Dutch · Unit 33
Book III, Unit 6: Unit 6
Refresher Course, Books II and III
Unit 6
Na de Overstroming
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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Were you in Zeeland right after the flood? In July or August, or not?
Bento be (irregular)jijyouininZeelandZeelandgeweestto be (irregular)vlakjust (in front of it)naafterdetheoverstroming?floodIninjuliJulyoforaugustus,augustusoforniet?not - 2
No, I was there the following year.
Nee,noikIbento be (irregular)welbuthetit; thejaarthe yeardaarnaafterwardsgeweest.to be (irregular) - 3
We went to Zeeland in August of '53, by train. So I saw cracks everywhere in the soil from the salt. And after that they started to fertilize and plow all over again, and that was a lot of work.
Wijwezijnto be (irregular)ininaugustusaugustusinin'53'53naarto, towardsZeelandZeelandgegaanto gometwithdethetrein.trainDusthus, sojeyou; yourzagto seeopon, uponhetit; theland,landzagto seejeyou; youroveraleverywherescheurentorevanof, fromhetit; thezout.saltEnandzeshe; theyzijnto be (irregular)daarnaafterwardsbegonnento beginmetwithhetit; theopnieuwagainbemestenfertilizeenandomspitten,plowenanddatthat; that (conjunction)wasto be (irregular)eenaheelwholewerk.work - 4
Well, I was there a year later. Many houses had been rebuilt and you could see where the sea had been.
Nou,wellikIwasto be (irregular)dusthus, soeenajaarthe yearlater.laterVelemanyhuizenhouseswarento be (irregular)opnieuwagaingebouwdbuiltenandjeyou; yourkonto be able (can)ziento seewaarwheredethezeeseageweestto be (irregular)was.to be (irregular) - 5
You can still see it, because my grandparents live in Terneuzen and they had about 1 1/2 meters of water in the house, and I think it stood there one day, but the mud and the water they hauled out were terrible.
Datthat; that (conjunction)kanto be able (can)jeyou; yournogstill, yet; anotherzien,to seewantfor, becausemijnmygrootoudersgrandparentswonento live, to dwellininTerneuzenTerneuzenenanddiewho (relative)haddento have, to have hadongeveeraboutanderhalfone and a halfmetermetrewaterwaterininhetit; thehuis,houseenandhetit; theheeftto have, to have haderthere, of itmisschienperhaps (het mag geschien)maarbuteenadagdaygestaan,to standmaarbutdethemoddermudenandhetit; thewaterwaterwatwhatzeshe; theyeruitout of itgehaaldhauledhebben,to have, to have hadwasto be (irregular)verschrikkelijk.terrible - 6
I can well believe it. Because of the salt brought in by the sea, all the soil was spoiled by the salt and so, uh, nothing could be grown the first year.
IkIkanto be able (can)hetit; thememewelbutindenken.imagineTrouwensbesides, in factmetwithhetit; thezoutsaltdatthat; that (conjunction)dethezeeseameebracht,brought alongalalreadyhetit; thelandlandverziltteturned saltydusthus, soenandeh,eherthere, of itkonto be able (can)nietsnothingopon, upongegroeidto growwordento become, to gethetit; theeerstethe former (the first-mentioned)jaar.the year - 7
No, they had an awful lot of trouble making the land completely arable again.
Nee,nozeshe; theyhebbento have, to have haderthere, of itvrijrather, quite; freeveelmuchmoeitetroublemeealong, withgehadto have, to have hadomsmile athetit; thehelemaalentirelyweeragainbebouwbaararabletetomaken.to make (weak)
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 36. Na de Overstroming
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
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And so, now they have better distribution of the land?
Dusthus, soeenabeterebetterverdelingdistributionvanof, fromhetit; thelandlandnu?now, at present - 9
Oh, it's a lot better, because when you see the farms now, in comparison with them before the flood, it's fantastic. They've become estates, the big farms.
Oh,ohstukkendocumentsbeter,betterwantfor, becausealsifjeyou; yournunow, at presentdetheboerderijenfarmszietto seeininvergelijkingcomparisonmetwithvóórbeforedetheoverstroming,floodisto be (irregular)fantastisch.fantasticHetit; thezijnto be (irregular)gewoonordinary, commonvilla'sestatesgeworden,to become, to getdethegrotebig, greatboerderijen.farms - 10
They, they were built up again with government funds?
