# Dutch Conversation-Grammar, Book III, Unit 2: Unit 2 Refresher Course, Books II and III Unit 2 Source: https://1732studios.com/courses/nl/29. Data: https://1732studios.com/courses/nl/29.json. ## De Herenzaak ### 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. **1** Goedemiddag mijnheer, kan ik U helpen? Good afternoon, sir, can I help you? **2** Dag juffrouw, ik ben op zoek naar een pak. Good day, miss, I'm looking for a suit. **3** Heeft U een bepaalde voorkeur voor een kleur mijnheer? Do you have any special preference for color, sir? **4** Eh . . . nou donkerbruin heb ik wel graag. Eh . . . well, I like dark brown a lot. **5** Donkerbruin? En eh . . . Dark brown? **6** 't Is maar voor 't gewone werk. Yes and . . . it's only for work. **7** Ja . . . een gulden of vijfenzeventig heeft U wel een goed pak voor. Yes . . . for about seventy-five guilders you can have a good suit. **8** Ja, ik heb het laatst gehad met 2 pantalons, hebt U dat ook? Yes, I had one last time with two pairs of pants, do you have that? **9** Die hebben we ja, maar die zijn f. 89,50 mijnheer. We have those, yes . . . yes, but they are 89.50 guilders, sir. **10** Ja nou, dat is 't waarschijnlijk toch wel waard. Yes, well, it's probably worth it. **11** Ogenblikje, wat voor maat heeft U, mijnheer? One second, what's your size, sir? **12** 42. 42. **13** 42? Ik zal eens even voor U kijken, ik geloof niet dat we iets in bruin daar hebben, wel waarschijnlijk iets in donkergrijs. 42? I'll go and see for you, I don't think we have anything in brown, but we do in dark gray. **14** Ja, alsjeblieft. Yes, please. **15** Kijkt U eens, mijnheer. Look here, sir. **16** Het is misschien toch wel een beetje te somber. That's perhaps a little too dull. **17** Het is erg somber ja . . . It's very dull, yes . . . **18** Is er iets lichters? Ja, ik denk dat dat beter is. Is there something lighter? Yes, I think that that's better. **19** Ik denk het ook. I think so, too. **20** Wat denk je van de mouwen? What do you think of the sleeves? **21** De mouwen dat gaat wel, hoewel ze ook een beetje korter kunnen denk ik. En misschien de schouders een beetje meer opgevuld, want van achter in Uw rug gaat het een beetje samen en dat staat niet netjes. The sleeves are all right, although they could be shortened a little, I think . . . yes, and perhaps the shoulders could be filled up a little more because on your back it comes together a little and that doesn't look right. **22** Ja. Kunnen we de kleermaker even laten komen, of kunt U dat opschrijven? Yes. Can we ask for the tailor or can you write it all up? ``` I. Dialog for Listening DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 8. De Herenzaak 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. ``` ## Schaatsplannen **23** Ik heb er een jaar op zitten wachten. I've been waiting a year for this. **24** Ja, heb je ook je schaatsen uit het vet gehaald al? Yes, have you also taken the grease off your skates? **25** Ja, ik heb ze ook van de zolder gehaald en ze weer netjes opgepoetst. Yes, I have also taken them down from the attic and shined them up nicely. **26** Oh, dat is mooi. Oh, that's fine. **27** Ik heb nog steeds die oude Friese schaatsen, ik vind ze altijd de beste. I still have those old Frisian skates, I always find them the best. **28** Heb je bepaalde plannen om ergens naartoe te gaan, zo'n lange tocht te maken? Do you have any plans to go anywhere, make a big trip? **29** Eh, natuurlijk, ik ben nog steeds niet van het kaliber dat ik mee doe met de Elf Steden Tochten in Friesland, dus die tocht door Friesland die elf steden bezoekt op de schaats, maar ik ben toch van plan met een paar vrienden door het Hollandse waterland te schaatsen. Eh, of course, I'm not of such a caliber that I join the "Elf Steden Tocht" in Friesland, that trip through Friesland which visits eleven cities on skates, but I am planning to skate over the canals of Holland with a few friends. **30** Blijft die Elf Steden Tocht de hele winter open, of wordt dat op bepaalde dagen gedaan? This "Elf Steden Tocht", does it stay open all winter or just on certain days? **31** Het is maar één wedstrijd. There's only one race. **32** Is het een wedstrijd in uithoudingsvermogen of in snelheid? Is it a race for endurance or speed? **33** Nou, eigenlijk alle twee tegelijk. Well, really