Assimil Dutch1

363 drlehonderd drieenzestig

6. — Vertaling — 1 He is satisfied with our answer. - 2 She can get by with her Dutch. - 3 It goes without saying that it is impossible. - 4 We had expected something else. - 5 It is certain that they were right. - 6 I have conducted a corwersation in Dutch. - 7 To a certałn extent it is interesting. - 8 We must prepare him for everything. - 9 From his answer I conclude that there is nothing to do. - 10 That village does not belong to Belgium. - 11 That is used in all situations. - 12 I restrict myself to the main issue. - 13 That will make you

ACHTENZEVENTIGSTE (78ste) LES

Lieven Gevaert

1    Er zijn waarschijnlijk heel wat Antwer-penaars (1), die niet eens weten waar de Montignystraat is of zelfs dat hij bestaat.

2    Ais u erheen (2) wilt gaan, is het zeker voorzichtiger bij politieagenten te informeren (3).

UITSPRAAK

1    of'selvz‘dat

2    h:t'sAYk:r ... pooliE(t)siE/ahgent:n ... informAYrn

familiar with difficult texts. - 14 He conducts business with many countries. - 15 That merchant does good business. - 16 That girl resembles her father. - 17 That’s not worth a thing. - 18 They are coming in the course of the month. — 19 Two trucks have collided. -20 The man was transported to hospital.

Go over the expressions listed in the review lessons regularly. You will learn to understand idiomatic expres-sions and to use them properly.

Second Wave: Lesson 28

SEYENTY-EIGHTH LESSON

Lieven Gevaert

1    There are probably quite a few Antwerp residents who don't even know where Montigny Street is, or that it even exists.

2    If you want to go there, it is certainly safer to request information from police officers.

OPMERKINGEN

(1)    The suffix -aar (and sometimes -er) is used to form nouns indicating inhabitants of towns and cities: een Brusselaar, a Brussels townsman; een Londenaar, a Londoner; een Luike-naar, an inhabitant of Liege; een Parijzenaar, a Parisian; een Japanner, a Japanese; een Luxemburger, an inhabitant of Luxembourg.

(2)    Heen, like naartoe, can indicate destination. Waar gaat u naartoe?IWaar gaat u heen?: Where are you going? Ik ga naar het bos: l'm going to the woods.

(3)    Hij intormeert naar het resultaat: He inquires about the result. Ze heeft naar uw gezondheid geintormeerd: She inguired about your health.

78-“ LES