Dutch · Unit 26
Book II, Unit 5: Unit 5
Refresher Course, Books II and III
Unit 5
De Oorlogstijd
A conversation to listen to
A spontaneous conversation between two educated Dutch speakers, recorded in 1961 without a script. The text keeps what they said as they said it: hesitations, repeated words, words left out.
Listen first with the text, then without it. The aim is to follow the whole conversation by ear.
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Well, um . . . where did you live, anyway, in Holland?
Wel,buteh,uhwaarwherehebto have, to have hadjijyougewoondto live, to dwelleigenlijkactually, reallyininNederland?Nederland - 2
In The Hague.
IninDenDenHaag.Haag - 3
In The Hague! So you had the . . . in the war there . . . to cope with the famine, eh?
IninDenDenHaag!HaagDusthus, sojijyouzatto sitmetwithdie...who (relative)inindetheoorlogwardaar...as, since, becausemetwithdiewho (relative)hongersnoodfaminetetokampen,contendeh...uh - 4
Yes, that was a . . . really bad time. Where were you during that time?
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)wasto be (irregular)eenaeh,uh...bijzonderparticularnareto, towardstijd.timeWaarwherewasto be (irregular)jijyouinindiewho (relative)tijd?time - 5
Well, I was in a small town somewhere in North Holland.
Nou,wellikIzatto sitinineenakleinsmallplaatsjeplaceininNoordNoordHollandHollandergens.somewhere - 6
Yes, that was a terrible time, but I was still quite young, about ten years old, when it was nearly over. Did you see much of Canadians, Americans and so on? Are they . . .
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)wasto be (irregular)eenavreselijkedreadfullytoestand,conditionmaarbutikIwasto be (irregular)nogalrathervrijrather, quite; freebetrekkelijkrelativejong,youngongeveerabouttientenjaar,the yeartoenas, whenhetit; thebijnanearlyafgelopenfinishedwas.to be (irregular)Hebbento have, to have hadjullieyou (plural)nogstill, yet; anotherveelmuchgemerktnoticevanof, fromdetheCanadezen,CanadezenAmerikanen,Amerikanenenandzo?so, asZijnto be (irregular)ze...she; they - 7
No, we were, no, you only saw the airplanes coming over all the time and, eh . . . a few of them came down right by our house.
Nee,nowewezaten,to sitnee,noalleenonlydiewho (relative)vliegtuigen,airplanesdiewho (relative)zagto seejeyou; youraltijdalwaysoverkomen.coming overEenastelletjea fewzijnto be (irregular)erthere, of itvlakjust (in front of it)bijwithonsour househuisour houseneergekomen.came down
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 29. De Oorlogstijd
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
All the dialogs entitled Dialog for Listening have been reproduced in your text in such a way as to capture their spontaneity. This includes hesitation sounds, repetitions, omitted words and other features that are characteristic of unrehearsed, non-selfconscious, conversational-style speech.
The Dialog for Listening section is for oral comprehension. The student should follow this section in his text, as he listens to it on tape, until such time as he can dispense with the text and understand everything from the tape alone.- 8
Yes.
Ja,yesja.yes - 9
At night, eh . . . I was always a little afraid. Because once, at night at seven o'clock, those planes came roaring in, and I go home and have dinner, and all of a sudden - a terrific bang! And a huge bomb blew up! Well, that caused terrible destruction, of course!
Enand'sat nightnachtsat nighteh...uhdanthenvondto findikIhetit; thealtijdalwayseenabeetje,littleeenabeetjelittleangstig,anxioushe?rightWantfor, becausehetit; theisto be (irregular)éénonekeertime (an occasion)gebeurd,to happen'sin the eveningavondsin the eveningomsmile at7sevenuur,hourenandkomento comediewho (relative)vliegtuigenairplanesweeragainaanronkenroaring inenandikIgato gonaarto, towardshuishouseenandhebto have, to have hadavondeten,supperplotselingsuddenlyeenaenormeenormouslyklap!bangEnandeenaenormeenormouslybombombdiewho (relative)ontplofte!explodedNou,welldatthat; that (conjunction)wasto be (irregular)eenaontstellendeto frightenravagedestructionnatuurlijk!of course - 10
Yes, we got caught in everything in The Hague, too. And then they fired these V-2's.
Ja,yeswijwehebbento have, to have hadookalso, likewisevolopplenty, to the fullgehadto have, to have hadininDenDenHaag.HaagEnanddaaras, since, becauseschotento shootzeshe; theyafoffdiewho (relative)V-2.V-2 - 11
Yes, yes, yes...
Ja,yesja,yesja...yes - 12
Sometimes it was O.K., but most of the time it went wrong. Later we had the bombings because they wanted to hit those V-2's, and a part of The Hague actually burned down. Yes, they wanted to bomb those installations.
