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Dutch in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Naar het station

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I go to the station.
I go to the station.
		I come from Germany.
I come from Germany.
		We go from the house to the market.
We go from the house to the market.
		Go left, please.
Go left, please.
		Go right at the corner.
Go right at the corner.
		Go straight on as far as the river.
Go straight on as far as the river.
		Take the first street.
Take the first street.
		Take the second street.
Take the second street.

Use for a destination: . Use for a country of origin: , and for a starting point: . Dutch does not change a noun ending after a preposition.

For directions use , , , , . A short instruction starts with the verb: . with an infinitive means have to; omits an understood go. The full modal pattern follows in module 7.

Een kilo, een fles

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
		I buy two kilos of potatoes.
I buy two kilos of potatoes.
		A bottle of milk, please.
A bottle of milk, please.
		I buy two bottles of milk.
I buy two bottles of milk.
		Half a kilo of cheese, please.
Half a kilo of cheese, please.
		The bottle is half empty.
The bottle is half empty.
		I pay for the fish.
I pay for the fish.
		Fifty grams of tea, please.
Fifty grams of tea, please.

Use a measure plus the thing directly: , , . There is no equivalent of English of in these phrases. After a number, , , and usually stay singular. Counted containers do take a plural: .

Use before a noun: . Use after a verb: . is present and says what the money buys.

Met de trein

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I go by train.
I go by train.
		We go by bus.
We go by bus.
		Thomas goes by bike.
Thomas goes by bike.
		Joost goes on foot.
Joost goes on foot.
		I want a return ticket.
I want a return ticket.
		I want a one-way ticket.
I want a one-way ticket.
		The train leaves at 9:12.
The train leaves at 9:12.
		The train does not run today.
The train does not run today.

Use , , ; also and . Ask or . A return ticket includes both journeys.

Timetables use 24-hour time: , . A transport subject uses an ordinary present verb: . To say a service is cancelled in easy Dutch use .

Ik kan, ik mag

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I can swim.
I can swim.
·		You can cook.
You can cook.
		He can read.
He can read.
		We can help.
We can help.
		You all can sing.
You all can sing.
		They can dance.
They can dance.
		May I sit here?
May I sit here?
		We are allowed to sit here.
We are allowed to sit here.

A modal verb is a verb followed by another verb's infinitive without . Put that infinitive at the end: , For : , (also ), , . In a question: or

For : , . Use for ability and for permission. In the action go is understood.

Tussen de bank en de apotheek

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Form	Example	Meaning
		The school is opposite the park.
The school is opposite the park.
		The post office is between the bank and the pharmacy.
The post office is between the bank and the pharmacy.
		The pharmacy is next to the bank.
The pharmacy is next to the bank.
		The supermarket is on the corner.
The supermarket is on the corner.
		I am in the park.
I am in the park.
		I go to the park.
I go to the park.
		I sit by the window.
I sit by the window.
		There is a school opposite the park.
There is a school opposite the park.

Use for opposite and for between. is next to, is on the corner. names a place you are in; names where you are going. is near/at.

is common for buildings and furniture: . In the scene means I drew it; learn this one expression now. Productive perfect verb forms are taught in module 8.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

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I go to the station.
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I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
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I go by train.
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I can help.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

Ik ga het station.
I go to the station.
Ik koop een tomaten.
I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
Ik ga de trein.
I go by train.
Ik helpen.
I can help.
De school staat het park.
The school is opposite the park.
Ga , alstublieft.
Go left, please.
Ik koop twee melk.
I buy two bottles of milk.
Joost gaat voet.
Joost goes on foot.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Ik ga de trein.
I go by train.
Ik helpen.
I can help.
De school staat het park.
The school is opposite the park.
Ga , alstublieft.
Go left, please.
Ik koop twee melk.
I buy two bottles of milk.
Joost gaat voet.
Joost goes on foot.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

I go to the station.
I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
I go by train.
I can help.
The school is opposite the park.
Go left, please.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

I go to the station.
You say:
I go to the station.
You say:
I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
You say:
I buy a kilo of tomatoes.
You say:
I go by train.
You say:
I go by train.
You say:
I can help.
You say:
I can help.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

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