Zeshe; theyzijnto be (irregular)dusthus, sometwithstaatskostengovernment fundsdusthus, soweeragainopgebouwd?building - 11
Not always with government funds, hm . . . of course, they received a lot of compensation, but the houses that were lost were mostly rebuilt larger and newer and more modern.
Nietnothelemaalentirelymetwithstaatskosten,government fundshmhm...natuurlijkof coursehebbento have, to have hadzeshe; theyeenagrotebig, greatvergoedingcompensationgehad,to have, to have hadmaarbutdethehuizen,housesdiewho (relative)verlorento losezijnto be (irregular)gegaan,to gozijnto be (irregular)meestalusuallygrotergreatenandnieuwernewerenandmodernermore modernopgebouwd.building
Universiteiten in Nederland
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Say, Shuul, where should I send my son for a good university education in the Netherlands?
Zeg,sayShuul,Shuulwaarwherezoushould, wouldikImijnmyzoonsonmoetento have to, muststurensendvoorforeenagoedethe good, what is gooduniversitaireuniversityopleidingupbringingininNederland?Nederland - 13
Eh, Leiden, I studied there myself and I know that they have a large biology department and that astronomy in Leiden is probably the best in the Netherlands.
Eh,ehininLeidenLeidenbento be (irregular)ikI myselfzelfI myselfgeweestto be (irregular)enandikIweetto knowwelbutdatthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theydaaras, since, becauseeenahelewholegrotebig, greatbiologiebiologyafdelingdistricthaddento have, to have hadenanddatthat; that (conjunction)dethesterrenkundigeastronomyafdelingdistrictininLeidenLeidenwaarschijnlijkprobablywelbutdethegrootstegreatestininNederlandNederlandis.to be (irregular) - 14
Is that the only one or . . .
Isto be (irregular)datthat; that (conjunction)detheenigeonly (het enige: the only thing)ofor... - 15
Oh, no, eh, Utrecht has astronomy, Amsterdam has astronomy and Groningen has astronomy.
Ohohnee,noeh,ehUtrechtUtrechtheeftto have, to have hadsterrenkunde,astronomyAmsterdamAmsterdamheeftto have, to have hadsterrenkunde,astronomyenandGroningenGroningenheeftto have, to have hadsterrenkunde.astronomy - 16
And Delft is only technical?
EnandDelftDelftisto be (irregular)alleenonlymaarbuttechnischtechnical... - 17
Delft is a technical institute. They don't call it a university.
DelftDelftisto be (irregular)eenatechnischetechnicalhogeschool.college, institute of technologyWewenoemento call, to namehetit; theookalso, likewisenietnoteenauniversiteit.university - 18
Wageningen would be such an institute.
Zoietssuch a thingzoushould, wouldWageningenWageningenookalso, likewisezijn?to be (irregular)
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 37. Universiteiten in Nederland
This is a spontaneous conversation between educated and imaginative Dutch speakers. No scripts were used in recording. The result is natural spoken Dutch.
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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.- 19
Wageningen is an agricultural institute.
WageningenWageningenisto be (irregular)eenalandbouwagriculturehogeschool.college, institute of technology - 20
And Eindhoven?
EnandEindhoven?Eindhoven - 21
Eindhoven and Delft are both technical institutes.
EindhovenEindhovenenandDelftDelftzijnto be (irregular)allebeibothtechnischetechnicalhogescholen.institutes - 22
Are these the only institutes?
Zijnto be (irregular)datthat; that (conjunction)detheenigeonly (het enige: the only thing)hogescholen?institutes - 23
And then you have the economics institutes in Rotterdam and the Catholic one in Tilburg.
Enanddanthenisto be (irregular)erthere, of itdethehandelshogeschoolbusiness institutevanof, fromRotterdamRotterdamenanddetheKatholiekeKatholiekeHandelshogeschoolHandelshogeschoolvanof, fromTilburg.Tilburg - 24
Right. So one could find the real student atmosphere of a real university city only in Leiden?
