Vier tassen

Four bags

Your goalI can understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasons.

Thomas

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Wednesday. Thomas has the forecast for next week, festival week, on his screen: Monday rain, twelve degrees; Tuesday sun, twenty degrees. What is it like at home now? And in winter here? Minus ten. And in summer, where do people go? The sea.

Wednesday morning in the office. Thomas has the forecast open on his screen, and a notebook beside it.
Thomas
Goedemorgen. Kent u het weerbericht voor volgende week?
Good morning. Do you know the weather forecast for next week?
Nee. Waarom volgende week?
No. Why next week?
Nee. Waarom volgende week?
No. Why next week?
Thomas
Volgende zaterdag is het stadsfeest. Ik plan alles vooraf.
Because next Saturday is the town festival. I plan everything in advance.
Thomas
Maandag regen, twaalf graden. Dinsdag zon, twintig graden. Woensdag wolken en wind.
Monday rain, twelve degrees. Tuesday sun, twenty. Wednesday clouds and wind.
Thomas
En hoe is het weer nu in Hamburg?
And what's the weather like in Hamburg now?
In Hamburg is het nu kouder dan hier. En er is meer regen.
In Hamburg it's colder than here now. And there's more rain.
In Hamburg is het nu kouder dan hier. En er is meer regen.
In Hamburg it's colder than here now. And there's more rain.
Thomas
Meer regen dan hier? Echt?
More rain than here? Really?
Echt. In Hamburg regent het bijna elke dag.
Really. In Hamburg it rains almost every day.
Echt. In Hamburg regent het bijna elke dag.
Really. In Hamburg it rains almost every day.
En hoe is de winter hier?
And what's winter like here?
En hoe is de winter hier?
And what's winter like here?
Thomas
Koud. Januari is de koudste maand. Soms min tien.
Cold. January is the coldest month. Sometimes minus ten.
Min tien! In Hamburg is de winter veel warmer.
Minus ten! In Hamburg winter is much warmer.
Min tien! In Hamburg is de winter veel warmer.
Minus ten! In Hamburg winter is much warmer.
Thomas
Maar ik houd van de winter. In de winter blijven katten thuis.
But I like winter. In winter, cats stay at home.
Thomas
En wat is uw favoriete seizoen?
And what's your favourite season?
De zomer. In de zomer zijn de dagen lang en kun je zwemmen.
Summer. In summer the days are long and you can swim.
De zomer. In de zomer zijn de dagen lang en kun je zwemmen.
Summer. In summer the days are long and you can swim.
Thomas
In de zomer gaat iedereen naar zee. Maar de zee is kouder dan het meer.
In summer everyone goes to the sea. But the sea is colder than the lake.
Maar groter.
But bigger.
Maar groter.
But bigger.
Thomas
Groter. En veel verder weg.
Bigger. And much further away.
En volgende zaterdag? Wat is het weerbericht voor het feest?
And next Saturday? What's the weather forecast for the festival?
En volgende zaterdag? Wat is het weerbericht voor het feest?
And next Saturday? What's the weather forecast for the festival?
Thomas
's Ochtends zon, dan regen, 's avonds wind. En misschien sneeuw.
Sun in the morning, then rain, wind in the evening. And maybe snow.
Sneeuw? In mei?
Snow? In May?
Sneeuw? In mei?
Snow? In May?
He points under his desk: four bags in a row.
Thomas
In mei kan hier van alles gebeuren. Daarom heb ik vier tassen.
In May anything can happen here. That is why I have four bags.
Thomas
Eén voor de zon, één voor de regen, één voor de wind en één voor de sneeuw.
One for the sun, one for the rain, one for the wind and one for the snow.
Thomas, u hebt één grotere tas nodig.
Thomas, what you need is one bigger bag.
Thomas, u hebt één grotere tas nodig.
Thomas, what you need is one bigger bag.

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