Afoffenandtoetogingto gohetit; thegoed,goodsmaarbutdethemeestemostkerentime (an occasion)gingto gohetit; thefout.faultToen,as, whenlaterlaterhaddento have, to have hadwewehetit; thebombardement,bombingomdatbecausezeshe; theydiewho (relative)V-2V-2wildento want, to wishrakento get into, to begin toenandzeshe; theyhebben,to have, to have hadeenagedeeltepartvanof, fromDenDenHaagHaagisto be (irregular)eigenlijkactually, reallyafgebrand.burned downTja,wellzeshe; theywildento want, to wishdiewho (relative)installatiesinstallationbombarderen.bomb
In de Boekenwinkel
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Sir, perhaps you can help me?
Mijnheer,sir!; Mr. (as a title before a name)kuntto be able (can)Uyou (polite)mememisschienperhaps (het mag geschien)helpen?to help - 14
Oh, of course, ma'am. What would you like?
Oh,ohnatuurlijk,of coursemevrouw.madam, Mrs.Watwhatisto be (irregular)erthere, of itvanof, fromuwyour (polite)dienst?service - 15
Eh, I would like to have a book for a friend of mine.
Eh,uhikIwildeto want, to wishgraaggladly, with pleasureeenaboekbookhebbento have, to have hadvoorforeenakennisknowledgevanof, frommij.me - 16
What is he interested in?
Eh,uhwaarwhereisto be (irregular)ieheiningeïnteresseerd?interested - 17
I think he makes a hobby of astronomy or something like that. I myself don't know anything about it, but maybe you know more about those...
IkIgeloofto believedatthat; that (conjunction)hijheeenahobbiehobbyheeftto have, to have hadvoorforsterrekundeastronomyoforietssomethingdergelijks.similarIkIweetto knowerthere, of itzelfselfnietnotveelmuchvanof, fromaf,offmaarbutmisschienperhaps (het mag geschien)weetto knowUyou (polite)meermorevanof, fromdiewho (relative)dergelijke...similar - 18
We have a nice collection of astronomy books here, up-to-date.
Wijwehebbento have, to have hadeenamooiebeautifulverzamelingcollection; gatheringsterrekundeastronomyboekenbookshier,heremoderne.up-to-date - 19
Yes?
Ja?yes
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 30. In de Boekenwinkel
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
All the dialogs entitled Dialog for Listening have been reproduced in your text in such a way as to capture their spontaneity. This includes hesitation sounds, repetitions, omitted words and other features that are characteristic of unrehearsed, non-selfconscious, conversational-style speech.
The Dialog for Listening section is for oral comprehension. The student should follow this section in his text, as he listens to it on tape, until such time as he can dispense with the text and understand everything from the tape alone.- 20
Yes. Well, take this book here. This one is translated from English and it's completely up-to-date on the latest discoveries.
Ja.yesWel,butneemtto takeUyou (polite)ditthisboekbookhier.hereDitthisisto be (irregular)uitout ofhetit; theAmerikaansAmericanvertaaldtranslatedenanddatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)helemaalentirelyopon, upondethehoogteheightvanof, fromdethelaatstelastnieuwenewontdekkingen.discovery - 21
Yes, it more or less looks like a big book. Don't you have something a little more compact?
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)zietto seeerthere, of itandersotherwisewelbuteenadikkethickpilpillsuit.out ofHeefthasUyou (polite)nietnotietssomethingeenabeetjelittlemeermorecompact?compact - 22
You can get that, too. This one is written here in the Netherlands and is also very good.
KuntcanUyou (polite)ookalso, likewisehebben.to have, to have hadDitthisisto be (irregular)hierhereininNederlandNederlandzelfselfgeschrevento writeenandditthisisto be (irregular)eenaheelvery wellgoedvery wellboekbookook.also, likewise - 23
Yes?
Ja?yes - 24
Very beautifully illustrated, as you can see.
Prachtigmagnificentgeïllustreerd,illustratedzoalsasUyou (polite)ziet.to see - 25
Yes, it's very beautifully illustrated.
Ja,yeshetit; theisto be (irregular)ergvery; badmooinice, beautifulgeïllustreerd.illustrated - 26
There is another edition, too.
Wewehebbento have, to have hadeenaandereotheruitgavepublicationook.also, likewise
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Oh, a little more luxurious edition.
Oh,oheenabeetjelittlemeermoreluxueuseluxuriousuitgave!publication - 28
Yes, yes.
Ja,yesja.yes - 29
I like that better.
Datthat; that (conjunction)lijktto resemblememewelbutprettiger.more pleasantly - 30
Of course, it's a little more expensive.
Diewho (relative)komtto comeUyou (polite)danthenwatwhatduurdermore expensivenatuurlijk.of course - 31
How expensive is it?
Ja,yeshoehowduurdearisto be (irregular)deze?the latter (the most recently mentioned) - 32
This one is twelve guilders.
