Takeaway food
Afhaaleten
- Ask for a specific menu.
- Order take-away meals.
- Exceptions in the plural
Learn to order takeaway food in Dutch with practical dialogues and exercises focusing on past tense verbs, common food items like bami and loempia's, and polite expressions. This lesson covers vocabulary and sentence structures needed for real-life ordering situations, helping A2 learners develop confidence in everyday conversations related to food and dining.
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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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Vol zitten
Feeling full
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Ongezond
Unhealthy
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Het Chinees eten
Chinese food
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De portie
The portion
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De snack
The snack
Oefening 2: Conversation exercise
Instructie:
- You want to order takeaway. What do you say? (You want to order takeaway. What do you say?)
- Do you cook yourself or do you often order takeaway? Why? (Do you cook yourself or do you often order takeaway? Why?)
- Do you like fastfood? And what about prepared meals? (Do you like fastfood? And what about prepared meals?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Hallo! Ik zou graag wat kroketten willen bestellen, evenals wat pasta met tomatensaus, alstublieft. Hello! I would like to order some croquettes as well as some pasta with tomato sauce, please. |
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Goedenavond! Mag ik alstublieft een Pad Thai, loempia's en gebakken rijst? Good evening! Can I please have a Pad Thai, Egg Rolls and Fried Rice? |
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Ik houd niet van koken. Daarom bestel ik vaak afhaalmaaltijden. I don't like to cook. Therefore I order takeaway quite often. |
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Het is duur om altijd eten te bestellen. Dus doe ik het alleen soms. It is expensive ordering takeaway all the time. So I only do it sometimes. |
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Ik kook liever zelf. Het is gezonder en goedkoper. I prefer cooking myself. It is healthier and cheaper. |
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Ik houd niet van fastfood zoals hamburgers en friet, maar ik houd wel van Chinees eten. I don't like fastfood like burgers and fries but I do love chinese food. |
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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. Ik ______ gisteren Chinees eten omdat ik geen tijd had om te koken.
(I ______ ordered Chinese food yesterday because I had no time to cook.)2. Voordat ik naar mijn werk ging, ______ ik eerst een gezonde snack eten.
(Before I went to work, I ______ first wanted to eat a healthy snack.)3. Na het bestellen ______ ik de frietjes die ik had gekozen.
(After ordering, I ______ the fries that I had chosen.)4. Wanneer ik bestel, ______ ik altijd genoeg eieren toe te voegen aan mijn maaltijd.
(When I order, I ______ always try to add enough eggs to my meal.)Exercise 5: Ordering and Eating Takeaway Meals
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Bestellen - Order
Onvoltooid verleden tijd
- ik bestelde
- jij bestelde
- hij/zij/het bestelde
- wij bestelden
- jullie bestelden
- zij bestelden
Willen - Want
Onvoltooid verleden tijd
- ik wilde
- jij wilde
- hij/zij/het wilde
- wij wilden
- jullie wilden
- zij wilden
Eten - Eat
Onvoltooid verleden tijd
- ik at
- jij at
- hij/zij/het at
- wij aten
- jullie aten
- zij aten
Komen - Arrive
Onvoltooid verleden tijd
- ik kwam
- jij kwam
- hij/zij/het kwam
- wij kwamen
- jullie kwamen
- zij kwamen
Exercise 6: Uitzonderingen bij het meervoud
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Exceptions in the plural
Show translation Show answersooms, eieren, leden, steden, schepen, broers, bladeren, kinderen
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Bestellen to order Share Copied!
Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT)
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| (ik) bestelde | I ordered |
| (jij) bestelde / bestelde | you ordered / ordered |
| (hij/zij/het) bestelde | he/she/it ordered |
| (wij) bestelden | we ordered |
| (jullie) bestelden | you ordered |
| (zij) bestelden | they ordered |
Eten eat Share Copied!
Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT)
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| (ik) at | I ate |
| (jij) at/ate | you ate |
| (hij/zij/het) at | he/she/it ate |
| (wij) aten | we ate |
| (jullie) aten | you ate |
| (zij) aten | they ate |
Willen to want Share Copied!
Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT)
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| (ik) wilde/wou | I wanted |
| (jij) wilde/wou | you wanted |
| (hij/zij/het) wilde/wou | he/she/it wanted |
| (wij) wilden | we wanted |
| (jullie) wilden | you wanted |
| (zij) wilden | they wanted |
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Introduction to Ordering Takeaway Food in Dutch
This lesson focuses on practical Dutch language skills related to ordering takeaway food, an everyday situation for many learners at the A2 level. You will learn key vocabulary and phrases used in restaurants and takeaway shops, such as ordering Chinese dishes, pizzas, and various traditional Dutch takeaways like nasi and bami. The lesson includes dialogues to practice speaking and listening, which simulate real-life conversations when placing an order over the phone or in person.
Core Language Skills and Vocabulary
The material covers important verbs like bestellen (to order), willen (to want), eten (to eat), and komen (to come), focusing on their past tense forms to describe activities like having ordered food or expressing desires in the past. You will also see common food items such as bami, saté, loempia's, and kroepoek, enriching your vocabulary related to Dutch and multicultural cuisine.
Grammatical Highlights
The lesson emphasizes the past tense (onvoltooid verleden tijd) of regular and irregular verbs used in ordering and eating. For example, the verb bestellen is regular, forming past tense as ik bestelde (I ordered), while eten has an irregular past form ik at (I ate). You will also practice plural forms and exception cases in nouns, which help you describe your order accurately.
Useful Expressions and Differences
Ordering in Dutch often involves polite questions and responses such as Wilt u er ook kroepoek bij? (Would you also like prawn crackers with that?) or Is dat alles? (Is that all?). Unlike English, Dutch often uses modal verbs like willen in the past to express polite requests. For example, Ik wilde eerst een snack eten translates as "I wanted to eat a snack first." Understanding these nuances will improve your fluency and confidence in daily communication.
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