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Learn common Dutch question words with our Dutch in Three Minutes series! In the Netherlands, knowing how to ask questions is important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need while speaking Dutch. A native Dutch teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask "when" in Dutch. Visit us at DutchPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Dutch lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Paul: Wat ben je aan het doen? Marleen: Ik ben aan het lezen. Ik ben een dagje vrij. Paul: Op kantoor zijn ze aan het verbouwen. Ik ben ook vrij vandaag. Wat ben je aan het lezen? Marleen: Een boek voor mijn boekenclubje. We zijn een boek van Simon Vestdijk aan het lezen. Paul: Het is erg mooi weer. Heb je zin om te wandelen? Marleen: Goed idee. Ik heb ook wel een beetje honger. Paul: Er is een nieuwe kraam op de markt. Ze verkopen Goudse stroopwafels, van die hele grote wafels. Marleen: Je vindt drop en haring niet lekker maar je bent gek op stroopwafels! Paul: Ja, vooral als ze vers zijn. Ben je nog aan het lezen? Kom we gaan naar de markt! ----Formal English---- Paul: What are you doing? Marleen: I'm reading. I have a free day. Paul: At the office, they're rebuilding. I'm also free today. What are you reading? Marleen: A book for my book club. We're in the middle of reading a book by Simon Vestdijk. Paul: It is very nice weather. Do you feel like taking a walk? Marleen: Good idea. I'm also a bit hungry. Paul: There is a new stall at the market. They sell Gouda syrup waffles-those great big waffles. Marleen: You don't like licorice or herring, but you're crazy about syrup waffles! Paul: Yes, especially if they're fresh. Are you still reading? Come on, let's go to the market. --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

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Learn more about Dutch culture with DutchPod101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Dutch holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you! With this series, you'll learn the what, why, when and how of 25 well-known holidays in Holland. In this video, you'll learn all about St. Nicholas in the Netherlands and how it's celebrated, from food to decorations, while building your Dutch vocabulary. Join Gabriella for a dose of Dutch culture! Visit us at DutchPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Dutch audio and video lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you're there!    

