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BeginnerAsk about the catch of the day
Story context
Intro
You want to know what was caught today. The fisherman points to his crates, but you don't understand him.
Setting
The Vistrap, 8am. The fishermen have just docked after a night at sea.
Challenge
Without knowing what's fresh, you might buy the wrong fish for your shrimp croquettes.
Vocabulary (6)
| General | West-Flemish |
|---|---|
| catch | vangste |
| Today | vandoage |
| tongue | toenge |
| cod | kabeljauw |
| what | wa |
| best | beste |
Exercises (19)
You want to know what today's catch is. Learn the words to ask about the fresh fish.
You want to ask what's up today. 'Today' is pronounced differently in West Flemish.
You want to ask, "What's today's catch?" Translate this to West Flemish.
Roger replies: 'Vandoage é'k sgoonee toenge!' What does he say?
Connect the Dutch words with the West Flemish words.
You want to ask, "What is the best fish?" Put the words in the correct order.
Roger says: 'The geernoars see the best of today!' What's the best today?
You hear: 'What is your day?' What is being asked?
You hear: 'I take the toenge'. What does the customer say?
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