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26 dic 2014

Domande Olandese

Qual è la differenza tra praten e spreken ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.

Both translate as "speak" and "talk" in my dictionary. Is this because you don't distinguish them in Dutch? In Japanese, we don't. So it's the case in Dutch? To my knowledge, in French they do. Hmm...
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djuha
26 dic 2014

  • Olandese

Depends on context what is used more. Examples: Jij praat veel. Ik praat met hem/ik heb hem gesproken. Ik spreek Frans.

nike
29 dic 2014

  • Olandese
  • Inglese (Regno Unito)

They are very close in meaning. Often one has the preference in a certain context. I would say that in general:

- "to talk" = "praten", to express oneself orally / to communicate orally in the broadest sense
"Baby's kunnen nog niet praten"
"Ik heb op het feestje met veel mensen gepraat"

- "to speak" = "spreken", is more limited to specific contexts and is more formal than "praten".

For example, one of its meanings is "to give a speech":
"Hij sprak op de conventie."
Note that the example sentence for "praten" is also possible with "spreken":
"Ik heb op het feestje (met) veel mensen gesproken"
It sounds a bit more formal, and now the "met" becomes optional, because unlike "praten", the verb "spreken" can take a direct object.

When talking about the ability to speak a language, "spreken" is usual.
"Ik spreek Nederlands" = "I speak Dutch" (like in English, it means you are able to speak Dutch, not that you are speaking it now)

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nike
30 dic 2014

  • Olandese
  • Inglese (Regno Unito)

Sorry Tanja, I have to disagree with you. おしゃべりする is NOT equal to "spreken", as "spreken" is formal and おしゃべり is informal and translates as "kletsen" (English: to chat".

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tanja
30 dic 2014

  • Olandese

Gosh, how stupid, you're totally right, I've deleted my answer ;)

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