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Learning a language means learning vocabulary. This is

not always easy, but we will help you!

Below you will find the transcripts of the dialogues you heard,
with the English translation. Read the text and the translation.

Many people participate in this course, but not everyone has

the same learning goals or time available. If you only want to
get acquainted with a few Dutch words, learning the phrases
will be enough for you.

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learn the vocabulary and the phrases that we have published
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Vocabulary

In this part of Quizlet, you will find all the words of the first
week from the dialogues. You can memorize them by using
flashcards, playing different types of games and testing
yourself.

Phrases

In this set we selected the most important phrases from the

dialogues. Memorizing them will give you a basic knowledge of
Dutch.

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Dialogue 1

Hé, hallo! Hi there!

Hoi! Hi!
Wie ben jij? What’s your name?

Ik ben Magda. I’m Magda.

Wat is je achternaam? What’s your surname?

Mijn achternaam is Delgado. My surname is Delgado.

Waar kom je vandaan? Where are you from?

Uit Spanje. I’m from Spain.

Waar woon je? Where do you live?

Nu? Nu woon ik in Nederland, in Now? Now I live in the Netherlands, in

Groningen. Groningen.

Wat doe je? Studeer je? What are you doing? Are you studying?
Ja, ik studeer hier. Yes, I study here.

Ik studeer medicijnen. I’m studying medicine.

Wat is je adres? What is your address?

Ik woon in het centrum. I live in the city centre,

In de Marktstraat. in the Marktstraat.

Op welk nummer? What’s your house number?

Ha ha! Dat zeg ik niet! Ha ha! I’m not telling!

Sorry! Magda, hoe oud ben je? Sorry! How old are you, Magda?
Ik ben twintig. En jij? I’m twenty. What about you?

Ik ben achtentwintig. I’m twenty-eight.

Magda, heb je hobby’s? Magda, do you have any hobbies?

Ja. Ik vind zingen leuk. Yes. I like singing.

Ik houd van klassieke muziek. I love classical music.

Ik ook. Maar ik kan niet zingen! Me too, but I can’t sing!

Wat jammer! That’s a shame!

Heb je cd’s? Do you have CDs?

Ja, ik heb veel cd’s. Vijftig, zestig. Yes, I have lots of CDs. Fifty, sixty…
Heb je broers en zussen? Do you have brothers or sisters?

Ja, ik heb twee broers en één zus. Yes, I have two brothers and one sister.

Heb je foto’s? Do you have photos of them?

Ja. Kijk maar. Yes. Take a look.

Is dat jouw zus? Is that your sister?

Ja. Yes.

Dat is mijn zus. That’s my sister.

Zij woont in Toronto, met haar man en She lives in Toronto, with her husband
hun kinderen. and their children.

Ze studeert daar. She’s studying there.

Wie zijn zij? Who are they?

Dat is mijn broer. That’s my brother.

En dat is zijn vrouw. And that’s his wife.

Leuk! Cool!

Ja. Ze zijn heel leuk. Yes. They’re great.

Wonen ze ook in Groningen? Do they live in Groningen as well?

Nee. No.

Zij wonen in Denemarken. They live in Denmark.

Waar? Where?

In Denemarken. In Denmark.

Oh. Oh.

Alright Magda. That’s that. Thank you

Oké Magda. Dat was het. Dank je wel.
very much.

Graag gedaan. My pleasure.

Tot ziens. Dag! See you! Bye!

Ja, dag! Tot ziens! Yes, bye! See you!

Dialogue 2

Dag meneer. Hello.

Dag. Ik ben Julian Danziger. Hello. My name is Julian Danziger.

Hoe heet u? What is your name?

Dag. Mijn naam is Liesbeth. Liesbeth Hello. My name is Liesbeth. Liesbeth

Jansen. Jansen.

Sorry, wat is uw achternaam? Sorry, what was your surname?

Danziger. Danziger.

Zeg maar jij, hoor. But use the informal form, use ‘je’.

Graag. Thank you.

Julian, uit welk land kom je? Julian, which country do you come from?

Uit Duitsland. From Germany.

Uit Berlijn? From Berlin?

Nee, uit Hamburg. No, from Hamburg.

En nu woon je in Groningen? And you live in Groningen now?

Ja, dat klopt. Yes, that’s right.

Nu woon ik in Groningen. Now I live in Groningen.

And what are you doing? Are you

En wat doe je? Studeer je? Werk je?
studying? Are you working?

Ik werk hier. I work here.

Ik werk aan de universiteit. I work at the university.

Ik ben docent hier. I’m a lecturer here.

Woon je ook in Groningen? Do you live in Groningen too?

Sorry? Sorry?

Wat is je adres? What is your address?

Ons adres is Vondellaan 318. Our address is Vondellaan 318.

Ons adres? Met wie woon je? Our address? Who do you live with?

Met mijn vrouw en onze kinderen. I live with my wife and our children.

Wij hebben twee dochters. We have two daughters.

Leuk. Hoe oud zijn jullie kinderen? That’s nice. How old are your children?

Ze zijn zes en vier jaar. They are six and four.

Ze spreken ook een beetje Nederlands! They also speak a bit of Dutch!

Leuk! Hoe heten ze? Cool! What are they called?

Steffie en Katrin. Steffie and Katrin.

Katrin, met een c? Katrin, with a c?

Nee, met een k. En met een i. No, with a k. And an i.

Vinden jullie Groningen leuk? Do you like Groningen?

Ja, heel leuk. Yes, we really like it.

Werkt jouw vrouw ook? Does your wife work too?

Nee, ze werkt niet. No, she doesn’t.

Ze heeft geen baan. She doesn’t have a job.

Hebben jullie ook katten? Do you have cats too?

Nee, we hebben geen dieren. No, we don’t have any pets.

Oké. OK.

Julian, hoe oud ben je? Julian, how old are you?

Ik ben 44 jaar. I’m 44.

Je werkt. You work,

Je hebt een vrouw en twee dochters. you have a wife and two daughters.

Heb je vrije tijd? Do you have any spare time?

Ja hoor! Yes, sure.

Wat doe je in je vrije tijd? What do you do in your spare time?

Ik vind theater leuk. I like theatre.

Ik ga vaak naar het theater. I often go to the theatre.

What kind of theatre? Or do you like all of

Welk theater? Of alles?
it?

Modern theater. Modern theatre.

En jij, houd je ook van theater? How about you, do you like theatre too?
Nee, ik houd meer van sport. No, I prefer sport.

I play football and I like watching

Ik voetbal en ik kijk graag naar atletiek.
athletics.

O, dat is ook leuk. Oh, that’s fun too.

Oké Julian, dat was het. OK Julian, that’s that.

Bedankt. Thank you.

Alstublieft. No problem.