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Sample Sentences | 
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| praten | to talk, to chat | |
| ik praat | I 'm talking | |
| wij praten | we're talking | |
| ik praatte | I was talking | |
| wij praatten | we were talking | |
| ik heb gepraat | I have been talking | |
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| simple present tense | ||
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| praten | to talk | |
| ik praat | I talk | |
| jij praat | you talk (singular, informal you) | |
| hij praat | he talks | |
| wij praten | we talk | |
| jullie praten | you talk (plural, informal you) | |
| zij praten | they talk | |
| U praat | you talk (polite you) | |
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| simple past tense | ||
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| (praten) | to talk | |
| ik praatte | I talked | |
| jij praatte | you talked | |
| hij praatte | he talked | |
| wij praatten | we talked | |
| jullie praatten | y'all talked | |
| zij praatten | they talked | |
| U praatte | you talked | |
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| present perfect tense | |
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| ik heb gepraat
   
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  I have talked | 
We zaten gezellig te praten
 
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We were having a pleasant conversation,
  a nice chat
Iets om over te praten
  
 
 2
  Something to talk about 
Dingen om over te praten
  
 
 2
  Things to talk about 
Hij praat te veel 
   
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He talks too much
  
Zou U wat langzamer kunnen praten? 
 
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Could you please talk [somewhat]
  a little slower?
U praat te snel voor mij
   
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 3 
You're talking too fast (for me)
  
Niet praten met je mond vol 
   
 2
Don't talk with your mouth full (of food)
Praten over koetjes en kalfjes 
 
 2
(expression) [Talking about little cows and calves]
  - chatting about nice but unimportant things
Praten als Brugman
  
 2
 3 
  ['to speak like Brugman']
 - speaking in very convincing way.
  
Brugman 
  
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 was an early 16th Century catholic monk and preacher 
Ben je uitgepraat?
  
 
 2
 3 
  Are you done talking? (I've let you finish but
I'm tired of it)
  Maar als ik heel snel praat, daar heeft niemand wat
  aan
  
 - slow:
  2
3
4
But if I speak very fast,
  that's not of use to anybody
  - Slow Dutch
  
Ik wil graag Nederlands praten
 
 
2
3 
I really want to [talk Dutch]
  have a conversation in Dutch
Jullie kunnen wel Nederlands praten
 
 2
 3 
[You can speak Dutch] It's OK with me that you guys
  speak Dutch (I can understand it)
 ->>
Jullie mogen wel Nederlands praten
 
 2
[You may speak Dutch] It's OK with me that you guys
  speak Dutch (I can understand it)
kletsen
  
 
 2
  to chat, have a pleasant little conversation
with friends or family
(de) kletskous 
  
 
 2
chatterbox, a person who really
 likes to chat 
(de) kletskoek  
 
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 3 
  [chat-cake] nonsense 
 
(het) kletspraatje
 
 
 2
  gossip; humorous nonsense speech
BUT:  kletsnat
   
 
 2
  sopping wet (maybe from the slapping noise) 
wauwelen 
  
 
 
 2
 3 
 talking in an irritating manner/i> 
  
(het) gewauwel
  
 
 
 2
 3 
 annoying, boring talk  
See also: Sound and Noise
| Zeggen to say  | 
- | Spreken to speak  | 
- | Praten to talk, chat  | 
 
| Vertellen 'to tell'  | 
- | Schrijven to write  | 
- | Lezen to read  | 
 
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