Juist.exactlyDusthus, soalleenonlymaarbutininLeidenLeidenzoushould, wouldmenone, peopledusthus, sodetheechterealstudentenstudentatmosfeeratmospherekunnento be able (can)aantreffento findvanof, fromeenaechterealuniversiteitsstad?university city - 25
A university in the original sense of the word means the bringing together of several faculties. This is, of course, only the case with a university.
Detheuniversiteituniversityeh,ehinindetheorigineleoriginalbetekenismeaningvanof, fromhetit; thewoord,wordikIbedoelmeanhetit; thesamenbrengenbringing togethervanof, fromdetheverschillendedifferentwetenschappen,sciencesdatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)natuurlijkof coursealleenonlyopon, uponeenauniversiteituniversityhetit; thegeval.case - 26
Right, I myself am a journalist and my son is going in a totally different direction.
Juist.exactlyIkI myselfzelfI myselfbento be (irregular)dusthus, sojournalistjournalistenandmijnmyzoonsongaatto godusthus, soeenahelewholeandereotherrichtingdirectionuit.out of - 27
Yes, indeed, that is totally different.
Ja,yesinderdaad,indeeddatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)welbuttotaaltotallyanders.otherwise
Alleen in de Stad
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Good evening, ma'am.
Goedenavondgood eveningmevrouw.madam, Mrs. - 29
Good evening. Here's my key, I think that I'll just have a look at the town. Could you, perhaps, recommend something to go to?
Goedenavond.good eveningHierhereisto be (irregular)m'nmysleutel,keyikIdenkthinkdatthat; that (conjunction)ikIeensonce, one dayeventjesjust for a bitdethestadcity, townininga.to goKuntcanUyou (polite)mijmemisschienperhaps (het mag geschien)ietssomethingaanbevelencommendomsmile atnaartoetotetogaan?to go - 30
There are a couple of good movies showing.
Erthere, of itzijnto be (irregular)eenapaarcouplegoedethe good, what is goodfilmsmovieslopende.to walk - 31
Yes? How late does the show start?
Ja?yesHoehowlaatlet; latebegintto begindethefilm?show - 32
Well, I couldn't say, but I could just call if you're interested.
Nou,welldatthat; that (conjunction)durfto dareikInietnottetozeggen,to sayikIkanto be able (can)welbutevena moment, justopbellencallalsifUyou (polite)erinin itgeïnteresseerdinterestedbent.to be (irregular) - 33
If you would just do that, yes, please.
AlsifUyou (polite)datthat; that (conjunction)evena moment, justzoudtwouldwillento want, to wishdoen,to dograaggladly, with pleasureja.yes - 34
Yes, well, well, they say that now it . . . starts in three quarters of an hour.
Ja.yesWel,butzeshe; theyzeggento saydatthat; that (conjunction)hetit; thenunow, at presentoveracross, overdriethreekwartiera quarterbegint.to begin
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 38. Alleen in de Stad
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In three quarters of an hour.
Overacross, overdriethreekwartier.a quarter - 36
Yes.
Ja.yes - 37
So, I've still got three quarters of an hour time. And . . . and are there any stores in the neighborhood, where I can go window-shopping a little?
Dusthus, sodanthenhebto have, to have hadikInogstill, yet; anotherdriethreekwartiera quarterdethetijd.timeEh,ehzijnto be (irregular)hierherewinkelsshopinindethebuurt,neighborhoodwaarwhereikIeenabeetjelittlelangsalongkanto be able (can)kijken.to look - 38
Yes, of course.
Ja,yesnatuurlijk.of course - 39
Are there stores open evenings, too?
Zijnto be (irregular)erthere, of itookalso, likewisewinkelsshopopenopen'sin the eveningavonds?in the evening - 40
Well, that I couldn't say; generally, they have to be closed after six o'clock.
Nou,welldatthat; that (conjunction)durfto dareikInietnottetozeggen,to sayoveracross, overhetit; thealgemeengenerally, widelymoetento have to, mustzeshe; theydichtclosezijnto be (irregular)naafterzessixuur.hour - 41
Yes.
Ja.yes
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But sometimes they do get permission to stay open.
Maarbutsomssometimeskrijgento get; honger krijgen: to become hungryzeshe; theywelbuttoestemmingconsentomsmile atopenopentetoblijven.to stay (belijven) - 43
But you don't know if there are any stores open just now?
