Basic Dutch in 30 Days: Phone and appointments
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Phone and appointments, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 21: Phone and appointments
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: B. an appointment
Een afspraak is an appointment. Een afspraak maken means to make an appointment.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: C. Met Anna Bakker.
Dutch speakers often answer the phone with Met and their name: Met Anna Bakker.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: A. Ik wil graag een afspraak maken.
Dutch says een afspraak maken. Graag comes after wil, and the infinitive maken goes to the end.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. herhalen
After kunt u, the second verb is an infinitive at the end: Kunt u dat herhalen?
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. om
Use om for a clock time: om tien uur (at ten o’clock). Use op for a day: op maandag.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: D. Ja, dat is goed.
Ja, dat is goed means yes, that’s fine. It accepts the day and time.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: A. I want to cancel my appointment.
Afzeggen means to cancel. To move an appointment is verzetten, and to make one is maken.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: A. Friday at 10:30
Vrijdag is Friday. Half elf means half an hour before eleven: 10:30.
Transcript
Assistent: Kan het op vrijdag om half elf?
Meneer Smit: Ja, dat is goed. Tot dan! -
Question 9 of 10
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Answer: B. To cancel tomorrow’s appointment
Eva says ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen: I want to cancel my appointment for tomorrow. She is sick.
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Goedemiddag, u spreekt met Eva Mulder. Ik ben ziek. Ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: B. Tuesday 14 May at 9:15
Dinsdag is Tuesday and 9.15 uur is 9:15 in the morning. Dutch often writes times with a full stop.
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