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The national language of the Netherlands is Dutch or Netherlandish (Nederlands) but in the North there is a regional language, West Frisian, which is more closely related to English, being one of the Ingvaeonic languages, along with East Frisian, North Frisian and Mecklenburgische.

Dutch being the main language, English as a 2nd, the Dutch people are extremely versatile, many will also speak German and French

The official language of the special municipality Bonaire is Papiamento.

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Most Dutch people speak multiple languages. About 90% of the population speaks English, 71% German, 29% French and 5% Spanish. But there are more languages are spoken in the Netherlands. There are various dialects and large groups of immigrants who speak their own languages as well.

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The Dutch speak Dutch, although there are many dialects, of which most sound more or less the same as 'regular' Dutch and have the same (overall) grammatical structures. Depending on the region these dialects sound 'German' (in the east) or 'Flemish' (in the south) to an outsider.

The 'real' Dutch language is thought of as originally being an Hollandic dialect (South and North Holland being the most west situated provinces of the Netherlands).

In the province of Friesland, in the northern part of the Netherlands, people speak (West) Frisian. This is also a Germanic language (as is Dutch itself), although it differs significantly from 'regular' Dutch. Most Dutch people can't fully understand this language without additional training

If that is not what you meant: high-school children are being taught German, English, French (and Greek/Latin (classical languages) when in grammar school) and Dutch (and Frisian in Friesland). In some schools, children can also choose from Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and I think even Chinese.

Depending on the level of education, these courses can range from 2 to 6 years.

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In terms of native languages, yes. The Frisian language, which is the closest relative of English, is spoken in the northwestern corner of the Netherlands. Frisian is spoken by about 2% of the population.

In terms of foreign languages, again yes. Actually the Dutch are very good at learning foreign languages. Almost all the Dutch (90%) can speak English, about half of them can speak German and a third can speak French.
The most commonly spoken language in the Netherlands is Dutch.
The official 'national' language of the Netherlands is Dutch, but many other languages are also spoken.

In some regions of the Netherlands, Frisian is also an official language

Over 90% of the population use Dutch as their first language.

Other native languages include

  • Limburgish
  • Frisian
  • Dutch Low Saxon

... but these languages are more localised and confined to specific geographic areas.

The majority of Dutch people also speak English as a second language. German, French and Spanish are also spoken as second languages.

About 5% of the population speak languages such as Arabic, Turkish or Berber, being immigrants from countries that speak these languages.

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Dutch (Nederlands) and Frisian (Fries) are official.
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The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch.
Dutch and Frisian are the 2 official languages.
The most commonly spoken language in the Netherlands is Dutch.


In The Netherlands (Nederland), the primary language is Dutch (in Dutch: Nederlands). In every school, children will also be taught English.
People in Holland speak Dutch. they also have English as a 2nd language, many Dutch people also speak French and German. there are about 5 dialects spoken, especially in the north and the south.
Dutch ('Nederlands') and Frisian ('Fries') are the 2 official languages.
Dutch and Frisian are official, but most of the people speak at least English or German (or even French).
The co-official language of the Netherlands is Frisian.
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Holland and the rest of the Netherlands speak Dutch but most people speak additional languages such as English, German, and French.
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The main and original language spoken in Holland is Dutch
It's Dutch, or 'Nederlands'.

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The people from the Netherlands speak Dutch. The also speak (a form of) Dutch in South Africa, the Antilles, Surinam and parts of Belgium. It sounds a little different because its a dialect.

All though South Africa has its own language, you can here the Dutch influence very clearly.

In Friesland, a region in the Netherlands, they speak Fries. Which is just like they speak a different language/dialect in Wales.
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Dutch is the most prominent language in Holland.

Frisian is also official.
The people of the Netherlands (Holland) speak Dutch. When I went there recently most people seemed to speak English, too.
Frisian is the only other official language, and the Netherlands recognize several dialects of Low Saxon as languages (Limburgish and Tweants). English and German are widely spoken as second languages.
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Holland: Dutch. They also talk Frisian in the province Friesland. In the west they sometimes talk a dialect of Low Saxon.

Belgium: Dutch, French and a bit German. Also dialects like Flemish, Walloon and Limburgish.

Luxembourg: Luxembourgish, French and German.

They all talk English very well.

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Although dutch is taught in school the most common language is Papiamento. On Aruba and Curacao Papiamento it is the official language. The language is a mix of African languages, Spanish and Portuguese. Some influences of English, Amerindian and Dutch are also present.

Technically there are two different dialects; Papiamento and Papiamentu.

Besides Papiamento people in the Dutch Antilles might also speak Dutch or Spanish.
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The 1 official language in the Netherlands is Dutch., spoken by more than 90% of the population.

In the provincy Friesland the other official language is Frisian. There are also many dialects but most people don't speak them anymore.


English is spoken as a second language by about 90% of the population.

Here is a list of the languages and dialects spoken in the Netherlands.

  1. Achterhoeks
  2. Drents
  3. Dutch
  4. Dutch Low Saxon
  5. Dutch Sign Language
  6. Frisian
  7. Gronings
  8. Limburgish
  9. Twents
  10. Veluws
  11. Zeeuws
  12. Deventers
  13. Nijmeegs
  14. Signed Dutch (a newer sign language that uses Dutch Grammar)
  15. Brabants
  16. Papiamento

Many people also speak German, French etc. People with roots in Turkey or Morocco live in the Netherlands so many people also speak Turkish and Arabic.


Dutch Sign Language (NGT) is the sign language used by deaf people in the Netherlands. Today, more and more schools for the deaf in The Netherlands teach Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren). This uses the grammar of Dutch rather than NGT.

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The most common languages in the region that was the former constituent country of the Netherlands Antilles are:

  1. Dutch
  2. English
  3. Papiamento


Papiamento (a Portuguese-West African creole with Dutch and Spanish influence) predominates on Curaçao and Bonaire, while English is widely spoken. English is the most commonly spoken language on Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius.

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fairly well, I mean, I'm dutch. It is given as a subect at school for at least 4 years.

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Dutch and American English, also, many speak some French and German as this is learned on school.

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The official language is Dutch but people also speak English, West Frisian, Papiamento and some other old Dutch derivatives.

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The main language id Dutch. Regional variations and Dutch-speaking area described in related article (link)

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Dutch and they still speak that.

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