MaarbutUyou (polite)weetto knownietnotoforerthere, of itopon, upon'tit, the (instead of het)ogenblikmomentwinkelsshopopenopenzijn?to be (irregular) - 44
No, I wouldn't be able to say.
Nee,nodatthat; that (conjunction)zoushould, wouldikInietnotdurvento darezeggen.to say - 45
I really need a pair of shoes and tomorrow morning I have to catch the train again at nine-thirty, so . . .
IkIzoushould, wouldeigenlijkactually, reallyeenapaarcoupleschoenenshoesnodigto want, to needhebbento want, to needenandmorgenochtendtomorrow morningmoetto have to, mustikIomsmile athalfhalftientendethetreintrainalweeragainhebben,to have, to have haddusthus, so... - 46
Yes, well, I can . . . I can call up if you like.
Jayeswel,butikIkanto be able (can)...daaras, since, becausekanto be able (can)ikIookalso, likewiseevena moment, justnaarto, towardsopbellencallalsifUyou (polite)wilt.to want, to wish - 47
If you would do that.
AlsifUyou (polite)datthat; that (conjunction)zoushould, wouldwillento want, to wishdoen.to do - 48
Well, you're lucky, the first store I call just got permission this evening to stay open.
Wel,butdatthat; that (conjunction)treftstrikesU,you (polite)detheeerstethe former (the first-mentioned)zaakmatterdethebeste,bestdiewho (relative)heeftto have, to have hadjuistexactlypermissiepermissionvanavondtonightomsmile atopenopentetoblijven.to stay (belijven)
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Oh, until how late?
Oh,ohtotto, untilhoehowlaat?let; late - 50
They're open until nine-thirty.
Diewho (relative)zijnto be (irregular)openopentotto, untilhalfhalftien.ten - 51
Nine-thirty, oh that I can manage easily and, then, after that I'll go to the movies.
Totto, untilhalfhalftien,tenoh,ohdatthat; that (conjunction)haalfetchikImakkelijkeasierenanddanthengato goikIdaarnaafterwardswelbutnaarto, towardsdethebioskoop.movies - 52
Yes, do you know the way to the theater?
Ja,yesweetto knowUyou (polite)dethewegawaynaarto, towardsdethebioskoop?theater - 53
I think it's right around the corner here, isn't it?
IkIgeloof,to believedatthat; that (conjunction)hetit; thehierheredirectdirectomsmile athetit; thehoekjecorneris,to be (irregular)isto be (irregular)hetit; theniet?not - 54
Yes, then you'll see the theater right away.
Ja,yesdanthenzietto seeUyou (polite)dethebioskooptheatervanzelf.for itself - 55
Oh, then I can drop my shoes off before I go to the movies.
Oh,ohdanthenkanto be able (can)ikIvoordatbeforeikInaarto, towardsdethebioskoopmoviesga,to goevena moment, justmijnmyschoenenshoeshierhereafgeven.handed in
Klompen, Molens en Klederdrachten
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You always hear of foreigners, if they think about Holland, then they think about wooden shoes and windmills and costumes.
Jeyou; yourhoortto hearaltijdalwaysdatthat; that (conjunction)buitenlanders,foreignersalsifzeshe; theyoveracross, overNederlandNederlanddenken,thinkdanthendenkenthinkzeshe; theyoveracross, overklompenwooden shoesenandmolenswindmillenandklederdrachten.costumes - 57
Yes. They're usually surprised that we show up with normal shoes and a regular coat and then not even a tulip in the buttonhole.
Ja.yesZeshe; theyzijnto be (irregular)gewoonlijkgenerally, usuallyverwonderdastonisheddatthat; that (conjunction)wijwemetwithschoenenshoesaanon, toenandmetwitheenagewoonordinary, commonjasjejacketvoorforhenthemverschijnenshow upenanddanthennietnoteensonce, one dayeenatulptulipininonsusknoopsgatbuttonholehebben.to have, to have had - 58
Yes, they think, when they arrive in Amsterdam at their hotels, that they're going to be served by, eh, by men in wooden shoes and in costumes. That, of course, isn't true at all. And they think, too, naturally, that all the windmills they see on so many pictures, really work, that they are still useful nowadays. Of course, that isn't true, either.
