dunglish

Dunglish is a combination of Dutch and English. The Dutch language and the English language are both Germanic languages. Due to their many similarities, the Dutch and Flemish sometimes make mistakes when speaking and writing English. These mistakes are referred to as "Dunglish" (in Dutch, Nederengels).

Examples

"Welcome in Amsterdam": Should be: "Welcome to Amsterdam" (in Dutch, "Welkom in Amsterdam")
"That can": Instead of: "that's possible", "sure" or "of course" (in Dutch, "Dat kan")
"Thank you for your reaction": Instead of: "Thank you for your reply" (in Dutch, "Bedankt voor uw reactie")
"I hate you all very welcome": In Dutch: "Ik heet jullie allemaal zeer welkom"
"They hardly worked....".: Should be: "They have been working very well". (in Dutch, "Ze hebben hard gewerkt)

Dutch politicians also are known for their hilarious mistakes in English. Former Dutch ambassador Dries van Agt once seemed to have said "I can stand my little man" (ik kan mijn mannetje staan) and prime minister Joop den Uijl once mixed up the word entrepreneur (in Dutch: ondernemer) with undertaker.

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