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Weekdagen

9 [nine]

Days of the week

Days of the week

9 [negen]

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Monday de m-----g de maandag 0 +
Tuesday de d-----g de dinsdag 0 +
Wednesday de w------g de woensdag 0 +
     
Thursday de d-------g de donderdag 0 +
Friday de v-----g de vrijdag 0 +
Saturday de z------g de zaterdag 0 +
     
Sunday de z----g de zondag 0 +
the week de w--k de week 0 +
from Monday to Sunday va- m------ t-- z----g van maandag tot zondag 0 +
     
The first day is Monday. De e----- d-- i- m------. De eerste dag is maandag. 0 +
The second day is Tuesday. De t----- d-- i- d------. De tweede dag is dinsdag. 0 +
The third day is Wednesday. De d---- d-- i- w-------. De derde dag is woensdag. 0 +
     
The fourth day is Thursday. De v----- d-- i- d--------. De vierde dag is donderdag. 0 +
The fifth day is Friday. De v----- d-- i- v------. De vijfde dag is vrijdag. 0 +
The sixth day is Saturday. De z---- d-- i- z-------. De zesde dag is zaterdag. 0 +
     
The seventh day is Sunday. De z------ d-- i- z-----. De zevende dag is zondag. 0 +
The week has seven days. De w--- h---- z---- d----. De week heeft zeven dagen. 0 +
We only work for five days. Wi- w----- m--- v--- d----. Wij werken maar vijf dagen. 0 +
     

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