Ik voel me niet zo lekker
I don’t feel too well
Ze is ziek
She is ill
A wish for her:
Beterschap!
Get well soon
And when you meet her again, you can ask:
Ben je weer opgeknapt?
Are you well again?
or you can say (it has the same meaning):
Ben je weer beter?
Are you well again?
Februari
February
Februari is de tweede maand van het jaar.
February is the second month of the year
This is an expression in Dutch that you can use whenever a machine refuses to work or you don’t know how to turn it on exactly, for instance an old car, a second hand copier, a coffee machine, a brand new computer … So it isn’t necessary that the object actually t a l k s (praat > praten = to talk ).
Hoe krijg ik ‘m aan de praat?
How do I turn it on?
Hoe krijg ik ‘m weer aan de praat?
How do I fix it, how do I make this thing work again?
If somebody asks you to do something, and you think this is too ridiculous or simply impossible to do, you can give one of the following answers. They all mean more or less “No way!” or “Forget it”.
Yes, goodbye = no, forget it
Dacht ’t niet!
didn’t think so = won’t happen
Vergeet ’t maar
Just forget it = not gonna happen
Geen denken aan
I won’t even think about it
Ik pieker er niet over
I won’t even consider it
Kom nou!
Oh come on
Ben je helemaal belatafeld?
Are you crazy??
What does belatafeld mean?
tafel = table
la = drawer
be-la-tafel-d => to be table-drawered ? ??
Well. It actually doesn’t mean that.
It is only a way of saying…that you must be out of your mind
Je moet nodig naar de kapper!
You really need a haircut!
Het is koud
It is cold
Het vriest
It is freezing
Maar:
Vandaag schijnt de zon
Today the sun is shining
Ik heb het koud
I am cold
Hij zit te bibberen van de kou
He is shivering with cold
Zij zit te bibberen van angst
She is shivering with fear