both at the same time. **34** Nu, ik voor mij, ik geloof niet dat ik zover van huis zal gaan. Ik denk dat ik met de kinderen wat rond zal scharrelen hier en daar in het Haagse Bos of zo, op de vijver en daar zal het wel ongeveer bij blijven denk ik. Well, I for one, I don't think I'll go far from home. I think that I'll go and skate a little with my children here and there in the woods of The Hague, on the pond and that will be about all, I think. **35** Ja, U heeft natuurlijk Uw familie om aan te denken. Daar ben ik gelukkig nog niet aan toe. You have a family, of course, to think about. That's not my problem yet, fortunately. ``` I. Dialog for Listening DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 9. Schaatsplannen 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. ``` ## De Keukenhof **36** Goedemorgen juffrouw. Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de bloembollenvelden? Ik heb alleen maar morgen tijd. Good morning, miss. Can you give me some information about the bulb fields? **37** En weet U de weg - bent U hier vandaan, uit 't Westen? And do you know the way . . . are you from here, from the West? **38** Nee, nee ik ben van het noorden van Groningen. No, no, I come from the North of Groningen. **39** Van het noorden van Groningen? We hebben verschillende tours die er naartoe gaan. Ze vertrekken van het Centraal Station en . . . dat is hier vlakbij, zoals U weet. From the North of Groningen? We have several tours that go to that area. They leave from the Central Station and . . . that's close by, as you know. **40** Ja, maar zijn dat die gewone tours waar er een man staat te praten met een grote luidspreker. Yes, but are those the usual tours where a man is talking through a big loud speaker? **41** Ach, we hebben verschillende tours, we hebben zo'n tour met een gids, waar U langs alle plaatsen gaat, maar we hebben ook een tour, die niet zo'n groot gebied bestrijkt en alleen naar de Keukenhof gaat. Ah, we have different tours, we have one with a guide and then you will pass all the cities, but we also have a tour that doesn't include such a large area and only goes to the "Keukenhof". **42** Ja, dat is nou eigenlijk waar ik meer om zou geven, geloof ik. Yes, that is exactly what I would prefer. **43** Dat is één van onze V.V.V. tours. That is one of our "V.V.V." (Association for Tourism) tours. **44** Oh ja. Oh, yes. **45** Dan moet U eh, U kunt nu Uw kaartje kopen, U kunt het ook in de bus kopen morgenochtend. Yes, then tommorrow you have to, eh, you can buy your ticket now, but you can buy it on the bus, too. **46** Ja, maar waar kom ik dan langs? Well, where do I go then? **47** U gaat van hier van 't Centraal Station door Delft naar Den Haag toe en dan in Den Haag drinkt U koffie vlakbij Madurodam. You will ride from the Central Station here through Delft to The Hague and then, in The Hague, you will have coffee near Madurodam. **48** Ja . . .? Yes . . . ? **49** En vandaar gaan de bussen meestal door eh, over Leiden naar de Keukenhof toe. And from there the busses go mostly via Leiden to the "Keukenhof". **50** Oh, juist. Is er iets te zien tussen Amsterdam en Delft, wat de bloembollen betreft? Oh, I see. Is there anything to see between Amsterdam and Delft, regarding the bulbs? **51** Oh, ja de bus gaat helemaal door, dwars door de bloembollenvelden heen, daar door de hele bloembollenstreek dus, Hillegom en Lisse en Sassenheim. Oh, yes, the bus will go to all the bulb fields, through the whole bulb area there, Hillegom, Lisse and Sassenheim. **52** Ja, ja. Yes, yes. ``` I. Dialog for Listening DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 10. De Keukenhof 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. ``` ## De Bloembolleneters **53** Waar heb jij gezeten in de oorlog? Where were you during the war? **54** In Den Haag In The Hague. **55** Dus jij was één van de beroemde bloembolleneters? So you were one of the famous bulb eaters? **56** Ja, inderdaad, je lacht erom, maar er zijn heel wat mensen gestorven in die tijd. Yes, indeed you laugh about that, but there are a lot of people who died at that time. **57** Ja, vlak na de oorlog hebben ze daar een heel leuk radioprogramma over gehad. Yes, immediately after the war they made a very nice radio program about that. **58** Oh ja? Oh, yes? **59** Bloembollensoep, allerlei