Copyright 2017 by Sofie Begine

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2 Copyright 2017 by Sofie Begine All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Printed in Belgium. First Printing, ISBN: NUR: 620 II

3 Spoken Flemish A survival guide for the office Blend in with your colleagues! Sofie Begine III

4 Acknowledgements The Goesting in Taal project would not exist without the continuous support of my husband, family, friends and colleagues. Thank you all for always inspiring me. Goesting in Taal is a project dedicated to bridging the language gap between Flemish native speakers and people learning Dutch by offering students a platform, books, workshops and exercises to explore the everyday Flemish language. IV

5 Table of contents Introduction... 1 About the author... 2 Getting started... 3 Content... 5 Pronunciation... 6 Part 1: Vocabulary and Key Phrases of everyday work life... 7 Introducing yourself... 8 I am... 9 I work The company My team Saying hi Saying bye How are you? Meeting a new colleague The building V

6 Important places My office Office supplies A break I m going to get Morning temper Tired Coffee Lunch Advancing money At the sandwich shop Smoking Keep it clean! How was your weekend? Plans for the weekend? How was your vacation? Plans for the holidays The family Relationships VI

7 The kids Free time Sports Express likes & dislikes Talking about the weather News Television Happy Birthday! Surprise! My treat To celebrate To thank people Giving compliments Welcoming a visitor Busy / quiet The project Dividing the tasks The status The meeting VII

8 During the meeting To express opinions I need Orders & deliveries Technical problems Complain A mistake Where is? Sick The body Salary & extralegal advantages The teambuilding The training Commuting The train Public transport By bike Late Calling VIII

9 Texting Formulas for s About s The time Planning a meeting Money Typical interjections Idiomatic expressions Part 2: Learn to make your own sentences Key words The undefined and defined article The demonstrative article The adjective and the adverb The numbers The ordinal numbers Days Months Years Countries IX

10 This is / That is The personal pronouns Conjugation of the verbs: to be Conjugation of the verbs: to have Conjugation of regular verbs: present tense Separable verbs Future tense Conditional Past Tense Modal verbs The negation Asking questions Prepositions, adverbs and conjunctions Part 3: Lexicon Flemish English English Flemish X

11 Ik werk Aan het onthaal Bij de directie Bij de HR / personeelsdienst Bij de marketing Bij de sales Bij de klantendienst Bij de IT In de winkel Aan de kassa In het lab / labo I work At the reception / front desk In the management office In the HR department In the marketing department In the sales department At the customer service In the IT department In the shop At the cash registry In the lab Ik werk hier al vijf jaar. I ve been working here for five years. Ik ben van job veranderd. I changed jobs. Ik ben naar een andere dienst overgeplaatst. I was transferred to another department. Ik doe een stage. Ik doe nen interim. I m doing an internship. I m a temp. 11

12 Mijn team My team We zijn met vijf. We are five (people). Mijn team bestaat uit vijf personen. My team consists of five people. Marianne is verantwoordelijk voor de planning. Marianne is responsible for the planning. Pierre zorgt voor de bestellingen. Pierre takes care of the orders. Laura staat in contact met de klanten. Laura is in contact with the clients. Paul zorgt voor logistieke ondersteuning. Paul provides logistical support. Eva is onze ploegleider. Eva is our team leader. Ik kom goed overeen met mijn collega s. I get along well with my colleagues. 14

13 Afscheid nemen Saying bye Daaaaag! Salut! Salut he! Saluutjes! Salukes! Bye! Bye! Bye! Tot sebiet! Tot sewes! Tot straks! Tot de volgende! Tot morgen! Goe(d) weekend! Tot volgende week! Tot ziens! Bye! See you in a bit! See you in a bit! See you later (today)! See you next time! See you tomorrow! Have a good weekend! See you next week! Goodbye (formal)! Joe!** Bye! *Often you can just repeat the Bye phrase which the other person used. * Joe! is typically a response to someone saying bye. 17

14 Bureaumateriaal Office supplies Mag ik uwe stylo lenen? Can I borrow your pen? Mag ik uw nietjesmachien effe gebruiken? Can I use your stapler for a second? Hebt gij een schaar? Do you have scissors? Heeft er iemand ne gom voor mij? Does anyone have an eraser for me? Hebt gij iets om dat in te steken? Do you have something to put that in? Pas op voor die kabel. Careful for that cable. Waar hebt gij dat rapport gelegd? Where did you put that report? Ik heb ne post-it aan uw scherm geplakt. I sticked a post-it on your screen. 26

15 Het papier De map Het plastiek mapje / mapke De post-it Het dossier Het rapport De printer De (het) kopiemachine De (het) nietjesmachine De pen / de stylo / de bic Het potlood De gom De schaar De lat De perforator De computer Het scherm De muis Het toetsenbord De kabel De stekker Het stopcontact De lamp De envelop De postzegel De brief De doos The paper The folder The plastic folder / sheet protector the post-it The file / the dossier The report The printer The copier The stapler The pen The pencil The eraser The scissors The ruler The hole puncher The computer The screen The mouse The keyboard The cable The plug The wall socket The lamp The envelope The stamp The letter The box 27

16 Pauze A break Amai, ik heb een pauze nodig. Oh boy, I need a break. Ik ga efkes pauze pakken. I m going to take a quick break. Ik ga efkes mijn benen strekken. I m gonna go stretch my legs. Ik ga efkes wandelen. I m going for a walk. Wanneer neemt gij uw middagpauze? When do you take your lunch break? Wanneer neemt gij uw koffiepauze? When do you take your coffee break? Hoe lang duurt uw pauze? Ik ben direct terug. How long is your break? I ll be right back. Ik stel voor dat we effe pauzeren. I suggest we take a small break. 29

17 Part 2: Learn to make your own sentences 145

18 Part 3 : Lexicon Abbreviations : (sep.): separable verb (pl.): plural (s.): singular 184

19 Flemish English A aan aangenaam aankomen aanschuiven (sep.) aanwerven aardbeien accident, het acht achter activiteit, de afdeling, de afdrogen (sep.) afkomen (sep.) aflevering, de afruimen (sep.) afspoelen (sep.) afspreken (sep.) afstappen (sep.) aftrekker, de afvegen (sep.) afwasmachien, het afwassen (sep.) afwerken (sep.) afwezig afzetten (sep.) ajuin, de al alles alles goed? on, at pleasant / nice to meet you to arrive to stand in line to recruit strawberries accident eight behind activity department to dry to come (to the event) episode to clear to rinse to meet to get off bottle opener to wipe dishwasher to do the dishes to finish absent to turn off onion already everything everything is als alstublieft altijd amai ambetant appel, de arm arm, de assistent,de auto, de automaat, de avond, de B baas, de babbelen baby, de badkamer, de bakken bakker, de banaan, de bank, de bed, het bedrijf, het been, het beginnen bellen beloven bepalen bericht, het bergaf bergop beslissen bespreken going well? if please always wow annoyed/ annoying apple poor arm assistant car ATM, vending machine evening boss to chat baby bathroom to bake baker banana bank bed company leg to begin to call to promise to determine message downhill uphill to decide to discuss 185