ANY DUTCH SPEAKERS OUT THERE?

[Foureyes]

I am doing research on Old Blues who died in World War Two. I have obtained a book IN DUTCH which appears to contain references to the death of one of them in Sumatra. The section concerned is about 700 words long. I can get the general gist but need an accurate translation to ensure that I do not miss any of the details or innuendos. Would anyone be prepared to do this, please? If so, I would send the text as an e-mail attachment. The text is in Dutch as scanned by OCR and checked word-for-word by me for accuracy.

PS Please do not suggest an "on-line" translation engine, I have tried several and they are simply not sufficiently accurate for my purposes.

[Katharine]

What a pity you didn't ask last month. I had a Dutch work colleague but she left on New Year's Eve - moving to France so I don't think I can really contact her now as she will be busy moving in.

[jhopgood]

Eine Kleine beetje.
I did evening classes in Amsterdam but really only learned the basics.
If you can wait until I am back in Spain in the middle of the month, there are some cloggies in the village, who might be able to help.

[NEILL THE NOTORIOUS]

Ja ma ek praat net Afrikaans !

Which ain't a great deal of help !

A Dutch friend of mine, once remarked that Afrikaans sounded like a mentally retarded three-year-old, trying to speak Dutch !

A bit cruel -- but I take his point !

[AKAP]

I have a good friend who is Dutch, I will PM you my e-mail address and do my best to get you a translation.

[J.R.]

Eine Kleine beetje.
I did evening classes in Amsterdam but really only learned the basics.
If you can wait until I am back in Spain in the middle of the month, there are some cloggies in the village, who might be able to help.

Flat caps, wooly mufflers and whippets, John ?

[jhopgood]

Ja ma ek praat net Afrikaans !

Which ain't a great deal of help !

A Dutch friend of mine, once remarked that Afrikaans sounded like a mentally retarded three-year-old, trying to speak Dutch !

A bit cruel -- but I take his point !

I was told that Dutch was German spoken with a heavy cold.
Have another friend in the village who understands Afrikaans after about 15 years in SA.
But it looks as though DM has it sorted.

[Foureyes]

In answer to my request on this forum and the CHA e-Newsletter, I have received a dozen* offers of help, including one from Cyprus! Many thanks to all concerned - all is now solved.

PS *Now 23!!!

[Nick]

If you need any help in future, my wife is Dutch.
Nick.

[englishangel]

Welcome Nick. I very succint post.

[Wuppertal]

I only log on from time to time and just found this; glad you have it all solved. I also speak Dutch if need be in future.

[Foureyes]

Now 28 offers and stil rising. It would seem that an extraordinary number of Old Blues have Dutch spouses - there is clearly an opportunity for a post-graduate sociological thesis here!
Again, many thanks to all who responded.