#11 How to get around in the Netherlands đ˛ | Basic Dutch Transport (A1)
Welcome to Les 11 of our Beginner Dutch series! Today, we are learning a very important cultural and practical topic: Ve
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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 to pour 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 survive that incredibly unpredictable Dutch weather 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| deur uitstappen | Verb (scheidbaar) | to step out the door | Ik stap 's ochtends de deur uit. |
| de lucht | Nomen (de) | the sky / the air | De lucht is blauw vandaag. |
| de zon | Nomen (de) | the sun | De zon schijnt fel. |
| de regen | Nomen (de) | the rain | Ik hou niet van de regen. |
| koud | Adjektiv | cold | Het is koud buiten. |
| warm | Adjektiv | warm | Het is warm in de zomer. |
| slecht | Adjektiv | bad | Het weer is slecht. |
| mooi | Adjektiv | beautiful / nice | Wat een mooie dag! |
| de paraplu | Nomen (de) | the umbrella | Vergeet je paraplu niet! |
| het weer | Nomen (het) | the weather | Hoe is het weer vandaag? |
âī¸ Exercises
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Je stapt 's ochtends de ___ uit.
Als het vriest, is het heel ___.
Het begint gewoon ongenadig te ___ regenen.
Als de ___ schijnt, is het vaak warm.
___ ___ koud vandaag.
Als het regent, heb je een ___ nodig.
De ___ trekt in 20 seconden helemaal grijs dicht.
Het weer kan ___ of ___ zijn.
Je laat die dikke ___ lekker binnen hangen.
Wat betekent 'het weer'?
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