Ja.yesZeshe; theydenkenthinkdatthat; that (conjunction)alsifzeshe; theyininAmsterdamAmsterdamaankomen,arriveininhetit; thehotel,hoteldatthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theybediendservedwordento become, to getdoorthrougheh,ehmannenmenopon, uponklompenwooden shoesenandklederdrachten.costumesDatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)natuurlijkof coursehelemaalentirelynietnotwaar.whereEnandzeshe; theydenkenthinknatuurlijkof courseookalso, likewisedatthat; that (conjunction)alleallmolenswindmilldiewho (relative)zeshe; theyzoveelso muchopon, uponfoto'spictureszien,to seedatthat; that (conjunction)diewho (relative)allemaalallechtrealwerken,workdatthat; that (conjunction)diewho (relative)allemaalalltegenwoordignowadays, at presentnogstill, yet; anothervanof, fromnutbenefitzijn.to be (irregular)Datthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)natuurlijkof courseookalso, likewisenietnotwaar.where - 59
No. Eh, I have heard that they're thinking of putting the windmills back into operation. Yes.
Nee.noEh,ehikIhebto have, to have hadwelbutgehoordto heartoch,indeed, after all (here: 'I did warn you, after all')datthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theyeraanabout itdenken,thinkomsmile atmolenswindmillweeragainininbedrijfacttetobrengen.bringJa.yes - 60
I didn't know they were going to do that again. But costumes, of course, are all gone. Only the old people still wear them.
Datthat; that (conjunction)wistto knowikInietnotdatthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theydatthat; that (conjunction)weeragainzoudenshould, woulddoen.to doMaarbutklederdrachtencostumeszijnto be (irregular)natuurlijkof coursehelemaalentirelyweg.awayAlleenonlydetheoudeoldmensenmen, peopledragento carryzeshe; theynunow, at presentnog.still, yet; another - 61
Yes, that's true.
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)waar.where - 62
And a few, in a few towns, well, in Spakenisse, Marken and Volendam, that's about all.
Inineenapaar,coupleinineenapaarcouplegehuchten,hamletswelbutininSpakenisse,SpakenisseMarkenMarkenenandVolendam,Volendamisto be (irregular)ongeveeraboutalles.everything
I. Dialog for Listening
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 39. Klompen, Molens en Klederdrachten
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But there it's fallen into disuse. I remember that well.
Maarbutdaaras, since, becauseisto be (irregular)hetit; theheelwholesterkstrongafgenomen.to take awayDatthat; that (conjunction)herinnerto rememberikImemewel.but - 64
Well, it seems the foreigners have only the windmills to remind them of Holland, now that the wooden shoes and costumes are disappearing.
Nou,wellhetit; thelijktto resemblewel,butdatthat; that (conjunction)dethebuitenlandersforeignersalleenonlymaarbuthunthem; theirmolenswindmilloverhebbenhave leftomsmile ataanon, toNederlandNederlandtetodenken,thinknunow, at presentdatthat; that (conjunction)detheklompenwooden shoesenandklederdrachtencostumeswegawayzullenshall, willgaan.to go - 65
Yes, but there are still the tulips.
Ja.yesNou,welldethetulpentulipszijnto be (irregular)erthere, of italtijdalwaysnog.still, yet; another - 66
Yes, but they'll never disappear.
Ja.yesMaarbutdiewho (relative)zullenshall, willaltijdalwaysdoorthroughblijvento stay (belijven)gaan.to go - 67
Yes.
Ja.yes
In de Herenafdeling
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Good morning, ma'am.
Goedemorgengood morningmevrouw.madam, Mrs. - 69
Good morning, sir. Are you in this department?
Goedemorgengood morningmijnheer.sir!; Mr. (as a title before a name)HoorthearsUyou (polite)bijwithdezethe latter (the most recently mentioned)afdeling?district - 70
We're working in the men's department.
Wijwewerkenworkvoorfordetheherenafdeling.men's department - 71
Ah, that's fine. I want to buy something for my husband for Christmas.
Datthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)fijn.fineIkIwildeto want, to wishietssomethingvoorformijnmymanman; husbandkopento buyvoorforKerstmis.Kerstmis - 72
Is he a sportsman? What do you think of hunting, fishing?
