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Easiest English Phrases For DutchEasiest English Phrases For Dutch feature words similar to Dutch that will enable you to understand what is meant. Use the spelling and/or sound of each word similar to Dutch to help you figure out its meaning. After single words in English spelled like Dutch, a good next step is short phrases of several words similar to Dutch. To keep it easiest, these are phrases but not sentences, as are in Phrase Books for Travel. Sentences have too many words to deal with when you are just beginning. The English version is placed first to get you in the habit of looking for and recognizing English words similar to ones in your own language and deducing what the English words mean by yourself without being given the translation first. From the key words similar to Dutch you should be able to make out the meanings of the other English connecting words that are not similar to Dutch. Use the words similar to Dutch as clues to the meanings of the other English words. Try to just get the overall meaning of each phrase without trying to translate each unfamiliar English word. Many are like phrases in Dutch that express ideas you have said or heard often before. These phrases in English are followed by the Dutch words that would be a good guess using as clues the English words similar to Dutch. So as a result these are rough translations of the English phrases, which may not be the exact meanings, but will be close enough that you could deduce what is meant. The easiest way is to just read them. Or if you see some you might possibly use on your trip to an English speaking country, you can try to pronounce them, which is not easiest. Consider each phrase as a puzzle you can probably solve. Have fun with the challenge of it. Try to guess what each English phrase means without looking at the rough Dutch version. See how far down the list you can get. [In the following pronunciation guide, only English words pronounced like Dutch are included now, enclosed in single quotation marks. The rest of the English pronunciations will be added later.] ------ EASIEST ENGLISH PHRASES ENGLISH -- DUTCH -- [SAY DUTCH] allergic reaction -- allergisch reactie allergic to penicillin -- allergisch voor penicilline a week -- een week Can I -- Kan ik -- [‘kan’] coffee with milk -- koffie met melk for one week -- voor één week go dancing -- gaan dansen good bar -- goed bar -- [‘bar’] good café -- goed café -- [‘café’] good restaurant -- goed restaurant half hour -- half uur here for -- hier voor -- [‘hier voor’] here for a seminar -- hier voor een seminar -- [‘hier voor’ ‘seminar’] here for a conference -- hier voor een conferentie -- [‘hier voor’] here for studies -- hier voor studie -- [‘hier voor’] how long -- hoe lang I have -- Ik heb I work for -- Ik werk voor -- [‘voor’] my auto -- mijn auto my e-mail address -- mijn e-mailadres. -- [‘e-mail’] my name -- mijn naam my number -- mijn nummer my telephone -- mijn telefoon my telephone number -- mijn telefoonnummer on the Pill -- aan de pil -- [‘pil’] speak English -- spreek Engels specialties of the chef -- specialiteiten van de chef-kok -- [‘chef’] study English -- studeer Engels that is -- dat is this address -- dit adres this street -- dit straat too cold -- te koud too hot -- te heet too late -- te laat vaginal infection -- vaginale infectie your e-mail address -- uw e-mailadres -- [‘e-mail’] twee personen. two persons. your faxnumber -- uw faxnummer your number -- uw nummer your telephone number -- uw telefoonnummer Where is -- Waar with a credit card -- met een creditcard -- [‘credit’] ------ DIFFERENT ORDER Some English phrases have words in a different order than they would be in Dutch, but in spite of this you should be able to understand what the following phrases mean. ENGLISH -- DUTCH -- [SAY DUTCH] Does this hotel have -- Heeft het hotel -- [‘hotel’] Do you have -- Heeft u camp here -- hier kamperen -- [‘hier’] check-in -- incheckbalie -- [‘CHECK’-‘in’] check my e-mail -- mijn e-mail checken -- [‘e-mail’] help me -- me helpen log in -- inloggen log out -- uitloggen park here -- hier parkeren -- [‘hier’] repair the toilet -- toilet repareren repair the TV -- tv repareren stop here -- hier stoppen -- [‘hier’] Where can I find -- Waar vind ik ------ SEPARATE WORDS IN ENGLISH In some cases a single word in Dutch is similar to an English phrase -- with an English phrase equal to a Dutch word. ENGLISH -- DUTCH -- [SAY DUTCH] aluminum foil -- aluminiumfolie bikini wax -- bikiniwax bus station -- busstation -- [‘bus’] e-mail address -- e-mailadres -- [‘e-mail’] fast-food restaurant -- fastfoodrestaurant -- [‘-food’] fitness room -- fitnessruimte -- [‘fitness’] Good morning. -- Goedemorgen. internet café -- internetcafé live music -- livemuziek menstrual pain -- menstruatiepijn parking garage -- parkeergarage program of events -- evenementenprogramma room service -- roomservice -- [‘roomservice’] taxi stand -- taxistandplaats telephone number -- telefoonnummer tennis match -- tennismatch -- [‘tennis’] toilet paper -- toiletpapier washing machines -- wasmachines your passport -- ew paspoort your ticket -- ew ticket -- [‘ticket’] ------ FOR A GREATER CHALLENGE
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