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It comes from the Netherlands and is the country’s official language. The North Germanic languages of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic are also part of the Germanic language branch. Diets and so that is why it is called Dutch in English. The oldest Dutch book known is Wachtendonckse Psalmen, which was written in 900. The first Dutch writer known by name is Hendrik van Veldeke, who was born around 1150.

Dutch uses the letters of the same Roman alphabet as English. In Amsterdam, the sound instead is “i” in ice. Vowels are said differently on the if the syllable is open or closed. If a syllable is open, short written vowels are said as long ones.

However, short written vowels are said short if the syllable is closed. Because pra is open, the a is pronounced like aa. There is, however, an exception to this rule. In most words, where an open syllable ends with e it is a short e. The word “me” contains an e and is not pronounced as “mee”.