Isto be (irregular)hijheeenasportsman?sportsmanWatwhatdenktthinksUyou (polite)vanof, fromjagen,to huntvissen?to fish - 73
Well . . . hunting he doesn't care for at all; fishing, now and then, but he's not such an enthusiast that he'd need such a complete set of fishing tackle.
Nouwell...jagento hunthoudtto keephijhehelemaalentirelynietnotvan,of, fromvissen,to fishafoffenandtoe,tomaarbuthijheisto be (irregular)tochnot... after allnietnot... after allzo'nsuch aenthousiast,enthusiastdatthat; that (conjunction)hijhezo'nsuch ahelewholegrotebig, greatvisbepakkingfishing tackle setnodigneeded (nodig hebben: to need)zalshall, willhebben.to have, to have had - 74
No, but does he have a good rod?
Nee,nomaarbutheeftto have, to have hadhijheeenagoedethe good, what is goodhengel?rod
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DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 40. In de Herenafdeling
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He doesn't have a rod at all.
Hijheheeftto have, to have hadhelemaalentirelygeenno, not ahengel.rod - 76
Look, here's one, that's a fairly lightweight model and with one of those modern reels on it. I think that that's a real nice gift.
Kijkto lookhierhereisto be (irregular)erthere, of itéén,onedatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)eenamatigmoderatelichtlightmodelmodelenandmetwithzo'nsuch amodernemodernspoelreeleraan.on itIkIdenkthinkdatthat; that (conjunction)datthat; that (conjunction)eenaheelwholeaardigcharmingcadeaugiftis.to be (irregular) - 77
Yes, that's . . . it, seems nice to me, indeed. I mean, I hadn't thought of that at all. Now that's really great, just give me that. Is it possible to exchange it later?
Ja,yesdatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)...hetit; thelijktto resemblememeinderdaadindeedietssomethingaardigs.handsomeIkIbedoelmeandaaras, since, becausehadto have, to have hadikIhelemaalentirelynietnotaanon, togedacht.thoughtNouwelldatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)welbutfijn,fineach,ahgeeftto giveUyou (polite)diewho (relative)maar.butMagmayieiteventueelpossiblygeruildexchangedworden?to become, to get - 78
Oh, you can exchange it, and we guarantee, of course, that it has no defects, you have a whole year's guarantee.
Oh,ohdiewho (relative)kuntto be able (can)Uyou (polite)ruilen,exchangeenandwijwegaranderenguaranteeUyou (polite)natuurlijkof coursedatthat; that (conjunction)erthere, of ithelemaalentirelygeenno, not adefectdefectaanon, tois,to be (irregular)Uyou (polite)hebtto have, to have hadvolopplenty, to the fulleenajaarthe yeargarantie.guarantee - 79
A year's guarantee, now that's excellent. Just wrap it up.
Eenajaarthe yeargarantie,guaranteenounowdatthat; that (conjunction)isto be (irregular)prima.excellentPaktwrapUyou (polite)diewho (relative)maarbutin.in - 80
Oh, excellent, then I'll have it wrapped for you.
Oh,ohjayesuitstekend,eminentdanthenzalshall, willikIhetit; thevoorforUyou (polite)latento letinpakken.wrap up - 81
Fine, thank you very much.
Prima,finedankthanksUyou (polite)wel.but - 82
Good day, ma'am.
Dagdaymevrouw.madam, Mrs. - 83
So long.
Totto, untilziens.goodbye
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
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om het helemaal bebouwbaar te maken.
They had a lot of difficulty making it completely fertile again.
- 85
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om de luchtbrug te handhaven.
They had a lot of difficulty maintaining the airlift.
- 86
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om hem ervan te overtuigen.
They had a lot of difficulty convincing him of it.
- 87
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om genoeg drinkwater te krijgen.
They had a lot of difficulty getting enough drinking water.
- 88
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om genoeg voedsel te krijgen.
They had a lot of difficulty getting enough food.
- 89
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad met het evacueren van de gewonden.
They had a lot of difficulty while evacuating the wounded.
- 90
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om de overstroming te vermijden.
