Dutch/Example 3

ex 3 Leren tellen ~ Learning to count Hoedje van papier De zevensprong The cremerie Hoedje van papier This is an old children's song that involves some counting. It is about a paper hat, but as is not unusual in children's songs it is mostly meaningless. Study the text until you understand it. Then have good look at the video Eén, twee, drie, vier, hoedje little hat van, hoedje van, Eén, twee, drie, vier, hoedje van papier paper. En als if dat hoedje dan then niet past fits, zetten put we 't in de glazen (made of) glass kast cabinet, cupboard. Eén, twee, drie, vier, hoedje van papier. En heb je dan geen hoedje meer anymore, maak make er één van bordpapier cardboard. Eén, twee, drie, vier, hoedje van papier. d hoed hat h papier paper zetten to put glazen (made of) glass meer more, anymore h bordpapier cardboard Hoedje van papier One, two, three, four little hat from, little hat from One, two, three, four little hat made from paper And if the hat does not fit then we put it in a glass cabinet One, two, three, four little hat made from paper And if you don't have a little hat anymore make one from cardboard One, two, three, four little hat made from paper De zevensprong Another children's song to practice counting. Make sure you understand the text and have look at the video Heb je wel gehoord van de zeven, de zeven, heb je wel gehoord van de zevensprong? Ze zeggen dat ik niet dansen kan, maar ik kan dansen als een edelman. Dat is één. Dat is twee. Dat is drie. Dat is vier. Dat is vijf. Dat is zes en dat is zeven! dansen to dance d edelman nobleman d sprong jump De zevensprong Have you ever heard of the seven, the seven Have you ever heard of the seven-jump? They say that I cannot dance But I can dance like a nobleman That is one. That is two That is three. That is four That is five. That is six and that is seven! It is actually a little dance that comes with seven movements that children perform when they are counting, as you can see in this video Crimes and Crimes noicon|20px The following is a fragment of act 1, scene 2, The Cremerie, from the August Strindberg comedy There Are Crimes and Crimes, as translated by Edwin Bjorkman and included in Project Gutenberg. ADOLPHE. [Komt eerst binnen Comes in first; na hem HENRIETTA] Hee, daar heb je Maurice. Hoe gaat het met je? Laat me deze dame voorstellen aan mijn oudste en beste vriend my oldest and best friend. Mademoiselle Henriette--Monsieur Maurice. MAURICE. [Stijfjes groetend Greeting stiffly] Aangenaam kennis te maken. HENRIETTA. We hebben elkaar al eerder already before gezien. ADOLPHE. Is dat zo? Wanneer, als ik vragen mag if I may ask? MAURICE. Zojuist. Hier. ADOLPHE. O-oh!--Maar nu moet je blijven en wat met ons kletsen chat. The Cremerie ADOLPHE. [Comes in first; after him HENRIETTE] Why, there's Maurice. How are you? Let me introduce this lady here to my oldest and best friend. Mademoiselle Henriette--Monsieur Maurice. MAURICE. [Saluting stiffly] Pleased to meet you. HENRIETTA. We have seen each other before. ADOLPHE. Is that so? When, if I may ask? MAURICE. A moment ago. Right here. ADOLPHE. O-oh!--But now you must stay and have a chat with us. Woordenlijst voorstellen: to introduce aan: to (addressing) aangenaam kennis te maken: lit. nice to make your acquaintance; pleased to meet you. elkaar: each other. kletsen, babbelen, een praatje maken: chat (compare 'prate' for the last form, although Dutch praten lacks the negative connotation) Opmerkingen The play takes place in Paris, hence the French names and phrases. Past participles in Dutch often end in 'd' or 't', and start with 'ge'. 'Gezien' is an irregular form, as is its English counterpart, 'seen'. Quizlet The vocabulary of this lesson can be practiced at Quizlet (14 terms only) Progress made If you studied the above lecture well you should have learned how to count from 1 to 12 expanded your abilities to listen to spoken Dutch expanded you vocabulary a little (by 13 terms) Cumulative term count Lessons 1: 226 Lessons 2: 161 Lessons 3: 89 Cumulative total 476 terms