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Dialogue

Welke ingrediënten hebben we voordat we gaan koken?

VEL-kuh in-ghray-dee-EN-tun HEB-un vuh vohr-DAHT vuh khahn KOH-kun? Before we start cooking, what ingredients do we have?

Het recept heeft uien en tomaten nodig.

hut ray-SEPT HAYFT OW-en un toh-MAH-tun NOH-dikh. The recipe needs onions and tomatoes.

We hebben tomaten, maar de uien zijn op.

vuh HEB-un toh-MAH-tun, mahr duh OW-en zayn OP. We have tomatoes, but we're out of onions.

Kunnen we in plaats daarvan bosuitjes gebruiken?

KUN-un vuh in PLAHTS dah-VAHN BOSS-ow-chus ghuh-BRŌW-kun? Can we use green onions instead?

Misschien, maar de smaak zal anders zijn.

mis-KHEEN, mahr duh SMAHK zahl AHN-durs zayn. Maybe, but the taste will be different.

Dan koop ik uien bij de winkel op de hoek.

DAHN KOH P ik OW-en bay duh VING-kul op duh HOOK. Then I'll buy onions from the corner shop.

We moeten de rijst nog afmeten.

vuh MOO-tun duh RĪST nokh AHF-may-tun. We still need to measure the rice.

Nadat ik terug ben, meet ik genoeg rijst af voor vier mensen.

NAH-daht ik tuh-RUHK ben, MAYT ik ghuh-NOOKH RĪST AHF vohr VEER MEN-sun. I'll measure enough rice for four people after I get back.

Word by Word

Welke ‘Welke’ asks which or what in the question about the ingredients available. It comes before the plural noun ‘ingrediënten’ and can be reused when asking someone to identify items from a group.

ingrediënten ‘Ingrediënten’ means ingredients, the foods needed for the recipe here. It names several items and is used as the object of ‘hebben’ or as the items connected with a recipe.

hebben ‘Hebben’ means have in ‘Welke ingrediënten hebben we’. Here it describes what is available, and the reusable pattern is a subject followed by ‘hebben’ and an object.

we ‘We’ means we and refers to the two people checking the food together. It is the subject of ‘hebben’ and can be reused when the speaker includes themself and at least one other person.

voordat ‘Voordat’ means before and introduces the action that must happen first in ‘voordat we gaan koken’. It is useful for linking one event to a later event by placing a clause after it.

gaan In ‘gaan koken’, ‘gaan’ shows that cooking is about to happen or is planned. It is used with the infinitive ‘koken’, so the reusable pattern is ‘gaan’ followed by an action.

koken ‘Koken’ means cook in the planned activity ‘gaan koken’. It is the infinitive after ‘gaan’ and is used when referring to preparing food by cooking.

Het ‘Het’ means the in ‘Het recept’. It is the definite article used here before ‘recept’, and it helps identify one specific recipe.

recept ‘Recept’ means recipe, the set of cooking instructions that needs the ingredients. It is the subject of ‘heeft uien en tomaten nodig’ and can be reused when discussing cooking instructions.

heeft ‘Heeft’ contributes the verb form meaning has in the construction ‘heeft uien en tomaten nodig’, which means needs the onions and tomatoes. It is used with a singular subject such as ‘Het recept’ and places the required items before ‘nodig’.

uien ‘Uien’ means onions, one of the ingredients required by the recipe and the ingredient that has run out. It is used as a food item after ‘heeft’ and as the subject of ‘de uien zijn op’.

en ‘En’ means and and joins ‘uien’ with ‘tomaten’ as two required ingredients. It can be reused to connect items or actions of equal importance.

tomaten ‘Tomaten’ means tomatoes, another ingredient needed by the recipe and already available. It is joined to ‘uien’ with ‘en’ and is also the object in ‘We hebben tomaten’.

nodig ‘Nodig’ means needed in the construction ‘heeft uien en tomaten nodig’. Together with the verb and the listed objects, it expresses that the recipe requires those ingredients; the reusable pattern places the required item before ‘nodig’.

maar ‘Maar’ means but and introduces a contrast between having tomatoes and being out of onions in ‘We hebben tomaten, maar de uien zijn op’. It is useful for joining two statements where the second limits or contrasts with the first.

de ‘De’ means the in ‘de uien’ and identifies the specific onions being discussed. It is placed before the plural noun ‘uien’ and can be reused before a known noun.

zijn ‘Zijn’ means are in ‘de uien zijn op’. With the plural subject ‘de uien’, it links the onions to their state of being used up; the same pattern can describe the condition of a plural supply.

op In ‘de uien zijn op’, ‘op’ means used up, not available anymore. The reusable pattern is a food or supply item with ‘zijn op’ when nothing remains.

Kunnen ‘Kunnen’ means can in the question ‘Kunnen we in plaats daarvan bosuitjes gebruiken?’. It asks whether the suggested action is possible and is followed by the subject and an infinitive.

in plaats daarvan ‘In plaats daarvan’ means instead in the suggestion to use green onions as a replacement. The components contribute ‘in’ as in, ‘plaats’ as place, and ‘daarvan’ as of that; together they refer back to the previously mentioned option and introduce a substitute.

bosuitjes ‘Bosuitjes’ means green onions, the possible substitute for the unavailable onions. It is the object of ‘gebruiken’ and can be used when naming this particular ingredient in a cooking choice.

gebruiken ‘Gebruiken’ means use in the question about using green onions instead. It is the infinitive after ‘Kunnen we’ and is useful when asking about using an item for a purpose.

