Recent Posts Tagged With 'Dutch'

• How to Say Cat in Nine Foreign Languages

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 22:19 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, children's books, polish, italian, hungarian, minou, foreign language fun, cat in dutch

  // Today’s post is a completely self-indulgent excuse to show you my other two children–the furry ones.   I used to take pictures of my cats all the time BK (Before Kids,) but the kitties have been photograpically neglected for y...

• Dinosaur in Foreign Languages: Spanish, French, German and More

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 19:43 in Spanish, german, french, Dutch, latin, greek, italian, foreign language fun, dinosaur names, dinosaur french, dinosaur german, dinosaur greek

  If my own two boys are any indication, kids looooooove dinosaurs!  Use these fascinating creatures to teach children about languages.  Sir Richard Owen, an English biologist, used Greek terms to give dinosaurs their name back in 1841:  deinos mean...

• Best Mom in the World: How to Say Mother in a Dozen Languages

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 19:26 in Spanish, mother, german, french, japanese, Dutch, holiday, polish, hindi, mother's day, russian, italian

  This Mother’s Day, let Mom know she’s the best in the world!  Learn how to say Mother in these twelve world languages: Moeder, Moer (Dutch) Mère, Maman (French) Mutter (German) Màna (Greek) Ma, Maji (Hindi) Anya (Hungarian) Madre...

• How to Say Happy Easter in Foreign Languages

  Posted on Friday April 10th, 2009 at 20:27 in Spanish, german, french, Dutch, holiday, italian, foreign language fun, happy easter german, happy easter dutch, happy easter french, happy easter italian, happy easter spanish

  French - Joyeuses Pâques Spanish - Felices Pascuas German - Frohe Ostern Italian - Buona Pasqua Dutch - Vrolijk Pasen Please add more languages to the list and have a blessed Easter! Click here to take the Foreign Language Fun language choice s...

• How to Say Chocolate in Fourteen Languages for Valentine’s Day

  Posted on Friday February 6th, 2009 at 20:55 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, holiday, polish, swedish, maltese, italian, finnish, danish

  In honor of Valentine’s Day–February 14–let’s learn fourteen ways to say that magical word:  CHOCOLATE! French:  chocolat Spanish:  chocolate Italian:  cioccolato German:  Schokolade Dutch:  chocolade Portuguese:  choco...

• Happy New Year Around the World: Greetings in a Dozen Languages

  Posted on Friday December 26th, 2008 at 20:31 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, holiday, polish, thai, italian, finnish, czech, hebrew

  It’s hard to believe that it is almost 2009!  Time to bring out the party hats and noise makers to ring in the New Year.  Since having kids, my New Year’s celebrations have taken on a whole new vibe.  Instead of paying top dollar for a...

• Say Thank You in Many Languages This Thanksgiving

  Posted on Wednesday November 26th, 2008 at 20:44 in Spanish, german, french, japanese, Chinese, Dutch, holiday, polish, hindi, swedish, arabic, maltese

   When I think of Thanksgiving, my mind goes to turkey and pumpkin pie, parades and football.  Of course, the real reason is to give thanks to God for all that He has given us.  On this special holiday, I’d like to say Thank You in as many w...

• Snow in French, Spanish, German, and More

  Posted on Sunday November 16th, 2008 at 22:52 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, italian, bonhomme de neige, foreign language fun, snow dutch, snow french, snow german, snow italian

  It’s snowing. It’s mid-November, our yard is covered with leaves patiently waiting to be raked and placed into bags, and it’s snowing. Sticking, too. Though we had a few melty flurries already this season, this is the first offic...

• Veteran’s Day in Many Languages: Spanish, French, and More

  Posted on Monday November 10th, 2008 at 23:59 in Spanish, german, french, Dutch, holiday, italian, foreign language fun, thank you soldier, veteran's day dutch, veteran's day french, veteran's day german, veteran's day italian

  Tuesday, November 12 is Veteran’s Day in the U.S. Learn how to say the word soldier in these foreign languages: French - soldat Spanish - soldado Italian - soldato German - Soldat Dutch - militair And now, learn how to say Thank You: French - ...

• Fall Apples in Spanish, French, German, and More: Free Coloring Page Worksheet!

  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 07:45 in Spanish, english, german, french, Dutch, italian, apples, coloring page, coloring pages, norwegian, hungarian, foreign language fun

  Autumn apples!  It’s my favorite part of the fall season.  Though I might lament being a Michigander in the middle of February, in October I pity those poor Hawaiian souls who miss out on crisp fall air, trees of orange and red, hayrides, and...