English, Dutch and German are closely related languages and there are some dialects which are a bizzare mixture of all 3 found in many Northern European countries. One reason I decided to learn Dutch as its easier than German (which I have some basic knowledge of) – many words and sentences to do with engineering and electronics are mutually intelligible across both languages. Ist very easy, alle deze talen en grammatica to mix together by accident, especially if you sip as a Tomcat [1], thus have you many Biers gedronken.
[1] zuipen als een kater – to drink like a tomcat (kater) this also means a hangover in both NL and DE.
