In this episode we talk about the family. How is everyone called? A good way to have a look at that is to talk about the most famous family gathering: de birthdays. We have touched that before in the birthday song in episode 15. As usual the text that you learn is available as well.Here’s … Continue reading Laura speaks Dutch 53: Meet the family →
In this episode we talk about the family. How is everyone called? A good way to have a look at that is to talk about the most famous family gathering: de birthdays. We have touched that before in the birthday song in episode 15. As usual the text that you learn is available as well.Here’s what you’ll learn: The Dutch have their own way of celebrating birthdays| De Nederlanders hebben hun eigen manier om verjaardagen te vieren With family they tend to sit in a circle| Met de familie gaat men dan in een kring zitten It is some kind of social gathering| Het is een soort sociale bijeenkomst In most cases the whole family is there| In de meeste gevallen is de hele familie er Mom and dad or the parents| Moeder en vader ofwel de ouders The brothers or brother| De broers of broer The sisters or sister| De zussen of zus But also grandparents| Maar ook grootouders So grandfather and grandmother| Dus opa en oma And let’s not forget the nieces or niece| En laten we de nichten of nicht niet vergeten Or the nephews or nephew| Of de neven of neef Sometimes the best friends are invited as well| Soms worden ook de beste vrienden uitgenodigd But quite often friends celebrate the birthday independent of the family| Maar vaak vieren vrienden de verjaardag onafhankelijk van de familie Thanks for downloading this episode!