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Fries is een taal uit Friesland in Nederland. LearnFrisian.com biedt een gratis Fries leerprogramma aan, met audio voor luisteroefeningen, oefenpunten en competitieve functies als motivatie. Het is een geweldige bron voor iedereen die de Friese taal en cultuur wil verkennen.

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Waarom je Fries zou moeten leren

De taal die het dichtst bij het Engels staat

Daardoor is het de makkelijkste taal om te leren als Engelstalige.

De Coolste Woorden

Het klinkerssysteem van het Fries heeft unieke eigenschappen die het onderscheiden van andere Germaanse talen.

Oudste levende Germaanse taal

Fries is de oudste levende Germaanse taal.

Viking-Age Heritage

The Frisians share a fascinating warrior heritage with the Scandinavians and were known as fierce seafarers themselves.

Word lid van een gemeenschap van slechts 500.000 sprekers

De Friese taal heeft ongeveer 500.000 sprekers.

Verken een heel nieuwe wereld

Verken de Friese geschiedenis, mythen, volksverhalen, cultuur en nog veel meer.

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Frisian Fierljeppen: The Sport Where You Pole Vault Across Canals and Hope Not to Fall In

Picture this: You’re standing at the edge of a canal in Friesland. You grab a ridiculously tall pole, sprint toward the water, and launch yourself across while climbing the pole mid-air. The goal? Get to the other side without getting wet. Welcome to fierljeppen, possibly the most Frisian sport ever invented. The name literally means…

Doorgaan Frisian Fierljeppen: The Sport Where You Pole Vault Across Canals and Hope Not to Fall In
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Frisian Gods

Before Christianity reached the Frisian coast (a process that took until the 8th century and required considerable violence), the Frisians worshiped the same family of Germanic gods known across Scandinavia, England, and Germany. But the Frisians also had at least one god who was uniquely their own, and their pagan traditions held on longer and…

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Frisian Poetry: The Tiny Language That Gave Us Epic Verses

You might think a language spoken by half a million people wouldn’t have much of a poetry scene. You’d be completely wrong. Frisian has been producing poetry for over a thousand years. And not just any poetry. We’re talking about epic verses, heartbreaking love poems, and political protest songs that literally helped save the language…

Doorgaan Frisian Poetry: The Tiny Language That Gave Us Epic Verses
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Why Frisian Is the Closest Language to English (And Most People Have Never Heard of It)

Okay, so imagine you’re wandering through the Netherlands and you stumble across a sign that reads “Wat moatst do hjir?” You squint. You tilt your head. And then something weird happens – you almost understand it. That’s Frisian. And it’s doing that on purpose. Frisian is the closest living relative to English on the entire…

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The Frisians and New York

When people think of the Dutch founding of New York, they picture merchants from Amsterdam and Holland. What often gets overlooked is that a significant number of those early Dutch settlers weren’t actually from Holland at all — they were Frisians. The Frisian contribution to New Amsterdam and the wider New York region is a…

Doorgaan The Frisians and New York
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Frisian Cities in England

Scattered across eastern England, there are towns, villages, and place names that hint at a Frisian presence dating back over a thousand years. The Frisians were part of the great migration of Germanic peoples to Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, and later maintained trading connections with England well into the medieval period. Their…

Doorgaan Frisian Cities in England

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Common Questions

Everything you want to know about the Frisian language and this website.

Yes, it’s completely free to use.

www.learnfrisian.com is an online platform dedicated to teaching and promoting the Frisian language. Designed for both beginners and advanced learners, the website offers comprehensive resources, interactive lessons, and engaging content to help users grasp the nuances of Frisian. Whether you’re curious about Frisian culture, aiming to communicate with native speakers, or simply want to add another language to your repertoire, www.learnfrisian.com is your go-to destination to start your linguistic journey.

An account is only necessary for those who wish to track and save their progress, as well as for a more streamlined navigation experience.

We focus on teaching West Frisian, the dialect predominantly spoken in the Netherlands.

No, Frisian is considered one of the oldest Germanic languages, with its roots predating Dutch. Both languages, however, have evolved considerably over the centuries.

There are three main Frisian languages: West Frisian (spoken in the Netherlands), East Frisian (spoken in a small part of Germany), and North Frisian (spoken in parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany).

The ease of learning Frisian largely depends on your linguistic background. For English or Dutch speakers, certain aspects of Frisian might be easier to grasp due to some similarities in vocabulary and structure.

Frisian and English share a common Germanic origin. As a result, they have linguistic similarities, and some say that Frisian is the closest living language to English. However, they have also diverged over time and are distinct languages.

While both Frisian and Dutch are West Germanic languages and share some vocabulary, they have different phonetics, grammar, and vocabulary. They are distinct languages and are not mutually intelligible.

Frisian is a minority language, but efforts are being made to promote and preserve it. In Friesland, for instance, it’s taught in schools and used in public life.

Most Dutch people outside of Friesland do not understand Frisian. However, in Friesland, many residents are bilingual and can speak both Dutch and Frisian.

Frisian has ancient roots, tracing back to the early Germanic languages around the 1st century AD. It has evolved over the centuries and has distinct historical phases like Old, Middle, and Modern Frisian.

Like all living languages, the exact number of words in Frisian is difficult to pin down as it continually evolves. However, it has a rich vocabulary that serves the needs of its speakers in daily communication, literature, and other forms of expression.

Learning Frisian not only allows you to communicate with native speakers but also provides insight into a rich cultural heritage and history. It can also enhance cognitive abilities, as learning any language does.

‘â’ ‘aw’ as in ‘Dawn’
‘ê’ ‘he’ as in ‘Where’
‘g’ ‘g’ as in ‘Girl’
‘i’ ‘i’ as in ‘Bin’. Can also sound like ‘e’.
‘i’/‘y’ ‘e’ as in ‘He, She, We’
‘j’ ‘y as in ‘You’
‘û’ ‘o’ as in ‘Two’
‘w’ in Frisian is a sound in between ‘v’ and ‘w’ at the beginning of words.

‘oe’ ‘oo’ as in ‘Good’
‘ie’/’ii’ ‘ea’ as in ‘Leader’
‘ij’ ‘y’ as in ‘By’
‘ei’ it is near to ‘y’ as in ‘My’
‘oa’ ‘o’ as in ‘Bore’
‘ea’ ‘ea’ as in ‘Gear’
‘ch’ as in Scottish ‘loch’
‘iuw’ like ‘ee’ in ‘bee’ and ‘oo’ in ‘boot’ said together quickly.

The letters b, d, t, f, h, k, l, m, n, s are (nearly) the same as English.
The little ‘hat’ (circumflex) on top of these letters: â, ô, ê make the sound of the regular ‘a’, ‘o’, ‘e’ longer. This is not always the case with ‘û’.

While Frisian is predominantly spoken in the Netherlands, especially in Friesland, understanding the language can be beneficial in regions of Germany where East and North Frisian are spoken.

Yes, West Frisian, the variety taught on our platform, has a standardized orthography. However, like all languages, there are dialectal variations.

Frisian has its own set of phonetic rules which differ from both Dutch and English. Our platform provides guides and exercises to help learners with correct pronunciation.