dudeman

help me out por favor. How do you say joint, spliff, pot, and all the other mary jane sayins. and what about prostitute or working girl? This is for a school project.

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florencia9699

LOL i really hope it is for a school project! Anyways, I really cant help you, but I moved the thread to the Languages forums, where it'll be easier to find it in the future... you know, in case anyone else is writting such a school project...

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dudeman

No really, I have to do a ad campaign for a copywriting class. I actually went to Amdam this summer, but I don't remember hardly any dutch.

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aliz

something tells me marc may be able to help you out with this..

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marc873

Um, not into the RDL... But the same terms are used there as here. There are Dutch words for "joint" and "pot" but they are used in several ways just like in english. The marijuana terms are all the same. Consider it Universal.

And by the way Aliz, thanks for the positive words Sadly, Rox and I just dropped 2 legs of our trip in and out of Amsterdam off our itenarary. We were going to spend our first and last week there, but since we are now going in Jan-Mar. Holland weather is just to rainy and cold to make it worth it. Give me snow over rain any day!!!

A bit of research:
afwerkplaats = a place where prostitutes take there Johns other than a room.
prostituee = prostitute

Basically, the Dutch language has so many similarities with English, that a lot of the terms you are looking for are univeral english terms.
You could try logging on to the Amsterdam Channels Redlight or Coffeeshop boards and see what you get from the peeps that actually live there. Heres the link, its a good community http://forum.channels.nl/

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aliz

I was more referring to the first part of dudeman's question... I don't think you're a perv marc!

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BigE

Nevermind. LOL!!

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MeTurk

I have the owl city spy Amsterdam guide here in front of me.

I'm on Mushrooms= Ik ben under influte van Pade-stoolen
May I smoke a joint?= Mak-ik-un jointe hir rocken
Do you spit or swollow?= Sch-lick yea off spuk yea?

I don't know if these are supposed to be a joke or if there real??

Toilet paper is finished= Het T'voilet papir iss up!
Have you any long papers?= Haaft U lange flu-ee

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BigE

I have never vacationed in Amsterdam, however, I have had a few layovers in their airport. Doesn't Dutch sound strange. It sounded like a bunch of elves trying to speak German. I bet you can close your eyes while listen to them talk and imagine Santa's workshop.

If I offend anyone, I am trully sorry.

Cheers!

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noke_travel

i know that 'blow' is slang for weed and nederweit (nay-der-weedt) means homegrown (dutch) herb but that's it.

i'll have to do some 'research' for you in a little over a month.

as for the prozzies, can't help you there

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marc873

I should also mention to always avoid the "Charlie Boys", they walk by you in the RDL and whisper "Cocaine, Exctasy", then sell you a bag of baby powder or a breath mint. Don't waste your money. Someone warned me about them, and damn if we didn't hear little whispers here and there going through the RDL.

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MeTurk

that's kind of freaky the first time your there and don't know the storey. You don't know if your hearing things.

Dutch sounds a little like Irish at times, more confusion and looking over my shoulder thinking.. did I hear that right??

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dudeman

gracias for all the help, thanks marc. Yeah the charlie guys get old quick. Hopefully this project goes well.

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ekantnl

Okay, here's a lesson in Dutch:
joint = joint
spliff = ??
pot = wiet
prostitute = hoer

For in case someone else needs my help (free...) sent PM :D