Neur de apotheeker
BeginnerAsk for medicines at the pharmacy
Story context
Intro
You don't feel well and go to the pharmacy. The pharmacist asks what is wrong in West Flemish...
Setting
A traditional pharmacy with a green cross and wooden cabinets full of medicines
Challenge
You urgently need something for your headache but you need to be able to explain it!
Vocabulary (12)
| General | West-Flemish |
|---|---|
| pharmacist | apotheeker |
| pain | zeir |
| head | oofd/kop |
| belly | buuk |
| throat | keele |
| pill | pille |
| sick | ziek |
| to help | elpn |
| cough | oestn |
| fever | korses |
| cold | verkoudn |
| better | beeter |
Exercises (22)
You come to the pharmacy. Els, the pharmacist, asks: 'Wuk moj en?' Learn the vocabulary.
The word 'pain' is different in West Flemish. What is the transformation?
What happens to the 'h' in 'help'?
You have to cough. How do you say that in West Flemish?
You have to explain what's wrong. Say: 'I'm in pain'
You point to your head. Say: 'I have a headache'
Or is it your stomach? Say: 'I have a stomach ache'
You also have a cold. Say: 'I have a cold'
You ask for help. Say, 'Can you help me?'
Els asks where it hurts. What does 'zeir' mean?
You point to your head. What is the West Flemish word?
Els wants to help you. How do you say 'help' in West Flemish?
Connect the health words with their West Flemish translation.
Explain what's wrong with you. Make: 'I have a headache and I'm coughing'
Els gives you the medicine. Say: 'Thank you for the help'
What is "pill" in West Flemish?
What is "help" in West Flemish?
What is "cough" in West Flemish?
Connect the Dutch words with the West Flemish translations.
The pharmacist says: 'Did Middelkerke know that the first community in the world had chlorinated drinking water?' A fact about hygiene.
Someone says: 'I have a sore head'. What does this mean?
You hear: 'Merci voe de ulpe'. What does this mean?
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