Checking stock and arranging home delivery | Learn Dutch in English

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Dialogue

Ik vind dit bureau mooi, maar ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen.

ik VINT dit byoo-ROH moy, mahr ik kahn ut neet uh-LAYN nahr HOWSS DRAH-ghun. I like this desk, but I can't carry it home by myself.

We kunnen bezorging regelen als het nog op voorraad is.

wuh KUN-nun buh-ZOR-ghing RAY-ghuh-lun ahls ut nokh op fohr-RAHT is. We can arrange delivery if it's still in stock.

Kunt u controleren of er in het magazijn nog een beschikbaar is?

KUNT oo kon-troh-LAY-run uf ur in ut mah-guh-ZAYN nokh un buh-SKHAH-bahr is? Could you check whether the warehouse has one available?

Ik controleer nu het voorraadbestand.

ik kon-troh-LAYR noo ut fohr-RAHT-buh-STAHNT. I'll check the stock record now.

Als het beschikbaar is, welke bezorgopties bieden jullie aan?

ahls ut buh-SKHAH-bahr is, VEL-kuh buh-ZOR-ghop-TSEES BEE-dun YUH-lee ahn? If it is available, what delivery options do you offer?

Bij standaardbezorging wordt het bij u thuis bezorgd.

bay STAHN-dahrt-buh-ZOR-ghing vort ut bay oo t-HOWSS buh-ZOR-kht. Standard delivery would bring it to your home.

Is montage daarbij inbegrepen, of alleen bezorging tot aan de deur?

is mon-TAHZH duh-RAH-bye in-buh-GRAY-pun, uf uh-LAYN buh-ZOR-ghing toot ahn duh DUR? Does that include assembly, or only delivery to the door?

Montage is een apart verzoek, maar het naar boven brengen is inbegrepen.

mon-TAHZH is un uh-PAHRT vuh-ZOOK, mahr ut nahr BOH-vun BRENG-un is in-buh-GRAY-pun. Assembly is a separate request, but carrying it upstairs is included.

Voeg de bezorging alstublieft toe. Ik kan het zelf monteren.

VOOHKH duh buh-ZOR-ghing ahl-stuh-BLEEFT TOO. ik kahn ut zelf mon-TAY-run. Please add delivery. I can assemble it myself.

Ik bevestig dat het bureau op voorraad is en voeg het bezorgverzoek toe voordat ik de bestelling verwerk.

ik buh-VES-tikh daht ut byoo-ROH op fohr-RAHT is en VOOHKH ut buh-ZOR-ghuh-vuh-ZOOK TOO vohr-DAHT ik duh buh-STEL-ling vuh-VERK. I'll confirm the stock and add the delivery request before processing the order.

Word by Word

Ik Ik means I as the speaker in Ik vind dit bureau mooi and Ik controleer nu het voorraadbestand. It is used as the subject before the verb, for example in Ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen. A customer or shop employee uses it when talking about their own opinion or action.

vind In Ik vind dit bureau mooi, vind expresses the speaker’s opinion that the desk is attractive. The pattern Ik vind ... mooi can be reused to give an opinion about something. A customer uses it when commenting on a product.

dit Dit means this and points to the desk that is being considered, as in dit bureau. It appears directly before the noun it identifies. Use it when referring to a nearby or currently discussed item.

bureau Bureau means desk in this shop conversation. In dit bureau, it names the item the customer wants to buy and have delivered. Use it when discussing a desk as a product, for example when checking whether it is available.

mooi Mooi means attractive or nice in Ik vind dit bureau mooi. It describes the customer’s positive opinion of the desk. The pattern iets mooi vinden is useful when giving an opinion about an object.

maar Maar means but and introduces a limitation after the positive opinion in Ik vind dit bureau mooi, maar ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen. It connects two contrasting parts of one statement. Use it when a second fact limits or contrasts with the first.

