Het was maar een grapje!
EN: It was only a joke!
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1dlmB3g3GK0
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
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Dutch Sentence of the Day
Ik heb een drukke week voor de boeg.
EN: I have a busy week ahead.
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0PGtWFThrTV
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Dat kan ik me voorstellen.
EN: I can imagine.
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1yu4KWhplBM
- Mag ik jullie voorstellen___ – May I introduce___.
- Ik kan het mij best voorstellen – I can well imagine it.
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Zulke dingen moet je niet zeggen.
EN: You shouldn’t say such things.
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s02rW72usXRD
- Dat zou ik niet zeggen. – I wouldn’t say that.
- Dat zou ik niet durven zeggen. – I would not know for certain.
- met een goede bedoeling iets doen of zeggen. – done or said with good intention
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
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I recommend that you join them and share with them any sentence, word or situation you need help with right now! I know I will.
We all struggle speaking Dutch to Dutch people because of lack of confidence or of fear to make mistakes, so I am happy to see that there is a safe community where we could get help with Dutch for free from native speakers. Feel free to share the group with other expats! Hope to see you there!
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Laat me met rust!
EN: Leave me alone!
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1PoFDTkfvBR
- in rust – at rest
- alles was in diepe rust – all was quiet
- met rust laten – leave alone, leave in peace
- rust geven – give a rest
- rust nemen – take a rest
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Dat zou ik niet durven.
EN: I would not dare do such a thing.
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0WqFcc4mTC7
- durven – to dare
- Ik durf – I dare
- Hoe durf je het te doen! EN: how dare you (do it)!
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Ik zei het zonder te denken.
EN: I said it without thinking.
Pronounciation: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1T2UhrTcT3U
- eerlijk gezegd – frankly said
- zeggen – zei – heeft gezegd – to say
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Maak je geen zorgen!
EN: Don’t worry!
Pronounciation* : http://vocaroo.com/i/s1nm8ucLkOht
- de zorg [-en] – 1. care 2. trouble
- met zorg – carefully
- zonder zorg – careless(ly)
- Ik heb zorgen over – I’m worried about
- het zorgen – troubles, problems
- geen zorgen hebben – have no worries
- zich zorgen maken over – worry about
*Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Je komt op het juiste moment!
EN: You come at the right moment!
Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s02X5k4JC1pT
- op dit moment – at the moment
- juist – right, correct, precise
- het moment [-en] – moment
- op een gegeven moment – at a given moment
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Het besluit kwam niet als een verrassing.
English: The decision came as no surprise.
Pronounciation (thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts):
http://vocaroo.com/player.swf?playMediaID=s0ggvKoihIv8&autoplay=0
- het besluit, [-en] – decision
- komen – kwam – is gekomen – to come
- een besluit nemen – to take a decision
- een besluit trekken – to draw a conclusion
- tot een besluit komen -to come to a decision
- mijn besluit staat vast – my mind is made up (my decision is firm)
Dutch Sentence of the Day
Dat was een grote teleurstelling!
English: That was a big disappointment (came as a big disappointment)
Pronounciation thanks to Vocaroo and Wrts:
http://vocaroo.com/player.swf?playMediaID=s0gdANNK30Wg&autoplay=0
- de teleurstelling, [-en] – disappointment
- groot – groter – grootst – big – bigger – biggest
- ... een diepe teleurstelling – deep disappointment
- … een bittere teleurstelling – bitter disappointment
- Wat een teleurstelling! – What a disappointment!
My suggestion is to listen to the recording and then repeat it at least 5 times by yourself out loud. This helps me remember it.
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