Dutch and English share a lot of words, but watch out for false friends. These are words that look similar in both languages, ...

Nog steeds, nog altijd, nog niet... Have you ever considered how often Dutchies use the word 'nog'? Joyce Diebels, from Dutch with Joyce, discusses the different combinations.

My phone is totally empty (dead) after I used it for the whole day. Mijn telefoon is helemaal leeg nadat ik hem de hele dag heb gebruikt.

No matter how good your Dutch becomes, there are always words which it is downright impossible to translate. Here are a few of them. Depending on how you say this expresses relief at a job well done ...