Dutch/Example 3

This is an old children's song that involves some counting. It is about a paper hat, but as is not unusual in children's songs it is mostly meaningless. Study the text until you understand it. Then have good look at the video

Eén, twee, drie, vier,

van, hoedje van,

Eén, twee, drie, vier,

hoedje van .

En dat hoedje niet ,

we 't in de .

Eén, twee, drie, vier,

hoedje van papier.

En heb je dan geen hoedje ,

er één van .

Eén, twee, drie, vier,

hoedje van papier.

Vocabulary
de hoed		hat
het papier		paper
zetten		to put
glazen		(made of) glass
meer		more, anymore
het bordpapier		cardboard

Translation • Example 3 • Hoedje van papier

One, two, three, four

little hat from, little hat from

One, two, three, four

little hat made from paper

And if the hat does not fit then

we put it in a glass cabinet

One, two, three, four

little hat made from paper

And if you don't have a little hat anymore

make one from cardboard

One, two, three, four

little hat made from paper

De zevensprong

Another children's song to practice counting. Make sure you understand the text and have look at the video

Heb je wel gehoord

van de zeven, de zeven,

heb je wel gehoord van de zevensprong?

Ze zeggen dat ik niet dansen kan,

maar ik kan dansen als een edelman.

Dat is één. Dat is twee.

Dat is drie. Dat is vier.

Dat is vijf. Dat is zes en dat is zeven!

Vocabulary
dansen		to dance
de edelman		nobleman
de sprong		jump

Translation • Example 3 • De zevensprong

Have you ever heard of

the seven, the seven

Have you ever heard of the seven-jump?

They say that I cannot dance

But I can dance like a nobleman

That is one. That is two

That is three. That is four

That is five. That is six and that is seven!

It is actually a little dance that comes with seven movements that children perform when they are counting, as you can see in this video

Crimes and Crimes

The following is a fragment of act 1, scene 2, The Cremerie, from the August Strindberg comedy There Are Crimes and Crimes, as translated by Edwin Bjorkman and included in Project Gutenberg.

ADOLPHE. [Komt eerst binnen; na hem HENRIETTA] Hee, daar heb je Maurice. Hoe gaat het met je? Laat me deze dame voorstellen aan mijn oudste en beste vriend. Mademoiselle Henriette--Monsieur Maurice.

MAURICE. [Stijfjes groetend] Aangenaam kennis te maken.

HENRIETTA. We hebben elkaar gezien.

ADOLPHE. Is dat zo? Wanneer, als ik vragen mag?

MAURICE. Zojuist. Hier.

ADOLPHE. O-oh!--Maar nu moet je blijven en wat met ons kletsen.

Translation • Example 3 • The Cremerie

ADOLPHE. [Comes in first; after him HENRIETTE] Why, there's Maurice. How are you? Let me introduce this lady here to my oldest and best friend. Mademoiselle Henriette--Monsieur Maurice.

MAURICE. [Saluting stiffly] Pleased to meet you.

HENRIETTA. We have seen each other before.

ADOLPHE. Is that so? When, if I may ask?

MAURICE. A moment ago. Right here.

ADOLPHE. O-oh!--But now you must stay and have a chat with us.

Woordenlijst

voorstellen: to introduce
aan: to (addressing)
aangenaam kennis te maken: lit. nice to make your acquaintance; pleased to meet you.
elkaar: each other.
kletsen, babbelen, een praatje maken: chat (compare 'prate' for the last form, although Dutch praten lacks the negative connotation)

Opmerkingen

The play takes place in Paris, hence the French names and phrases.
Past participles in Dutch often end in 'd' or 't', and start with 'ge'. 'Gezien' is an irregular form, as is its English counterpart, 'seen'.

Quizlet

The vocabulary of this lesson can be practiced at Quizlet (14 terms only)

Progress made

If you studied the above lecture well you should have

learned how to count from 1 to 12
expanded your abilities to listen to spoken Dutch
expanded you vocabulary a little (by 13 terms)

Cumulative term count

Lessons 1: 226

Lessons 2: 161

Lessons 3: 89

Cumulative total: 476 terms