nice, funny, amusing, entertaining [adjective]

"Leuk" is used a lot in the Dutch language. It is generally used to positively qualify a situation, person or object. The combination "leuk vinden" (lit.: to find nice/funny) is commonly translated with "to like".

When it comes to liking a person, there are various adverbs to add certain subtleties, e.g.:
- "wel leuk": quite nice.

- "gewoon leuk": just nice.
- "echt leuk" really nice.
- "erg leuk": very/really nice.
- "leuk leuk": nice as in ‘really nice’.
- "heel erg leuk": really really nice.
The latter four imply a certain degree of being in love…

Examples:
- "Leuk horloge! Nieuw?" 
("Nice watch! New?")

- "Ik heb ‘Kung-Fu Panda’ gezien tijdens mijn vlucht van Amsterdam naar Lima. Erg leuk!" 
("I saw ‘Kung-Fu Panda’ during my flight from Amsterdam to Lima. Very funny!")

- "Hoe vond je het feest?" – "Het was uitermate leuk, dankjewel!"
("What did you think of the party" – "It was extremely entertaining, thank you!)

- "Vanochtend is de hele uitlaat van mijn auto eraf gevallen!" – "Ai, dat is niet leuk, Marc…"
("This morning the entire exhaust of my car fell off!" – "Ouch, that’s not funny, Marc…")

- "Suzanne is een leuke meid, niet?" – "Ja, ik vind haar wel leuk" – "Leuk leuk?" – "Nee, gewoon leuk…"
("Suzanne is a nice girl, isn’t she?" – "Yes, I quite like her." – "Like as in ‘really like’?" – "No, I just like her…")

Expressions:
- "Leuk is anders": <ironic> That’s is not very nice. Lit.: Nice is different.

Example:
- "Mijn aandelen zijn vandaag met meer dan 50 procent gedaald." – "Leuk is anders…"
("My shares have dropped more than 50 percent today." – "That’s not very nice…")

- "Het is leuk geweest": Enough is enough. Lit.: It’s been nice.

Example:
- "Zullen we nog een afzakkertje nemen?" – "Nee ik ga naar huis, het is leuk geweest."
("Shall we have one for the road?" – "No, I’m going home, enough is enough…")

- "Leuk hoor": <ironic> really nice.
- "Jij bent zeker de leukste thuis.": <ironic reply> You really think that you are funny, don’t you? Lit.: You must be the funniest (person) at home.

Related words:
- Vermakelijk: entertaining [adjective].
- Tof: great, cool [adjective].
- Gaaf: awesome, great [adjective].
- Prachtig: beautiful [adjective].