The Netherlands is a land well known for its location under the sea surface and dams protecting its cities. It is also famous for its culture, unique traditional costume, shoes, tulips (which actually came from Turkey in the mediaeval era), and very liberal society. Its language -Dutch-, which shared common ancestor with German, is also spoken in Belgium, Luxembourg, Suriname, and once Indonesia.

Here I'd like to teach you some Dutch phrases in the formal form. Give them a try with your Dutch friends or if you meet an elder in the post-colonialised Indonesia. =)  

PRONUNCIATION GUIDANCE:
Dutch has actually a fair number of difficult consonants and consonant clusters. The same thing happens with some number of its vocal combinations. But below I try giving you the most English-approaching pronunciation.

1. In modern Dutch pronunciation, -n in the end of all words is never pronounced.
2. Dutch ch is pronounced as a very strong guttural sound, like ch in the Scottish loch or kh in Arabic khamar (alcoholic drink).
3. Dutch  U (which means polite "You") is pronounced like the German ü.
4. è  should be read as the  e  in  lever, tender, taken
5. Dashes (-) are given just so as to ease the reading of long words.

CONVERSATION:
Hello! Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!
     Hallo! Goedemorgen! Goedendaag! Goedeavond!
     (pronunciation: hallo! khude morkhen! khuden-daakh! khuden-avon!)
 
Do you speak dutch?
     Spreekt U nederlands?
     (pron: spraykt euw nay-dèr-lans?)
 
Yes, I speak a little. No, I don't speak it.
     Ja, ik spreek een beetje. Nee, ik spreek er niet.
     (pron: ya, ik sprayk ain bey-chè, nay, ik sprayk er neet)

I don't understand.
     Ik bergrijp niet.
     (pron: ik bekhray-p neet)
 
Please say that in English.
     Op Engels, alstublieft

Could you pls repeat that?
     Kunnt U dat herhalen, alstublieft?
     (pron: kunt euw dat her-haalè, als-tu-blivt?)
 
Could you pls write that?
     Kunnt U dat schrijven, alstublieft?
     (pron: kunt euw dat skhray-vè, als-tu-blivt?)
 
What's your name?
     Wat is uw naam?
     (pron: wat is euw naam?)
    
My name is....
     Ik heet..
     (pron: ik hate..)   
 
How are you ?
     Hoe gaat het ermee?
     (pron: who khaat-èt èr-may?)
 
I'm fine, I'm bad, I'm sick.
     Goed, niet goed, ik ben ziek.
     (pron: khud, neet khud, ik ben zick)    
 
Where do you live?
     Waar woont U?
     (pron: vhar vhon euw?)
    
I live in...
     Ik woon in...
     (pron: ik vhon in..)

I want to work, I want to finish my jobs, I want to eat, I want to pray, I want to take a rest, I want to go home.
    Ik wil werken, ik wil mijn opgaven klar maaken, ik wil eten, ik wil bidden, ik wil

    mij uitrusten, ik wil naar thuis gaan.
    (pron: ik vil ver-kè, ik vil main op-khaavè klar makè, ik vil ay-tè, ik vil biddè,

    ik vil may euit-rustè, ik vil naar theuis khaan)
 
Do you want to come with?
     Wilt U meegaan?
     (pron: vilt euw may-khaan?)
 
Yes, of course. No, I'm sorry.
     Ja, natuurlijk. Nee, het spijt mij.
     (pron: ya, nay-tour-lake. nay, het spate may)
 
Let's eat! Let's go! Let's take a rest! Come on! Come inside!
     Eten wij maar! Gaan wij maar! Rusten wij ons uit maar! Komt maar! Komt U

     maar binnen!
     (pron: ay-tè way maar! khaan way maar! rustè way ons euit maar! komt maar!

     komt euw maar binnè!)    
  
Thank you. You are welcome.
     Dank U veel. Alstublieft.
     (pron: dank euw fail, als-tu-blivt)    
 
Good bye!
     Tot starks!