#22 "Hoe laat is het?" ⏰ | Essential Dutch Time Vocabulary (A1)
Welcome to Les 22 of our Beginner Dutch series! Today, we are learning a very important daily topic: Time (De Tijd).
📝 Transcript
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Hello everyone, welcome to lesson 22. Look at the clock. But first, subscribe to our channel. Subscribe.
Hi Anna. Oh ha. Yeah. Subscribe or something. Say, is it really time to wake up already?
Yes Lucas, you'll sleep through the entire podcast like this. Grab your notebooks, wake up and get ready. Pause, write, repeat.
Okay. Okay. I'm awake, you know. Well, half-awake, so to speak. Good. Because in the Dutch language, a simple grammatical error with an innocent two-letter word can really make a gigantic difference.
Yes, the difference between keeping a promise and, well, really enraging someone. Exactly. Imagine, listener, you're waiting at a train station.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| de klok | Nomen (v.) | the clock | Kijk naar de klok. |
| abonneren | Verb | to subscribe | Abonneer je op ons kanaal. |
| wakker worden | Verb | to wake up | Word wakker! |
| de tijd | Nomen (m./v.) | the time | De tijd tikt genadeloos door. |
| het uur | Nomen (o.) | the hour | Het is drie uur. |
| hoe laat is het? | Vraagzin | What time is it? | Hoe laat is het nu? |
| vroeg | Bijwoord | early | Ik sta vroeg op. |
| laat | Bijwoord | late | Kom niet te laat. |
| te laat | Uitdrukking | too late | Het is al te laat. |
| wachten | Verb | to wait | Ik moet wachten op de trein. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Kijk naar de ___.
What does 'abonneren' mean?
___ wakker en maak je klaar.
Which phrase means 'What time is it?'
De ___ tikt genadeloos door.
What is the meaning of 'vroeg'?
Het woordje ___ is echt een struikelblok voor beginners.
If you are 'te laat', what does it mean?
Je staat te ___ op een treinstation.
Which word is the opposite of 'vroeg'?
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