maria 

Joseph- Joseph 

Wise men-  (de) (drie) Wijzen

(Baby) Jesus- (het) kerstkind 

God- (de) god 

Shepherd- (de) herder 

Star of Betlehem-  (de) ster van Bethlehem

Angel-  (de) engel 

Crib/manger- (de) kribbe

Myrrh- (de) mirre

Frankincense- (de) wierook

Gold- (het) goud 

Church- (de) kerk

Miracle- (het) mirakel / (het) wonder 

Christmas Carol(s)- (het) kerstlied/ (de) kerstliederen

Nouns (Shopping and wrapping gifts):

Christmas gift(s)- (het) kerstcadeau/ (de) kerstcadeaus 

Wrapping paper- (het) cadeaupapier 

Ribbon- (het) lint 

Bow- (De) strik 

Twine-  (het) touw / (het) bindgaren

Christmas card(s)- (de) kerstkaart(en)

Shopping- (het) winkelen 

Nouns (Sickness)

Sickness- (de) ziekte 

Cold- (de) kou / (de) verkoudheid  

Fever- (de) koorts 

Runny nose- (de) loopneus

Tissue -  (de) tissue / (de) papieren zakdoek

Snot- (de) (het) snot

Cough- (de) hoest

Sneeze-  (de) nies

Medicine-  (het) medicijn

Earache-  (de) oorpijn

Headache- (de) hoofdpijn 

Nouns (Places to go)

Library- (de) bibliotheek 

Ice skating rink- ? 

Relative’s house- (het) huis van familie

Mall- (het) winkelcentrum 

Ski resort-  (het) skigebied / (het) ski resort

Christmas parade- (de) kerstparade(?) 

(Verbs) 

to be sick- ziek zijn 

to have a cold- verkouden zijn 

to sneeze- niezen

to cough- hoesten

to have a sore throat- keelpijn hebben 

to blow one’s nose-  (zijn?) neus snuiten  

to visit family-  de familie bezoeken 

to read- lezen

to watch movies- films kijken

to have a headache- hoofdpijn hebben 

to go ice skating -  gaan schaatsen

to go shopping - winkelen / inkopen doen) 

to shop - winkelen / inkopen 

to wrap (i.e present)- inpakken

to open (i.e gifts) -  uitpakken

to give- geven 

to write (i.e card)- schrijven 

to light (fireplace/candle)- aansteken 

to rain- regenen

to snow- sneeuwen 

to throw (i.e snowball)- gooien / werpen 

to put on (clothes) - aantrekken /aandoen

to decorate- decoreren 

to be thankful (for)-  dankbaar zijn (voor)

to eat- eten 

to bake- bakken 

to cook- koken

to enjoy oneself-  zich vermaken

to dance- dansen 

to sing - zingen 

to take a nap-  een uiltje knappen /  een dutje doen

to be in the Christmas Spirit -   in de kerststemming zijn 

to spend time with loved ones  -  tijd met geliefden doorbrengen

to sit by the fire- bij het vuur zitten 

To want- willen 

to ask for sth. -  om iets vragen / wensen

I feel blessed - ik voel me gezegend

Merry Christmas! -  prettig kerstfeest / vrolijk kerstfeest / fijne/prettige kerstdagen

*This vocab list took me freaking hours to make! I was not expecting it to take that long. I now appreciate all the vocabulary lists that are out there a whole lot more! :D 

*Thank you so much @join-the-dutch-clan​ for all your help!

I’m here with a quick post to talk about some fun facts in regards to the Scottish Gaelic language. For instance, although spelled the same “Gaelic” is pronounced differently for Irish and Scottish, Irish being the traditional gay-lick and Scottish being GAH-lik.

So let’s get started here!

Endangered language: To start things off, yes, Gàidhilg is an endangered language. There are a lot of politics involved that I don’t care to get into at the moment, but let’s just say after a steep decline in Gàidhilg speakers, the language is finally it’s on the rise again. It’s being brought back to life by the government, and hopefully more courses and material will surface for those interested in learning.

Dialects: Like any other language, Gàidhlig has different dialects. Some of those include Scots, Galwegian Gaelic (extinct), Norse-Gaelic, and Canadian Gaelic. That’s right, there happens to be Gàidhilg speakers throughout Nova Scotia. In Gàidhilg that’d be Alba Nuadh (AL-u-puh NOO-ugh), which translates to New Scotland.

Emphatic pronouns: One of the most interesting things I’ve found with Gàidhilg thus far, is their Emphatic Pronouns. It’s not something that I know to be apart of any other language. There is no English equivalent, but it’s basically like stressing a word. So instead of saying “Tha mi Ian” and stressing “mi” to say “I am Ian” you would say “Tha mise Ian” which adds the stress without changing the tone of your voice… it’s a unique part Gàidhlig.

Lack of English Equivalents: Not every word in a language can be properly translated, that’s no big surprise. I find it both frustrating and fascinating when I come across these words. In Gàidhilg, a particular word I’ve come across is “Ann” (AUwnn). The closest translation is “in existence.” This makes it, for me at least, a complicated word to understand and use properly.

J’ai trouvé ce poème j’adore et je voulais le partager.

I’ve been making good progress in my French lately, but I’ve still got a long ways to go.

November draws near, and the challenge of NaNoWriMo awaits, so my language practice may suffer in the coming month. I have a plan to continue my studies, but that may end up with me just reading Easy French Reader when I’m not writing.