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Dutch is the official language of Flanders. Most young inhabitants of Antwerp also speak English, whilst the older ones speak French. The Antwerp dialect itself is alive and kicking, although tourists are not expected to speak it. Not everybody speaks English, though, making it useful to know some Dutch words, and attempts to use them will be appreciated. The 'oo' (pronounced 'oa' as in load) and 'ee' constructions (pronounced 'ay' as in day) are particularly problematic for English-speakers. If you pronounce 'ij' like English 'eye' you'll be close enough: for example prijs 'price'; ontbijt 'ontbite'.
LANGUAGE
hotel hotel
room kamer
single/ eenpersoonskamer/
double tweepersoonskamer
one/two nights een/twee nachten
per person/ per room per persoon/ per kamer
reservation reservering
rate prijs
breakfast ontbijt
toilet toilet/WC
bathroom badkamer
shower douche
balcony balkon
key sleutel
room service room service
chambermaid kamermeisje
bank bank
exchange office wisselkantoor
post office postkantoor
cashier kassa
foreign exchange buitenlands geld
currency valuta
British pound Engels/Britse pond
American dollar Amerikaanse dollar
banknote papiergeld
coin wisselgeld/kleingeld
credit card creditcard
traveller's cheque reisecheque
exchange rate wisselkoers
commission charge commissie
restaurant restaurant
café café
table tafel
menu menukaart
set menu menu
wine list wijnkaart
lunch lunch/middageten
dinner diner/avondeten
starter voorgerecht
main course hoofdgerecht
dish of the day dagschotel
dessert nagerecht
drink drank/drankje
waiter ober
waitress serveerster
the bill de rekening
aeroplane vliegtuig
airport luchthaven
train trein
station station
bus bus
station busstation
ferry veerboot
port haven
ticket reisekaart
single/return enkele reis/retour
first/ eerste klas/
second class tweede klas
ticket office boekingskantoor
timetable dienstregeling
seat plaats
non-smoking niet roken
reserved gereserveerd
taxi! taxi!
yes ja
no nee
please alstublieft
thank you dank u
hello dag/hallo
goodbye dag/tot ziens
goodnight welterusten
sorry excuseer/pardon
help! help!
today vandaag
tomorrow morgen
yesterday gisteren
how much? hoeveel?
expensive duur
closed gesloten
open geopend
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