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In Limburg, the most southern province of Holland, a dialect is spoken
(or actually many dialects) that may be closer to German than to Dutch. A
prominent characteristic is what we in Dutch call the 'soft G,' and
the Limburg dialect is more melodic than standard Dutch (actually,
Standard Dutch has no melody at all.)
My attempt at the Limburg dialect:
(I'll say it in standard, Northern Dutch first, and then you'll have my
rendering of the Southern way of speaking:
Geen groter genoegen
hear
The names in the list below are spoken in Standard Dutch, not in the local dialect.
De Maas (river) Wijck Valkenburg-aan-de-Geul hear |
Bonnefantenmuseum Sint-Pietersberg grotten (caves) hear |
De Cuyp (restaurant) Het Zwarte Goud ('The Black Gold' - delicacies) hear |
Adriaan (jams etc.) Den Ouden Vogelstruys (music pub) hear |
't Winkelke (bric-a-brac) Olivier Bonbons (chocolate) Café Zondag hear |
Chateau St. Gerlach (hotel) La Bergère (hotel) hear |
Mes Amis Au Coin des Bons Enfants Le Courage hear |
Maison Blanche Dael (tea) La Ferme (gay bar) hear |
('At the Train Station') hear (in Limburg dialect) |
Ezelmarkt Grote Gracht Kesselskade hear |
Kruisherengang Maaspromenade Markt hear |
Plein 1992 Rechtstraat Ruiterij hear |
Sint Pieterstraat Stationsstraat Stokstraat hear |
Vrijthof Wolfspoor Wijckerbrugstraat hear |
Useful Phrases and Words
for travelers and visitors
Food Vocabulary
Everyday Dutch for basic reading and conversation
see (and hear) also:
Sailors and Ships of the 17th Century
Vermeer's World -
Rembrandt -
Old New York
The Dutch in Sports
Names and 'Old' Spelling (with Samples)
Geographical: Names of Cities, Provinces etc. spoken
Longer Dutch Texts Read
On Pronouncing Dutch
Exercise in Dutch Pronunciation
Dutch Vocabulary
Hebrew Words in Dutch
English, Dutch and German Words
from a Common Root
... Hear Frisian Spoken
Maastrichtenaren: Laat het mij weten als U vindt dat Uw straat of Uw bedrijf ook in deze lijst thuishoort.
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