Traveling with Kids

1. Hawwe jo in bernemenu?

   Do you have a children's menu?

   Usage

   Asks a restaurant whether it has a children's menu

   Grammar Note

   Bernemenu is the plural stem berne of bern (child) plus menu. Polite jo takes the plural hawwe

2. Wêr is de boarterstún?

   Where is the playground?

   Usage

   Asks where the playground is

   Grammar Note

   Boarterstún is boarter (player) plus tún (garden), with an acute accent on ú

3. Is der in bernfreonlik restaurant yn 'e buert?

   Is there a child-friendly restaurant nearby?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a child-friendly restaurant nearby

   Grammar Note

   Bernfreonlik is bern (child) plus freonlik (friendly). Yn 'e buert is the fixed phrase for "nearby"

4. Myn bern is ferdwaald.

   My child is lost

   Usage

   Urgently says your child is lost

   Grammar Note

   Bern is a neuter noun (child). Ferdwaald is the past participle of ferdwale (to get lost)

5. Hawwe jo in bernestoel?

   Do you have a high chair?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a high chair

   Grammar Note

   Bernestoel is berne plus stoel (chair). Polite jo takes the plural hawwe

6. Is dit feilich foar bern?

   Is this safe for children?

   Usage

   Asks whether something is safe for children

   Grammar Note

   Foar bern means "for children"; bern is used for both singular and plural

7. Wêr kin ik de baby in skjin ruft jaan?

   Where can I change the baby's diaper?

   Usage

   Asks where you can change the baby's nappy

   Grammar Note

   "Changing the nappy" is expressed as in skjin ruft jaan (give a clean nappy); ruft is nappy. Composed from regular grammar

8. Hawwe jo bernekoarting?

   Do you have a child discount?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a child discount

   Grammar Note

   Bernekoarting is berne plus koarting (discount)

9. Myn bern moat nei it húske.

   My child needs to go to the toilet

   Usage

   Says your child needs the toilet

   Grammar Note

   Húske is a diminutive of hûs and is the everyday word for toilet, with an acute accent on ú

10. Binne der aktiviteiten foar bern?

    Are there activities for children?

    Usage

    Asks whether there are activities for children

    Grammar Note

    Der binne ... is the plural "there are ...". Aktiviteiten is the plural of aktiviteit

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