We all know about the benefits of greeting people in dutch, but how to say hello in dutch has never been discussed, even in Dutch. Well, we’ve got some ideas on that as well. A greeting in dutch is one of those things that can make your face turn red, your mouth water, and your legs stiff. To say hello in dutch, you will need a handshake, a smile, and a wave.
As it turns out, the Dutch word for hello is “heel.” A handshake is basically a handshake in English, and the word “hello” is a contraction of “heel.” So if you want to say hello in dutch, you will need to shake hands, smile, and wave.
As anyone who has ever tried to speak English in a restaurant will tell you, it’s a mess. The first thing to note is that the Dutch word for hello is heel. So how do you shake hands in dutch? As you might guess, you’ll need to use the heel of your hand, and then you’ll be able to say hello.
The best way to say hello in dutch, is to shake hands with your left hand (with your right hand holding your right thumb on top of your ring and pinky fingers together) then to wave your right hand and then your left hand. This sounds like the easiest way to say hello since both hands are used. I still think a handshake is the best way to say hi in dutch, but it sounds much more awkward than a wave.
I always try to say hello in dutch the same way I say hello in any language, with my right hand extended towards me and my right thumb in between my left ring and pinky finger. This is because I think I can use my right hand better than my left hand in dutch.
The thing about dutch is that it seems to have one of those regional quirks where people put one hand over the other and they say “ooh” and “ahhh” differently. So if you want to say “ooh” you have to extend your hand and then you can say “ahhh” with your thumb between your ring finger and pinky finger.
I once had a customer ask me where I got my dutch hand-saying sign. When I told her I got it at a Dutch bakery, she said “Really? Do you know what that means?” She then went into a detailed explanation of how her hand-saying sign works.
The Dutch have pretty good English, so I knew it was going to be hard to get across without a translator, so I asked the employee I had to ask him to do a little of that. He had a good laugh at my expense and told me I was right. The sign has been around for over a hundred years. The first time I met the person who added it to this website was at that bakery with the sign.
To be fair, I did notice that there was no translation for “really” and in fact a lot of people were using the word “like” and “like this”.
I didn’t know what to expect from the dutch greeting, but I did know I was going to have to say it to myself a lot. I would feel really uncomfortable with it so I decided to give it a shot. The sign is a Dutch word which means hello. It’s also pronounced with the Dutch word for hello, huis.
