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THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. It may save a life, It may save your life.)

An Article from Neena Susan Thomas

“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.

If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.

REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.

THIS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE A LIFE.”

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THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. It may save a life, It may save your life.)

An Article from Neena Susan Thomas

“Through a rapist’s eyes. A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interview…ed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid, or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can’t believe it is so cold out here, we’re in for a bad winter. Now that you’ve seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh – HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he’s out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL ….

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans : if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side,put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS , LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side , peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. ( DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB) .

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better safe than sorry.

If u have compassion reblog this post. ‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.

REBLOG THIS AND LET EVERY GIRL KNOW AT LEAST PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD. So please reblog this….Your one reblog can Help to spread this information.

THIS COULD ACTUALLY SAVE A LIFE.”

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Task #12

Brrr, de herfst staat weer voor de deur en dat betekent dikke sokken, een lekker kopje thee en het regenpak weer uit de kast. Hoe breng jij deze koude regenachtige dagen door? En heeft jouw land nog bepaalde herfsttradities?

Brrr, autumn is coming and that means thick socks, a delicious cup of tea and the rain suit out of the closet. How do you spend these cold rainy days? And does your country have certain autumn traditions?

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Task #11

Welke persoon is het allerbelangrijkst voor jou? Vertel ons een beetje meer over deze persoon!

Which person is the most important to you? Please tell us a bit more about them!

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Task #10

Wat is je droombaan? Is dat altijd dezelfde baan geweest, of wilde je vroeger iets anders doen? Denk je dat je ooit echt deze baan zal hebben?

What’s your dream job? Has it always been the same job, or did you want to do something else when you were younger? Do you think that you’ll actually have that job one day?

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@manga-netflix-music-life and @allthingsdutch will be helping us with correcting your texts from now on! 

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Task #9

Zou je ooit graag verhuizen naar een ander land? Waarom wel/niet? 

Would you like to move to another country some day? Why (not)?

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Tenses in Dutch

Please read this introduction before reading the rest of the post. I tried to make an overview of all verb tenses in Dutch, but as I noticed while making this, verbs can get very complicated. Some exceptions are just ridiculous and very rare, some rules don’t make sense and it’s a lot. If you are going to use this post to study, I recommend you do it tense by tense, and not the whole thing at once. I tried to make this as correct as possible, but I don’t doubt there will be mistakes in this explanation. It is just too complicated and I am not enough of an expert to write a thing like this that’s 100% correct. I do think that the mistakes should be limited, and that you can use this overview for your studies. This is a horribly long post so I put almost everything under the cut. Please let me know if you find anything unclear, you notice a mistake or you have a question. Veel succes!

(I apologize on beforehand for the awful names we gave our tenses)

Voltooid Verleden Tijd (V.V.T.)

‘Finished Past Tense’, similar to the English Present Perfect Simple.

How do you form it?

O.V.T. (see below) of zijn/hebben + past participle (see below)

In most cases, you use ‘hebben’. You only use ‘zijn’ with

Linking verbs

Zijn, worden, blijven, blijken, lijken, schijnen, heten, dunken, voorkomen.

Verbs that express movement, development or change

E.g. vallen, groeien, veranderen

There are some verbs for which you can use both, depending on the situation. If you don’t express a movement from point A to point B, you use ‘hebben’. If you want to express movement from point A to point B, you use ‘zijn’. E.g. Ik heb de hele dag gewandeld. (I walked all day long) Ik ben naar huis gewandeld. (I walked home)

How do you form the past participle?

In general: ge + stem + d/t

You need to know the difference between strong and weak verbs.

Strong verb = there is a sound shift in the stem Weak verb = there is no sound shift

Strong verbs are irregular and you need to learn them by heart (list of strong verbs), although you might notice similar sound shifts (they can help you with learning). Irregular (strong) verbs mostly take -en at the end instead of -d/-t.

Weak verbs are regular and follow the pattern explained below.

Stem: infinitive minus -en !! Attention !! Sometimes, you have to spell the stem differently than just infinitive - en. That’s because of the pronunciation. For example, ‘doden’ (to kill) is pronounced with a long ‘o’, but if you’d follow the pronunciation rules, you would have to pronounce ‘dod’ (doden - en) with a short o. That’s not how it should be, so we add another o to indicate that this should be pronounced as a long vowel: ‘dood’. This is the stem. If a stem ends on a ‘v’, the stem will end on a ‘f’, because words in Dutch never ever end on a v, and this ‘f’ is also pronounced as an ‘f’. For example, the verb ‘leven’ (to live) without ‘en’ is ‘lev’, but you add an e for pronunciation and an ‘f’ for pronunciation => ‘leef’. 

