1.1 to 1.5

Hallo. Mijn naam is [name]. Welkom bij de cursus Introduction to Dutch. - Hello. My name is [name]. Welcome to the course Introduction to Dutch.

Veel succes. - Good luck.

The cognates between English and Dutch are quite clear. The word 'bij' is used rather than what Dutch's cognate for 'to' would be.'Bij' reminds me of German's 'bei'.

'Veel' is cognate to German's 'viel', while English's cognates are now obsolete or merely dialectal. Words like 'fele', or 'feel' and not the one usually known.