Basic Dutch in 30 Days: My day

1. Tanong 1 ng 10

   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.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. I have breakfast at seven.

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

2. Tanong 2 ng 10

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

   • Awonen
   • Bwoont
   • Cwoonen
   • Dwoon
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. woont

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

3. Tanong 3 ng 10

   Fill the gap: Wij ___ Nederlands. (leren)

   • Aleeren
   • Bleren
   • Cleert
   • Dleer
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. leren

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

4. Tanong 4 ng 10

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

   • Azitt
   • Bzitten
   • Czit
   • Dzitte
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. zit

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

5. Tanong 5 ng 10

   Which question is correct?

   • AJij werk morgen?
   • BWerkt jij morgen?
   • CWerk jij morgen?
   • DWerken jij morgen?
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. Werk jij morgen?

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

6. Tanong 6 ng 10

   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.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: 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.

7. Tanong 7 ng 10

   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.
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: 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.

8. Tanong 8 ng 10

   Listen. When does the speaker get up?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   Ik sta om half zeven op. Dan ontbijt ik.

   • A6:00
   • B7:00
   • C7:30
   • D6:30
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. 6:30

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

   Transcript

   Ik sta om half zeven op. Dan ontbijt ik.

9. Tanong 9 ng 10

   Listen. When does Bram work?

   I-play ang audioMakinig, saka sumagot. Lalabas ang transcript pagkatapos mong sumagot.

   Walang tunog? Basahin ang teksto

   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
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. From 8 to 4

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

   Transcript

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

10. Tanong 10 ng 10

    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.
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

Keyboard: 1–4 para sumagot, Enter para sa susunod na tanong.