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Basic Dutch in 15 Days: Shopping and prices and At a café

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Shopping and prices and At a café, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Dutch: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 6: Shopping and prices and At a café

  1. Question 1 of 20

    What does “Hoeveel kost dit?” mean?
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    Answer: C. How much does this cost?

    Hoeveel means “how much” and kosten means “to cost”.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    What does “duur” mean in a shop?
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    Answer: A. expensive

    Duur means expensive. Cheap is goedkoop.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    How do you say € 6,40?
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    Answer: C. zes euro veertig

    Say the euros, then the cents: zes euro veertig. Euro does not change in the plural.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    Complete: “De appels ___ twee euro.”
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    Answer: A. kosten

    Appels is plural, so use kosten. With one thing, use kost.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    You want to pay with your bank card. What do you ask?
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    Answer: D. Kan ik pinnen?

    Pinnen means paying with a bank card. Passen means trying on clothes.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    The cashier asks “Anders nog iets?” Choose a good answer.
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    Answer: D. Nee, dat is alles.

    Anders nog iets? means “Anything else?”. Dat is alles means “That’s all.”

  7. Question 7 of 20

    What does “Mag ik dit passen?” mean?
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    Answer: D. Can I try this on?

    Passen means to try on (clothes). Paying by card is pinnen.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. How much does the customer pay?
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    Dat is samen zeventien euro vijftig.

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    Answer: D. € 17,50

    Zeventien euro vijftig = € 17,50. Zeventig would be 70.

    Transcript

    Dat is samen zeventien euro vijftig.

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. Which size does the shop have?
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    Klant: Heeft u dit in maat L?
    Verkoper: Nee, sorry, alleen in maat M.

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    Answer: C. M

    The customer asks for L, but the shop has alleen (only) maat M.

    Transcript

    Klant: Heeft u dit in maat L?
    Verkoper: Nee, sorry, alleen in maat M.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Listen. How does the customer want to pay?
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    Kassière: Dat is twaalf euro. Wilt u een tasje?
    Klant: Nee, dank u. Kan ik pinnen?

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    Answer: A. By bank card

    Kan ik pinnen? means “Can I pay by card?”. The customer also says no to a bag (tasje).

    Transcript

    Kassière: Dat is twaalf euro. Wilt u een tasje?
    Klant: Nee, dank u. Kan ik pinnen?

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What does “de rekening” mean in a café?
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    Answer: A. the bill

    De rekening is the bill. Ask: Mag ik de rekening, alstublieft?

  12. Question 12 of 20

    Which is the most polite way to order?
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    Answer: B. Ik wil graag een koffie.

    Adding graag makes it polite: Ik wil graag… (I would like…).

  13. Question 13 of 20

    Complete: “___ ik een thee, alstublieft?”
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    Answer: C. Mag

    Mag ik…? means “May I have…?”. It is a polite way to ask for something.

  14. Question 14 of 20

    The waiter puts your coffee on the table and says “Alstublieft.” What does it mean here?
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    Answer: D. Here you are.

    When someone gives you something, alstublieft means “here you are”.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    You say “Dank u wel.” What does the waiter answer?
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    Answer: D. Graag gedaan.

    Graag gedaan means “you’re welcome”, the usual reply to thank you.

  16. Question 16 of 20

    What is “koffie verkeerd”?
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    Answer: D. a milky coffee

    Koffie verkeerd (“wrong coffee”) is coffee with a lot of hot milk.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    Choose the correct extra-polite sentence.
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    Answer: C. Ik zou graag een stuk taart willen.

    Ik zou graag … willen: zou is the second word and willen goes to the end of the sentence.

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Listen. What does the customer order?
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    Ober: Goedemiddag, wat mag het zijn?
    Klant: Ik wil graag een cappuccino en een stuk appeltaart met slagroom.

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    Answer: D. A cappuccino and apple pie with cream

    The customer orders een cappuccino and een stuk appeltaart met slagroom (with whipped cream).

    Transcript

    Ober: Goedemiddag, wat mag het zijn?
    Klant: Ik wil graag een cappuccino en een stuk appeltaart met slagroom.

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. How much is the bill?
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    Klant: Mag ik de rekening, alstublieft?
    Ober: Natuurlijk. Dat is acht euro twintig.

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    Answer: A. € 8,20

    Acht euro twintig = € 8,20.

    Transcript

    Klant: Mag ik de rekening, alstublieft?
    Ober: Natuurlijk. Dat is acht euro twintig.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Read the menu. You order a tea and apple pie with whipped cream. How much do you pay?

    Café De Hoek
    Koffie € 2,80
    Koffie verkeerd € 3,30
    Thee € 2,50
    Appeltaart € 3,90
    Slagroom + € 0,60

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    Answer: A. € 7,00

    Thee € 2,50 + appeltaart € 3,90 + slagroom € 0,60 = € 7,00.

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