French word

néerlandais

Pronunciation

IPA/neɛʁlɑ̃dɛ/

Meaning

  • masculine noundutch

Example

J'apprends le néerlandais.

I am learning Dutch.

Illustration for néerlandais (dutch)

More examples

En vacances, je parle un peu le néerlandais.

On vacation, I speak a little Dutch.

Core concept

A Dutch-language label for speech from the Netherlands and for things or people connected with Dutch origin.

Common phrases

  • parler le néerlandais

    speak Dutch

  • comprendre le néerlandais

    understand Dutch

Similar words

hollandais: Someone from Holland.
flamand: Someone from Flanders in northern Belgium.

Definition in French

Dénomination de la langue parlée aux Pays-Bas; le terme s'emploie aussi pour qualifier l'origine ou la nationalité.

Word origin

French néerlandais comes from Dutch Nederlands, the Dutch name for the language, adapted to French with the ending -ais.

Usage tips

  • As a language noun, néerlandais normally takes the definite article: J'apprends le néerlandais.

Other meanings

  • Dutch personnoun

Related words

  • néerlandophoneDutch speakernoun

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