versjes over bloembollen. Bulb soup, several verses about the bulbs. **60** Ja, ik zal je vertellen, ik heb ze zelf moeten halen op een fiets zonder banden, dus je kunt je voorstellen wat de situatie was en eh . . . Yes, I'll tell you, I myself had to pick them up on a bike without tires, so you can imagine the situation and, eh . . . **61** Wat prefereerde je eigenlijk? Tulpenbollen of . . . What exactly did you prefer? Tulip bulbs or . . . **62** Nou, we hadden de hyacinten . . . Well, we had hyacinth bulbs . . . **63** Hyacinten! Hyacinths! **64** Maar, eh, daar schijnt een zeker vergif in te zitten want de hele familie had ze toen gegeten en eh . . . de volgende dag was iedereen half ziek. But it seems that there is a kind of poison in them because the whole family ate them and, eh . . . the next day everybody was slightly ill. **65** Is er verschil in smaak? Is there a difference in the taste? **66** Nou, het is een soort ui. Well, it's a kind of onion. **67** Als ik het goed heb, dan heb je dus verschillende soorten gerechten in bloembollen. Je hebt bloembollensoep, dan had je deeg van bloembollen en dan kon je het ook nog bakken, als ik het goed heb. If I am right then, there are different kinds of bulb dishes. There is bulb soup, then there was dough made from the bulbs and, then you could fry them, too, if I'm right. **68** Koekjes! Bloembollenkoekjes! Cookies! Bulb cookies! **69** De beroemde tulpenkoekjes, he? The famous bulb cookies, right? **70** Ja. Het had echt niet langer moeten duren want dan was ik zelf een bloembol geworden waarschijnlijk. Yes. It really couldn't have lasted any longer, because then I would probably have become a tulip bulb myself. **71** Had je misschien staan bloeien ondertussen? Perhaps you would have been blooming by now? ``` I. Dialog for Listening DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 11. De Bloembolleneters 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. ``` ## Waterskien **72** Hé, zijn dat skiën die je daar hebt? Hey, are those skis you have there? **73** Die, die dingen die achter in de wagen liggen? Those, these things that are in the back of the car? **74** Dat kan toch niet op deze tijd van het jaar? Is that possible at this time of the year? **75** Ja. Nee, nee, dat is waar, het zijn skiën, maar het zijn waterskiën. Yes. No, no, that is true, those are skis, but they are water skis. **76** Oh, dat is waterskiën, natuurlijk. Ja, nu zie ik het ook. Yes, water skis, of course. Yes, now I see. **77** Het begint er gelukkig een beetje in te komen in Nederland. Heb je het nog nooit gedaan? Yes, it's getting fashionable these days in the Netherlands. Have you ever done it before? **78** Ik heb het nooit gedaan, ik heb het ook nooit zien doen in Nederland. I haven't done it. I never even saw it in Holland. **79** Het wordt weinig gedaan, voor zekere redenen. Eh, het is een vrij dure sport natuurlijk voor Nederland ook. Maar het hoeft niet te duur te zijn. You don't see it very often, because of certain reasons. Eh, it's a pretty expensive sport for Holland. It doesn't have to be expensive. **80** Wat heb je er voor nodig, behalve een paar skiën en het bootje? What do you need for that, except skis, a pair of skis and the boat? **81** Eigenlijk heb je die dingen zelfs niet eens nodig. Je kan dus lid zijn van een club die dus die dingen dus heeft en dan betaal je dus alleen maar je lidmaatschap. En dan kan je dus de skiën en de boot gebruiken van de club. Actually, you don't need those things. You can become a member of a club that has these things and then you only pay the membership fee. And so, it's possible to ski and to use the club's boat. **82** Oh ja. Oh, yes. **83** Dit komt voordeliger uit. Maar als je nou echt, een echt enthousiast bent, zoals ik, dan heb je je eigen skiën en dan probeer je zo'n bootje op de kop te tikken, liefst tweedehands, want ze zijn vrij duur. It's cheaper that way. But when you're a real fan like me, then you need your own skis and then you have to try to get a boat, preferably a second-hand one, because they are pretty expensive. ``` I. Dialog for Listening DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 12. Waterskien 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. **84** Ik zal eens even voor U kijken. I'll go and see if I can help you. **85** Hij zal eens even voor U kijken. He'll go and see if he can help you. **86** Wij zullen eens even voor U kijken. We'll go and see if we can help you. **87** Zij zullen eens even voor U kijken. They'll go and see if they can help you. **88** Mijn secretaresse zal eens even voor U kijken. My secretary will go and see if she can help you. **89** Mijn assistent zal eens even voor U kijken. My assistant will go and see if he can help you. **90** Zijn secretaresse zal eens even voor U kijken. His secretary will go and see if she can help you. ``` Substitution Drills DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 13. 