Speak local in Amsterdam

• GoedemorgenKHOO-duh-mor-khuhGood morning
• Hoi / Daghoy / dakhHi / Bye
• Dank je wel / Dank u welDAHNK yuh vel / DAHNK ew velThank you (informal / formal)
• SorrySorry / Excuse me
• Spreekt u Engels?spraykt ew ENG-ulsDo you speak English?
• Ik begrijp het nietik buh-KHRAYP ut neetI don't understand

Emergency 112

Almost everyone speaks English and will switch the moment you hesitate. A few words of Dutch still matter in a GP's surgery, a market and the gemeente, and the g is a throaty sound from the back of the mouth.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Dutch, so accents vary by phone and browser.