KLM is the big airline of the Netherlands. The letters stand for a long Dutch name, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, “Royal Aviation Company.” English speakers almost always say the three letters, not the full name.

KLMKLM is the big airline of the Netherlands是荷蘭的大型航空公司。 The letters stand for a long Dutch name, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij這幾個字母代表一個很長的荷蘭文名字，Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, "Royal Aviation Company."，意思是「皇家航空公司」。 English speakers almost always say the three letters英語使用者幾乎都只說這三個字母, not the full name，不會說完整的名字。

You see KLM on planes, tickets, and airport boards, and people treat it like a name: I flew KLM, a KLM flight. In English ads it often appears as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

You see KLM on planes, tickets, and airport boards你會在飛機上、機票上、機場的看板上看到KLM, and people treat it like a name，人們把它當成一個名字來用: I flew KLM, a KLM flight：I flew KLM(我搭了KLM)，a KLM flight(一班KLM的班機)。 In English ads it often appears as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines在英文廣告裡，它常常寫成KLM Royal Dutch Airlines。

It is one of the oldest airlines still flying. Though actually, it now belongs to a larger group with Air France, but the planes and tickets still say KLM. Travellers in Taiwan often say 荷航 in Chinese more readily than they say KLM out loud — but in English the letters are the normal word.

It is one of the oldest airlines still flying它是現在仍在飛的最古老的航空公司之一。 Though actually, it now belongs to a larger group with Air France不過其實，它現在屬於一個比較大的集團，跟Air France(法國航空)在一起, but the planes and tickets still say KLM，但飛機和機票上還是寫KLM。 Travellers in Taiwan often say 荷航 in Chinese more readily than they say KLM out loud台灣的旅客常常比較習慣直接說中文的荷航，而不是說出口KLM — but in English the letters are the normal word——但在英文裡，這幾個字母才是正常的說法。