if i was iin amsterdam and spoke german would i be understood by the majority of people because of the closeness of the language
I heard that most people in Amsterdam speak English quite well and a fair few speak French and German too (but I think English is the dominant foreign language)
and am I thankful too, itleast I don't have to learn another language. LOL typical British. LOL. Lazely when it comes to foreign languages.
I was in Amsterdam 5 years ago..it was gr8..and they do mostly speak English quite well.. actually now that i think of it, i don't remember even one person not knowing to give me directions in english when i asked them how to get somewhere.. i don't think things could have changed too much in these 5 years..
99,95% of the people that aren't over 65 speak english well enough to talk to. German is spoking a 'bit', a slíght bit. Same goes for frensh. Other languages only happen to a few people. But speaking dutch or english you're fine in amsterdam. Although most amsterdam people don't like tourists, so speaking dutch is still best^^
Yes, you would be understood by the majority of people if you would speak German in Amsterdam. However, in general we (the Dutch) do not like to speak German. WWII etc. Mentioning '88 is always a huge success though. Love, bird.
How come?..I thought they were all really nice to us when we were there. I really didn't have that impresion. I guess they must be good actors then..
except when they stand in bike lanes clicking their cameras and have no idea what red pavements mean. lol
Im dutch and from amsterdam and I dont understand german. I think that dutch lays closer to english then to german.
fedor, does that mean if i spoke my poor german i would get away with it, i am american but hate being "touristy" so i figure i could get by on the little bits of dutch and the german i know as to pass off as more european
Yes you would get away with it if you speak poor german. All words differ a little from each other, but are quite familiar
Fedor must be from some border village or something in the neighbourhood of Germany. In Amsterdam almost nobody speaks German or understand it.
No it doesnt. German is the closest language to Dutch there is. And people in Amsterdam are just stupid then, i dont speak German but i do understand it quite easily when its spoken to me.
In my experience, the Dutch hate speaking German. Some who I came across while I worked there didn't like to speak English even. Thats why I learnt to speak Dutch weetje, niet zo moeilijk joh, gewoon proberen.