kan Kan means can or be able to in ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen. It shows that the speaker is discussing their ability to carry the desk. The pattern ik kan ... is useful when stating what you are able or unable to do.

het Het refers to the desk as the object in ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen, while in het bureau it means the definite article the. As a pronoun, it replaces the already mentioned item so it does not have to be repeated. Use it for a previously identified item or as the article before bureau here.

niet Niet means not and negates the ability expressed in ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen. It shows that the speaker cannot carry the desk alone. Use it before the part of the sentence that is being negated.

alleen Alleen means alone in ik kan het niet alleen naar huis dragen. It says that the speaker cannot do the carrying without another person. Use it to describe doing an action without help or company.

naar Naar marks movement toward a destination in naar huis dragen. Here it introduces the destination home, not the object being carried. Use naar with a destination when describing where someone or something is going.

huis Huis means home or house in naar huis. Together with naar, it identifies the destination to which the desk would be carried. Use it when describing movement home, especially in the pattern naar huis.

dragen Dragen means carry in kan ... naar huis dragen. It describes physically carrying the desk. Use dragen with an object, as in het ... dragen, when talking about moving something by holding it.

We We means we in We kunnen bezorging regelen. It refers to the shop staff speaking as a group. Use it as the subject when a business or group describes an action it can take for a customer.

kunnen Kunnen means can or be able to in We kunnen bezorging regelen. It expresses the shop’s ability to arrange delivery. The pattern we kunnen ... is useful when offering a service or stating what a group can do.

bezorging Bezorging means delivery in bezorging regelen and Voeg de bezorging alstublieft toe. It refers to the service of bringing the desk to the customer. Use it when discussing delivery as an added service or part of an order.

regelen Regelen means arrange in We kunnen bezorging regelen. It describes organizing the delivery service for the customer. Use regelen with a service or practical matter that needs to be organized.

als Als means if in als het nog op voorraad is and Als het beschikbaar is. It introduces a condition for the shop’s action or the customer’s question. Use als before a condition that must be true for something to happen.

nog Nog means still in het nog op voorraad is. It shows that the desk may remain available at this point in time. Use nog when a situation continues or remains true.

op In op voorraad, op is part of the fixed expression for being in stock. It helps describe the desk’s stock status rather than a physical position. Use the pattern op voorraad zijn when checking whether an item is available for purchase.

voorraad Voorraad means stock or inventory in op voorraad and voorraadbestand. In op voorraad, it describes whether the desk is available; in voorraadbestand, it refers to the stock record. Use it when discussing the quantity or availability of goods.

is Is expresses being in het nog op voorraad is and het beschikbaar is. It links the desk to its current status, such as being in stock or available. Use it when stating the condition or availability of an item.

Kunt Kunt means can or could in the polite request Kunt u controleren ...? It asks the shop employee to perform a check respectfully. Use Kunt u ...? when making a formal request to one person.

u U means you in the formal request Kunt u controleren ...? It addresses the shop employee respectfully. Use it with a person you are addressing formally, especially in a customer-service situation.

controleren Controleren means check in Kunt u controleren of ...? It asks someone to verify information about stock. The pattern controleren of ... is useful when asking whether a condition is true.

of Of means whether in controleren of er in het magazijn nog een beschikbaar is. It introduces the matter that the employee should check. Use controleren of ... when asking someone to verify a possibility or fact.

er Er is used in of er in het magazijn nog een beschikbaar is to introduce the existence or availability of an item. It keeps the sentence from repeating the noun bureau. Use er in statements or questions about whether something is present or available.

in In means in and places the available item in the warehouse in er in het magazijn nog een beschikbaar is. It introduces the location where the item should be checked. Use in before a place when describing where something is located.

magazijn Magazijn means warehouse in in het magazijn. It identifies the shop’s storage location where another desk may be available. Use it when discussing stored stock rather than goods displayed in the shop.

een Een means one in er in het magazijn nog een beschikbaar is. It stands for one desk, so the noun does not need to be repeated. Use it when referring to one available item of the type already being discussed.

