Practical phrases for travel — ordering, paying, and getting around.
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Hoe laat is het ontbijt?
What time is breakfast? (Literally 'how late is the breakfast' — 'hoe laat' is how to ask the time.)
Zijn jullie open?
Are you open? ('jullie' = plural 'you' — used for shops/businesses.)
Waar is het toilet?
Where is the toilet? (Also 'de wc' — both common.)
Is er meer toiletpapier?
Is there more toilet paper?
Waar is een goed restaurant?
Where's a good restaurant?
Is het goedkoop of duur?
Is it cheap or expensive? ('goedkoop' literally 'good-buy' = cheap.)
Waar kan ik een supermarkt vinden?
Where can I find a supermarket?
Hoeveel wil je?
How many do you want? ('hoe-veel' = how-much, written as one word.)
Kan ik het kraanwater drinken?
Can I drink the tap water? ('kraan' = tap + 'water'.)
Eén, twee, drie, vier, vijf.
One, two, three, four, five.
Zes, zeven, acht, negen, tien.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Hoeveel kost het?
How much does it cost?
Kan ik met de kaart betalen?
Can I pay by card? ('pin' is also very common in NL: 'kan ik pinnen?')
Kunnen we afrekenen, alsjeblieft?
Can we pay, please? ('afrekenen' = literally 'off-calculate' → to settle the bill.)
Zullen we delen?
Let's split it. ('delen' = to share/divide.)
Hebben jullie water?
Do you have water?
De rekening, alsjeblieft!
The bill, please! (From 'rekenen' (to calculate) — same root as 'afrekenen'.)
Ik betaal voor mijn vriend(in).
I'll pay for my friend. ('-in' suffix makes feminine: 'vriend' → 'vriendin'.)
Mijn vriend(in) betaalt voor mij.
My friend pays for me.
Kan ik je met iets anders helpen?
Can I help you with anything else?
Dit smaakt heerlijk.
This tastes delicious. ('heerlijk' = wonderful/delicious — also used for non-food things ('heerlijk weer').)
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