They had a lot of difficulty in avoiding the flood.
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 41. 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
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om het helemaal bebouwbaar te maken.
They had a lot of difficulty making it completely fertile again.
- 92
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om het paard te bedwingen.
They had a lot of difficulty controlling the horse.
- 93
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om de brand te blussen.
They had a lot of difficulty extinguishing the fire.
- 94
Ze hebben er vrij veel moeite mee gehad om het helemaal bebouwbaar te maken.
They had a lot of difficulty making it completely fertile again.
Substitution drill 2, part 1
- 95
Ik zelf ben journalist en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a journalist and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 96
Ik zelf ben een leraar en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a teacher and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 97
Ik zelf ben een natuurkundige en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a physicist and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 98
Ik zelf ben een scheikundige en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a chemist and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 99
Ik zelf ben een ingenieur en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am an engineer and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 100
Ik zelf ben een dokter en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a doctor and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 101
Ik zelf ben een advokaat en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a lawyer and my son is going in a totally different direction.
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 41. 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
Ik zelf ben journalist en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a journalist and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 103
Ik zelf ben een notaris en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a notary and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 104
Ik zelf ben een officier en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am an officer and my son is going in a totally different direction.
- 105
Ik zelf ben journalist en mijn zoon gaat dus een hele andere richting uit.
I myself am a journalist and my son is going in a totally different direction.
Substitution drill 3, part 1
- 106
Maar soms krijgen ze wel toestemming om open te blijven.
But sometimes they get permission to stay open.
- 107
Maar soms krijgen ze wel toestemming om later thuis te komen.
But sometimes they get permission to come home later.
- 108
Maar soms krijgen ze wel klachten over de slechte verzorging.
But sometimes they get complaints about the poor service.
- 109
Maar soms krijgen ze wel klachten over het lawaai van de motoren.
But sometimes they get complaints about the noise of the motors.
- 110
Maar soms krijgen ze wel klachten over de slechte verlichting 's avonds.
But sometimes they get complaints about the bad lighting at night.
- 111
Maar soms krijgen ze wel enige aanmerkingen.
But sometimes they get some remarks.
- 112
Maar soms krijgen ze wel een aantal aanvragen.
But sometimes they get a few requests.
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 41. 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
Maar soms krijgen ze wel toestemming om open te blijven.
But sometimes they get permission to stay open.
- 114
Maar soms krijgen ze wel een aantal boeken en tijdschriften toegestuurd.
But sometimes a few books and magazines are sent to them.
- 115
Maar soms krijgen ze wel wat fruit en verse groenten toegestuurd.
But sometimes fruit and fresh vegetables are sent to them.
- 116
Maar soms krijgen ze wel toestemming om open te blijven.
But sometimes they get permission to stay open.
Substitution drill 4, part 1
- 117
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om molens weer in bedrijf te brengen.
I have heard that they are thinking about putting the windmills back into operation.
- 118
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om nog grotere schepen te bouwen.
I have heard that they are thinking about building even bigger ships.
- 119
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om de invoertarieven te verhogen.
I have heard that they are thinking about raising the import taxes.
- 120
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om de dollar te devalueren.
I have heard that they are thinking about devaluating the dollar.
- 121
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om de exporttarieven te verlagen.
I have heard that they are thinking about lowering the export taxes.
- 122
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om een tunnel onder het kanaal te graven.
I have heard that they are thinking about building a tunnel under the Channel.
- 123
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om de maximum snelheid te verhogen.
I have heard that they are thinking about raising the maximum speed.
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 41. 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
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om molens weer in bedrijf te brengen.
I have heard that they are thinking about putting the windmills back into operation.
- 125
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om het schoolgeld af te schaffen.
I have heard that they are thinking about abolishing tuition.
- 126
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om de filmkeuring af te schaffen.
I have heard that they are thinking about abolishing the film censorship.
- 127
Ik heb wel gehoord dat ze eraan denken om molens weer in bedrijf te brengen.
I have heard that they are thinking about putting the windmills back into operation.
Substitution drill 5, part 1
- 128
Nee, maar heeft hij een goede hengel?
No, but does he have a good fishing rod?
- 129
Nee, maar heeft hij een modern jachtgeweer?
No, but does he have a modern hunting rifle?
