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Dialogue

Mag ik een kopie van dit document krijgen?

mahkh ik ayn koh-PEE vahn dit doh-kyu-MENT KRY-khuhn? Could I get a copy of this document?

Ik moet eerst het origineel zien.

ik moot AYRST ut oh-ree-khuh-NEEL zayn. I need to see the original first.

Moet ik een aanvraagformulier invullen?

MOOT ik ayn AHN-vrahkh-for-myoo-LEER in-VUL-luhn? Should I fill out a request form?

Vul het formulier alstublieft in.

vuhl ut for-myoo-LEER ahl-stoo-BLEEFT in. Please complete the form.

Dan kan ik de kopie maken.

dahn kahn ik duh koh-PEE MAH-kuhn. Then I can make the copy.

Ik heb alleen de pagina met de stempel nodig.

ik hep ah-LEEN duh pah-ZHEE-nah met duh STEM-puhl NOH-dikh. I only need the page with the stamp.

Ik kopieer die pagina en houd de andere pagina's bij elkaar.

ik koh-pee-AIR dee pah-ZHEE-nah un howt duh AHN-duh-ruh pah-ZHEE-nahs bye uh-KAHR. I will copy that page and keep the other pages together.

Ga alstublieft voorzichtig met het origineel om.

khah ahl-stoo-BLEEFT VOHR-zikh-tikh met ut oh-ree-khuh-NEEL ohm. Please handle the original carefully.

Ik geef alles weer bij elkaar terug.

ik khayf AH-luhs vayr bye uh-KAHR tuh-RUHKH. I will return everything together.

Word by Word

Mag “Mag” asks for permission in “Mag ik een kopie van dit document krijgen?” It is useful in the polite pattern “Mag ik … krijgen?” when asking whether you may receive or do something.

ik “ik” means “I” and identifies the person asking or acting. It is used as the subject in patterns such as “Mag ik …?” and “Ik moet …”.

een “een” introduces one non-specific copy in “een kopie”. It is used before a singular, countable noun when the specific item has not been identified yet.

kopie “kopie” means a copy of the document. In “een kopie van dit document”, “van” identifies what the copy is made from.

van “van” connects “kopie” with the document that is being copied: “een kopie van dit document”. This same pattern can identify the source or type of something.

dit “dit” means “this” and points to the document being presented at the service desk. It appears directly before the noun in “dit document”.

document “document” refers to the document that the person wants copied. It is used after “dit” in “dit document” to identify the item being discussed.

krijgen “krijgen” means “get” or “receive” in “een kopie … krijgen”. After “Mag ik”, it expresses what the speaker is asking permission to receive.

moet “moet” expresses necessity in “Ik moet eerst het origineel zien.” In the question “Moet ik een aanvraagformulier invullen?”, the same form asks whether filling out the form is necessary.

eerst “eerst” means “first” and shows that seeing the original must happen before the next step. It is placed before the action in “eerst het origineel zien”.

het “het” means “the” and introduces the specific original in “het origineel”. It is used before this identified document item.

origineel “origineel” refers to the original document, as opposed to the copy. In “het origineel zien” it is the item the service-desk worker needs to see first.

zien “zien” means “see” in “het origineel zien”. It follows “moet” in the pattern “moet … zien” to describe the required action.

aanvraagformulier “aanvraagformulier” means a request form used to make the copying request. It is the object after “een” in “een aanvraagformulier invullen”.

invullen “invullen” means “fill out” a form by entering the requested information. In “een aanvraagformulier invullen”, it follows “moet” as the action that may be required.

Vul “Vul” tells someone to complete something in the polite instruction “Vul het formulier alstublieft in.” The reusable pattern is “Vul … in” for telling someone to fill out a form.

formulier “formulier” means “form” and is the document that must be completed. In “het formulier” it is a specific form already understood in the conversation.

alstublieft “alstublieft” adds politeness to the instruction “Vul het formulier alstublieft in.” It is useful when making a courteous request or giving a polite instruction.

in In “Vul het formulier alstublieft in”, “in” completes the expression “invullen”, meaning to fill out. With this verb, it appears after the object in the instruction.