Oh,ohditthiswordtto become, to gettwaalftwelvegulden.guilder - 33
Twelve guilders. Well, that isn't too bad. Do you also have that system of gift certificates?
Twaalftwelvegulden.guilderNouwellja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)tetodoento dotenslotte.finallyHeefthasUyou (polite)ookalso, likewisehetit; thesysteemsystemdatthat; that (conjunction)Uyou (polite)boekenbonnengift certificatesgeeft?to give
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Oh, yes, you can get that also. Yes, indeed.
Oh,ohja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)kuntto be able (can)Uyou (polite)ookalso, likewisehebben.to have, to have hadJa,yesinderdaad.indeed - 35
Do you have a set value in those gift certificates or can I give any amount I want?
Heeftto have, to have hadUyou (polite)specialesetwaardevalueinindiewho (relative)boekenbonnengift certificatesoforkanto be able (can)ikIiedereach, everybedragamountopgevento declarewatwhatikIwil?to want, to wish - 36
You can buy a gift certificate with a value of twelve guilders for ten guilders.
Uyou (polite)kuntto be able (can)eenaboekenbongift certificateterat the (te der)waardevaluevanof, fromtwaalftwelveguldenguilderkopento buyvoorfortientengulden.guilder - 37
For ten guilders. Well, that is, that's fine. That will cost me two guilders less.
Voorfortientengulden.guilderNouwelldatthat; that (conjunction)is,to be (irregular)datthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)prima,finedanthenkomto comeikInogstill, yet; anothertweetwoguldenguildergoedkopercheaperuitout ofook.also, likewise - 38
Yes, you can get that.
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)kanto be able (can)Uyou (polite)hebben.to have, to have had - 39
Well, if you would make out such a gift certificate for me?
Nou,wellalsifUyou (polite)danthenzo'nsuch abonearnestvoorformemeuitout ofwilto want, to wishschrijven?to write - 40
Excellent.
Uitstekend.eminent
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Yes, well, fine. Look here, here are ten guilders.
Ja,yesfijn.fineNou,welldat...that; that (conjunction)kijktto lookUyou (polite)eens,once, one dayhierhereisto be (irregular)tientengulden.guilder - 42
Yes, here you are. I will write it down right away for you.
Ja,yesalstublieft.pleaseDatthat; that (conjunction)zalshall, willikImeteenat oncevoorforUyou (polite)opschrijven.written down - 43
Fine, thank you very much. Good evening.
Fijn,finedankthanksUyou (polite)wel.butGoedenavond.good evening - 44
Goodbye, ma'am.
Goedenavond,good eveningmevrouw.madam, Mrs.
Haring Eten
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I always enjoy eating herring the way you can see it in the, eh, beach resorts and in Marken and Volendam, the way they eat with their heads thrown back.
IkIvindto finddatthat; that (conjunction)haringherringetento eataltijdalwayszoso, asprachtig,magnificentdatthat; that (conjunction)jeyou; youropon, uponhetit; thestrandlevenbeach resortszietto seeenandininMarkenMarkenenandVolendam,Volendamdatthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theyzoso, asmetwithhunthem; theirhoofdheadachteroverbackwarddiewho (relative)haringenherringeten.to eat - 46
Yes. Have you ever done it this way?
Ja,yeshebto have, to have hadjijyouhetit; theooitevergedaanto doopon, upondiewho (relative)manier?manner - 47
Yes, I've done it a few times, more to do it for the first time, but I don't find it very appetizing, really. I'd rather have them better prepared.
Ja,yesikIhebto have, to have hadhetit; theeenapaarcouplekeertime (an occasion)gedaan,to domeermoreomsmile athetit; thevoorfordetheeerstethe former (the first-mentioned)kerentime (an occasion)tetodoen,to domaarbutikIvindto findhetit; thenietnotzoso, asergvery; badsmakelijkappetizingeigenlijk.actually, reallyIkIhebto have, to have hadzeshe; theylieverratherbeterbetterklaargemaakt.prepared - 48
Yes, yes, that's the way I like herring, too. It must be a strange sight for foreigners to see those clean Dutchmen swallowing herring.
Ja,yesja.yesDatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)dethemaniermannerwaaropon whichikIdetheharingenherringapprecieerappreciateook.also, likewiseHetit; themoetto have to, mustvoorforbuitenlandersforeignerswelbuteenavreemdstrangegezichtsightzijnto be (irregular)omsmile atdat,that; that (conjunction)omsmile atdiewho (relative)properecleanNederlandersNederlandersbezigbusytetoziento seeenandhunthem; theirharingherringtetoziento seenaarto, towardsbinnenslikken.swallow - 49
Yes, I've often heard them say how terrible they thought it was, how they could just swallow a raw herring.
