About This Lesson
Use Basic thanks and farewells to practice Dutch conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Tot later.
tawt LAH-tuhr See you later.
B
Tot morgen.
tawt MOR-ghuhn See you tomorrow.
A
Heel erg bedankt.
hayl ERKH buh-DANKT Thank you very much.
B
Dat is alles voor vandaag.
daht is AH-luhs vawr vun-DAHkh That is all today.
A
Fijne nacht.
FINE-uh NAHKHT Have a good night.
B
Tot de volgende keer.
tawt duh VOL-ghuhn-duh KAIR See you next time.Word by Word
Tot
In “Tot later.”, “Tot” means “until” and begins a farewell meaning “See you …”. It can be reused with a time or occasion, as in “Tot morgen.” and “Tot de volgende keer.”
later
In “Tot later.”, “later” means “later”, referring to a later meeting or contact. The reusable farewell pattern is “Tot later.”
morgen
In “Tot morgen.”, “morgen” means “tomorrow”, so the farewell refers to seeing the other person the next day. It follows “Tot” in the reusable pattern “Tot morgen.”
Heel
In “Heel erg bedankt.”, “Heel” helps intensify the thanks and contributes to the meaning “very”. It can be used before an intensifying expression, as in the exact pattern “Heel erg bedankt.”
erg
In “Heel erg bedankt.”, “erg” further intensifies the thanks, contributing to “very much”. Together with “Heel” and “bedankt”, it forms the expression “Heel erg bedankt.”
bedankt
In “Heel erg bedankt.”, “bedankt” expresses thanks, making the whole expression mean “Thank you very much.” This is a reusable way to thank someone warmly: “Heel erg bedankt.”
Dat
In “Dat is alles voor vandaag.”, “Dat” refers to what has just been discussed and means “that” or “it”. It is used at the start of the reusable pattern “Dat is alles voor …”
is
In “Dat is alles voor vandaag.”, “is” links “Dat” with “alles” and means “is”. The same linking pattern can be reused as “Dat is …” when identifying or concluding something.
alles
In “Dat is alles voor vandaag.”, “alles” means “everything” or “all”, referring to the complete amount of work or activity. It is used in the pattern “Dat is alles voor …” to say that nothing more is planned for that period.
voor
In “Dat is alles voor vandaag.”, “voor” means “for” and marks today as the period covered. It can be reused before a time expression, as in “voor vandaag.”
vandaag
In “Dat is alles voor vandaag.”, “vandaag” means “today”. It completes the time expression “voor vandaag”, which is useful when saying that something is finished for the current day.
Fijne
In “Fijne nacht.”, “Fijne” contributes the meaning “good” or “pleasant” and gives the farewell a friendly tone. It is used before “nacht” in the expression “Fijne nacht.”
nacht
In “Fijne nacht.”, “nacht” means “night”, the period for which the speaker wishes the other person well. It follows “Fijne” in the farewell expression “Fijne nacht.”
de
In “Tot de volgende keer.”, “de” means “the” and introduces the specific occasion mentioned next. It is part of the reusable phrase “de volgende keer.”
volgende
In “Tot de volgende keer.”, “volgende” means “next” or “following” and describes the upcoming occasion. It comes before “keer” in the reusable expression “de volgende keer.”
keer
In “Tot de volgende keer.”, “keer” means “time” or “occasion”, referring to a future meeting or contact. Together with “de volgende”, it forms “de volgende keer”, used after “Tot” in this farewell.
Grammar Points
Tot + tijdsaanduiding
Tot later.
tawt LAH-tuhrSee you later.
Dutch uses tot before a time expression in fixed farewells, such as tot later and tot morgen.
de + adjective-op-e + noun
de volgende keer
duh VOL-ghuhn-duh KAIRthe next time
With de-words, the adjective normally takes -e: de volgende keer.
Dutch Vocabulary
alles
pron
AH-luhs
everything; all
Dat is alles voor vandaag.
dat
pron
daht
that
Dat is alles voor vandaag.
de
det
duh
the
Tot de volgende keer.
fijne
adj
FINE-uh
good; pleasant
Fijne nacht.
heel erg bedankt
phrase
hayl ERKH buh-DANKT
thank you very much
Heel erg bedankt.
is
verb
is
is
Dat is alles voor vandaag.
nacht
noun
NAHKHT
night
Fijne nacht.
tot later
phrase
tawt LAH-tuhr
see you later
Tot later.
tot morgen
phrase
tawt MOR-ghuhn
see you tomorrow
Tot morgen.
vandaag
adv
vun-DAHkh
today
Dat is alles voor vandaag.
volgende
adj
VOL-ghuhn-duh
next
Tot de volgende keer.
voor
prep
vawr
for
Dat is alles voor vandaag.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
See you later.
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Tot later.See you tomorrow.
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Tot morgen.Thank you very much.
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Heel erg bedankt.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
for
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voorgood; pleasant
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fijneeverything; all
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allestoday