In this episode we talk about the family. How is everyone called? A good way to have a look at that is to talk about the most famous family gathering: de birthdays. We have touched that before in the birthday song in episode 15. As usual the text that you learn is available as well.Here’s what you’ll learn:
- The Dutch have their own way of celebrating birthdays | De Nederlanders hebben hun eigen manier om verjaardagen te vieren
- With family they tend to sit in a circle | Met de familie gaat men dan in een kring zitten
- It is some kind of social gathering | Het is een soort sociale bijeenkomst
- In most cases the whole family is there | In de meeste gevallen is de hele familie er
- Mom and dad or the parents | Moeder en vader ofwel de ouders
- The brothers or brother | De broers of broer
- The sisters or sister | De zussen of zus
- But also grandparents | Maar ook grootouders
- So grandfather and grandmother | Dus opa en oma
- And let’s not forget the nieces or niece | En laten we de nichten of nicht niet vergeten
- Or the nephews or nephew | Of de neven of neef
- Sometimes the best friends are invited as well | Soms worden ook de beste vrienden uitgenodigd
- But quite often friends celebrate the birthday independent of the family | Maar vaak vieren vrienden de verjaardag onafhankelijk van de familie
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