Ja,yesikIhebto have, to have hadzeshe; theydikwijlsoftenhorento hearzeggento sayhoehowverschrikkelijkterriblezeshe; theyhetit; thevondento finddatthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theyzo'nsuch arauwerawharingherringzoso, asmaarbutbinnenwithinkondento be able (can)slikken.swallowed - 50
Yes.
Ja.yes - 51
I can imagine, if you see such a thing for the first time.
IkIkanto be able (can)memeechtrealvoorstellenproposalsalsifjeyou; yourzoietssuch a thingvoorfordetheeerstethe former (the first-mentioned)keertime (an occasion)ziet.to see
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 31. Haring Eten
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
All the dialogs entitled Dialog for Listening have been reproduced in your text in such a way as to capture their spontaneity. This includes hesitation sounds, repetitions, omitted words and other features that are characteristic of unrehearsed, non-selfconscious, conversational-style speech.
The Dialog for Listening section is for oral comprehension. The student should follow this section in his text, as he listens to it on tape, until such time as he can dispense with the text and understand everything from the tape alone.- 52
And, for that matter, what a stall.
Enandzo'nsuch akraampjestalltrouwensbesides, in factook.also, likewise - 53
But they always look freshly painted - red, white, blue, usually, with flags on top.
Maarbutzeshe; theyziento seeerthere, of ittochindeed, after all (here: 'I did warn you, after all')altijdalwayswelbutnetjesneatlyinindetheverfpaintuit:out ofrood,redwit,aimblauwbluemeestal,usuallymetwithvlaggetjessmall flagserop.on it - 54
Yes.
Ja.yes - 55
It really is an attractive sight.
Hetit; theisto be (irregular)welbuteenaaantrekkelijkattractivegezichtsighteigenlijk.actually, really - 56
Yes.
Ja.yes - 57
And then you throw your head back and then you lower the herring slowly into your mouth and then you bite, you bite a piece off.
Dan,thenjeyou; yourdoetto dojeyou; yourhoofdheadnaarto, towardsachterenthe back (naar achteren: backwards)enanddanthenlaatto letjeyou; youreenaharingherringlangzaamslowininjeyou; yourmonda mouth, mouthszakken,sunkenanddanthenbijtto bitejeyou; yourmaar,butbijtto bitejeyou; yourerthere, of iteenastukjelittle pieceerthere, of itaf.off - 58
Yes, yes.
Ja,yesja.yes - 59
And if they haven't been cleaned very well, you get some bones in your throat. Well, I feel like, I feel like having a herring right now. Come on, let's walk on over to the corner. There's one of those stands there.
Enandalsifzeshe; theynietnotgoedgoodsschoongemaaktcleanedis,to be (irregular)danthenkrijgto get; honger krijgen: to become hungryjeyou; yournogalrathereensonce, one daywatwhatgraatjessmall bonesininjeyou; yourkeel.throatNou,wellikIhebto have, to have hadnu,now, at presentikIhebto have, to have hadnunow, at presentwelbuttrekto travelininzo'nsuch aharingkje.little herringKom,to comelatento letwewenaarto, towardsdethehoekcornergaan,to godaaras, since, becausestaatto standzo'nsuch akraampje.stall - 60
Yes, fine.
Ja,yesuitstekend.eminent
De Loodgieter
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Good morning, ma'am, can I help you?
Goedemorgengood morningmevrouw,madam, Mrs.watwhatisto be (irregular)erthere, of itvanof, fromUwyour (polite)dienst?service - 62
Are you the plumber?
O,ohbentto be (irregular)Uyou (polite)detheloodgieter?plumber - 63
Yes, I'm the plumber; you called?
Ja,yesikIbento be (irregular)detheloodgieter,plumberUyou (polite)hebtto have, to have hadopgebeld?called - 64
Yes, I called yesterday; I expected you, at least sometime yesterday.
Ja,yesikIhebto have, to have hadgisterenyesterdayopgebeld,calledikIhadto have, to have hadUyou (polite)minstensat leastgisterenyesterdayalalreadyverwacht.expect - 65
Yesterday?
Gisteren?yesterday - 66
Yes, yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock and your boss told me that you would be here within half an hour. I called again at 5 o'clock, but, of course, the shop was closed by then.
Ja,yesgistermiddagyesterday afternoonomsmile ateenauurhourofordriethreeenandUwyour (polite)baasbossverteldetoldmemedatthat; that (conjunction)Uyou (polite)binnenwithineenahalfuurtjehalf hourzoushould, wouldzijnto be (irregular)enandhebto have, to have hadikIomsmile atvijffiveuurhourweeragainopgebeld,calledmaarbuttoenas, whenwasto be (irregular)dethezaakmattergeslotento shutnatuurlijk.of course - 67
Yes...Oh no, I didn't get the message that I had to come here, at all.
