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Basic Dutch in 7 Days (Fast Track): Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

  1. Question 1 of 50

    What does “een afspraak” mean?
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    Answer: B. an appointment

    Een afspraak is an appointment. Een afspraak maken means to make an appointment.

  2. Question 2 of 50

    You answer the phone. What do Dutch speakers often say?
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    Answer: C. Met Anna Bakker.

    Dutch speakers often answer the phone with Met and their name: Met Anna Bakker.

  3. Question 3 of 50

    How do you say “I would like to make an appointment”?
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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.

  4. Question 4 of 50

    Fill the gap: Kunt u dat ___? (Could you repeat that?)
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    Answer: C. herhalen

    After kunt u, the second verb is an infinitive at the end: Kunt u dat herhalen?

  5. Question 5 of 50

    Fill the gap: Is maandag ___ tien uur goed?
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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.

  6. Question 6 of 50

    The receptionist asks: “Is woensdag om drie uur goed?” You can come. What do you say?
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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.

  7. Question 7 of 50

    What does “Ik wil mijn afspraak afzeggen” mean?
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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.

  8. Question 8 of 50

    Listen. When is the appointment?
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    Assistent: Kan het op vrijdag om half elf?
    Meneer Smit: Ja, dat is goed. Tot dan!

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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!

  9. Question 9 of 50

    Listen. What does the caller want?
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    Goedemiddag, u spreekt met Eva Mulder. Ik ben ziek. Ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen.

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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.

    Transcript

    Goedemiddag, u spreekt met Eva Mulder. Ik ben ziek. Ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen.

  10. Question 10 of 50

    Read the message. When is the appointment?

    Hallo meneer De Wit, u heeft een afspraak bij de tandarts op dinsdag 14 mei om 9.15 uur. Kunt u niet komen? Bel ons dan. Tandartspraktijk Zonnehof

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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.

  11. Question 11 of 50

    What does “waarom” mean?
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    Answer: B. why

    Waarom means why. Waar is where, wanneer is when and wie is who.

  12. Question 12 of 50

    Which question word means “when”?
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    Answer: D. wanneer

    Wanneer means when: Wanneer begint de les? (When does the lesson start?)

  13. Question 13 of 50

    Make a yes/no question from “Je woont in Delft.”
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    Answer: D. Woon je in Delft?

    Put the verb first. When je comes after the verb, the -t goes: Woon je in Delft?

  14. Question 14 of 50

    Which question has the correct word order?
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    Answer: D. Wanneer begint de film?

    After a question word, the verb comes next, then the subject: Wanneer begint de film?

  15. Question 15 of 50

    Fill the gap: ___ trein gaat naar Amsterdam?
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    Answer: C. Welke

    Trein is a de-word, so use welke. Welk is only for a singular het-word, like welk huis.

  16. Question 16 of 50

    Fill the gap: Waar kom je ___?
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    Answer: A. vandaan

    Waar ... vandaan means where ... from: Waar kom je vandaan? (Where are you from?)

  17. Question 17 of 50

    A: “___?” B: “Het kost drie euro.” Which question fits?
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    Answer: B. Hoeveel kost het?

    The answer is a price, so the question uses hoeveel (how much): Hoeveel kost het?

  18. Question 18 of 50

    Listen to the question. Which answer fits?
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    Waar woon je?

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    Answer: A. In Rotterdam.

    Waar woon je? means where do you live? You answer with a place: In Rotterdam.

    Transcript

    Waar woon je?

  19. Question 19 of 50

    Listen. What does Bram want to know?
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    Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?

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    Answer: A. Which bus goes to the station

    Welke means which. Bram asks which bus goes to the station.

    Transcript

    Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?

  20. Question 20 of 50

    Listen. What time does the lesson start?
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    Anouk: Hoe laat begint de les?
    Leraar: Om negen uur.

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    Answer: B. 9:00

    Anouk asks hoe laat begint de les? (what time does the lesson start?) and the teacher says om negen uur: at nine o’clock.

