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BeginnerBuy fruit and vegetables at the weekly market
Story context
Intro
The market vendor shouts 'Vesu freize!' You think something is going on related to terrorism.
Setting
Saturday morning 9am, Wapenplein in Ostend. The weekly market is in full swing with stalls full of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Challenge
The most beautiful trips go quickly. If you can't order, you will soon be left empty-handed while other customers walk away with their full baskets.
Vocabulary (10)
| General | West-Flemish |
|---|---|
| vegetables | groensels |
| strawberries | freizen |
| pear | père |
| trader | marchang |
| money | poenke |
| kilos | kilo |
| pound | pond |
| how much does that cost? | oevele kost da? |
| basket | mande |
| fresh | ves |
Exercises (41)
You want to buy strawberries at the market. How do you ask for a kilo of strawberries in West Flemish?
You want to know if the carrots are fresh. How do you ask?
The market vendor shouts loudly: 'Vesu freize! Vesu freize!' What does he shout?
You want to haggle a bit. How do you ask if it can be done cheaper?
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