Pronouncing Wageningen Locations like a Dutch
By Margaréta
When you move to Wageningen, you are immediately bombarded by Dutch words that are seemingly impossible for us, foreigners, to pronounce. Names of stations, campus buildings or even student dormitories sometimes sound like tongue twisters to me! If you feel the same, don’t worry, I got your back. I compiled a list of the most frequently used terms and asked a Dutchie to record the correct pronunciation. Hope you find it useful!
Wageningen
We will start with the most essential word, Wageningen, which is the name of the town where Wageningen University is located.
Wageningen city center
Ede-Wageningen
Ede-Wageningen is the name of the closest train station. It is here you are most likely to arrive when you travel to Wageningen. You can read more about how to travel to Wageningen in one of my older blogs.
De Bongerd
De Bongerd is the name of the university sport centre, where you can enjoy a wide variety of sport classes to relax after a busy day.
Sport center De Bongerd
Leeuwenborch
The worst of all, in my opinion, is the word Leeuwenborch, which is the name of one of the campus buildings located on the south side of the campus.
Idealis
Idealis is the provider of student accommodation in Wageningen and operates a number of different buildings.
Idealis in itself may not be too difficult to pronounce, but many of the dormitory buildings are. Here are the 10 biggest ones:
Asserpark
Bassecourt
Bellostraat
Bornsesteeg
Idealis building Bornsesteeg
Churchillweg
Costerweg
Dijkgraaf
Droevendaal
Haarweg
Hoevestein
That is it for this blog. If there are any other terms you find difficult to pronounce, feel free to leave a comment below and I can prepare part 2. Until then, goodbye!
Warm regards,
Margaréta
