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At the restaurant 2   »   In het restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [dertig]

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An apple juice, please. Ee- a-------- a----------. Een appelsap, alstublieft. 0 +
A lemonade, please. Ee- l-------- a----------. Een limonade, alstublieft. 0 +
A tomato juice, please. Ee- t---------- a----------. Een tomatensap, alstublieft. 0 +
     
I’d like a glass of red wine. Ik w-- g---- e-- g--- r--- w---. Ik wil graag een glas rode wijn. 0 +
I’d like a glass of white wine. Ik w-- g---- e-- g--- w---- w---. Ik wil graag een glas witte wijn. 0 +
I’d like a bottle of champagne. Ik w-- g---- e-- f--- c--------. Ik wil graag een fles champagne. 0 +
     
Do you like fish? Ho-- j- v-- v--? Houd je van vis? 0 +
Do you like beef? Ho-- j- v-- r--------? Houd je van rundvlees? 0 +
Do you like pork? Ho-- j- v-- v-----------? Houd je van varkensvlees? 0 +
     
I’d like something without meat. Ik w-- g---- i--- z----- v----. Ik wil graag iets zonder vlees. 0 +
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Ik w-- g---- e-- g-------------. Ik wil graag een groenteschotel. 0 +
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Ik w-- g---- i--- w-- n--- l--- d----. Ik wil graag iets wat niet lang duurt. 0 +
     
Would you like that with rice? Wi-- u d-- m-- r----? Wilt u dat met rijst? 0 +
Would you like that with pasta? Wi-- u d-- m-- p----? Wilt u dat met pasta? 0 +
Would you like that with potatoes? Wi-- u d-- m-- a----------? Wilt u dat met aardappelen? 0 +
     
That doesn’t taste good. Di- s----- n--- b---. Dit smaakt niet best. 0 +
The food is cold. He- e--- i- k---. Het eten is koud. 0 +
I didn’t order this. Di- h-- i- n--- b------. Dit heb ik niet besteld. 0 +
     

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Dutch is a member of the West Germanic language family. That means that it is related to German and English. Dutch is the native language of about 25 million people. The majority of those people live in the Netherlands and Belgium. Dutch is also spoken in Indonesia and Suriname. This is due to the fact that the Netherlands used to be a colonial power. As a result, Dutch also formed the basis for several Creole languages. Even Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa, originated from Dutch. It is the youngest member of the Germanic language family. Dutch is distinctive in that it contains many words from other languages. In the past, French had a very large influence on the language. German words are often adopted too. More and more English terms have been included over the past few centuries. As a result, some fear that Dutch will completely disappear in the future.