Ja....yesOhohnee,noikIhebto have, to have hadhelemaalentirelydetheboodschapmessagenietnotgekregento get; honger krijgen: to become hungrydatthat; that (conjunction)ikIhierheremoestto have to, mustkomen.to come
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 32. De Loodgieter
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
All the dialogs entitled Dialog for Listening have been reproduced in your text in such a way as to capture their spontaneity. This includes hesitation sounds, repetitions, omitted words and other features that are characteristic of unrehearsed, non-selfconscious, conversational-style speech.
The Dialog for Listening section is for oral comprehension. The student should follow this section in his text, as he listens to it on tape, until such time as he can dispense with the text and understand everything from the tape alone.- 68
Well, it's always the same, anyway. The sink has been leaking for several days.
Oh,wellhetit; theisto be (irregular)ookalso, likewisealtijdalwayspreciesexactlyhetzelfde.the sameDethegootsteensinklektlicksalalreadyeenapaarcoupledagen.days - 69
Did you ever have trouble with it before?
HebthaveUyou (polite)erthere, of italalreadyeensonce, one daymeermoremoeilijkhedendifficultyaanon, togehad?to have, to have had - 70
Well, no, not real trouble.
Nou,wellneenomoeilijkhedendifficultyeigenlijkactually, reallyniet.not - 71
Yes, I can't reach it from here, ma'am. Do you mind moving those pans from under the sink?
Ja,yesikIkanto be able (can)erthere, of itzoso, asnietnotbijwithmevrouw,madam, Mrs.vindtto findUyou (polite)hetit; theergvery; badomsmile atdiewho (relative)pannentilesenz.etc.diewho (relative)daaras, since, becausebenedenbelowbijwithdethegootto pourstaan,to standomsmile atdiewho (relative)uitout oftetoruimen?clear - 72
Oh, no, of course not. One moment. I'll move all the pans; are they in your way here?
Oh,ohneenonatuurlijkof courseniet,noteenaogenblikje,one momentikIzalshall, willevena moment, justdethepannentilesallemaalallweghalen.carried offStaanto standzeshe; theyhierhereinindetheweg?away - 73
I can easily reach it as it is now.
Zoso, askanto be able (can)ikIerthere, of itwelbutbij,withzoalsashetit; thenunow, at presentis.to be (irregular) - 74
You can reach it this way?
KuntcanUyou (polite)erthere, of itzoso, aswelbutbij?with
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Oh, yes.
O,ohja.yes - 76
Are you able to see what's wrong? Or not?
KuntcanUyou (polite)ziento seenu,now, at presentwatwhaterthere, of itaanon, tomankeert?wrongOforniet?not - 77
I'll have a look.
IkIzalshall, willeensonce, one dayevena moment, justmoetento have to, mustkijken.to look - 78
I hope you find it, because it's really terrible, all that water down under the sink.
IkIhoophopedatthat; that (conjunction)Uyou (polite)hetit; thevindt,to findwantfor, becausehetit; theisto be (irregular)werkelijkreallyeenanareto, towardsbedoening,messalalreadydatthat; that (conjunction)waterwaterbenedenbelowinindethegootsteen.sink
Nederland op de Fiets
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Foreigners think that Dutchmen are so sportsmenlike that they go everywhere on their bikes, ride to the office and so . . .
Buitenlandersforeignersvindento findNederlandersNederlanderszoso, assportief,sportydatthat; that (conjunction)zijshe; theyaltijdalwaysopon, upondethefietsbikeoveraleverywherenaarto, towardstoetogaan,to gonaarto, towardshetit; thekantoorofficefietsenride bikesenandzo...so, as - 80
Yes. You see more bikes than cars downtown.
Ja.yesBinnenwithininindethestadcity, townzieto seejeyou; yourmeermorefietsenbikesdanthenauto's.cars - 81
Right.
Juist.exactly - 82
As you must have noticed, bikes also have their parking problems.
ZoalsasUyou (polite)zelfselfwelbutgemerktnoticezultshall, willhebben.to have, to have hadEnandhetit; theisto be (irregular)zelfsevenzoso, asdatthat; that (conjunction)dethefietsenbikeshunthem; theireigenownparkeerproblemenparking problemshebben.to have, to have had - 83
Yes, but at least there are enough shelters, because a bike takes up such little space. The same number of cars would be impossible downtown, of course.
Ja,yesmaarbuterthere, of itzijnto be (irregular)tenminsteat leastgenoegenoughfietsenstallingen,bike sheltersomdatbecauseeenafietsbikezoso, asweiniglittle, fewplaatsplaceininbeslagtakes up (in beslag nemen)neemt.to takeEenazelfdesameaantalnumberauto'scarszoushould, wouldnatuurlijkof courseonmogelijkimpossiblezijnto be (irregular)inindethebinnenstad.downtown - 84
Oh, that would be impossible. And they are also very smart. You have a shelter with two levels where a man can place a bike with a small motion above the place where another bike is parked. And when you come to get it at night, he takes it down in a minute.
