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.
Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more
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Question 1 of 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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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 50
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Answer: A. Friday at 10:30
Vrijdag is Friday. Half elf means half an hour before eleven: 10:30.
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Assistent: Kan het op vrijdag om half elf?
Meneer Smit: Ja, dat is goed. Tot dan! -
Question 9 of 50
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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 50
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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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Question 11 of 50
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Answer: B. why
Waarom means why. Waar is where, wanneer is when and wie is who.
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Question 12 of 50
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Answer: D. wanneer
Wanneer means when: Wanneer begint de les? (When does the lesson start?)
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Question 13 of 50
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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?
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Question 14 of 50
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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?
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Question 15 of 50
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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.
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Question 16 of 50
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Answer: A. vandaan
Waar ... vandaan means where ... from: Waar kom je vandaan? (Where are you from?)
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Question 17 of 50
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Answer: B. Hoeveel kost het?
The answer is a price, so the question uses hoeveel (how much): Hoeveel kost het?
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Question 18 of 50
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Answer: A. In Rotterdam.
Waar woon je? means where do you live? You answer with a place: In Rotterdam.
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Waar woon je?
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Question 19 of 50
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Answer: A. Which bus goes to the station
Welke means which. Bram asks which bus goes to the station.
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Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?
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Question 20 of 50
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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.
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Anouk: Hoe laat begint de les?
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Question 21 of 50
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Answer: A. yesterday
Gisteren means yesterday. Tomorrow is morgen, today is vandaag and last week is vorige week.
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Question 22 of 50
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Answer: A. gewerkt
The stem werk ends in k, a letter from ’t kofschip, so add ge- and -t: gewerkt.
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Question 23 of 50
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Answer: D. gewoond
The stem woon ends in n, which is not in ’t kofschip, so add -d: gewoond.
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Question 24 of 50
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Answer: B. heb
Koken uses hebben in the perfect tense. With ik the form is heb.
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Question 25 of 50
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Answer: B. zijn
Gaan (to go somewhere) uses zijn in the perfect tense: wij zijn gegaan.
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Question 26 of 50
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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.
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Question 27 of 50
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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.
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Question 28 of 50
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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).
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Lucas: Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?
Emma: Ik heb gewerkt en ’s avonds heb ik gekookt. -
Question 29 of 50
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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.
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Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan. Ik heb daar mijn zus gezien.
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Question 30 of 50
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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.
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Question 31 of 50
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Answer: B. tomorrow
Morgen means tomorrow. Yesterday is gisteren, today is vandaag and next week is volgende week.
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Question 32 of 50
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Answer: C. Ik ga morgen zwemmen.
Use ga (the form for ik) and put the infinitive zwemmen at the end.
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Question 33 of 50
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Answer: D. gaan
With wij, jullie and zij (they), the form is gaan: wij gaan naar Parijs.
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Question 34 of 50
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Answer: C. Ga
When jij comes after the verb, drop the -t: Ga jij morgen werken?
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Question 35 of 50
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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.
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Question 36 of 50
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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.
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Question 37 of 50
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Answer: C. Ja, leuk!
Ja, leuk! means yes, that sounds fun. Nee, sorry, ik kan niet says no.
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Question 38 of 50
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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.
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Ruben: Wat ga je dit weekend doen?
Anouk: Ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen. -
Question 39 of 50
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Answer: A. Tonight at eight
Fleur says vanavond om acht uur: tonight at eight o’clock.
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Joris: Zullen we naar de bioscoop gaan?
Fleur: Ja, leuk! Vanavond om acht uur? -
Question 40 of 50
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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).
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Question 41 of 50
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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).
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Question 42 of 50
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Answer: C. kan
With hij, zij and het the form is kan: hij kan goed koken.
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Question 43 of 50
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Answer: D. willen
With wij, jullie and zij (they), the form is willen: wij willen graag helpen.
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Question 44 of 50
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Answer: D. Kunt u mij helpen?
Kunt comes first, then u, then mij. The infinitive helpen goes to the end.
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Question 45 of 50
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Answer: B. Zal ik je tas dragen?
Use Zal ik ...? to offer help. The infinitive dragen goes to the end.
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Question 46 of 50
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Answer: D. Ja, graag.
Ja, graag means yes, please. Graag gedaan means you’re welcome, which does not fit here.
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Question 47 of 50
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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.
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Question 48 of 50
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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.
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Vrouw: Pardon, mag ik uw pen even lenen?
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Question 49 of 50
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Answer: D. No, he can manage.
Bram says nee, dank je, het gaat wel: no, thanks, I can manage.
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Lucas: Zal ik je helpen?
Bram: Nee, dank je, het gaat wel. -
Question 50 of 50
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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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