Learning a new language can be hard and stressful, but it can also be hilarious at times. Scottish illustrator Laura Frame was learning Dutch while living in Belgium and she started making drawings of every amusing Dutch word she encountered… And there are plenty!
Laura Frame is an illustrator from Glasgow, Scotland. She lived in Ghent for a while, where we met through a mutual friend. She took language lessons to learn Dutch (in case you were wondering: we speak three languages in Belgium) and when a whole bunch of funny words caught her attention, she started making drawings of them. That’s how her ‘Amusing Dutch Words’ series was born. Talk about a cool tool to help you learn Dutch while in Belgium! Here are a few of our favorites.
Stofzuiger (vacuum cleaner)
Literal translation: dust sucker
Spiegelei (fried egg)
Literal translation: mirror egg
Tuinslang (hose)
Literal translation: garden snake
Feestneus (party animal)
Literal translation: party nose
Toiletbril (toilet seat)
Literal translation: toilet glasses
Wasbeer (raccoon)
Literal translation: wash bear
Handschoenen (gloves)
Literal translation: hand shoes
Bloemlezing (anthology)
Literal translation: flower reading
Boterham (sandwich)
Literal translation: butter ham
Wielrennen (cycle racing)
Literal translation: wheel running
Hondenweer (foul weather)
Literal translation: dogs weather
Do you have any funny Dutch word suggestions for Laura? E-mail her at laura@lauraframe.co.uk or share them in the comments below, we’ll make sure to pass them on to her.
