A1NoteLiving there1 min

Een briefje op de koelkast

A note on the fridge: what Mum needs today.

A short note full of requests. Watch the imperative, which is simply the stem: Koop, Doe, Bel. And the numbers, written in words.

Hoi Daan,

Ik ben om zes uur thuis. Wil je nog even naar de supermarkt?

Koop brood, melk, zes eieren en appels. Het geld is in de keuken.

Doe ook de was, alsjeblieft. Bel me als er een probleem is.

Dank je wel! Groetjes, mama

More sentences on this in “Language in use”: Dutch after the move

Words: 45
Sentences: 8
Words per sentence: 5.6
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: A1
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

Koop brood · Doe ook de was
The imperative is the stem, with no pronoun: Koop brood, Doe ook de was. It is the same as English “Buy bread”. Kom binnen! Wacht even! The imperative →
zes eieren
On a note small numbers are often spelled out: zes eieren, om zes uur. een, twee, drie: the cardinal numbers →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 17 of the 38 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

alsjeblieft
please (informal); here you are
A1
dank je wel
thank you very much (informal)
A1
de appel
the apple
A1
de bel
bell, doorbell
A1
de keuken
kitchen
A1
de mama
mum
A1
de melk
the milk
A1
de supermarkt
supermarket
A1
doen
to do
A1
het brood
the bread
A1
het ei
the egg
A1
het geld
money
A1
het probleem
problem
A1
het uur
the hour; o’clock
A1
hoi
hi (casual)
A1
kopen
to buy
A1
thuis
at home
A1

The word lists for this text

The words in this text appear in 9 lists on this site; the number after each says how many come from that list. Having read the text, you have just needed these very words — and can practise exactly them.

Food and drink 4 Greetings and politeness 3 Odds and ends for every day 2 Verb forms 2 Home and household 2 House and flat 1 People and family 1 Town and getting around 1 Numbers and time 1

The verbs on this page, in every form: zijn · doen · willen · kopen

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. Hoe laat is mama thuis?

2. Hoeveel eieren moet Daan kopen?

3. Waar is het geld?