Having your own place in the Netherlands has been amazing! You have so much freedom, and it's quiet when you need peace to study Dutch. The worst thing about having your own place is keeping it nice and tidy. Deciding that a little clutter doesn't interrupt your Dutch practice, you've put the dusting and the dishes on the back burner until you send out invitations in Dutch. Too bad your friends showed up unannounced yesterday! You have to act fast, and so ask them in Dutch to wait five minutes. Meanwhile, you quickly start making the bed and doing the laundry, but you can't keep the secret for long. You've forgotten how to clean the house and so you have to ask your friends for help in Dutch. In this lesson you'll learn even more Dutch expressions that will help with housework.This Dutch video series is a brand new way to learn Dutch. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this Dutch video lesson. Read the Dutch lesson notes to learn about the Dutch present tense, present progressive tense, and simple past tense. Join us, and see what you've been missing! Visit us at DutchPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Dutchlessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Marleen: Ik heb poffertjes gemaakt. Gisteren zag ik ze op de kermis. Maar er stond een te lange rij. Paul: Hoeveel heb je er gemaakt? Is er genoeg voor iedereen? Marleen: Ja hoor. Heb je wel eens poffertjes geproefd? Paul: Nee. Maar ik heb pannekoeken gehad. Marleen: Heb je gisteren tot laat gewerkt? Paul: Ja, en daarna ben ik naar huis gefietst. Ik was te moe om naar de kermis te gaan. Marleen: Wij hebben een uur heen en weer gewandeld op de kermis. Er waren te veel mensen. Paul: Hoe laat kwamen jullie thuis? Marleen: We zijn om tien uur naar huis gewandeld. We waren om half elf thuis. ----Formal English---- Marleen: I made poffertjes. I saw them at the fair yesterday, but there was too long of a line. Paul: How many of them did you make? Are there enough of them for everyone? Marleen: Yes. Have you ever tried poffertjes? Paul: No. But I have had pancakes. Marleen: Did you work late yesterday? Paul: Yes, and after that I biked home. I was too tired to go to the fair. Marleen: We spent an hour walking around at the fair. There were too many people. Paul: What time did you guys come home? Marleen: We walked home at ten o'clock. We were home at half past ten. --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Erop uit in Historisch Curacao Het eiland Curaçao is de thuisbasis van enkele van de meest ongelooflijke stranden in de wereld, en verder veel andere leuke activiteiten en een heerlijke uitstapjes. Naast gewoon lekker niksen op het strand, zijn er aan en op het strand ook genoeg andere dingen te doen. De Bounty neemt u mee op een vier-uur lange snorkel- en zwemtour die u beslist nooit zult vergeten. U kunt verder ook gaan duiken of vissen. Naast de stranden, vindt u ook tal van andere outdoor-activiteiten, zoals paardrijden, golfen en mountainbiken. Het prachtige eilandparadijs biedt ook vele andere soorten van attracties, zoals een trolley tour die u meeneemt op een tocht in de omgeving. U krijgt ook de kans om ongelooflijke Spaanse architectuur te bekijken als u de tijd neemt om wat rond te lopen οp het hoofd deel van Fort Amsterdam, de thuisbasis van het Paleis van de Gouverneur en een Nederlands Hervormde Kerk die dateert uit 1769. De kerk heeft nog steeds een kanonskogel ingebed, wat het tot een duidelijke must-see maakt. De Floating Market biedt zeer interessante lokale shopping, en het Kura Hulanda Museum herbergt een enorme collectie van voorwerpen uit Noord en Zuid Amerika, het Midden-Oosten en Afrika. De objecten dateren vanaf de prehistorie, en de collectie omvat ook een levensgroot model van een slavenschip, evenals muziekinstrumenten, fossielen, en andere culturele artefacten. Curaçao heeft een zeer rijke geschiedenis waar u gemakkelijk toegang toe krijgt als u de nodige tijd neemt voor Fort Amsterdam. Even weg van het strand is zeker de moeite waard ! ----Formal English---- Outdoors in Historic Curacao The Island of Curacao is home to some of the world's most incredible beaches, as well as many other fun activities that will get you out and enjoying the great outdoors. In addition to just relaxing on the beach, there are also plenty of things to actually do while you are on the beach. The Bounty will take you out on a four-hour snorkel and swim tour that you'll never forget. You can also go scuba diving or fishing. Besides the beaches, you'll also find plenty of other outdoor activities, like horseback riding, golf, and mountain biking. The beautiful island paradise also offers many other kinds of attractions, like a trolley tour that will take you around the area. You'll also get the chance to take in some incredible Spanish architecture if you take the time to walk around the main part of Fort Amsterdam, which is home to the Governor's Palace and a Dutch Reformed Church that dates back to 1769. The church still has a cannonball embedded in it, which makes this site a definite must-see. The Floating Market provides some very interesting local shopping, and the Museum Kura Hulanda houses a huge collection of artifacts from the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. The artifacts date from prehistoric times on, and they include a life-size model of a slave ship, as well as musical instruments, fossils, and other cultural artifacts. Curacao has a very rich history that you can easily unlock when you take the time to go into Fort Amsterdam. It's definitely worth the trip off the beach! --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Marleen: Als het morgen goed weer is, ga ik naar de markt. Paul: Ik dacht dat je er gisteren was? Marleen: Dat klopt, maar morgen is de eerste nieuwe haring te koop. Paul: Als het regent, is er dan geen haring? Marleen: Natuurlijk wel. Het is alleen leuker om op de markt bij een haringkraam de eerste haring te eten. Als het regent, neem ik er één mee naar huis. Ga je mee? Paul: Nee! Ik vind haring niet lekker. Het is rauwe zoute vis die jullie eten met gesnipperde uien. Marleen: Je kan ook zure haring of rolmopsen eten. Als je van haring houdt, is dat allemaal lekker. Paul: Geef mij maar een zak patat van de markt. Marleen: Toen ik jong was, vond ik patat ook lekkerder. Eigenlijk zou je wel haring moeten eten, het is traditie. ----Formal English---- Marleen: If it’s nice weather tomorrow, I’ll go to the market. Paul: I thought you were there yesterday? Marleen: That’s right, but tomorrow, the first new herring is for sale. Paul: If it rains, then, is there no herring? Marleen: Of course there is. It’s just nicer to eat the first herring on the market at a herring stall. If it rains, I’ll just take it home. Will you come along? Paul: No! I don’t like herring. It is raw, salty fish that you guys eat with chopped eggs. Marleen: You can also eat pickled herring or rollmops. If you like herring, it's really delicious. Paul: Just give me a bag of fries from the market. Marleen: When I was young, I also thought fries were tastier. But you should actually eat herring-it’s tradition. --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

