LESSON NOTES

Absolute Beginner S1 #3
Let's Drink Dutch Coee

CONTENTS
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Dutch
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Vocabulary Phrase Usage
Grammar
Cultural Insight

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DUTCH
1.

A:

Ik ben op weg naar een caf.

2.

M:

Goed idee, ik ben toe aan koffie.

3.

M:

Is je man ook in Amsterdam?

4.

A:

Ja, Bert is ook in Amsterdam.

5.

M:

Is hij nu in het centrum?

6.

A:

Ja, wij werken allebei in het centrum.

7.

M:

Werken jullie elke dag?

8.

A:

Bert werkt elke dag en ik werk part-time.

ENGLISH
1.

A:

I'm on my way to a caf.

2.

M:

Good idea, I'm in the mood for coffee.

3.

M:

Is your husband also in Amsterdam?

4.

A:

Yes, Bert is also in Amsterdam.

5.

M:

Is he in the center now?

6.

A:

Yes, we both work in the center.

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7.

M:

Do you guys work every day?

8.

A:

Bert works every day and I work part-time.

VOCABULARY
Dutc h

English

C lass

Ge nde r

op weg naar

on my way to

phrase

caf

caf

noun

ik ben

I am

phrase

koffie

coffee

noun

idee

idea

neuter

toe zijn aan

to be in the mood for

phrase

man

man, husband

noun

hij

he

pronoun

nu

now

adverb

wij

we

pronoun

allebei

both

pronoun

jullie

you (plural)

pronoun

elk

every, each

pronoun

dag

day

noun

masculine

kroeg

bar

noun

common

neutral

masculine

masculine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Ik ben op weg naar school.

Dit is een goed caf.

I'm on my way to school.

This is a good caf.

Ik ben blij.

Ik heb mijn koffie graag zwart.

"I am happy."

"I like my coffee black."

De man legt zijn idee uit.

Ik ben toe aan een koekje.

"The man is explaining the idea."

I'm in the mood for a cookie.

De man is aan het douchen.

Hij doet de afwas terwijl hij belt.

"The man is showering."

"He is doing the dishes while making a

phone call."

Ik ben nu tien jaar een vegetarir .

Wij begrijpen het.

"I have been a vegetarian for ten years

"We understand."

now."
Wij zijn allebei leraars.

Wanneer hebben jullie een vrije dag?

We are both teachers.

"When do you have a free day?"

Kunnen jullie me helpen?

Ik kan elk nummer van Queen

"Can you help me?"

meezingen.
"I can sing along to every song from
Queen."

Ik ben de hele dag aan het winkelen

geweest.

Ik hou van lokale kroegjes.

"I like local pubs."

"I (female) spent the whole day shopping."

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

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1. Ik ben op weg naar... means "I am on my way to...", so the speaker had previously decided
to go somewhere specific and was interrupted before arriving. It is a very common
expression.
2. The expression ik ben toe aan... is best translated as "I'm in the mood for ..." Actually toe
just means "towards"it doesn't make sense if you translate the phrase literally. Just accept
that as a phrase, ik ben toe aan... means "I'm in the mood for ..."
3. "To be" is an irregular verb in Dutch, just like in English. "I am" is ik ben and "he is" is hij is.
We'll look at the other forms in the next lesson.

GRAMMAR
The Focus of this Lesson is Regular Present Tense Verb Endings.
Werken jullie elke dag?
"Do you guys work every day?"

In this lesson we've seen the rest of the endings of regular verbs. Let's have a complete
overview, using the verb werken.
ik werk - I work
jij werkt - you work (one person)
hij/zij/het werkt - he/she/it works
wij werken - we work
jullie werken - you work (plural)
zij werken - they work
So the plural is actually quite easy. No matter if you're talking about "we", "you", or "they", the
form is always werken, just like the base form. Dutch verbs just have three forms in the
present tense;
1. Without the -en and without any additional ending

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Times of the Meals in the Netherlands

Eleven o'clock in the morning is coffee time. A Dutch tradition is to visit family, friends or

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neighbors around this time and have koffie met een koekje ("coffee with a cookie"). This can
happen on the spur of the moment or can be pre-arranged. It is quite common to have a refill,
but usually without a second cookie. When the Dutch are out around this time, it is very
common for them to drink a cup in one of the many cafs or coffee shops. Traditionally, Dutch
coffee is made by pouring hot water through a filter with ground coffee beans and served with
milk and sugar.
After lunch, around 3 P.M, it's teatime. When at home, it is common to make a pot of tea and
enjoy a cup or two, again with a biscuit or some chocolate.
Around five, it is tijd voor een borreltje ("time to have a drink before dinner") either at home or
in de kroeg ("the bar"). The Dutch usually have dinner at around 6 P.M and after dinner they
drink another cup of coffee.

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