Dan “Dan” means “then” and links the completed form to the next step: “Dan kan ik de kopie maken.” It is useful for showing what will happen after an action.

kan “kan” expresses ability or possibility in “kan ik de kopie maken”. It is used with an action form to say what the speaker can do after the form is completed.

de “de” means “the” and introduces the specific copy in “de kopie”. The copy is specific because it has already been requested and discussed.

maken “maken” means “make” in “de kopie maken”. It follows “kan” in the pattern “kan … maken” to describe what the speaker is able to do.

heb “heb” means “have” in the need expression “Ik heb alleen de pagina met de stempel nodig.” The needed item is placed between “heb” and “nodig” in this pattern.

alleen “alleen” means “only” and limits the request to one page in “alleen de pagina met de stempel”. It is useful when specifying that no other pages are needed.

pagina “pagina” means “page” and identifies the part of the document that the speaker wants copied. In “de pagina met de stempel”, the following phrase specifies which page.

met “met” means “with” and connects the page to the stamp in “de pagina met de stempel”. It is useful for identifying an object by something that is on or associated with it.

stempel “stempel” means “stamp” and identifies the marked page in “de pagina met de stempel”. It follows “de” because the conversation refers to a particular stamp on the document.

nodig “nodig” means “needed” in the expression “Ik heb … nodig”. Together with “heb”, it states which item the speaker needs.

kopieer “kopieer” describes copying the page in “Ik kopieer die pagina”. It is used with the object directly after it: “kopieer die pagina”.

die “die” means “that” and points back to the page already mentioned: “die pagina”. It is useful for referring to a specific item that has just been identified.

en “en” means “and” and joins two actions in “Ik kopieer die pagina en houd de andere pagina's bij elkaar.” It connects actions or pieces of information of equal importance.

houd “houd” means “keep” in “houd de andere pagina's bij elkaar”. In this expression, it describes keeping the other pages together as one group.

andere “andere” means “other” and distinguishes the remaining pages from the page being copied. It appears before the plural noun in “de andere pagina's”.

pagina's “pagina's” means “pages” and refers to the remaining pages of the document. The apostrophe marks the plural form of “pagina” because the word ends in a vowel.

bij In “bij elkaar”, “bij” contributes to the meaning “together”. The complete expression “bij elkaar” describes pages remaining together as a group.

elkaar In “bij elkaar”, “elkaar” helps express that the pages stay together. This expression is useful when describing items being kept together rather than separated.

Ga In “Ga alstublieft voorzichtig met het origineel om”, “Ga … om” means “handle” or “deal with”, not simply “go”. It is used to give a polite instruction about how to treat an object.

voorzichtig “voorzichtig” means “carefully” and describes the manner of handling the original. It is useful before or with “met … omgaan” when asking someone to treat something gently.

om In “met het origineel om”, “om” completes the expression “met iets omgaan”, meaning to handle or deal with something. Its meaning here comes from the whole construction, not from “om” alone.

geef “geef” means “give” in “Ik geef alles weer bij elkaar terug.” Together with “terug”, it describes returning the items to the other person.

alles “alles” means “everything” and refers to all the document material being handled. It is the object of “geef” in “Ik geef alles … terug”.

weer “weer” contributes the meaning “back” in “geef alles weer … terug”. It emphasizes that the items are being returned after they were taken for copying.

terug “terug” means “back” in “Ik geef alles weer bij elkaar terug.” With “geef”, it forms the reusable pattern “iets teruggeven”, meaning to return something.

Grammar Points

met iets omgaan (ga ... om)

Ga voorzichtig met het origineel om.

khah VOHR-zikh-tikh met ut oh-ree-khuh-NEEL ohm.

Handle the original carefully.

In Dutch, omgaan is separable: ga comes before the sentence's other parts, while om moves to the end.

Dutch Vocabulary

aanvraagformulier noun

AHN-vrahkh-for-myoo-LEER request form

alstublieft intj

ahl-stoo-BLEEFT please

document noun

doh-kyu-MENT document

dit document

eerst adv

AYRST first

formulier noun

for-myoo-LEER form

het formulier

invullen verb

in-VUL-luhn to fill out

kopie noun

koh-PEE copy

een kopie

krijgen verb

KRY-khuhn to get

maken verb

MAH-kuhn to make

origineel noun

oh-ree-khuh-NEEL original

het origineel

pagina noun

pah-ZHEE-nah page pagina's

stempel noun

STEM-puhl stamp

de stempel

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I need to see the original first.

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Ik moet eerst het origineel zien.

Should I fill out a request form?

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Moet ik een aanvraagformulier invullen?

Please complete the form.

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Vul het formulier alstublieft in.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

document

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document

please

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alstublieft

form

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formulier

to fill out

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invullen