How many languages can de Bruyne speak?

Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and pundits have often described him as a "complete footballer".

What is De Bruyne's first language?

Aside from his mother tongue Dutch, De Bruyne also speaks French, English, and German.

Is Kevin De Bruyne Flemish or Walloon?

Manchester City's playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is a Dutch-speaker from Ghent in the Flemish region, while Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard is a French-speaker from the Walloon region. The issue of language and the Belgium football team has come up before.

What language do the Belgian soccer team speak?

Later, football broadcasts were also televised. As 60 per cent of Belgians speak Dutch and 40 per cent French, commentaries for the national team matches are provided in both languages. The matches are not broadcast in German—Belgium's third official language.

Can hazard speak French?

Manchester City's playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is a Dutch-speaker from Ghent in the Flemish region, while Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard is a French-speaker from the Walloon region.

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Is Flemish Dutch?

After all, Flemish is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as the “Dutch language spoken in Northern Belgium”. So, the terms 'Flemish' and 'Belgian Dutch' actually refer to the same language. Whatever you do with this new-found knowledge, please do not head to Flanders to tell the locals they speak a dialect of Dutch.

What language is Hazard?

The word hazard, meaning 'a danger or risk' is taken from Old French, although the origin of the French word is uncertain.

Do they speak Flemish in Belgium?

There is no such thing as the Flemish language or dialect, and there is no one overall dialect spoken in Belgium, or the Netherlands. Like German, Dutch is a dialect-continuum. Generic Dutch (Algemeen Nederlands) is the standard language in both the Netherlands and Flanders.

Which language do footballers speak?

English and French are the official languages of FIFA. During matches they basically speak English. Every referee has the obligation to speak English and one more language, usually their native language, but some of them speak three languages.

What language does the Belgian King speak?

To a substantial part of the French-speaking population, the Belgian king is one of the few remaining national symbols, says Bart Maddens, professor at the Centre for Political Research at the University of Leuven. “Many French-speaking Belgians see the king as the cement that holds Belgium together,” he says.

What language do the referees speak in euros?

To officiate a Champions League or Europa League match, UEFA referees must be able to speak English. Referees will generally speak to players in English as it is the most commonly spoken language in Europe.

Who is the tallest goalkeeper in Europe?

The record for tallest goalkeeper of all time in the Premier League is held jointly between Kjell Scherpen and Costel Pantilimon. Both players stand at 6'8”.

Are Kevin De Bruyne and Courtois friends?

Both are teammates and play for their national Belgium team. But the controversy between them arrived when Kevin's girlfriend cheated on him for Courtois. Courtois and Kevin were best friends before the incident happened.

Is Afrikaans Dutch?

Afrikaans and English are the only Indo-European languages among the many official languages of South Africa. Although Afrikaans is very similar to Dutch, it is clearly a separate language, differing from Standard Dutch in its sound system and its loss of case and gender distinctions.

Can a Dutch understand Afrikaans?

Although Afrikaans is a daughter of Dutch, Dutch speakers might take some time to understand the language but they can understand Afrikaans. On the other hand, speakers of Afrikaans might not be able to readily comprehend the Dutch language.

Can Dutch understand German?

The Dutch do, however often learn German as a second language. 71% of the Dutch are at least conversational in German, so we can conclude that, yes, most Dutch do understand German, but it's not because of Dutch and German being linguistically close.

Can Eden Hazard speak Spanish?

EDEN HAZARD reckons ignorance is bliss as he battles to become a star at Real Madrid. The former Chelsea star has been booed by the fans and suffered injury following his £150 million move in the summer. But Belgian Hazard joked: “I still don't speak Spanish, so I don't pay attention to criticism.