Verbs ending on one of the consonants in ‘t kofschip + x (or ‘t fokschaap + x) take -t. Other verbs take -d.

A past participle NEVER ends on a double t or double d.

Exceptions: verbs starting with be-, er-, ge-, her- , ont-, or ver- don’t take ge-. There are a few exceptions with her-: herbergen (geherbergd), herhuisvesten (geherhuisvest) and herstructureren (geherstructureerd). There also won’t be a ge- when the verb is composed but inseparable and the emphasis is on the second syllable.

When do you use it?

A situation in the past that happened before another situation in the past (which is put in the V.T.T. or O.V.T.)

Jij was al aangekomen toen het alarm afging. (You already arrived when the alarm went off.)

Zijn Ik was geweest Jij was geweest Hij/zij/het was geweest Wij waren geweest Jullie waren geweest Zij waren geweest

Hebben Ik had gehad Jij had gehad Hij/zij/het had gehad Wij hadden gehad Jullie hadden gehad Zij hadden gehad

Doen (STRONG) Ik had gedaan Jij had gedaan Hij/zij/het had gedaan Wij hadden gedaan Jullie hadden gedaan Zij hadden gedaan

Slapen  Ik had geslapen Jij had geslapen Hij/zij/het had geslapen Wij hadden geslapen Jullie hadden geslapen Zij hadden geslapen

Lees verder

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DUTCH VOCABULARY: RESTAURANTS

NOUNS:

the restaurant - het restaurant

the menu - de menukaart

the meal - de maaltijd

the dish - het gerecht

the appetizer/starter - het voorgerecht

the main course - het hoofdgerecht

the side dish - het bijgerecht

the dessert - het nagerecht / het dessert

the tip - de fooi

the fork - de vork

the knife - het mes

the spoon - de lepel

the plate - het bord

the glass - het glas

the bill/check - de rekening

the cook - de kok

the waiter - de ober/kelner

the waitress - de serveerster/kelnerin (I’ve never heard anyone say “kelnerin”, but it exists, according to Google)

VERBS:

to cook - koken

to order - bestellen

to eat - eten

to drink - drinken

to dine - dineren

to make a reservation - reserveren

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

We’ve booked a table for X. - We hebben een tafel voor X gereserveerd.

Do you have a table free? - Is er nog een tafel vrij?

We’re ready to order. - We willen graag bestellen. / We hebben onze keuze gemaakt.

I would like the X, please. - Voor mij de X, alstublieft.

The check/bill, please. - De rekening, alstublieft.

Keep the change. - Hou het wisselgeld maar.

It was delicious. - Het was heerlijk.

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Task #8

Het is tijd om terug naar school te gaan in Nederland en België. Hoe zit dat in jouw land? Ga jij nog naar school? Wat heb je gestudeerd/wat studeer je? Welke vakken vind je het leukst en welke haat je?

It’s back to school time in the Netherlands and Belgium. How about your country? Are you still going to school? And what do/did you study? What subjects do you like the most and what subjects do you hate?

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The Netherlands: "nooit oorlog zonder wapens" (never war without weapons) or "nooit opstaan zonder wekker" (never get up without an alarm)

i think my saddest moment as an Australian was finding out that the rest of the world doesn’t say “never eat soggy weetbix” to figure out the order of the compass

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DUTCH RESOURCES

Here are some resources that learners of Dutch might find useful.

woordenlijst.org

This site is managed by the Dutch Language Union (De Taalunie), which is an international regulatory institution that provides resources for the Dutch language (amongst other things). Fill in any word in the search bar and you will find its plural forms, verb conjugations, the corresponding article, the word class, etc. IMPORTANT: the site is in Dutch, so you will need to have some basic knowledge of the language to navigate it. This word list is also available in book form and this version is most commonly referred to as The Green Booklet (Het Groene Boekje), because, well, guess what, it literally is a green booklet.

https://taaladvies.net/

This site is also managed by the Dutch Language Union. Here, you will find solutions to any spelling problems or linguistic conventions in Dutch. IMPORTANT: Again, the site is in Dutch, so you will need to have some knowledge of the language already, There is a search bar, but you can also search the categories for the answer that you’re looking for, which will require some knowledge of linguistic terms in Dutch (word classes, etc.)