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Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- What are the five commonly used medicine and drugs? 1. aspirine 2. paracetamol 3. ibuprofen 4. strepsil 5. fluimucil ----Formal English---- What are the five most commonly used medicines and drugs? 1. Aspirin 2. Paracetamol 3. Ibuprofen 4. Strepsil 5. Fluimucil --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Paul: Mag ik een dropje? Kollega: Je mag het hele zakje wel. Ik eet veel te veel drop. Paul: Wat vind jij de lekkerste drop? Kollega: Ik vind alles lekker, ik houd alleen niet van Engelse drop. Die vind ik veel te zoet. Ik denk dat ik zoute drop het lekkerst vind. Jij bent trouwens een van de weinige buitenlanders die drop lekker vindt. Paul: Ik vind het niet echt lekker maar het helpt als je keel een beetje pijn doet. Kollega: Ik mocht van mijn moeder altijd dropjes uitkiezen als ik keelpijn had. Het hielp altijd, misschien vind ik ze daarom nu nog zo lekker. ----Formal English---- Paul: May I have a piece of licorice? Colleague: You can have the whole bag. I eat too much licorice. Paul: What do you think is the best licorice? Colleague: I think everything is good. I only don't like allsorts licorice. I think it's too sweet. I think that I like salty licorice the best. By the way, you're one of the few foreigners who think licorice is tasty. Paul: I don't really like it, but it helps when your throat is hurting a little bit. Colleague: My mother always let me pick out licorice when I had a sore throat. It always helped. Maybe that's why I still think they're so good. --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

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Learn Dutch with DutchPod101.com! Today is an amazingly beautiful day. So what better way to spend the day than taking a stroll with your friends. As you walk along the streets, enjoying the cool breeze and the warm sun, you see a little girl run into the park chasing a puppy. She is obviously consumed by the happiness of this day as she catches the puppy and it licks her face enthusiastically. You turn to your friends laughing and say in Dutch, "That little girl really likes the puppy!" Everyone watches her for a while before moving on to a store window where your friends start pointing and laughing hysterically. You make your way to the window, peering inside to find a statue of a little man dancing wildly...without any pants! Your friends giggle like school kids and say in Dutch, "Look at the funny man dancing without pants!!" As you continue through the town, laughing, relaxing, and enjoying your time with your new friends, you realize none of these happy moments would have been possible today without first learning Dutch! DutchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Dutch! This Dutch Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about positive emotions in Dutch. In this Dutch vocabulary video, you will learn Dutch by watching the video, seeing text describing the video, and all while listening to the Dutch translations being read aloud by our native Dutch speakers. Visit us at DutchPod101.com where you will find many more great Dutch lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Kollega: Mijn maag begint te knorren. Zullen we een patatje halen? Paul: Ik probeer te stoppen met fast food maar ik heb ook wel trek. Gaan we naar de snackbar of naar die patatkraam op de brug? Kollega: De patatkraam heeft de lekkerste patat. Paul: Ik begin te denken dat alleen Nederlanders zoveel patat eten. Kollega: Niet alleen de Nederlanders, de Belgen eten ook veel patat, maar zij noemen het friet. Paul: Jullie zeggen ook friet. Hoe je het ook noemt het is lekker. Kollega: Precies. Wat voor patat wil je? Paul: Een patatje met, alsjeblieft. ----Formal English---- Colleague: My stomach is beginning to rumble. Shall we go get some French fries [a little potato]? Paul: I'm trying to stop [eating] fast food, but I'm also a bit hungry. Should we go to the fast food restaurant or the French fry stand on the bridge? Colleague: The French fry stand has the best fries. Paul: I'm beginning to think that only the Dutch eat so many French fries. Colleague: Not only the Dutch. The Belgians also eat lots of French fries, but they call it "friet." Paul: You guys also say "friet." However you call it, it's tasty. Colleague: Exactly. What kind of fries would you like? Paul: French fries with mayonnaise, please. --------------------------- Learn Dutch with DutchPod101! Don't forget to stop by DutchPod101.com for more great Dutch Language Learning Resources!

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101.com! Your Dutch pen pal in has asked you to stay with him for the week while you are visiting. You are really excited because you will be able to get to know him better and he is going to show you around town too! When you arrive, he promises a tour of the house right after you meet the family and have some dinner—it's been a long flight! As you make your way into his kitchen though, his mother looks very disgruntled. You ask your friend what is wrong and he replies in Dutch, "She is upset because she is hungry. My father just searched the refrigerator and there is nothing to eat!" Feeling a little more than awkward—in fact, totally obtrusive—you tell your friend in Dutch, "Well, we can go out for dinner. It's not a big deal." He quickly explains in Dutch, "We are going to enjoy a family meal at the table tonight so that we can all get to know each other better." And then you have a brilliant idea—pizza! Later that night as you sit around the table with your new friends, you tell your friends in Dutch, "I am glad everyone is enjoying the delicious pizza!! And more importantly, I am glad we decided to talk and chat and enjoy this meal together." DutchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Dutch! This Dutch Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you some important vocabulary you might use at the Dutch table. In this Dutch vocabulary video, you will learn Dutch by watching the video, seeing text describing the video, and all while listening to the Dutch translations being read aloud by our native Dutch speakers. Visit us at DutchPod101.com where you will find many more great Dutch lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!