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I know "wil" means "want" but is there a dutch word for "would like"... i know in german it's "möchte" is there a word in dutch?
wil is used for first person singular e.g. "ik wil een appel" (i want an apple) wilt is used for 2nd person singular e.g. "jij wilt een appel" (you want an apple) however, when asking a question, 2nd person singular drops the "t" e.g. "wil jij een appel" (do you want an apple) rather than "wilt jij een appel" hope this helps
"Jij" should have been accepted. You are sure the mistake was with "jij" and there was not another mistake in the sentence?
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Yes, I am sure it was just the "jij". But maybe because it was a listening exercise I should hear the difference between "je" and "jij"?
Yes, if it is a listening exercise you have to type what is being said. Since there is a difference in the pronunciation you can only fill in je if the voice says je, and similar with jij.
Je is pronounced as in this sentence a bit like uh - juh
The ij of Jij is pronounced like ei(egg) and suppose in English the closest sound is eye.
You can check out this website which discusses all the different pronunciations and has audio for all of them: http://www.heardutchhere.net/DutchPronunciation.html
duo saw me ranting at sims 4 and a total sum of 1 (one) long skirt and 1 (one) long dress that doesn't look like a bride's dress.
I don't like the way Duo pronounces the R... I typed "gok" because of it... I know some people pronounce it like that, but shouldn't Duo speak it like the spanish R just to avoid confusion?
From what I understand in the Netherlands they don't roll Rs anymore while they still do in the Flanders? Since the Netherlands have more speakers it makes sense to teach this particular pronunciation.
The pronounciation of the R depends on the region, as does the pronounciation of the G.
