Dutch/Vocabulary/Drinks

The word drink is the same in both English and Dutch, when the verb is used: I drink - ik drink. However, for "a drink" in Dutch we say: een drankje. 20px|noicon It is the diminutive of drank which means to drink. Let's see some drunks. Press the button to hear the spoken word. Nouns 20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150pxde koffie - coffede thee - tea de wijn - winehet water - waterhet bier - beer20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150px20px|noicon150px20px|noicon20px|noicon150pxde advocaat - egg liqueurde limonade - lemonadehet appelsap - Apple juicede melk - milkde rode wijn - vino tinto Kinds of wine de witte wijn - white wine de droge wijn - dry wine de zoete wijn - sweet wine Verbs "Drinken" is a very common verb in Dutch. But, be careful! "Drinken" is a strong verb with vowel changes in the past tense and the past participle. 250px|right Present The present has three forms 20px|noicon 20px|noicon20px|noicondrink drinkt drinken ik drink—we drinken je drinkt—jullie drinken hij drinkt—ze drinken Past The past has two forms: 20px|noicon20px|noicondronkdronken ik dronk—we dronken je dronk—jullie dronken hij dronk—ze dronken Past Participle: 20px|noicon gedronken Conversation: een drankje bestellen noicon|40px How do you order drinks in Dutch? Take a look: Waiter: Wilt u iets drinken? Customer: Ja, graag! Waiter: Wat wilt u drinken? Customer: Om te beginnen wil ik een glaasje small glass rode wijn. Wat beveel je aan do you recommend? Waiter: De huiswijn house wine is Merlot. Customer: Een glaasje merlot. Dat zou prima excellent zijn! Waiter: Is Dat alles? Customer: Ja. moments later Waiter: Alstublieft, één glaasje witte wijn. Customer: Maar dat is niet wat ik besteld heb have ordered. Ik had graag rode wijn. Waiter: Oh, sorry! VocabularybestellenFile:nl-bestellen.ogg to orderbeginnenFile:nl-beginnen.ogg to start, beginaanbevelenFile:nl-aanbevelen.ogg to recommendglaasjeFile:nl-glaasje.ogg little glassallesFile:nl-alles.ogg all, everythinggraagFile:nl-graag.ogg fondly, eagerly Ordering a drink Waiter: Would you like something to drink? Customer: Yes, I would! Waiter: What would you like to drink? Customer: For starters I would like to have a glass of red wine. What do you recommend? Waiter: The house wine is Merlot. Customer: A glass of Merlot. That would be fine! Waiter: Is that all? Customer: Yes. moments later Waiter: Here you are, one glass of white wine. Customer: But that is not what I ordered. I would like red wine. Waiter: Oh, I'm sorry!