Oh,ohdatthat; that (conjunction)zoushould, wouldonmogelijkimpossiblezijn.to be (irregular)Enandzijshe; theyzijnto be (irregular)erthere, of itookalso, likewiseheelwholelistigcleverin.inJeyou; yourhebtto have, to have hadeenafietsenstallingbike sheltermetwithtweetwoverdiepingen,floorwaarwhereeenamanman; husbandmetwitheenakleinesmallhandgreepmotiondiewho (relative)fietsbikebovenabove, overdetheplaatsplacewaarwhereeenaandereotherfietsbikestaat,to standweetto knowneerdowntetozetten.to set (zat – zitten)Enanddan,thenalsifjeyou; your'sin the eveningavondsin the eveninghemhimkomtto comehalen,fetchheeftto have, to have hadhijhehemhimookalso, likewiseinineenaogenblikjea minuteweeragainnaarto, towardsbeneden.below - 85
Yes, I've seen that, too. They're very handy at working out these systems. I noticed that already. That is . . . but it's certain that Dutchmen don't ride to the office on their bikes because they think it's so sportsmanlike.
Ja,yesdiewho (relative)hebto have, to have hadikIookalso, likewisegezien.to seeZeshe; theyzijnto be (irregular)welbutzeerveryhandigdeftlyomsmile atdiewho (relative)systemensystemsuitout oftetowerken.workDatthat; that (conjunction)hebto have, to have hadikIookalso, likewisealalreadyopgemerkt.noticedMaarbuthetit; theisto be (irregular)zekersurely, certainlydatthat; that (conjunction)NederlandersNederlandersdusthus, sonietnotnaarto, towardshetit; thekantoorofficefietsenride bikesomdatbecausezeshe; theyhetit; thezoso, assportiefsportyvinden.to find - 86
No, I believe that, in his heart, every Dutchman would like to have a car.
Nee,noikIgeloofto believedatthat; that (conjunction)iedereeach, everyNederlanderNederlanderininzijnhis; to behartheart (harte)tochindeed, after all (here: 'I did warn you, after all')eigenlijkactually, reallygraaggladly, with pleasureeenaautootjelittle carzoushould, wouldhebbento have, to have hadook.also, likewise - 87
Yes, I think so, too.
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)vindto findikIook.also, likewise
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 33. Nederland op de Fiets
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
All the dialogs entitled Dialog for Listening have been reproduced in your text in such a way as to capture their spontaneity. This includes hesitation sounds, repetitions, omitted words and other features that are characteristic of unrehearsed, non-selfconscious, conversational-style speech.
The Dialog for Listening section is for oral comprehension. The student should follow this section in his text, as he listens to it on tape, until such time as he can dispense with the text and understand everything from the tape alone.Substitution drill 1, part 1
Substitution drills
A drill starts from one sentence of the dialogs. Each turn gives a new word or phrase to put in the sentence in place of one of its parts.
Say the whole sentence again with the new part in place. The shape of the sentence does not change. Only the one part does.
- 88
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de Canadezen?
Did you notice much of the Canadians?
- 89
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de overstroming?
Did you notice much of the flood?
- 90
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van het lawaai?
Did you notice much of the noise?
- 91
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de brand?
Did you notice much of the fire?
- 92
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van verkeersopstoppingen?
Did you notice much of the traffic jam?
- 93
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de sneeuwstorm?
Did you notice much of the snow storm?
- 94
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de verhoogde belastingen?
Did you notice much of the higher taxes?
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 34. Substitution Drill 1.
Listen to and repeat the first sentence of the drill on tape. Your voice will be followed by a low voice on tape to correct any mistakes in your utterance. You will now immediately hear a word or phrase that you are to substitute into the original sentence. Without hesitating, say the entire sentence again, this time with the new element in place of an element in the original sentence. You will again be corrected. Then you will hear, as before, another element for substitution. Again you will repeat the entire sentence, dropping the old element and substituting the new element in its place.
They are based on the previous five dialogs. Their purpose is to give you fluency in controlling sentences of the dialogs with additional variations provided by the substitution elements. You will observe that the basic structure of the dialog sentences does not change in these drills.Substitution drill 1, part 2
- 95
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de Canadezen?
Did you notice much of the Canadians?
- 96
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de regen?
Did you notice much of the rain?
- 97
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de staking?
Did you notice much of the strike?
- 98
Hebben jullie veel gemerkt van de Canadezen?
Did you notice much of the Canadians?
Substitution drill 2, part 1
- 99
Heeft U niet iets een beetje meer compact?
Don't you have something a little more compact?
- 100
Heeft U niet iets in grijs en zwart?
Don't you have something in gray or black?
- 101
Heeft U niet iets in een andere kleur?
Don't you have something in another color?
- 102
Heeft U niet iets vrolijkers?
Don't you have something brighter?
- 103
Heeft U niet iets om de pijn te verzachten?
