#10 Dutch Weather Explained đ§ī¸ | The Most Important Topic in Holland! (A1)
Welcome to Les 10 of our Beginner Dutch series! Today, we are learning about the most important topic in the Netherlands
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You step out the door in the morning. You see a clear blue sky. The sunlight reflects really brightly on the window across the street.
And you immediately draw your conclusion. Exactly. Your brain thinks: "Oh, light is warmth." So you leave that thick coat hanging inside. You close the door behind you and then, then reality hits.
Yes, really. Even before you reach the corner of the street, an icy wind cuts right through your sweater. The sky turns completely grey in 20 seconds and it just starts pouring mercilessly.
Exactly. Well, welcome to this new discussion. Great that you're listening. Today we're diving into a topic that is truly vital for anyone coming to the Netherlands. We're dissecting, as it were, the survival guide for Dutch weather.
And we're doing that using a very specific document, right? Yes. A lesson document for absolute beginners. Truly A1 level, titled The Weather and Rain. And our mission today is to find out how you can, with just a handful of simple words and one
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đ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| het weer | Nomen (o.) | the weather | Hoe is het weer vandaag? |
| de zon | Nomen (v.) | the sun | De zon schijnt fel. |
| de regen | Nomen (m.) | the rain | Ik hou niet van de regen. |
| koud | Adjektiv | cold | Het is koud buiten. |
| warm | Adjektiv | warm | Ik drink graag warme thee. |
| de paraplu | Nomen (m.) | the umbrella | Vergeet je paraplu niet! |
| luisteren | Verb | to listen | Ik luister naar de podcast. |
| buiten | Adverb | outside | We gaan buiten spelen. |
| de deur | Nomen (v.) | the door | De deur is dicht. |
| het is | Verb phrase | it is | Het is mooi weer vandaag. |
âī¸ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Hoe ___ het weer vandaag?
Wat is het tegenovergestelde van 'koud'?
Ik heb mijn ___ nodig, want het regent.
De zon schijnt. Het is ___.
We gaan ___ spelen.
Welk woord betekent 'to listen'?
Sluit de ___ alsjeblieft.
Als het ___ is, draag ik een dikke jas.
Het ___ hard.
Wat is 'the sun' in het Nederlands?
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