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Persoonlijke Gegevens

* Plural forms in Dutch take “de” regardless whether the word starts with “de” or “het”in Singular form

Persoonlijke Gegevens (personal information / лична информация)

het formulier (pl.~en) form / формуляр

de voorname (pl. ~n)  – first name / име

de achtername (pl. ~n) – family name / фамилия

de man – man / мъж

de vrouw – woman / жена

de geboortedatum (pl. de geboortedata) – date of birth…

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10 Typical Dutch Expressions

10 Typical Dutch Expressions

Ten typical Dutch expressions that will serve you well when working with managers or when you are a one of them yourself.

Komt het gelegen? – Is it convenient?

This is the very gentle way to opening the conversation with somebody who is busy. The other person might answer: Waar gaat het over?- What is it about?

Stoor ik? – Am I disturbing you?

You are very polite when you use this question, when…

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Staying in Hotel

by Gabriela Ivanova

Reserving the room

Ik will graag een kamer reserveren – I would like to reserve a room

Voor wanneer wilt u een kamer reserveren? – For when would you like to reserve a room?

Van wanneer tot wanneer wilt u een kamer reserveren?– For what dates would you like to reserve a room?

Ik will een kamer reserveren voor… nachten – I would like to reserve a room for…nights

Hoeveel kost de…

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Dutch Verbs with "met"

Dutch Verbs with “met”

by Gabriela Ivanova

zich bemoeien met- to interfere with

zich bezighouden met- to be occupied with

dwepen met- to be mad about

feliciteren met- to congratulate on

gelijkstaan met- to be on a par with, to be equal to

overeenkomen met- to correspond to/ with, to agree with

overeenstemmen met- to be in agreement with

spotten met- to mock at

trouwen met- to marry

verbinden met- to link to

verenigen…

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Verbs with in

by Gabriela Ivanova

Group 3 –  verbs that go together with “in”

aankomen in – to arrive in

berusten in – to resign oneself on

gelijk hebben in – to be right about

geloven in – to believe in

slagen in – to succeed at/ in

zich specialiseren in- to specialize in

trek zin/ hebben in- to feel like (…doing something)

veranderen in – to change into

zich verdiepen in – to be engrossed in

volharden in –…

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Dutch verbs with bij

Dutch verbs with bij

by Gabriela Ivanova

Today I am learning these verbs:

belang hebben bij- to have an interest in, be interested in

betrokken zijn bij- to be involved in

behoren bij- to belong to

zich neerleggen bij- to go along with

passen bij- to match

vergelijken bij- to compare to

zweren bij- to swear by

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Dutch Verbs Used with a Fixed Preposition

Dutch Verbs Used with a Fixed Preposition

By Gabriela Ivanova

Many Dutch verbs have a preposition object. This means that the object of the verb is preceded by a preposition. The verbs in this group are always used with the same preposition.

For the next 13 days, I will be posting the main Dutch verbs with preposition according to which preposition they use.

Day 1 of 13

Group 1- Verbs which use aan

zich aanpassen aan– to adapt to

behoeft…

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Asking for Directions

Proud to introduce to you our new Citywordhunt’s contributor Gabriela Ivanova. Gabi is a dear friend of mine who currently studies Dutch and she will be sharing with you her experience of learning this interesting language:)! Welcome to the team, Gabi!

Before you leave, it is always a good idea to find out where your desired destination is located.

het noorden– The North

het zuiden– The South

het…

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amazing applestrudel without the pastry #cooking #desserts #belgium #travel #antwerpen #memory #photography #spoil #cafe #center (at De Rode Hoed)

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Dutch Vocabulary- Personal Qualities in Dutch

Dutch Vocabulary- Personal Qualities in Dutch

personality – de persoonlijkheid

personal qualities – persoonlijke kwaliteiten

quality, characteristic – de eigenschap

character – het karakter

virtue –  de deugd

to please, smth gives you joy – iets doet je deugd (-iets maakt je blij)  

character flow – de karakterfout 

behaviour  – het gedrag 

feeling – het gevoel

emotion – de emotie

thought – de gedachte

view, conviction – de overtuiging

mood…

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Vermogen - ability

Vermogen – ability

uitblinken – to outshine, to exceed / blink uit – blonk uit – uitgeblonken/ het vermogen – ability, capacity

Expressions: doen wat in je vermogen ligt – do what you can naar mijn beste vermogen (=zo goed als ik kan) – to my best ability veel vermogen – to be able to do much niets vermogen tegen – be powerless against verstandelijke vermogens– intellectual faculties op vol vermogen – at full power een…

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Happinez vocabulary

These days I don’t have much free time to study Dutch, but I have in no way given up on this lovely language:) The bad news is that I am studying much less than before, the good news – I am using it more often. I am busy setting up my own leadership coaching & training company (feel free to check it out and show your support: http://genevva.com/) and unfortunately I will have less free time to…

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Work Vocabulary

ruwe versie  – rough draft

de uitdaging –  challenge

de referentie – reference

zich laten inschrijven – to enter one’s name, register, enroll

kans op werk – job opportunity

vergroten – to enhance

verkrijgen – to gain

de betrekking – position

in aanmerking komen voor – to be considered for

opgeven – to give up, to abandon

overplaatsen - to transfer

vereisen – to require

de vereiste – requirement

d…

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Work Vocabulary 2

het vrijwilligerswerk –  volunteer work

de kwaliteit – quality, characteristics

de competentie – the competence, ability

de ervaring – experience

de motivatie – motivation

een opleiding volgen – training, education

het personeel – personnel

de carriere – career

de keuze – selection (for job)

het salaris – salary, pay

het loon – fixed salary

de functie – position (job)

ontslagen – to fire (dismiss)

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Useful Sentences

Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0T2viGaY5WB

Je zou wat voorzichtiger moeten zijn. – You should be a bit more careful.

Dat moet geen probleem zijn (lijkt me). – That shouldn’t be a problem (seems to me).

Dat moet gemakkelijk zijn (lijkt me). – That should be easy.

Dat blijkt. – So it seems.

Jij mag het zeggen. – Your choice.

Het valt mee. – It’s easier than I expected. / It’s not bad.

Het…

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Random Useful Phrases

Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0L3LFdEL4w9

Is het heel dringend? – Is it urgent?

Ik ben zo benieuwd. –  I am curious / I wonder

Ik ben benieuwd of ___- I wonder if___

Dat zal ik doen. – I will do that.

Ik zit momenteel in de file.  – I am sitting at the moment. in a traffic jam

Waar zal ik wachten? Binnen of buiten? – Where should I wait? Inside or outside?

Ik heb de krant nog niet uit. –…

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Random Useful Phrases

Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1W7Mc7uv0zs

Really? – Echt waar?

Unbelievable! – Het is niet te geloven.

That works out well! – Dat komt goed uit!

Not again! – Niet weer!

Doing nothing! – Niets aan te doen.

Wish it was true! – Was het maar waar!

I have too much to do now. – Ik heb op dit moment te veel te doen.

I would prefer some other time – Ik zou liever een andere keer willen.

Forget…

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