Me velo is deran

Intermediate

Have your bike repaired

12 words24 exercises
Personage: fietsenmaker_wim

Intro

Your bike is deran - the tire is flat and the brake doesn't work. The bicycle repairman looks at your bicycle and mumbles something in West Flemish...

Setting

A small bicycle workshop full of parts, oil and tools

Challenge

You have to go to the beach, but without a working bike you won't get anywhere!

GeneralWest-Flemish
bicyclevelo
misusevielo rieën
brakefring
wheelwiel
bandband
sendsteur
pedalpédaale
saddlezoate
deraneraan
flatplat
to repairrepareern
workwerkn
📖Word Introduction

You push your crazy bicycle into the shop. Learn the West Flemish word.

🔄Sound Transformation

The word 'bicycle' is very different in West Flemish. What is it?

🔄Sound Transformation

How do you say 'send' in West Flemish?

🔄Sound Transformation

What is 'rem' in West Flemish?

🇧🇪Translate to West-Flemish

You explain what's wrong. Say: 'My bike is deran'

🇧🇪Translate to West-Flemish

You talk about the steering wheel. Say: 'The steering wheel is crooked'

🇧🇪Translate to West-Flemish

The brake is also broken. Say: 'The brake doesn't work'

🇧🇪Translate to West-Flemish

You ask for help. Say, "Can you fix it?"

🇧🇪Translate to West-Flemish

You want to know when it's ready. Ask: 'When will it be ready?'

🔘Multiple Choice

You push your two-wheeler legs. What is 'bicycle' in West Flemish?

🔘Multiple Choice

Wim points to a piece of beef. What does 'sturgeon' mean?

🔘Multiple Choice

The brake does not work. What is 'rem' in West Flemish?

🔗Match Pairs

Connect the cycling words with their West Flemish translation.

🧩Arrange Words

Explain what is wrong. Make: 'My bike is broken and the brake doesn't work'

🧩Arrange Words

Wim repaired your bicycle. Say: 'Thank you, my bike works again'

🔘Multiple Choice

What is "handlebar" in West Flemish?

🔘Multiple Choice

What is "pedal" in West Flemish?

🔘Multiple Choice

What is "saddle" in West Flemish?

🔘Multiple Choice

What is "broken" in West Flemish?

🔗Match Pairs

Connect the Dutch words with the West Flemish translations.

🇧🇪Translate to West-Flemish

You explain what is wrong with your bike. The tire is flat and the brake doesn't work. How do you say that?

🔘Multiple Choice

Wim says: 'That will last an hour'. How long do you have to wait?

🔘Multiple Choice

You say: 'Me velo is voe de wup'. What do you mean?

🔘Multiple Choice

You ask: 'Is the fring working now?' What do you want to know?

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