Expression of the month: 2013-01

Geplaatst op januari 31, 2013 door Say it in Dutch

Expression of the month

(Lit. Give my portion to the dog)
No thank you, leave me out, I’d rather not..

Aan de praat

Geplaatst op januari 30, 2013 door Say it in Dutch

This is an expression in Dutch that you can use whenever a machine refuses to work or you don’t know how to turn it on exactly, for instance an old car, a second hand copier, a coffee machine, a brand new computer … So it isn’t necessary that the object actually t a l k s (praat > praten = to talk ).

Hoe krijg ik ‘m aan de praat?
How do I turn it on?

Hoe krijg ik ‘m weer aan de praat?
How do I fix it, how do I make this thing work again?

Ben je helemaal belatafeld?

Geplaatst op januari 28, 2013 door Say it in Dutch

If somebody asks you to do something, and you think this is too ridiculous or simply impossible to do, you can give one of the following answers. They all mean more or less “No way!” or “Forget it”.

Ja, da-ag!

(yes, goodbye)

Dacht ‘t niet!

(didn’t think so)

Vergeet ‘t maar!

(just forget it)

Geen denken aan.

(won’t even think about it)

Ik pieker d’r niet over.

(won’t even consider it)

Kom nou!
(Come on)

Ben je helemaal belatafeld?

(are you crazy?)

What does belatafeld mean?

tafel = table

la = drawer

be-la-tafel-d => to be table-drawered ? ??

Well. It actually doesn’t mean that.
It is only a way of saying…that you must be out of your mind