Essential everyday greetings, farewells, and courtesy phrases.
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Hi, good morning.
Hoi, goedemorgen.
How's it going? (informal) (Literally 'how goes it' — 'het' (it) is the dummy subject.)
Hoe gaat het?
Going well! And with you? (Literally 'and with you' — Dutch uses 'met' (with) instead of 'and you'.)
Goed! En met jou?
Good evening, everyone! ('allemaal' = all together; used to address a group.)
Goedenavond, allemaal!
Good night, sweetheart. ('welterusten' literally 'well-rest'; 'schat' literally 'treasure'.)
Welterusten, schat.
What's your name? (informal) (Literally 'how are you called' — 'heten' = to be named.)
Hoe heet jij?
I'm called Alex. And you?
Ik heet Alex. En jij?
Sorry, I didn't understand that. ('begrijpen' = to understand; past tense 'begreep'.)
Sorry, ik begreep het niet.
Excuse me.
Pardon.
Sorry. / My apologies.
Sorry. / Mijn excuses.
Please. (Literally 'if it pleases you' — also means 'here you go' when handing something over.)
Alsjeblieft.
Thanks for your help.
Bedankt voor je hulp.
You're welcome. / No worries. (Literally 'gladly done'.)
Graag gedaan.
Nice to meet you! ('ont-moeten' literally 'un-must' — to meet.)
Leuk je te ontmoeten!
Goodbye. (Literally 'until seeing'.)
Tot ziens.
Bye! (casual)
Doei!
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