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- Boleslav Paszkowski
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The most noted of the Stockholm Palace's ghosts is the Vita frun (the White lady).
According to legend, the White Lady is a messenger of death for someone in the Royal Family. She showed up when someone was about to die.
She is supposedly tall and wears a white silk dress, only the rustle of the silk is heard as she approaches.
There are several theories as to who she might be and where she comes from. According to one theory she is the Duchess Agnes of Merán, a German noble lady from the House of Hohenzollern who lived in the 1200s. She was married to Count Otto of Orlamünde until he died in 1293. She murdered both her children by his to be able to marry Albrect, a Count from Nurnberg also known as The Fair, but he abandoned her. She died in prison and is since then showing herself as a white lady in the Hohenzollern castles in connection to important family events.
Other sources claim that the White Lady is Perchta von Rosenberg, daughter of Ulrich II von Rosenberg, a German noble woman from the 15th century, who unhappily married against her will to Jan of Liechtenstein. According to tradition she appears in the Český Krumlov Castle in southern Czech Republic. The portrait of her is said to be much like the descriptions of the White Lady at the palace.
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"The White Lady" is said to resemble Perchta von Rosenberg, 1429-1476
English
Dutch:
Transcription:
Dialogue 2
Ghost: - Goedenacht! Mijn naam is Vita frun.
Wat is uw naam?
You: - ................../e.g. Hello/!
................../My name is..... e.g. Mickey Rourke/
Ghost: - U bent mooi.
Mickey Rourke: - Eh?
The woman you see is Vita frun (White Lady) who is said to appear
in Stockholm Palace just before someone dies in the royal family.
She was first made famous when old King Oscar ll wrote about her
in his memoir.
She is seen dressed in a white dress and a long white veil covers her dark hair. She wears dark gloves and carries a chain of keys
in her hand. As she walks through the palace these keys are heard clanking together.
Many Swedish royals and staff have seen her through the years.
Now, you have a chance to talk to the ghost.
You must be puzzled now.
So am I.
"U bent mooi" means "you are pretty".
[y bĕnt moːi̯]
Mickey Rourke - pretty? Emmm...
Anyway, let's see what expressions can be used
to discribe someone's appearance.
She is small
Zij is klein
[zɛi̯ is klɛi̯n]
I am strong
Ik ben sterk
[ik bĕn stɛrk]
We are ill
Wij zijn naar
[ʋɛi̯ zɛin naːr]
Now, you are ready
to continue the dialogue.
Ok, "you are small" is not really a compliment.
Now, let's learn how to say that someone is not small.
She is not small
Zij is niet klein
[zɛi̯ is nit klɛi̯n]
English
Dutch:
Transcription:
Now, let's continue
the conversation.
They are healthy
Zij zijn gezonde
[zɛi̯ zɛin ɣəˈzɔnde]
I am not strong
Ik ben niet sterk
[ik bĕn stɛrk]
Dialogue 3
He is big
Hij is groot
[ɦɛi̯ is ɣroːt]
English
Dutch:
Transcription:
You (pl.) are ugly
Zij zijn lelijke
[zɛi̯ zɛinˈleiː.ləke]
We are not ill
Wij zijn niet naar
[ʋɛi̯ zɛin nit naːr]
He is not big
Hij is niet groot
[ɦɛi̯ is nit ɣroːt]
Dialogue 1
I know, it looks a bit overhelming
but you'll need these declension rules in future.
Try to remember as much as you can.
Ghost: - U bent mooi.
Mickey Rourke: - ............/Thank you/.
En (and) ...... /e.g. you are small/.
[ɛn]
Ghost: - Eh?
Negative Sentences
The Dutch equivalent of the English phrase
"he is not" is
"Hij is niet"
Let's look at some examples:
Ghost: - Eh?
Mickey Rourke: - ............/You are not small/.
........... /You are pretty/
Ghost: - Dank u! Doe-doei!
Mickey Rourke: - ........./e.g. Bye/.
Stressed Ponouns
Singular
I - ik [ik]
you (informal) - jij [jɛi̯]
you (formal) - u [y]
he - hij [ɦɛi̯]
she - zij [zɛi̯]
Plural
we - wij [ʋɛi̯]
you - jullie [ˈjʏli]
they - zij [zɛi̯]
You've probably noticed that in these
expressions we used
zij (she/they) instead of ze and
wij (we) instead of we.
The subject pronouns you've learn so far
(see Unit I) are called "unstressed". They are normally used when no particular emphasis is required.
If emphasis is required the "stressed" forms
are used (see the table).
UNIT 3: Physical Characteristics