    Transcript

    Anouk: Hoe laat begint de les?
    Leraar: Om negen uur.

  21. Question 21 of 50

    What does “gisteren” mean?
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    Answer: A. yesterday

    Gisteren means yesterday. Tomorrow is morgen, today is vandaag and last week is vorige week.

  22. Question 22 of 50

    Choose the participle of “werken”.
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    Answer: A. gewerkt

    The stem werk ends in k, a letter from ’t kofschip, so add ge- and -t: gewerkt.

  23. Question 23 of 50

    Choose the participle of “wonen”.
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    Answer: D. gewoond

    The stem woon ends in n, which is not in ’t kofschip, so add -d: gewoond.

  24. Question 24 of 50

    Fill the gap: Ik ___ gisteren pasta gekookt.
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    Answer: B. heb

    Koken uses hebben in the perfect tense. With ik the form is heb.

  25. Question 25 of 50

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ naar het strand gegaan.
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    Answer: B. zijn

    Gaan (to go somewhere) uses zijn in the perfect tense: wij zijn gegaan.

  26. Question 26 of 50

    How do you say “I saw a film”?
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    Answer: D. Ik heb een film gezien.

    Zien is irregular: the participle is gezien. It uses hebben, and the participle goes to the end.

  27. Question 27 of 50

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: D. Gisteren heb ik gefietst.

    After gisteren the verb heb comes second. Fiets ends in s, a ’t kofschip letter, so the participle ends in -t.

  28. Question 28 of 50

    Listen. What did Emma do yesterday?
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    Lucas: Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?
    Emma: Ik heb gewerkt en ’s avonds heb ik gekookt.

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    Answer: C. She worked and cooked in the evening.

    Emma says ik heb gewerkt (I worked) and ’s avonds heb ik gekookt (in the evening I cooked).

    Transcript

    Lucas: Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?
    Emma: Ik heb gewerkt en ’s avonds heb ik gekookt.

  29. Question 29 of 50

    Listen. Where did the speaker go last week?
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    Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan. Ik heb daar mijn zus gezien.

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    Answer: B. to Utrecht

    Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan means last week I went to Utrecht. Gaan uses zijn.

    Transcript

    Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan. Ik heb daar mijn zus gezien.

  30. Question 30 of 50

    Read the text. What did the writer do in the afternoon?

    Zaterdag
    ’s Ochtends heb ik boodschappen gedaan. ’s Middags heb ik met Joris tennis gespeeld. ’s Avonds hebben we pizza gegeten en een film gezien.

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    Answer: B. Played tennis with Joris.

    ’s Middags heb ik met Joris tennis gespeeld means in the afternoon I played tennis with Joris.

  31. Question 31 of 50

    What does “morgen” mean in “Ik werk morgen”?
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    Answer: B. tomorrow

    Morgen means tomorrow. Yesterday is gisteren, today is vandaag and next week is volgende week.

  32. Question 32 of 50

    How do you say “I’m going to swim tomorrow”?
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    Answer: C. Ik ga morgen zwemmen.

    Use ga (the form for ik) and put the infinitive zwemmen at the end.

  33. Question 33 of 50

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ volgende week naar Parijs.
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    Answer: D. gaan

    With wij, jullie and zij (they), the form is gaan: wij gaan naar Parijs.

  34. Question 34 of 50

    Fill the gap: ___ jij morgen werken?
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    Answer: C. Ga

    When jij comes after the verb, drop the -t: Ga jij morgen werken?

  35. Question 35 of 50

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: D. Morgen werk ik thuis.

    When a time word comes first, the verb is second and the subject comes after it: Morgen werk ik thuis.

  36. Question 36 of 50

    Which time words mean “next week”?
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    Answer: C. volgende week

    Volgende week is next week. Vorige week is last week, deze week is this week and elke week is every week.

  37. Question 37 of 50

    Your friend asks: “Zullen we zaterdag fietsen?” You want to go. What do you say?
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    Answer: C. Ja, leuk!

