Zich bemoeien (verb, reflexive) = intrude, interfere, meddle
Waar bemoei je je mee?
(Lit.) What are you meddling in?
It’s none of your business
Bemoei je er niet mee!
Don’t interfere!
Bemoei je met je eigen zaken!
(Lit.)Meddle in your own affairs! Mind your own business.
Ik wil me er niet mee bemoeien, maar….
I don’t mean to intrude, but….
See also: http://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/bemoeien
slaan = (verb) to hit, strike
If you think somebody makes a really stupid or unfriendly remark you think isn’t fair, you can use either one of these expressions:
Waar slaat dat op?
What’s that got to do with it?
(Or: What did I do to deserve this?)
Dat slaat nergens op.
Come on, it’s got nothing to do with it
(Or: That’s unfair)
(stronger, more irritated:)
Waar slaat dat nou weer op?
What on earth has that got to do with it anyway?
(Or: you are talking nonsense)
(Used in a subclause, less irritated:)
Ik snap niet waar dat op slaat.
I don’t understand what that’s got to do with it.
(Or: I lost it completely)
And last but not least:
Dat slaat als een tang op een varken!
(lit: That hits as a pincer on a swine)
It makes no sense at all.
Na regen komt zonneschijn
Literal Translation: “After rain comes sunshine”
Meaning: “Good things follow bad things”
English equivalent: “Every cloud has its silver lining”
Twee linkerhanden hebben
Literal Translation: “Having two left hands.”
Meaning: Being clumsy.
English Equivalent: “Being all thumbs.”
In het land der blinden is éénoog koning
Literal translation: “In the land of the blind, one-eye is king.”
Meaning: “Where none can do something, the one who has even a little knowledge has the power”
English equivalent: “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”
Meemaken = beleven
To experience, to participate, to live through
Dat heb ik nog nooit meegemaakt!
I have never experienced this before!
Nog iets beleefd vandaag?
(Lit) Did anything interesting happen to you today?
(meaning:) How was your day?
Ik heb de oorlog niet meegemaakt.
I was born after WW II
Ze heeft veel meegemaakt in haar leven.
She has suffered a lot in her life
O jee, vandaag is het vrijdag de dertiende…
Oh dear, today is Friday the thirteenth…
Somebody is blocking your way. He hasn’t noticed you.
What do you say?
Excuse me, could you let me pass, please?
And then he might say:
O sorry, ik had je niet gezien.
Sorry, I hadn’t noticed you
And then you answer:
Dat geeft niet, hoor.
That doesn’t matter
Beter laat dan nooit
Better late than never / there is a first time for everything
Later als je groot bent…
Later when you’ll have become a grown-up….
Tot later!
See you later!
Wie het laatst lacht, lacht het best
He who laughs last, laughs loudest
Laatst liep ik Marieke tegen het lijf in de supermarkt
The other day I bumped into Marieke in the supermarket
