Visiting friends
Vrienden bezoeken
- Invite and receive your friends at home.
- Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
- Know common evening activities in your new country.
- the real condition
This lesson covers Dutch conversations and grammar for visiting friends, including inviting for dinner, organizing game nights, and welcoming guests at home. Focus is on the real condition (de reële voorwaarde) using "zullen" to express future intentions. Useful dialogues, verb conjugations, and cultural language tips make it practical for A2 level learners.
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Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Het bordspel
The board game
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Welkom
Welcome
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Schenken
To give (as a gift)
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Gezellig
Cosy
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Kaartspelletjes spelen
Playing card games
Oefening 2: Conversation exercise
Instructie:
- Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together? (Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together?)
- Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together? ( Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together?)
- Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it! (Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it!)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Ik zie mijn vrienden elke week. Meestal ontmoeten we elkaar voor koffie en praten we. I see my friends every week. We usually meet for coffee and talk. |
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Ik zie mijn vrienden maar één of twee keer per maand. Dan gaan we meestal uit eten en spelen we samen spelletjes. I only see my friends once or twice a month. Then we usually have dinner and play games together. |
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Ik ga liever uit als ik mijn vrienden zie. I prefer going out when I see my friends. |
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Ik hou van het spelen van bordspellen, dus wanneer ik mijn vrienden zie, spelen we samen ludo. I love playing board games, so whenever I see my friends we play ludo together. |
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Met mijn vriend Juán speel ik altijd schaak. With my friend Juán I always play chess. |
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Vorig jaar ging ik met twee van mijn vrienden op reis naar Innsbruck. We gingen wandelen en bezochten de stad. Het weer was geweldig! Last year I went on a trip to Insbruck with two of my friends. We went hiking and visited the city. The weather was wonderful! |
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Exercise 3: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Als jij je vrienden _____, zal ik het eten klaarmaken.
(If you _____ your friends, I will prepare the food.)2. Als het druk wordt, _____ we wat meer stoelen neerzetten.
(If it gets busy, _____ we will put out some more chairs.)3. Als je wilt, zal ik je een borrel _____ .
(If you want, I will _____ you a drink.)4. _____ we een spelletjesavond organiseren als iedereen komt?
(_____ we organize a game night if everyone comes?)Exercise 5: Visiting Friends and Organizing a Game Night
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Zullen - Will
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd
- ik zal
- jij zult
- hij/zij/het zal
- wij zullen
- jullie zullen
- zij zullen
Schenken - To Pour
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd
- ik schenk
- jij schenkt
- hij/zij/het schenkt
- wij schenken
- jullie schenken
- zij schenken
Roepen - To Shout
Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd
- ik roep
- jij roept
- hij/zij/het roept
- wij roepen
- jullie roepen
- zij roepen
Komen - To Come
Imperatief
- (jij) kom
- (wij) komen
- (jullie) komen
Exercise 6: De reële voorwaarde
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The real condition
Show translation Show answersroep, uitnodigt, schenk, kom, zal, zullen
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Uitnodigen to invite Share Copied!
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd (OTTk)
| Dutch | English |
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| (ik) zal uitnodigen | I will invite |
| (jij) zal uitnodigen / zult uitnodigen | you will invite |
| (hij/zij/het) zal uitnodigen | he/she/it will invite |
| (wij) zullen uitnodigen | we will invite |
| (jullie) zullen uitnodigen | you will invite |
| (zij) zullen uitnodigen | they will invite |
Schenken to give as a gift Share Copied!
Onvoltooid toekomende tijd (OTTk)
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| (ik) zal schenken | I will give |
| (jij) zult schenken / zal schenken | you will give |
| (hij/zij/het) zal schenken | he/she/it will give (as a gift) |
| (wij) zullen schenken | we will give |
| (jullie) zullen schenken | you will give |
| (zij) zullen schenken | they will give |
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Visiting Friends in Dutch: Learn Practical Dialogues and Grammar
This lesson teaches you how to engage in everyday conversations related to visiting friends and social gatherings in Dutch. You will practice inviting friends for dinner, organizing a game night, and welcoming guests into your home with natural dialogues. The lesson includes realistic conversation examples such as "Hoi, heb je zin om zaterdag bij mij te komen eten?" (Hi, do you feel like coming for dinner at my place on Saturday?) and "Zullen we donderdag een spelletjesavond houden?" (Shall we have a game night on Thursday?).
Key Grammar Focus: The Real Condition (De reële voorwaarde)
The main grammar topic is the real conditional in Dutch, focusing on how to use the verb "zullen" (will/shall) to express future intentions and conditions. The lesson provides multiple-choice exercises with sentences like "Als jij je vrienden uitnodigt, zal ik het eten klaarmaken." (If you invite your friends, I will prepare the food) to help you master correct verb conjugations.
Mini-Story and Verb Conjugations
You will also read a short story about inviting friends for a game night, featuring verbs in the future and imperative forms, such as "zal", "zullen", "schenk", and "kom". Additionally, comprehensive verb tables show conjugations for verbs like zullen, schenken (to serve), roepen (to call), and komen (to come), which are crucial for forming polite and clear invitations.
Useful Tips on Cultural and Language Differences
Unlike English, Dutch uses "zullen" to form the future tense more commonly in polite suggestions and invitations. For example, "Zullen we een spelletjesavond organiseren?" translates to "Shall we organize a game night?" rather than using the auxiliary "will". Also, the imperative form in Dutch is often straightforward, like "Kom dan ook gezellig meedoen!" meaning "Then come and join us!" This lesson helps you understand these nuances to sound natural in social contexts.
Practical Phrase Examples
- "Heb je zin om... te komen?" – "Do you feel like coming...?"
- "Als je tijd hebt, kun je... meenemen." – "If you have time, you can bring..."
- "Wil je iets drinken?" – "Would you like something to drink?"
- "Tot dan!" – "See you then!"
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