basic survival dutch phrases

This is the SUPER basic dutch phrases that i have learnt over the past 6 months in Netherlands
if i can speak it, so can you!

PS : i am really super lousy at dutch i dont learn this full time and i just learn some sentences for fun at times.. hahahah this is ultimate cui-ness as i will put it. this was done with a specialised consultation with the superman bf.

How are you? – hoe haat het met jou? ( pronouncation: hu heart hat met yao)

i love you – ik hou van jou ( pronounciation: ik how va-n yao)

how do i go to _______? – Hoe gaan ik naar _________? ( pronounciation: hu ha-an ik na _____)

i am hungry – Ik ben honger ( pronounication : ik ben hon-er)

i am full – ik ben vol ( pronounication : ik ben ful)

I am Joelle – ik ben Joelle.

 I live in ______ - Ik woon in _______( pronounication : ik woo-n in ___________)

darling?? – schatje? ( Pronounciation : Sa-Che)

i live with my boyfriend - Ik woon met mijn vriendje. 

my bf is nice – mijn vriendje is aardig.

See you again! – tot ziens! ( pronounciation : toad- seen-s)

i am going home – ik ga huis. ( prounication : ik ha house)

where is _____? – waar is _____??

why? — waarom? ( pronounciation : wa-rom?)

is this free? – is het gratis? ( pronounciation – is hat hra-tis)

lol. that is all i remember for now more to come next time. and hopefully, it get better over the months.

i am such a slow learner..:X practically i am learning one sentence per month. Hope my bf dont laugh/scold me. hahahha.

but basically, the thing that is bothering me about dutch is that stupid G sound.. if you realise, it is much pronounicated as a H sound with a combined RRRRRRRRR sound. so if you manage to gurgle your mouth, you are basically making the dutch G sound. And up to now, i still cannot pronounce the G properly.

and i also cant stand the long long words… like sometimes there can be like 20 alphabets or more in one word!!that is totally murder. my tongue gets tied pronunicating the never-ending word.

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