beschikbaar Beschikbaar means available in nog een beschikbaar is. It describes whether another desk can be supplied from the warehouse. Use it after a form of zijn to state that an item or service can be obtained.

controleer Controleer means check in Ik controleer nu het voorraadbestand. It describes the employee’s action of checking the stock record. Use it with the information or object being checked, as in het voorraadbestand controleren.

nu Nu means now in Ik controleer nu het voorraadbestand. It places the checking action at the present moment. Use it when saying that an action is happening immediately or at this time.

voorraadbestand Voorraadbestand means stock record in Ik controleer nu het voorraadbestand. It is the record the employee consults to verify stock. Use it when referring to an inventory record rather than the physical goods themselves.

welke Welke means which or what in welke bezorgopties bieden jullie aan? It asks the shop to identify the available delivery options. Use welke before a noun when choosing or asking about items from a set of options.

bezorgopties Bezorgopties means delivery options in welke bezorgopties bieden jullie aan? It refers to the different ways delivery can be provided. Use it when asking a business to compare or describe available delivery services.

bieden Bieden means offer in welke bezorgopties bieden jullie aan? It describes what the shop makes available to customers. The pattern iets aanbieden is useful when asking or talking about services a business provides.

jullie Jullie means you when addressing the shop staff as a group in bieden jullie aan. It refers to more than one person or to the staff collectively. Use it when asking a group what services they provide.

aan Aan completes the expression bieden ... aan in welke bezorgopties bieden jullie aan? Together, it means offer or make available. Use this particle after the object when the separable expression aanbieden is used in a main clause.

Bij Bij means with or in the case of in Bij standaardbezorging. It introduces the delivery arrangement under which the desk is brought to the customer’s home. Use bij when describing what happens under a particular service or arrangement.

standaardbezorging Standaardbezorging means standard delivery in Bij standaardbezorging wordt het bij u thuis bezorgd. It names the ordinary delivery service offered by the shop. Use it when distinguishing the standard service from other delivery options.

wordt Wordt is used in wordt het bij u thuis bezorgd to form the statement that the desk is delivered to the customer’s home. It introduces the delivery process affecting the desk. Use this pattern when describing what happens to an item as part of a service.

thuis Thuis means at home in bij u thuis. It specifies the customer’s home as the delivery location. Use it when describing where someone is or where something is delivered at a person’s home.

bezorgd Bezorgd means delivered in wordt het bij u thuis bezorgd. It describes the desk as receiving the delivery service. Use it in a statement about an item being delivered to a specified location.

montage Montage means assembly in Is montage daarbij inbegrepen? and Montage is een apart verzoek. It refers to putting the desk together, as distinct from delivering it. Use it when asking whether assembly is included in a product or delivery service.

daarbij Daarbij means with that or included in that in Is montage daarbij inbegrepen? It refers back to the delivery option just discussed. Use it to ask whether an additional service belongs to the arrangement already mentioned.

inbegrepen Inbegrepen means included in Is montage daarbij inbegrepen? and het naar boven brengen is inbegrepen. It says that a service forms part of the offered arrangement. Use it when checking whether an extra service is covered by a price or package.

tot Tot means up to in bezorging tot aan de deur. It marks the endpoint of the delivery service. Use tot aan ... when describing how far an action or service extends.

de De is the definite article the in de deur. It introduces the specific door that marks the delivery endpoint. Use it before this noun in the expression tot aan de deur.

deur Deur means door in tot aan de deur. It identifies the place where the standard delivery ends. Use it when specifying that something is brought only to the door.

apart Apart means separate in een apart verzoek. It shows that assembly is requested separately from the delivery service. Use it when distinguishing one service or matter from another.

verzoek Verzoek means request in een apart verzoek. It refers to a separate request for assembly. Use it when describing something a customer asks a business to do.

boven Boven means upstairs or above in het naar boven brengen. It indicates upward movement with the desk. Use it in naar boven brengen when describing carrying something to an upper level.

brengen Brengen means bring or carry in het naar boven brengen. Here it describes moving the desk upstairs as part of the delivery service. Use brengen with a destination or direction when describing taking something somewhere.