    Ja, leuk! means yes, that sounds fun. Nee, sorry, ik kan niet says no.

  38. Question 38 of 50

    Listen. What is Anouk going to do this weekend?
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    Ruben: Wat ga je dit weekend doen?
    Anouk: Ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen.

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    Answer: B. Go to her parents in Groningen

    Anouk says ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen: I’m going to my parents in Groningen.

    Transcript

    Ruben: Wat ga je dit weekend doen?
    Anouk: Ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen.

  39. Question 39 of 50

    Listen. When are they going to the cinema?
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    Joris: Zullen we naar de bioscoop gaan?
    Fleur: Ja, leuk! Vanavond om acht uur?

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    Answer: A. Tonight at eight

    Fleur says vanavond om acht uur: tonight at eight o’clock.

    Transcript

    Joris: Zullen we naar de bioscoop gaan?
    Fleur: Ja, leuk! Vanavond om acht uur?

  40. Question 40 of 50

    Read the message. When does Sanne come back?

    Hoi Daan, volgende week ga ik naar Spanje. Ik vertrek op maandag en ik kom op zaterdag terug. Kun jij mijn planten water geven? Groetjes, Sanne

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    Answer: D. On Saturday

    Ik kom op zaterdag terug means I’m coming back on Saturday. She leaves on Monday (ik vertrek op maandag).

  41. Question 41 of 50

    What does “Mag ik hier zitten?” mean?
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    Answer: C. May I sit here?

    Mag ik ...? asks for permission: May I ...? Must is a different verb in Dutch (moeten).

  42. Question 42 of 50

    Choose the correct form: Hij ___ goed koken. (kunnen)
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    Answer: C. kan

    With hij, zij and het the form is kan: hij kan goed koken.

  43. Question 43 of 50

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ graag helpen. (willen)
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    Answer: D. willen

    With wij, jullie and zij (they), the form is willen: wij willen graag helpen.

  44. Question 44 of 50

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: D. Kunt u mij helpen?

    Kunt comes first, then u, then mij. The infinitive helpen goes to the end.

  45. Question 45 of 50

    How do you say “Shall I carry your bag?”
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    Answer: B. Zal ik je tas dragen?

    Use Zal ik ...? to offer help. The infinitive dragen goes to the end.

  46. Question 46 of 50

    Someone asks: “Zal ik de deur opendoen?” You want the help. What do you say?
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    Answer: D. Ja, graag.

    Ja, graag means yes, please. Graag gedaan means you’re welcome, which does not fit here.

  47. Question 47 of 50

    Which request is the MOST polite?
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    Answer: C. Zou u het raam dicht kunnen doen?

    Zou u ... kunnen? (Could you ...?) is the most polite way to ask. The other options are orders.

  48. Question 48 of 50

    Listen. What does the woman want?
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    Vrouw: Pardon, mag ik uw pen even lenen?
    Man: Ja, natuurlijk.

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    Answer: A. To borrow the man’s pen

    She asks mag ik uw pen even lenen? Lenen means to borrow, so she wants to borrow his pen.

    Transcript

    Vrouw: Pardon, mag ik uw pen even lenen?
    Man: Ja, natuurlijk.

  49. Question 49 of 50

    Listen. Does Bram want help?
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    Lucas: Zal ik je helpen?
    Bram: Nee, dank je, het gaat wel.

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    Answer: D. No, he can manage.

    Bram says nee, dank je, het gaat wel: no, thanks, I can manage.

    Transcript

    Lucas: Zal ik je helpen?
    Bram: Nee, dank je, het gaat wel.

  50. Question 50 of 50

    Read the sign in the library. What is allowed?

    Bibliotheek
    Hier mag u niet eten of drinken.
    U mag wel water drinken.
    Wilt u uw telefoon op stil zetten? Dank u wel!

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    Answer: C. Drinking water

    U mag wel water drinken means you may drink water. Eating and other drinks are not allowed (niet eten of drinken).

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