A very common and friendly greeting, often used in informal settings, is 'Hoi'.
- Hoi
- Hi
Friesland, Netherlands · Frysk
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Menno 🐈
Friesland, Netherlands · online
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Ik wol Frysk leare
Goeiemoarn! Alles goed? Hoe wie dyn dei? 🐈
Morning! All good? How was your day?
Myn dei wie goed. Ik hab tsiis iten
Moai! — “Ik haw tsiis iten” 🐈 Hokker tsiis wie it?
Nice! — “I ate cheese.” Which cheese was it?
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The West Frisian that isn't in the textbook
How people in Friesland, Netherlands actually say it. Your cat uses these without being asked, and explains them if you ask.
The use of the word 'dy' as a familiar second-person singular pronoun is a strong marker of a local Frisian speaker.
- dy
- you (familiar singular)
When ordering, instead of a direct command, it's polite and common to use a phrase that translates to 'I would like' or 'I want'.
- Ik wol graach...
- I would like...
- Ik ha graach...
- I would like...
In West Frisian, it's common to repeat the auxiliary verb or the main verb when answering a yes/no question, rather than just saying 'yes' or 'no'.
- Kinne jo dat dwaan?
- Can you do that?
- Ja, dat kin ik.
- Yes, I can.
- Nee, dat kin ik net.
- No, I cannot.
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