- 130
Nee, maar heeft hij al de voorzorgen genomen?
No, but has he taken all the precautions?
- 131
Nee, maar heeft hij een snelle sportfiets?
No, but does he have a fast racing bike?
- 132
Nee, maar heeft hij een sterke motor in z'n auto?
No, but does he have a powerful motor in his car?
- 133
Nee, maar heeft hij er genoeg ervaring voor?
No, but does he have enough experience for that?
- 134
Nee, maar heeft hij een harde rechtse?
No, but does he have a strong right fist?
Substitution Drills
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 41. 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
Nee, maar heeft hij een goede hengel?
No, but does he have a good fishing rod?
- 136
Nee, maar heeft hij een goede linkse?
No, but does he have a good left fist?
- 137
Nee, maar heeft hij een goede indruk opgewekt?
No, but did he make a good impression?
- 138
Nee, maar heeft hij een goede hengel?
No, but does he have a good fishing rod?
Unit 6 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
Were you in Zeeland right after the flood?
BenamjijyouininZeelandZeelandgeweestbeen/vlakjust (in front of it)naafterdetheoverstroming?flood - 140
Many houses had been rebuilt and you could tell where the sea had been.
Velemanyhuizento lodge or to live (with)warenwereopnieuwagaingebouwdbuilt/enandjeyou; yourkoncouldzienseewaarwheredethezeeseageweestbeenwas.was - 141
Then they were built up again with government funds.
Zeshe; theyzijnhis; to bedusthus, sometwithstaatskostengovernment fundsweeragainopgebouwd.built up - 142
Where would I have to send my son to get a good university education in the Netherlands?
Waarwherezoushould, wouldikImijnmyzoonsonmoetenmuststurensend/voorforeenagoedethe good, what is gooduniversitaireuniversityopleidingupbringingininNederland?the Netherlands - 143
Eindhoven and Delft are both technical institutes.
EindhovenEindhovenenandDelftDelftzijnto be (irregular)allebeibothtechnischetechnicalhogescholen.institutes - 144
Wageningen is an agricultural institute.
WageningenWageningenisiseenalandbouwhogeschool.agricultural institute - 145
And then there is the business institute of Rotterdam.
Enanddanthenisiserthere, of itdethehandelshogeschoolbusiness institutevanof, fromRotterdam.Rotterdam
Test on the Unit
DLI Dutch Refresher Course (1961), Book III, Lesson 42. Test on Unit 6.
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 6 test, part 2
- 146
I couldn't say, but I could just call if you're interested.
Datthat; that (conjunction)durfdareikInietnotteto (before a verb); at, in (before a place); toozeggen,say/ikIkancanwelbutevena moment, justopbellencallalsifUyou (polite)datthat; that (conjunction)interesseert.interests - 147
And are there any stores in the neighborhood where I can go window shopping a little?
Enandzijnhis; to behierherewinkelsstoresinindethebuurtneighborhood/waarwhereikIeenabeetjelittlelangsalongkancankijken?to look - 148
Are there stores open evenings, too?
Zijnto be (irregular)erthere, of itookalso, likewisewinkelsshopopenopen'sin the eveningavonds?in the evening - 149
I have heard that they're thinking of putting the windmills back into operation.
IkIhebhavewelbutgehoordhearddatthat; that (conjunction)zeshe; theyerthere, of itaanon, todenkenthink/omsmile atmolenswindmillsweeragainininbedrijfoperationteto (before a verb); at, in (before a place); toobrengen.bring - 150
Only the old people still wear them.
Alleenonlydetheoudeoldmensenmen, peopledragenbearzeshe; theynunow, at presentnog.still, yet; another - 151
I want to buy something for my husband for Christmas.
IkIwildewantedietssomethingvoorformijnmymanman; husbandkopento buyvoorforKerstmis.Christmas (Christus) - 152
I think that that makes a very nice present.
IkIdenkthinkdatthat; that (conjunction)datthat; that (conjunction)eenaheelwholeaardigcharmingcadeaugiftis.is - 153
Excellent, then I'll have it wrapped up for you.
Uitstekend,eminentdanthenzalshall, willikIhetit; thevoorforUyou (polite)latenletinpakken.wrap up
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.
- Data
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