Core Words: How to Say “Western Food,” “Chinese Food,” and More!

Hi everybody, my name is Thomas. Welcome to the 2000 Core Dutch Words and Phrases video series! Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you’ve learned. Ok! Let’s get started! First is… WORD 1 (NORMAL SPEED) hoofdkelner (NORMAL SPEED) “maitre d’” (NORMAL SPEED) hoofdkelner (SLOW) hoofdkelner (NORMAL SPEED) “maitre d’” (NORMAL SPEED) De hoofdkelner bepaalt wie er binnenkomt en wie waar gaat zitten. (NORMAL SPEED) “The maitre’ d controls who gets in and who sits where.” (SLOW) De hoofdkelner bepaalt wie er binnenkomt en wie waar gaat zitten. WORD 2 (NORMAL SPEED) zelfbediening (NORMAL SPEED) “self-service” (NORMAL SPEED) zelfbediening (SLOW) zelfbediening (NORMAL SPEED) “self-service” (NORMAL SPEED) zelfbedieningsrestaurant (NORMAL SPEED) “self-service restaurant” (SLOW) zelfbedieningsrestaurant WORD 3 (NORMAL SPEED) kan water (NORMAL SPEED) “pitcher of water” (NORMAL SPEED) kan water (SLOW) kan water (NORMAL SPEED) “pitcher of water” (NORMAL SPEED) Ik vroeg om een kan water in plaats van individuele drankjes. (NORMAL SPEED) “I asked for a pitcher of water instead of individual drinks.” (SLOW) Ik vroeg om een kan water in plaats van individuele drankjes. WORD 4 (NORMAL SPEED) eten bestellen (NORMAL SPEED) “order food” (NORMAL SPEED) eten bestellen (SLOW) eten bestellen (NORMAL SPEED) “order food” (NORMAL SPEED) De vrouw is eten aan het bestellen. (NORMAL SPEED) “The woman is ordering food.” (SLOW) De vrouw is eten aan het bestellen. WORD 5 (NORMAL SPEED) westers eten (NORMAL SPEED) “Western food” (NORMAL SPEED) westers eten (SLOW) westers eten (NORMAL SPEED) “Western food” (NORMAL SPEED) Restaurant met westers eten. (NORMAL SPEED) “western food restaurant” (SLOW) Restaurant met westers eten. WORD 6 (NORMAL SPEED) Italiaans eten (NORMAL SPEED) “Italian food” (NORMAL SPEED) Italiaans eten (SLOW) Italiaans eten (NORMAL SPEED) “Italian food” (NORMAL SPEED) Hij wil Chinees eten en zij wil Italiaans. (NORMAL SPEED) “He wants Chinese food, but she wants Italian.” (SLOW) Hij wil Chinees eten en zij wil Italiaans. WORD 7 (NORMAL SPEED) Chinees eten (NORMAL SPEED) “Chinese food” (NORMAL SPEED) Chinees eten (SLOW) Chinees eten (NORMAL SPEED) “Chinese food” (NORMAL SPEED) Chinees eten is heerlijk. (NORMAL SPEED) “Chinese food is delicious!” (SLOW) Chinees eten is heerlijk. WORD 8 (NORMAL SPEED) etnisch eten (NORMAL SPEED) “ethnic food” (NORMAL SPEED) etnisch eten (SLOW) etnisch eten (NORMAL SPEED) “ethnic food” (NORMAL SPEED) Het leukste van reizen is de toegang tot een brede keus aan etnisch eten. (NORMAL SPEED) “The best part of traveling is the access to a wide range of ethnic food.” (SLOW) Het leukste van reizen is de toegang tot een brede keus aan etnisch eten. WORD 9 (NORMAL SPEED) garnaal (NORMAL SPEED) “shrimp” (NORMAL SPEED) garnaal (SLOW) garnaal (NORMAL SPEED) “shrimp” (NORMAL SPEED) Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen. (NORMAL SPEED) “I’m allergic to shrimp.” (SLOW) Ik ben allergisch voor garnalen. WORD 10 (NORMAL SPEED) zalm (NORMAL SPEED) “salmon” (NORMAL SPEED) zalm (SLOW) zalm (NORMAL SPEED) “salmon” (NORMAL SPEED) Schelpen, zalm, garnalen, kreeften en inktvis zijn allemaal zeevruchten. (NORMAL SPEED) “Clams, salmon, shrimp, lobsters, and squid are all seafood.” (SLOW) Schelpen, zalm, garnalen, kreeften en inktvis zijn allemaal zeevruchten. PRACTICE/REVIEW Let’s review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Dutch, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? (Do you remember how to say “maitre d’?” Review 1) (3) (2) (1) hoofdkelner (1) hoofdkelner (And how to say “self-service?” Review 2) (3) (2) (1) zelfbediening (1) zelfbediening (What about “pitcher of water?” Review 3) (3) (2) (1) kan water (1) kan water (Do you remember how to say “order food?” Review 4) (3) (2) (1) eten bestellen (1) eten bestellen (Let’s try “Western food!” Review 5) (3) (2) (1) westers eten (1) westers eten (What about “Italian food?” Review 6) (3) (2) (1) Italiaans eten (1) Italiaans eten (Now, let’s see if you remember how to say “Chinese food!” Review 7) (3) (2) (1) Chinees eten (1) Chinees eten (Another one! What about “ethnic food?” Review 8) (3) (2) (1) etnisch eten (1) etnisch eten (Do you remember how to say “shrimp?” Review 9) (3) (2) (1) garnaal (1) garnaal (And finally, do you remember how to say “salmon?” Review 10) (3) (2) (1) zalm (1) zalm Well done! See you next time! Tot ziens.