Vlees koopn bie de slager
BeginnerOrder meat from the butcher
Story context
Intro
You want to buy meat for a barbecue. The butcher asks in rapid West Flemish what you need...
Setting
A traditional butcher's shop with fresh meat in the display case and sausages on the ceiling
Challenge
Your friends are waiting for the meat for the BBQ - you have to order quickly and correctly!
Vocabulary (12)
| General | West-Flemish |
|---|---|
| butcher | beenouwer |
| butchery | beenouwereje |
| minced meat | gekapt |
| ham | espe |
| ham | ammevlèès |
| sausage | woste |
| black pudding | bloelieng |
| slice | schelle |
| kilos | kilo |
| thin | dunne |
| thick | dikke |
| fresh | ves |
Exercises (25)
You come to Firmin. He is the butcher of the village. Learn his profession.
The word 'minced' changes in West Flemish. What is the transformation?
The word 'ham' is very different in West Flemish. Learn the transformation.
How do you say 'sneetje' in West Flemish?
You order for the BBQ. Say: 'A kilo of minced meat please'
You want ham. Say: 'Six slices of ham please'
You want thin slices. Say: 'Thin slices please'
You want sausages for the BBQ. Say: 'Five sausages please'
You want to know the price. Question: 'How much does that cost?'
Firmin is the... What is the West Flemish word for butcher?
You want to buy ground beef. What do you ask in West Flemish?
Firmin cuts ham. What is the West Flemish word?
Connect the meat words with their West Flemish translation.
Make the sentence: 'A kilo of minced meat and five sausages'
Firmin gives you the meat. Say: 'Thank you, see you next time'
What is "sausage" in West Flemish?
What is "black pudding" in West Flemish?
What is "sneetje" in West Flemish?
What is "kilo" in West Flemish?
Connect the Dutch words with the West Flemish translations.
Firmin talks about his grandfather. 'During the war, thousands of Belgians worked in the military!' A fact about the liberation.
You want the butcher to slice the ham thinly. How do you ask?
Firmin asks: 'Oevele scheln espe?' What does the butcher ask?
You hear: 'Zesse schelln espe'. What does this mean?
Someone asks: 'Is it ves?' What is this person asking?
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