PRACTICE ROOM 5 / 5 · KENNISMAKEN

Introduce yourself in Dutch

A real little conversation. Answer in your own words, by typing or speaking.

A CONVERSATION

Kennismaken in het taalcaféMeeting someone at the language café

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A sunny taalcafé with a big window onto Amsterdam canal houses and a bicycle. Noor, a volunteer in an orange sweater with a name badge, waves hello from beside a small table with a coffee and a glass of tea, while other guests chat in the background. — It is your first visit to a taalcafé, a café where people practise Dutch together. Noor, one of the volunteers, comes over to say hello.

Hulp / Help

Phrases you can use Any answer with the right meaning counts. These phrases from Survival Phrases fit this conversation.

Goedemorgen · Goedemiddag · Goedenavond: Good morning · Good afternoon · Good evening
Ik heet …: My name is …
Ik kom uit …: I come from …
Ja, een beetje.: Yes, a little.
Goed, dank je.: Good, thank you.
Ik begrijp het niet.: I don’t understand.
Kunt u dat herhalen?: Can you repeat that?
Koffie, graag.: Coffee, please. Graag makes any request polite.
Dank je wel! Tot straks!: Thank you! See you in a bit. Tot ziens is a more formal goodbye.

Which greeting when? Goedemorgen until 12:00, goedemiddag until 18:00, goedenavond in the evening. Hallo works at any time. Noor greets you by your own clock.

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