I can spell out a name and a number, talk about my work and what I don't do, about my family and my age, say whose thing it is, and say what time it is.
What we review
What we review
We review: letter names and numbers up to a thousand; a job after zijn with no article, and where niet goes; hebben and the family; ons and onze and the other possessives; age with zijn; the time and the days.
What you can now do:
• spell out your name and give your phone number;
• say what your job is, where you work, and what you don't do;
• talk about your family and say whose thing it is;
• say your age;
• say what time it is and on what day.
Possessives
They go before the noun. Ons with a het-word, onze with a de-word and with ouders, kinderen.
| Whose | Pronoun | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ik | mijn | mijn broer |
| jij / je | jouw / je | jouw zus |
| u | uw | uw tas |
| hij | zijn | zijn vader |
| zij (she) | haar | haar man |
| het | zijn | het kind: zijn naam |
| wij / we | ons / onze | ons kind / onze les |
| jullie | jullie | jullie cursus |
| zij / ze (they) | hun | hun huiswerk |
Telling time
Near the half hour, you count from the half: vijf voor half, tien over half.
| Time | In Dutch |
|---|---|
| 3:00 | drie uur |
| 2:30 | half drie |
| 2:15 | kwart over twee |
| 2:45 | kwart voor drie |
| 2:25 | vijf voor half drie |
| 2:40 | tien over half drie |
| 2:10 | tien over twee |
| 2:50 | tien voor drie |
Lesson notes
What we review
We review: letter names and numbers up to a thousand; a job after zijn with no article, and where niet goes; hebben and the family; ons and onze and the other possessives; age with zijn; the time and the days.
What you can now do:
• spell out your name and give your phone number;
• say what your job is, where you work, and what you don't do;
• talk about your family and say whose thing it is;
• say your age;
• say what time it is and on what day.