Dutch/Vocabulary/Drinks

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Nouns

The word drink is the same in both English and Dutch, when you use the verb: I drink - ik drink.
However, for a drink in Dutch you say:
een drankje.
It is the diminutive of drank which means beverage.

Let's look at some dranken. Push the button to hear the word pronounced.

de koffie - coffee de thee - tea de wijn - wine het water - water het bier - beer
de advocaat - egg liqueur de limonade - lemonade het appelsap - apple juice de melk - milk de rode wijn - red wine

Kinds of wine

de witte wijn - white wine
de droge wijn - dry wine
de zoete wijn - sweet wine

Verbs

"Drinken" is a very common verb in Dutch. But, be careful! "Drinken" is a strong verb with vowel changes in the past tense and the past participle.

Present The present has three forms

drink drinkt drinken

ik drink -- we drinken

je drinkt -- jullie drinken

hij drinkt -- ze drinken


Past The past has two forms:

dronkdronken

ik dronk -- we dronken

je dronk -- jullie dronken

hij dronk -- ze dronken

Past Participle:

gedronken

Conversation: een drankje bestellen

How do you order drinks in Dutch? Take a look:

Waiter: Wilt u iets drinken?
Customer: Ja, graag!
Waiter: Wat wilt u drinken?
Customer: Om te beginnen wil ik een glaasje rode wijn. Wat beveel je aan?
Waiter: De huiswijn is Merlot.
Costumer: Een glaasje merlot. Dat zou prima zijn!
Waiter: Is Dat alles?
Costumer: Ja.
moments later
Waiter: Alstublieft, één glaasje witte wijn.
Customer: Maar dat is niet wat ik besteld heb. Ik had graag rode wijn.
Waiter: Oh, sorry!
Translation • Drinks • Ordering a drink
Waiter: Would you like something to drink?
Customer: Yes, I would!
Waiter: What would you like to drink?
Customer: For starters I would like to have a glass of red wijn. What do you recommend?
Waiter: The house wine is Merlot.
Costumer: A glass of Merlot. That would be fine!
Waiter: Is that all?
Costumer: Yes.
moments later
Waiter: Here you are, one glas of white wine.
Customer: But that is not what I ordered. I would like red wine.
Waiter: Oh, I'm sorry!
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