Gèrnoars koopn
BeginnerBuy fresh shrimp at the Vistrap
Story context
Intro
The fisherman shouts: 'Fresh geernoars! Get off the boat!' You want to buy shrimp but don't know how to order.
Setting
Saturday morning 7:30 am, the Vistrap at the port of Ostend. Four fishing families have been selling fresh fish here for generations.
Challenge
The best shrimp are gone quickly. If you hesitate too long, buy the leftovers while the locals bring the top quality.
Vocabulary (8)
| General | West-Flemish |
|---|---|
| shrimps | geernoars |
| fish | vis |
| fresh | ves |
| kilos | kilo |
| pound | pond |
| how many | oeveele |
| buy | koopn |
| fisherman | vischer |
Exercises (20)
You are at the Vistrap. The fishermen shout at their wares. This is the only place in Belgium where you can buy shrimp straight from the boat. Time to learn fish vocabulary.
You want to order shrimp. In Dutch you say 'shrimp'. How do you say that in Ostend?
Roger is waiting for your order. You want to say, 'One kilo of shrimp, please.' Translate this to West Flemish.
Roger asks: 'How much do you want?' What does he ask?
While Roger weighs your shrimp, you study the plates. Connect the Dutch words with the West Flemish words.
You ask, 'Is this fresh?' Translate this to West Flemish.
You want half a kilo of shrimp. Put the words in the correct order.
Roger gives you the shrimp. He says: 'That's good stuff, from vandoage!' What does he mean?
You hear: 'E kilo please, please'. What does this mean?
You ask: 'Is da ves?' What do you want to know?
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