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 **91** Ik zal eens even voor U kijken. I'll go and see if I can help you. **92** De portier zal eens even voor U kijken. The doorman will go and see if he can help you. **93** Zij zal eens even voor U kijken. She'll go and see if she can help you. **94** Ik zal eens even voor U kijken. I'll go and see if I can help you. ## Substitution drill 2, part 1 **95** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de bloembollenvelden? Could you perhaps give me some information about the tulip fields? **96** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven omtrent de treinverbindingen? Could you perhaps give me some information about the train connections? **97** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over het weer? Could you perhaps give me some information about the weather? **98** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de windsnelheid? Could you perhaps give me some information about the wind velocity? **99** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de hotelaccomodatie in deze stad? Could you perhaps give me some information about the hotel accomodations in this city? **100** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de sportuitslagen? Could you perhaps give me some information about the sport results? **101** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over deze landstreek? Could you perhaps give me some information about this region? ``` Substitution Drills DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 13. 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 **102** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de bloembollenvelden? Could you perhaps give me some information about the tulip fields? **103** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over het verkeer in de stad? Could you perhaps give me some information about the traffic in the city? **104** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over het vliegtuigongeluk? Could you perhaps give me some information about the plane accident? **105** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven over de bloembollenvelden? Could you perhaps give me some information about the tulip fields? ## Substitution drill 3, part 1 **106** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik meer om zou geven. That is really something for which I'd care more. **107** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik niets om zou geven. That is really something for which I wouldn't give anything. **108** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik graag naartoe zou willen. That is really something to which I'd love to go. **109** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik niets aanvind. That is really something that doesn't appeal to me at all. **110** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik niets vanaf weet. That is really something of which I know nothing. **111** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik een hekel aan heb. That is really something that I detest. **112** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik niet tegen kan. That is really something that I can't stand. ``` Substitution Drills DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 13. 