#gezellige

[crossant-creachure]

de conducteur gaf me een compliment om mn ovpashouder :D

[gammija]

by the nature of translating something from english to netherlands youre bound to run into words in english that dont exist in dutch, but occasionally you run into the reverse and its always boggling when that happens. like what do you mean yall dont have 'verstaan'???

[thissying]

Max about taking his team out to dinner, GP Hungary, 2023

[pathsofoak]

Voor dat we klaar zijn trouwens, ik vindt het zo leuk dat wij met z'n allen zitten te molloten elk jaar (dat is nu een werkwoord. Vind ik)

[the-cursed-wife]

In case anyone needs this today

[uitzinnigmp3]

jongens ik was het livebloggen alweer bijna vergeten. mijn favo deel van widm

[dontthinkitsknowledge]

Kn nie kijken er zitten yanks in m’n huis 😭😭

[hoping-for-novelty]

Huh. Apparently English does not have a translation of benauwd. It's the feeling you get when you don't get enough air

[egelskop]

Opinion on public transit

Fantastic concept. Way too expensive in my country. My sibling saw a guy sitting barefoot with his feet kicked up on the other seat in the train the other day. At night every bus stop and train station turns into a PVP enabled zone. I can't speak for any other form of public transit.

[minarachelle]

Roeselare, Belgium - 2023

[safeintheforest]

𝒞𝑜𝓏𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓇𝑜𝑜𝓂 𝒶𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 𝓋𝒾𝒷𝑒𝓈 𝒪𝒞. 𝒜𝓇𝓉𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓀 𝒷𝓎: Imke illustrations

[majestic-salad]

Wat een raar seizoen, ik kijk uit naar de vlaamse mol

[best-non-english-word-torunament]

Round two: Gezellig vs Cafuné

(poll at the end)

Gezellig (Dutch)

Standard Dutch: [ɣəˈzɛ.ləx] West-Flemish Dutch: [həˈzɛ.ləh]

Translation: Gezellig is a famously untranslatable word. The closest translation is probably 'cosy', but it is much more than that. Whereas cosy usually only refers to a place or a setting, anything and everything can be gezellig in Dutch: a place or a setting, an atmosphere, a person, a group of people, an event... Anything you do, especially in a group, can be done in a way that is gezellig. Other ways of translating gezellig are 'convivial' or 'fun', but they also miss a lot of what 'gezellig' entails. Gezellig can also be used sarcastically: "'I'm having dinner with my bigoted relatives tomorrow.' 'Oh, gezellig.'”

Dutch is an Indo-European language belonging to the Germanic branch spoken by 16 million people in the Netherlands and 24 million total. Most speakers outside the Netherlands are from Belgium, which has a Dutch-speaking area with 7 600 000 speakers. It makes up one end of the West Germanic Dialect continuum. Dutch is also the basis for Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa.

Motivation: It is a word I use all the time in Dutch! I can never find a good way to say it in English, because none of the possible 'translations' actually say the same as 'gezellig'. The concept of 'gezelligheid' is also said to be an integral and defining part of Dutch-speaking culture.

Cafuné (Portuguese, Brazilian Portugese)

Portugal: [kɐ.fuˈnɛ] Brazil: [ka.fuˈnɛ]

Translation: The act of running your fingers through someone's hair in a tender way, usually massaging or gently scratching their scalp

Portuguese is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance branch originating from Portugal. Due to colonialism it is the main and official language of Brazil, where 213 million of its 264 million speakers live. Brazilian Portuguese is considered a dialect of Portuguese as they are mutually intelligible.

Motivation 1: It can be platonic! It can be romantic! It's a cute thing!

Motivation 2: vsjsh affection....... 💞💞 it’s a very sweet gesture it’s very nice and comforting and makes you feel safe

Note: There were two submissions for this word, one in each dialect. Since it’s the same word but with slight pronunciation differences they will compete together

[im-just-a-peach]

🧡 A color you can't stand?

🐸 Describe your aesthetic.

anything that is vibrant really but that's for light sensitivity reasons really

my aesthetic is gezellig.

Thanks for the ask, friend!!

[njoypicturesfotografie]

𝗪𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝘂𝘂𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗸 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 '𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗶 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹' 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻!

N-Joy Pictures Fotografie was erbij en genoot van al het theater, de muziek, de rook en de lichten.

De stad bruiste van energie en de sfeer was magisch.

Wil jij De Parade ook zien? Check dan mijn foto's!

[certifieddudette]

Bro ik zit hier in de trein in goes en er stappen fucking bossche carnavallers in like waar de fuck heb je het over? Bosschers in goes tijdens carnaval? Echt dus niet. No way José.

Bitchasses verkleden zich zodat ze nie opvallen tussen de echte brabos en limbos bro lieveschat schatteboutje dat je onder de rivieren zit betekent niet dat je 'n carnavallert bent 😤😤😤

Je kan zeggen over gatekeepen wat je wil maar ik gaslicht poortwacht meidenbaas hullie allemaol terug euver de moas, OOK DE SUSSY ZEEUWEN 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