Don't you have something to relieve the pain a little?
- 104
Heeft U niet iets goedkopers?
Don't you have something less expensive?
- 105
Heeft U niet iets aan te merken?
Don't you have something to remark?
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 34. Substitution Drill 2.
Listen to and repeat the first sentence of the drill on tape. Your voice will be followed by a low voice on tape to correct any mistakes in your utterance. You will now immediately hear a word or phrase that you are to substitute into the original sentence. Without hesitating, say the entire sentence again, this time with the new element in place of an element in the original sentence. You will again be corrected. Then you will hear, as before, another element for substitution. Again you will repeat the entire sentence, dropping the old element and substituting the new element in its place.
They are based on the previous five dialogs. Their purpose is to give you fluency in controlling sentences of the dialogs with additional variations provided by the substitution elements. You will observe that the basic structure of the dialog sentences does not change in these drills.Substitution drill 2, part 2
- 106
Heeft U niet iets een beetje meer compact?
Don't you have something a little more compact?
- 107
Heeft U niet iets om het in te pakken?
Don't you have something to wrap it in?
- 108
Heeft U niet iets voor iemand die alles heeft?
Don't you have something for someone who has everything?
- 109
Heeft U niet iets een beetje meer compact?
Don't you have something a little more compact?
Substitution drill 3, part 1
- 110
Ja, ik heb het een paar keer gedaan.
Yes, I did it a few times.
- 111
Ja, ik heb het liever met meer suiker.
Yes, I'd rather have it with more sugar.
- 112
Ja, ik heb het nooit alleen kunnen doen.
Yes, I was never able to do it alone.
- 113
Ja, ik heb het altijd erg gevonden.
Yes, I always thought it was terrible.
- 114
Ja, ik heb het dikwijls willen doen.
Yes, I often wanted to do it.
- 115
Ja, ik heb het hem verteld.
Yes, I told it to him.
- 116
Ja, ik heb het haar geschreven.
Yes, I wrote it to her.
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 34. Substitution Drill 3.
Listen to and repeat the first sentence of the drill on tape. Your voice will be followed by a low voice on tape to correct any mistakes in your utterance. You will now immediately hear a word or phrase that you are to substitute into the original sentence. Without hesitating, say the entire sentence again, this time with the new element in place of an element in the original sentence. You will again be corrected. Then you will hear, as before, another element for substitution. Again you will repeat the entire sentence, dropping the old element and substituting the new element in its place.
They are based on the previous five dialogs. Their purpose is to give you fluency in controlling sentences of the dialogs with additional variations provided by the substitution elements. You will observe that the basic structure of the dialog sentences does not change in these drills.Substitution drill 3, part 2
Substitution drill 4, part 1
- 121
Kunt U zien wat eraan mankeert?
Can you see what's the matter with it?
- 122
Kunt U zien of U het kunt herstellen?
Can you see if you can repair it?
- 123
Kunt U zien wat er gebeurt?
Can you see what's happening?
- 124
Kunt U zien wie er aankomt?
Can you see who is coming?
- 125
Kunt U zien zonder bril?
Can you see without glasses?
- 126
Kunt U zien dat het gebarsten is?
Can you see that it's cracked?
- 127
Kunt U zien dat er een kras op de schokbreker is?
Can you see that there's a scratch on the bumper?
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 34. Substitution Drill 4.
Listen to and repeat the first sentence of the drill on tape. Your voice will be followed by a low voice on tape to correct any mistakes in your utterance. You will now immediately hear a word or phrase that you are to substitute into the original sentence. Without hesitating, say the entire sentence again, this time with the new element in place of an element in the original sentence. You will again be corrected. Then you will hear, as before, another element for substitution. Again you will repeat the entire sentence, dropping the old element and substituting the new element in its place.
They are based on the previous five dialogs. Their purpose is to give you fluency in controlling sentences of the dialogs with additional variations provided by the substitution elements. You will observe that the basic structure of the dialog sentences does not change in these drills.Substitution drill 4, part 2
- 128
Kunt U zien wat eraan mankeert?
Can you see what's the matter with it?
- 129
Kunt U zien of er nog lucht in de banden moet?
Can you see if the tires need air?
- 130
Kunt U zien of het raam nog openstaat?
Can you see if the window is still open?
- 131
Kunt U zien wat eraan mankeert?
Can you see what's the matter with it?
Substitution drill 5, part 1
- 132
Dat heb ik al opgemerkt.
I have already noticed that.
- 133
Dat heb ik al gezien.
I have already seen that.
- 134
Dat heb ik al gegeten.
I have already eaten that.
- 135
Dat heb ik al meegemaakt.
I have already experienced that.
- 136
Dat heb ik al gelezen.
I have already read that.
- 137
Dat heb ik al gehoord.
I have already heard that.
- 138
Dat heb ik al hersteld.
I have already repaired that.