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 **113** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik meer om zou geven. That is really something for which I'd care more. **114** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik alles voor zou overhebben. That is really something for which I'd give anything. **115** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik geen geld voor heb. That is really something for which I have no money. **116** Dat is nou eigenlijk iets waar ik meer om zou geven. That is really something for which I'd care more. ## Substitution drill 4, part 1 **117** Dus jij was één van de beroemde bloembolleneters. So you were one of the famous flower bulb eaters? **118** Dus jij was één van de soldaten. So you were one of the soldiers? **119** Dus jij was één van de eerste die aankwam. So you were one of the first who arrived? **120** Dus jij was één van de laatste die vertrok. So you were one of the last to leave? **121** Dus jij was één van de vrijwilligers. So you were one of the volunteers? **122** Dus jij was één van de Rode Kruis soldaten. So you were one of the medics. **123** Dus jij was één van de stakers. So you were one of the strikers. ``` Substitution Drills DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 13. 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 **124** Dus jij was één van de beroemde bloembolleneters. So you were one of the famous flower bulb eaters? **125** Dus jij was één van de oproerkraaiers. So you were one of the rebels. **126** Dus jij was één van de verdedigers. So you were one of the defenders. **127** Dus jij was één van de beroemde bloembolleneters. So you were one of the famous flower bulb eaters. ## Substitution drill 5, part 1 **128** Dat kan toch niet op deze tijd van het jaar. But that can't happen at this time of the year. **129** Dat kan toch niet zonder toelating van de direktie. But that can't happen without the permission of the administration. **130** Dat kan toch niet onder deze omstandigheden. But that can't happen under these circumstances. **131** Dat kan toch niet, met of zonder hulp. But that can't happen with or without aid. **132** Dat kan toch niet zonder een grotere beurs. But that can't happen without a larger allowance. **133** Dat kan toch niet op tijd klaar komen. But that can't be finished on time. **134** Dat kan toch niet zonder geweld gebeuren. But that can't happen without using violence. ``` Substitution Drills DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 13. 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 **135** Dat kan toch niet op deze tijd van het jaar. But that can't happen at this time of the year. **136** Dat kan toch niet gebeuren zonder moeilijkheden. But that can't happen without difficulties. **137** Dat kan toch niet zonder beraadslagen gebeuren. But that can't happen without deliberation. **138** Dat kan toch niet op deze tijd van het jaar. But that can't happen at this time of the year. ## Unit 2 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. **139** Het is misschien toch wel / een beetje te somber. But perhaps it really is a little too gloomy. **140** Kunnen we de kleermaker even laten komen / of kunt U dat opschrijven? Can we just call the tailor or could you write it down? **141** Heeft U een bepaalde voorkeur voor een kleur, mijnheer? Do you have any preference for a certain color, sir? **142** Is het een wedstrijd / in uithoudingsvermogen of in snelheid? Is it a contest in endurance or speed? **143** Ik heb er een jaar op zitten wachten. I've been waiting a year for this. **144** Ik heb nog steeds die oude Friese schaatsen. I still have those old Frisian skates. **145** Heb je bepaalde plannen / om ergens naartoe te gaan? Do you have any plans for going anywhere? ``` Test on the Unit DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 14. Test on Unit 2. 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 2 test, part 2 **146** Kunt U mij misschien enige inlichtingen geven / over de bloembollenvelden? Could you, perhaps, give me some information about the flower bulb districts? **147** Is er iets te zien tussen Amsterdam en Delft? Is there anything interesting to see between Amsterdam and Delft? **148** Waar heb jij gezeten in de oorlog? Where were you during the war? **149** Vlak na de oorlog hebben ze daar / een heel leuk radioprogramma over gehad. Immediately after the war they made a very nice radio program about that. **150** Dat kan toch niet op deze tijd van het jaar? Is that possible at this time of year? **151** Het hoeft niet te duur te zijn. It doesn't have to be expensive. **152** Heb je het nog niet gedaan? Haven't you ever done it before? **153** Eigenlijk heb je die dingen / zelfs niet eens nodig. Actually, you don't really need those things.