Basic Dutch in 30 Days: Renting a home
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Renting a home, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 27: Renting a home
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: B. for rent
Te huur means for rent. For sale is te koop. Here te does not mean too.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: D. the deposit
De borg is the deposit you pay before you move in. The rent is de huur and the landlord is de verhuurder.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: B. €950 a month, bills not included
P/m is per month, excl. means not included, and g/w/l is gas, water and electricity.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. furnished
Gemeubileerd means furnished: the home has furniture (meubels).
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Answer: B. Wanneer kan ik komen kijken?
After the question word wanneer comes the verb kan, then ik. The infinitives komen kijken go to the end.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: A. buurvrouw
A female neighbour is de buurvrouw (vrouw = woman). A male neighbour is de buurman.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: B. Wanneer kan ik komen kijken?
The apartment is still free (vrij), so the next step is to ask when you can come and see it.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: A. €850 a month, bills included
The landlord says 850 euro per maand, inclusief gas, water en licht: the bills are included.
Transcript
Verhuurder: De huur is 850 euro per maand, inclusief gas, water en licht.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: B. the new neighbour
Bram says ik ben uw nieuwe buurman: I am your new neighbour. He lives at number 15.
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Man: Goedenavond, ik ben Bram. Ik ben uw nieuwe buurman. Ik woon op nummer 15.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: C. two
In Dutch ads kamers counts the living room too, so a 3-kamerappartement usually has a living room and two bedrooms.
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