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Food and shopping

Choose a topic. Read, write and practise aloud at your own pace.

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Original HoiDutch practice, not an official exam. Some meanings may appear in English when a translation is unavailable.

Read and remember

Read each Dutch phrase aloud. Cover the meanings and try to remember them.

#NederlandsMeaning
1Ik zoek verse groenten.I am looking for fresh vegetables.
2Mag ik een kilo appels?May I have one kilo of apples?
3Waar staat de melk?Where is the milk?
4Dit product is houdbaar tot morgen.This product keeps until tomorrow.
5Ik eet geen varkensvlees.I do not eat pork.
6Kan ik met pin betalen?Can I pay by card?

Write in Dutch

Translate each meaning into Dutch. Then check your spelling with the answers.

  1. I am looking for fresh vegetables.
  2. May I have one kilo of apples?
  3. Where is the milk?
  4. This product keeps until tomorrow.
  5. I do not eat pork.
  6. Can I pay by card?

Write three true sentences about yourself using these phrases.

Listen and speak

A partner reads the numbered phrases from the vocabulary page in any order. Write the number beside each phrase below.

Describe a situation about this topic in Dutch. Try to use three phrases.

Check your progress

Tick what you can do. Practise the parts that still feel difficult.

Answers

  1. Ik zoek verse groenten.
  2. Mag ik een kilo appels?
  3. Waar staat de melk?
  4. Dit product is houdbaar tot morgen.
  5. Ik eet geen varkensvlees.
  6. Kan ik met pin betalen?

My best phrase

A phrase to practise tomorrow