Voeg Voeg means add in Voeg de bezorging alstublieft toe. It is a direct request to include delivery in the order. Use Voeg ... toe when asking someone to add an item or service.

alstublieft Alstublieft means please in Voeg de bezorging alstublieft toe. It makes the request more polite. Use it when making a courteous request to a shop employee or another person.

toe Toe completes Voeg ... toe and means added to in this request. The expression tells the employee to include the delivery service in the order. In the pattern Voeg ... toe, the particle follows the object being added.

zelf Zelf means myself or on my own in Ik kan het zelf monteren. It emphasizes that the speaker will do the assembly personally. Use it after the subject or object to emphasize who will perform an action.

monteren Monteren means assemble in Ik kan het zelf monteren. It describes putting the desk together. Use it for assembling furniture or another item that arrives in separate parts.

bevestig Bevestig means confirm in Ik bevestig dat het bureau op voorraad is. It describes the employee’s action of verifying and stating the stock status. Use bevestigen with information that needs to be confirmed, including a dat-clause.

dat Dat means that in Ik bevestig dat het bureau op voorraad is. It introduces the information being confirmed. Use bevestigen dat ... when confirming that a statement is true.

en En means and in Ik bevestig ... en voeg het bezorgverzoek toe. It links the stock confirmation with the additional action of adding the delivery request. Use it to connect two related actions or statements.

bezorgverzoek Bezorgverzoek means delivery request in voeg het bezorgverzoek toe. It refers to the request recorded for delivering the desk. Use it when a delivery request is treated as part of an order or administrative record.

voordat Voordat means before in voordat ik de bestelling verwerk. It introduces an action that must happen earlier than processing the order. Use voordat before a clause to establish the order of two actions.

bestelling Bestelling means order in de bestelling verwerk. It refers to the customer’s purchase order that the employee is handling. Use it when discussing an order being entered, checked, or processed.

verwerk Verwerk means process in voordat ik de bestelling verwerk. It describes the employee handling the order in the shop’s system or procedure. Use it with an order or request when completing the relevant administrative action.

Grammar Points

bieden ... aan

We bieden standaardbezorging aan.

wuh BEE-dun STAHN-dahrt-buh-ZOR-ghing ahn.

We offer standard delivery.

The separable verb aanbieden splits in a main clause: bieden appears in position two and aan moves to the end.

voeg ... toe

Voeg de montage toe.

VOOHKH duh mon-TAHZH TOO.

Add the assembly.

The separable verb toevoegen splits in an imperative: voeg starts the sentence and toe comes at the end.

Dutch Vocabulary

alleen adv

uh-LAYN alone; by oneself

niet alleen

beschikbaar adj

buh-SKHAH-bahr available

nog een beschikbaar is

bezorging noun

buh-ZOR-ghing delivery

bezorging regelen

bureau noun

byoo-ROH desk

dit bureau

controleren verb

kon-troh-LAY-run to check; to inspect

controleren of er in het magazijn

dragen verb

DRAH-ghun to carry

naar huis dragen

magazijn noun

mah-guh-ZAYN warehouse

in het magazijn

mooi adj

MOY beautiful; nice

dit bureau mooi

naar huis phrase

NAHR HOWSS home; to home

naar huis dragen

op voorraad phrase

op fohr-RAHT in stock

nog op voorraad is

regelen verb

RAY-ghuh-lun to arrange

bezorging regelen

voorraadbestand noun

fohr-RAHT-buh-STAHNT stock record; inventory file

het voorraadbestand

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I'll check the stock record now.

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Ik controleer nu het voorraadbestand.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to check; to inspect

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controleren

desk

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bureau

beautiful; nice

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mooi

delivery

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bezorging