Basic Dutch in 15 Days: Weather and seasons and My day

1. Domanda 1 di 20

   What does “Het regent” mean?

   • AIt is windy.
   • BIt is sunny.
   • CIt is raining.
   • DIt is snowing.
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   Risposta: C. It is raining.

   Regenen means “to rain”: het regent. Snowing is het sneeuwt.

2. Domanda 2 di 20

   Which season is “de herfst”?

   • Aspring
   • Bsummer
   • Cwinter
   • Dautumn
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   Risposta: D. autumn

   De herfst is autumn (also called het najaar). Spring is de lente.

3. Domanda 3 di 20

   What does “Het waait” mean?

   • AIt is windy.
   • BIt is wet.
   • CIt is warm.
   • DIt is freezing.
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   Risposta: A. It is windy.

   Waaien means the wind blows: het waait = it is windy. Freezing is het vriest.

4. Domanda 4 di 20

   Complete: “___ de winter is het koud.”

   • AAan
   • BOm
   • COp
   • DIn
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   Risposta: D. In

   Use in de with seasons: in de winter, in de zomer.

5. Domanda 5 di 20

   Choose the correct sentence.

   • AHet vandaag regent.
   • BVandaag regent het.
   • CVandaag het regent.
   • DVandaag regent.
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   Risposta: B. Vandaag regent het.

   When a sentence starts with a time word, the verb comes second: Vandaag regent het.

6. Domanda 6 di 20

   What does “lekker weer” mean?

   • Awet weather
   • Btasty food
   • Cbad weather
   • Dlovely weather
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   Risposta: D. lovely weather

   Lekker usually means tasty, but lekker weer means lovely, pleasant weather.

7. Domanda 7 di 20

   Your friend says “Neem een paraplu mee.” What is the weather probably like?

   • ACloudy but dry
   • BDry and cold
   • CRainy
   • DSunny and hot
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   Risposta: C. Rainy

   Een paraplu is an umbrella. You take one when it rains.

8. Domanda 8 di 20

   Listen. What is the weather like today?

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   Het is vandaag min twee graden en het sneeuwt.

   • A2 °C and raining
   • B12 °C and snowing
   • C−2 °C and snowing
   • D−2 °C and sunny
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   Risposta: C. −2 °C and snowing

   Min twee graden is minus 2 degrees, and het sneeuwt means it is snowing.

   Trascrizione

   Het is vandaag min twee graden en het sneeuwt.

9. Domanda 9 di 20

   Listen. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

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   Morgen wordt het mooi weer. De zon schijnt en het wordt vijfentwintig graden.

   • ASunny and 25 degrees
   • BSunny and 15 degrees
   • CRainy and 25 degrees
   • DSunny and 35 degrees
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   Risposta: A. Sunny and 25 degrees

   De zon schijnt = the sun is shining. Vijfentwintig = 5 + 20 = 25 degrees.

   Trascrizione

   Morgen wordt het mooi weer. De zon schijnt en het wordt vijfentwintig graden.

10. Domanda 10 di 20

    Listen. Which season does Tom like?

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    Eva: Hou je van de zomer?
    Tom: Nee, ik hou van de lente. Dan is het niet te warm.

    • ASummer
    • BAutumn
    • CSpring
    • DWinter
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    Risposta: C. Spring

    Tom says “ik hou van de lente”: I love spring (de lente). Then it is not too warm.

    Trascrizione

    Eva: Hou je van de zomer?
    Tom: Nee, ik hou van de lente. Dan is het niet te warm.

11. Domanda 11 di 20

    What does “Ik ontbijt om zeven uur” mean?

    • AI get up at seven.
    • BI have breakfast at seven.
    • CI have lunch at seven.
    • DI go to bed at seven.
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    Risposta: B. I have breakfast at seven.

    Ontbijten means to have breakfast. Get up is opstaan, and go to bed is naar bed gaan.

12. Domanda 12 di 20

    Choose the correct form: Jij ___ in Rotterdam. (wonen)

    • Awonen
    • Bwoont
    • Cwoonen
    • Dwoon
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    Risposta: B. woont

    With jij in a statement, add -t to the stem: jij woont. The stem keeps the long vowel: woon.

13. Domanda 13 di 20

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ Nederlands. (leren)

    • Aleeren
    • Bleren
    • Cleert
    • Dleer
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    Risposta: B. leren

    With wij, jullie and zij (they), the verb looks like the infinitive: wij leren.

14. Domanda 14 di 20

    Choose the correct form: Ik ___ in een café. (zitten)

    • Azitt
    • Bzitten
    • Czit
    • Dzitte
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    Risposta: C. zit

    Remove -en to get the stem, and write a double consonant as one at the end: zitten → ik zit.

15. Domanda 15 di 20

    Which question is correct?

    • AJij werk morgen?
    • BWerkt jij morgen?
    • CWerk jij morgen?
    • DWerken jij morgen?
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    Risposta: C. Werk jij morgen?

    In a question the verb comes first. When jij comes after the verb, the verb drops its -t: werk jij?

16. Domanda 16 di 20

    Which sentence has the correct word order?

    • AKook ’s avonds ik.
    • BIk ’s avonds kook.
    • C’s Avonds kook ik.
    • D’s Avonds ik kook.
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    Risposta: C. ’s Avonds kook ik.

    In a Dutch statement the verb is second. After a time word like ’s avonds, the subject comes after the verb.

17. Domanda 17 di 20

    How do you say “I get up at seven o’clock”?

    • AIk sta om zeven uur op.
    • BIk om zeven uur opsta.
    • CIk staat om zeven uur op.
    • DIk opsta om zeven uur.
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    Risposta: A. Ik sta om zeven uur op.

    Opstaan is a two-part verb. The verb sta is in second place and the small part op goes to the end.

18. Domanda 18 di 20

    Listen. When does the speaker get up?

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    Ik sta om half zeven op. Dan ontbijt ik.

    • A6:00
    • B7:00
    • C7:30
    • D6:30
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    Risposta: D. 6:30

    Half zeven means half an hour before seven, so 6:30. Dutch counts half towards the next hour.

    Trascrizione

    Ik sta om half zeven op. Dan ontbijt ik.

19. Domanda 19 di 20

    Listen. When does Bram work?

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    Sanne: Wanneer werk jij?
    Bram: Ik werk van acht tot vier.

    • AFrom 4 to 8
    • BFrom 7 to 4
    • CFrom 9 to 5
    • DFrom 8 to 4
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    Risposta: D. From 8 to 4

    Bram says ik werk van acht tot vier: I work from eight to four.

    Trascrizione

    Sanne: Wanneer werk jij?
    Bram: Ik werk van acht tot vier.

20. Domanda 20 di 20

    Read the text. What does Lotte do in the evening?

    Hoi! Ik heet Lotte. Ik woon in Utrecht. Ik sta om zes uur op en drink koffie. Ik werk van zeven tot drie uur. ’s Avonds kook ik en lees ik een boek.

    • AShe drinks coffee.
    • BShe gets up early.
    • CShe cooks and reads a book.
    • DShe works until three.
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    Risposta: C. She cooks and reads a book.

    The text says ’s avonds kook ik en lees ik een boek: in the evening she cooks and reads a book.

Tastiera: 1–4 per rispondere, Invio per la domanda successiva.