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Conversation Words: What to Talk about in Dutch (In Development)

Weather

De zon schijnt 't Regent 't Vriest Nachtvorst 't Dooit hear

The sun is shining It is raining It is freezing Frost at night [It is thawing] It stopped freezing

more weather - 2

Goudenregen "Golden Rain" (Cytisus Laburnum) An even prettier blue variation is called Blauweregen ('blue rain.')

regent 't? 't sneeuwt >> talking about the weather

Weather Expressions

Grammar

(de) woordvolgorde 2 word order (de) zinsbouw 2 syntax, word order (de) gebiedende wijs 2 3 'imperative' >>

(de) vervoeging 2 'conjugation' (verbs) (de) verbuiging 2 3 'declension' (nouns, adjectives, pronouns)

@ apenstaartje (apestaartje)

at-sign

# matje 2

pound sign, hash mark

& en-teken 2

ampersand

_ liggend streepje 2

underscore

Sports

't Is weer bruin of gespikkeld 2 3 - twee ballen [It's brown or dotted again] Soccer time! zwemmen

scheidsrechter 2 referee grensrechter 2 side ref trainer (Engl.) 2 coach hear 3

buiten spel overtreding strafschop vrije trap hear

off-side foul penalty free kick

goud 2 gold zilver 2 3 silver brons bronze

English words like 'goal!' and 'keeper' are more common than the Dutch words. There is no Dutch word for 'trainer/coach' or 'hands!'
In the small teams of street soccer, you might find the vliegende kiep 2 ('flying goalie') who may leave the goal area.
In my home town, some people called soccer 'sjotteren met een bledder' which must be a corruption of shoot a bladder. At my elementary school, 'bledder' was the word we used for 'soccer ball.' It's not common Dutch. I assume Englishmen brought the beautiful game to my home town.
(de) blessure 2 ('sports injury') - hij is geblesseerd 2 ("he has sustained a sports injury") - medical page
verlenging 2 ('extra time, extension') - verlengen 2 3 ('to extend')
(de) marathon 2 - (de) triathlon

zwemmen to swim - see also verbs below
Ik ga zwemmen I'm going [swimming] for a swim Ik wil gaan zwemmen I want to go [swimming] for a swim Ze wilde gaan zwemmen 2 3 She wanted to go swimming Ze zwemt snel She [swims fast] is a fast swimmer Zullen we gaan zwemmen? 2 Shall we go [swimming] for a swim? Gisteren heb ik gezwommen Yesterday I was swimming Ik heb leren zwemmen 2 3 I've learned to swim De rivier was te breed om over te zwemmen 2 3 The river was too wide to swim across (het) zwembad 2 swimming pool - (het) zwempak swimsuit - (de) zwembroek 2 swimming trunks

schoolslag breaststroke

vrije slag freestyle

vlinderslag butterfly

rugslag back stroke

2

zwemmen 2 3

zwemmen 2 3 4

English	Dutch infinitive	simple present singular	simple present plural	simple past singular	simple past plural	perfect tense
to walk	(example)	I walk	we walk	I walked	we walked	I have walked
to walk	lopen	ik loop	wij lopen	ik liep	wij liepen	ik ben/heb gelopen	2 - >>
to run	hardlopen	ik loop hard	-	ik liep hard	-	ik heb hardgelopen	2 3
to ride a bicycle	fietsen	ik fiets	wij fietsen	ik fietste	wij fietsten	ik ben/heb gefietst	2 - >>
to walk, to hike	wandelen	ik wandel	wij wandelen	ik wandelde	wij wandelden	ik heb/ben gewandeld
to run	rennen	ik ren	wij rennen	ik rende	wij renden	ik heb/ben gerend
to jump	springen	ik spring	wij springen	ik sprong	wij sprongen	ik heb/ben gesprongen
to swim	zwemmen	ik zwem	wij zwemmen	ik zwom	wij zwommen	ik heb/ben gezwommen
to drive; to ride	rijden	ik rijd	wij rijden	ik reed	wij reden	ik heb/ben gereden	2 >>
to move (your body)	bewegen	ik beweeg	wij bewegen	ik bewoog	wij bewogen	ik heb bewogen
to fly	vliegen	ik vlieg	wij vliegen	ik vloog	wij vlogen	ik heb/ben gevlogen	2

When a destination is given, Dutch verbs of motion often use 'zijn' (to be) in the perfect tense:

Ik ben naar huis gelopen. 2	I walked home
Ik ben naar Amsterdam gelopen. 2	I walked to Amsterdam
Ik heb een uur gelopen. 2	I walked for an hour
Ik ben naar Veenendaal gefietst. 2	I rode a bike to Veenendaal
Ik heb een uur gefietst. 2	I rode a bike for an hour
In other verbs, the use of 'zijn' often indicates the passive form:
Ik heb geschopt.	I kicked (a ball, I hope)
Ik ben geschopt.	I was kicked
(Notice that in most of these examples Dutch uses a perfect tense while English uses an imperfect tense.)

Ik wil gaan wandelen I want to go for a stroll Morgen wil ik gaan hardlopen 2 Tomorrow I want to go running We gaan morgen voetballen Tomorrow we're going to play soccer

zwemmen swimming schaatsen ice skating ‑>>		hardlopen 2 3 running ‑>> wielrennen 2 bicycle racing
English often uses 'to play' for sports and games, like 'to play  soccer,' 'to play  chess,' 'to play  cards' etc. - Dutch has one specific verb for most sports and games: voetballen, schaken, kaarten
voetballen 2 3 4 to play soccer tennissen 2 3 to play tennis volleyballen 2 3 to play volleyball honkballen 2 3 to play ~baseball		schaken to play chess hockeyen 2 3 to play field hockey sporten 2 3 to play sports, exercise kaarten to play cards
korfballen 2 3 to play  'korfbal,' a kind of co-ed basketball dammen 2 3 to play a kind of checkers on a 10x10 fields board

chess

cards and dice

Numbers and Time - Metric and Imperial Dimensions Compared
Hear Names of Dutch sportsmen and -women
De Elfstedentocht the 125-mile skating endurance event
Soccer Fields

News, Politics

nieuws krant tijdschrift artikel kop hear

news newspaper magazine article headline See also: The News

(de) vrijheid (de) gelijkheid (de) broederschap hear - 2

(liberty) (equality) (brotherhood)

(de) democratie (de) verkiezingen hear (de) tolerantie (het) respect hear

(democracy) (elections) (tolerance) (respect)

werknemer (employee) werkgever (employer)

links (linkse 2) left, left-wing
rechts (rechtse 2) right, right-wing
de linkse pers 2 the left-wing media
progressief 2 progressive, 'left-wing' - vooruitstrevend 2 progressive (old-fashioned)
conservatief 2 conservative, 'right-wing' - behoudend 2 3 conservative (old-fashioned)
(de) linkse rakker 2 3 (humorous) convinced, committed left-winger
(de) rechtse bal 2 (humorous) convinced, committed right-winger

more about Dutch elections and government

Related pages with More Phrases and Conversation Pieces:
Basic - Speaking Dutch - Weather - Travel - Sleep
Eating and Drinking - Jobs and Lines of Work
The Senses - Using Words - 'What I Want' - Fun Things to Say
Sayings, Standard Phrases - Conversations, Letters
Thesaurus Pages: Time - Life - Change

Everyday Dutch Words for basic conversation and reading
Useful Dutch Words and Phrases for Travelers
Learning Dutch? Lessons (Suggested Method)

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