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 34. Substitution Drill 5.
Listen to and repeat the first sentence of the drill on tape. Your voice will be followed by a low voice on tape to correct any mistakes in your utterance. You will now immediately hear a word or phrase that you are to substitute into the original sentence. Without hesitating, say the entire sentence again, this time with the new element in place of an element in the original sentence. You will again be corrected. Then you will hear, as before, another element for substitution. Again you will repeat the entire sentence, dropping the old element and substituting the new element in its place.
They are based on the previous five dialogs. Their purpose is to give you fluency in controlling sentences of the dialogs with additional variations provided by the substitution elements. You will observe that the basic structure of the dialog sentences does not change in these drills.Substitution drill 5, part 2
Unit 5 test, part 1
The unit's test
Fifteen sentences from the unit's dialogs, heard once each.
Write the English for each. Any English that says the same thing is right. The test asks only whether the sentence was understood.
- 143
Your boss told me that you would be here within half an hour.
Uwyour (polite)baasbossverteldetoldmemedatthat; that (conjunction)/Uyou (polite)erthere, of itbinnenwithineenahalfuurtjehalf hourzoushould, wouldzijn.his; to be - 144
Did you ever have trouble with it before?
HebthaveUyou (polite)erthere, of italalreadyeensonce, one daymeermoremoeilijkhedendifficultyaanon, togehad?to have, to have had - 145
Can you see what's wrong with it, or not?
KuntcanUyou (polite)zienseewatwhaterthere, of itaanon, tomankeert,wrongoforniet?not - 146
Where did you live, anyway, in Holland?
Waarwherehebhavejijyoueigenlijkactually, reallygewoondlivedininNederland?the Netherlands - 147
I was in a small town somewhere in North Holland.
IkIzatsatinineenakleinsmallplaatsjetown/ininNoordnorthHollandHollandergens.somewhere - 148
Have you ever done it this way?
Hebhavejijyouhetit; theooitevergedaandoneopon, upondiewho (relative)manier?manner - 149
The nicest facades are illuminated with colored lights at night.
Dethemooistefinestgevelsfacadeszijnhis; to beverlichtilluminated/metwithgekleurdcoloredlichtlight'sin the eveningavonds.in the evening
Test on the Unit
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book II, Lesson 35. Test on Unit 5.
The test tape consists of a translation drill containing fifteen sentences taken from the dialogs of the unit. This is a test for comprehension.
Have pencil and paper ready. Listen to the sentences and write an English equivalent in the time allotted.
The test tape tests only your comprehension of dialog sentences. The English provided in these answers is an equivalent and not a literal translation. Any parallel English sentence would be acceptable.Unit 5 test, part 2
- 150
Next time I shall think of that, too.
Daaras, since, becausezalshall, willikIeenavolgendenext, followingkeertime (an occasion)/ookalso, likewiseeensonce, one dayaanon, todenken.think - 151
At the last moment I could get some tickets.
IkIhebhavenogstill, yet; anotheropon, uponhetit; thelaatstelastmomentmoment/kaartjesticketskunnencankrijgen.get - 152
Yes, but most of the time there are tickets for sale.
Jayesmaarbuterthere, of itzijnhis; to betochindeed, after all (here: 'I did warn you, after all')/ookalso, likewisealtijdalwayswelbutkaartenticketsteto (before a verb); at, in (before a place); tookoop.sale - 153
And the other ten are divided over the field.
Enanddetheandereothertientenzijnhis; to bedusthus, sooveracross, overhetit; theveldfieldverdeeld.divided - 154
It isn't one of the big clubs any longer.
Datthat; that (conjunction)isisnietnotmeermoreéénonevanof, fromdethegrootstegreatestclubs.clubs - 155
So the Netherlands are actually quite well known internationally in the film field?
Dusthus, soNederlandthe Netherlandsisistochindeed, after all (here: 'I did warn you, after all')eigenlijkactually, reallyopon, uponfilmgebiedfilm field/internationaalinternationallyookalso, likewisewelbutbekend?known - 156
Abroad, I think they play in Dutch with different subtitles everywhere.
Ininhetit; thebuitenland,foreign countrymeenmeanikIdatthat; that (conjunction)diewho (relative)uitkomtplays/ininhetit; theHollandsDutchmetwithverschillendedifferentonderschriften.subtitles - 157
Most of our actors we get from the stage.
Dethemeestemostacteursactorsdiewho (relative)wewehebbenhavezijnhis; to bevanof, fromhetit; thetoneel.scene
The particulars
- The course
- Valette, Dutch Conversation-Grammar (1913) and its Key (1893); Defense Language Institute, Dutch Refresher Course, Books I to III (1961). Public domain. The teaching pages, the readings' English, the answers to the conversations and the narration are ours.
- Reading aloud
- Digital narration, directed by 1732 Studios.
- The book
- Max Havelaar, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
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