Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Where do you come from? ('vandaan' = from where (origin); always paired with 'waar' at the start.)
Waar kom je vandaan?
I come from the Netherlands. ('uit' (out of) is used for countries of origin.)
Ik kom uit Nederland.
Where do you live?
Waar woon je?
I live in Amsterdam.
Ik woon in Amsterdam.
What kind of work do you do? ('wat voor' = what kind of.)
Wat voor werk doe je?
What do you do in life?
Wat doe je in het leven?
I'm a data scientist. (No article before professions — unlike English.)
Ik ben data scientist.
I'm an artist. (m/f) ('kunst' = art; '-enaar/-enares' forms male/female agent nouns.)
Ik ben kunstenaar / kunstenares.
I'm a teacher. (m/f) (From 'leren' = to learn/teach.)
Ik ben leraar / lerares.
Do you study? What are you studying?
Studeer je? Wat studeer je?
I study languages at the university. ('aan de universiteit' — 'aan' (at/on) is the preposition for institutional study.)
Ik studeer talen aan de universiteit.
Which languages do you speak?
Welke talen spreek je?
I speak English and a little Dutch. ('een beetje' = a little bit; languages aren't capitalised... wait, they are: 'Engels', 'Nederlands'.)
Ik spreek Engels en een beetje Nederlands.
What is your mother tongue? ('moeder-taal' = mother-language.)
Wat is je moedertaal?
What do you do in your free time? ('vrije tijd' literally 'free time' — 'vrij' takes '-e' before plural/definite nouns.)
Wat doe je in je vrije tijd?
I like to read and watch films. ('graag' (gladly) after the verb = 'I like to ___'.)
Ik lees graag en kijk films.
I like meeting friends and making jokes. ('afspreken' = to arrange to meet — separable verb, 'af' goes to the end.)
Ik spreek graag met vrienden af en maak grapjes.
Do you have hobbies?
Heb je hobby's?
Do you do any sports? ('aan sport doen' — the fixed expression for doing sports.)
Doe je aan sport?
How old are you?
Hoe oud ben je?
I'm twenty-one. (Literally 'one-and-twenty' — units come before tens, joined by 'en' (and).)
Ik ben eenentwintig.
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