Misschien ‘Misschien’ means maybe and gives a cautious answer to the suggestion about green onions. It is useful at the start of a reply when the speaker is not giving a definite yes or no.

smaak ‘Smaak’ means taste, referring here to the flavor of the finished food. It is the subject of ‘de smaak zal anders zijn’ and can be reused when comparing the flavor of dishes or ingredients.

zal ‘Zal’ marks an expected future result in ‘de smaak zal anders zijn’. It is used with ‘anders zijn’ to say that the taste is expected to differ and can introduce a prediction about a later outcome.

anders ‘Anders’ means different in ‘de smaak zal anders zijn’. It describes how the taste is expected to differ and can be reused before or with a description of a changed result.

Dan ‘Dan’ means then and connects the decision to the next action in ‘Dan koop ik uien’. It is useful when one action follows from a decision, condition, or previous statement.

koop ‘Koop’ means buy in ‘Dan koop ik uien’, where the speaker states an intended purchase. It is the form used with ‘ik’ and can be reused when saying that the speaker buys or plans to buy something.

ik ‘Ik’ means I and identifies the speaker who will buy the onions and later measure the rice. It is the subject of ‘koop’ and ‘meet’ and is used when the speaker refers to themself.

bij ‘Bij’ means at or from in ‘bij de winkel op de hoek’, identifying the shop connected with the purchase. It can be reused before a place or business to indicate where an action takes place or where something is obtained.

winkel ‘Winkel’ means shop, the place where the speaker will buy onions. It appears in ‘de winkel op de hoek’, where the following phrase specifies which shop is meant.

hoek ‘Hoek’ means corner in ‘de winkel op de hoek’, identifying the shop by its location. It is used after ‘op de’ in this location description and can help specify a place by referring to a corner.

moeten ‘Moeten’ means must or need to in ‘We moeten de rijst nog afmeten’. It expresses a necessary remaining task and is followed by the infinitive ‘afmeten’.

rijst ‘Rijst’ means rice, the food that still needs to be measured. It is the object of ‘afmeten’ and can be reused when discussing a quantity of rice without marking a separate plural form.

nog ‘Nog’ means still or yet in ‘We moeten de rijst nog afmeten’, showing that the measuring has not happened but remains to be done. It is useful before an action to indicate that the action is still outstanding.

afmeten ‘Afmeten’ means measure out, specifically measuring a quantity of something such as rice. It is the infinitive after ‘moeten’ and appears later as the split form ‘meet ... af’ with the measured object in between.

Nadat ‘Nadat’ means after and introduces the time clause ‘Nadat ik terug ben’. It is useful for stating that one action will happen only after another event has been completed.

terug ‘Terug’ means back in ‘Nadat ik terug ben’, referring to the speaker’s return. Together with ‘ben’, it describes being back, and it can be reused when indicating a return to a place or situation.

ben ‘Ben’ means am in ‘ik terug ben’, where it says that the speaker is back. It is the form of ‘zijn’ used with ‘ik’ and completes the expression for being back.

meet ‘Meet’ means measure in ‘meet ik genoeg rijst af’. It is used with ‘ik’ and the separable particle ‘af’, with the measured quantity placed between the verb and particle.

genoeg ‘Genoeg’ means enough and specifies that the amount of rice will be sufficient for the group. It comes before ‘rijst’ and can be reused before a noun when indicating a sufficient quantity.

af ‘Af’ is the separable part of ‘afmeten’ in ‘meet ik genoeg rijst af’, completing the meaning measure out. The reusable pattern keeps the object between the finite verb and ‘af’.

voor ‘Voor’ means for in ‘voor vier mensen’, identifying the people the measured amount is intended to serve. It can be reused before a person or group that is the intended recipient of something.

mensen ‘Mensen’ means people, referring to the four diners in ‘voor vier mensen’. It follows the number ‘vier’ and can be reused when specifying how many people something is intended for.

Grammar Points

voordat + bijzin

Voordat we koken, hebben we genoeg ingrediënten.

vohr-DAHT vuh KOH-kun, HEB-un vuh ghuh-NOOKH in-ghray-dee-EN-tun.

Before we cook, we have enough ingredients.

After voordat, the conjugated verb comes at the end of the subordinate clause.

afmeten: meten ... af

We meten de rijst af.

vuh MAY-tun duh RĪST AHF.

We measure out the rice.

Afmeten is a separable verb: meten comes first, while af moves to the end.

Dutch Vocabulary

bosuitje noun

BOSS-ow-chuh green onion bosuitjes

Kunnen we in plaats daarvan bosuitjes gebruiken?

gebruiken verb

ghuh-BRŌW-kun to use

Kunnen we in plaats daarvan bosuitjes gebruiken?

hebben verb

HEB-un to have

Welke ingrediënten hebben we voordat we gaan koken?

in plaats daarvan phrase

in PLAHTS dah-VAHN instead

Kunnen we in plaats daarvan bosuitjes gebruiken?

ingrediënt noun

in-ghray-dee-ENT ingredient ingrediënten

Welke ingrediënten hebben we voordat we gaan koken?

koken verb

KOH-kun to cook

voordat we gaan koken

nodig adj

NOH-dikh needed

Het recept heeft uien en tomaten nodig.

op adj

OP used up; gone

de uien zijn op

recept noun

ray-SEPT recipe

Het recept heeft uien en tomaten nodig.

tomaat noun

toh-MAHT tomato tomaten

Het recept heeft uien en tomaten nodig.

ui noun

OW onion uien

Het recept heeft uien en tomaten nodig.

voordat conj

vohr-DAHT before

voordat we gaan koken

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

We still need to measure the rice.

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We moeten de rijst nog afmeten.

Spelling

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to have

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hebben

ingredient

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ingrediënten

onion

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uien

before

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voordat