Van Dale

This is the most widespread and trustworthy explanatory dictionary in the Dutch-speaking world. The site also offers a translation service for several languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish) into Dutch and vice versa, and you will be able to find translations for general vocabulary in the free dictionary. It is a very useful resource for language learners!

Forvo

This is a pronunciation database. Want to know how a Dutch word is pronounced? Look it up on Forvo and you’ll sound like a native in no time.

http://omniglot.com/writing/dutch.htm

Here, you will find the pronunciation of the letters and the sounds that are used in Dutch. TIP: It might be useful to keep http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/ipa-sounds/ipa-chart-with-sounds/ open in another tab if you’re new to the pronunciation of Dutch sounds. Just click on a phonetic symbol to hear what it sounds like.

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ATTENTION ALL GIRLS AND LADIES: if you walk from home, school, office or anywhere and you are alone and you come across a little boy crying holding a piece of paper with an address on it, DO NOT TAKE HIM THERE! take him straight to the police station for this is the new 'gang' way of rape. The incident is getting worse. Warn your families. Reblog this so this message can get accross to everyone.

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DUTCH VOCABULARY: MEDICAL

NOUNS:

a general practitioner - een huisarts

a pediatrician - een kinderarts

a hospital - een ziekenhuis

a doctor - een dokter

a surgeon - een chirurg

a nurse - een verpleger/verpleegster

an anesthesiologist - een anesthesist

a general surgeon - een algemeen chirurg

a plastic surgeon - een plastisch chirurg

the medicine - het medicijn

the medication - de medicatie

the painkiller - de pijnstiller

the needle - de naald

the infusion - het infuus

the fluid - de vloeistof

the antibiotic(s) - het antibioticum, de antibiotica

the surgery - de operatie

the examination - het onderzoek

the prescription - het voorschrift

the illness - de ziekte

the emergency - het noodgeval

the wound - de wond

the concussion - de hersenschudding

the fracture - de breuk

the tear - de scheur

the accident - het ongeluk

the damage - de schade

the diagnosis - de diagnose

VERBS:

to operate/to perform surgery - opereren

to perform CPR - reanimeren

to heal - genezen

to prescribe - voorschrijven

to examine - onderzoeken

to break (a bone) - (een bot) breken

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

Call an ambulance! - Bel een ambulance!

Is there a doctor present? - Is er een dokter aanwezig?

We need medical assistance. - We hebben medische bijstand nodig.

This is an emergency. - Dit is een noodgeval.

I’m having surgery next week. - Ik word volgende week geopereerd.

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In Dutch we rarely say “It’s broken” or “It doesn’t work anymore”, instead we use several sayings, but my favourite informal one has to be “Het is naar de knoppen” which roughly translates to “It has gone to the buttons” and that’s just great about Dutch.

Submitted by @vexey1999, with the help of @allthingsdutch

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Task #4

How did you choose to learn Dutch? How long have you been studying it? 

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Travelling in Dutch

Nouns

De auto (-’s) - the car De bagage - the luggage  De berg (-en) - the mountain De bestemming (-en) - the destination De bezienswaardigheid (-heden) - the landmark, the attraction Het buitenland - foreign countries, abroad De B&B (-’s) - the B&B (Bed & Breakfast) De camping* (-s) - the camping De citytrip - the citytrip De fiets (-en) - the bike Het hotel (-s) - the hotel De identiteitskaart (-en) - the ID De kust (-en) - the coast Het monument (-en) - the monument De natuur - the nature Het paspoort (-en) - the passport De reis (-zen) - the journey De skivakantie (-s) - the skiing holiday De stad (steden) - the city Het strand (-en) - the beach De trein (-en) - the train De vakantie (-s) - the vacation, the holiday Het vliegtuig (-en) - the airplane Het vliegveld (-en) - the airport De zee (-ën) - the sea

Verbs

Bezoeken - to visit Ontdekken - to discover Reizen - to travel Vliegen - to fly

* In the Netherlands, ‘camping’ is pronounced as in English, while in Flanders (Belgium), it’s pronounced with the ‘a’ of ‘man’ (the Dutch ‘man’, obviously). I don’t know about Suriname.