Basic Dutch in 30 Days: Telling the time
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Telling the time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 6: Telling the time
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: A. What time is it?
Hoe laat is het? asks for the time. Laat on its own means “late”.
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: C. 3:30
Half vier means half an hour before four: 3:30.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: C. kwart over acht
Kwart over means a quarter past: kwart over acht is 8:15. Kwart voor acht is 7:45.
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: A. kwart voor zes
Kwart voor zes is a quarter to six: 5:45. Half zes is 5:30.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. om
Use om for clock times: om negen uur (at nine o’clock).
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: C. 2:20
Half drie is 2:30. Ten minutes before that (tien voor) is 2:20.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: B. On Sunday
“zo gesloten” means closed on Sunday (zondag).
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: B. 8:00
“za 8.00–17.00 uur” means Saturday from 8:00 to 17:00.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: B. 10:45
Kwart voor elf is a quarter to eleven: 10:45.
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Het is kwart voor elf.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: D. At 10 p.m.
Jan says it closes (gaat dicht) om tien uur ’s avonds: at ten in the evening. It opens at eight. Hij (it) refers to de supermarkt, a de-word.
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Mila: Hoe laat gaat de supermarkt open?
Jan: Om acht uur. En hij gaat om tien uur ’s avonds dicht.
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