Markets & Souvenirs

1. Hoefolle kostet dit?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price

   Grammar Note

   Prices are asked with Hoefolle kostet …?. Hoefolle also asks how many

2. Kin ik oer de priis ûnderhannelje?

   Can I bargain on the price?

   Usage

   Asks whether the price can be negotiated

   Grammar Note

   Oer means about. Ûnderhannelje means to negotiate

3. Ik biede tweintich euro

   I'll offer twenty euros

   Usage

   Names the price you are offering

   Grammar Note

   Prices are number plus euro. Biede means to offer

4. Kinne jo my koarting jaan?

   Can you give me a discount?

   Usage

   Asks for a discount

   Grammar Note

   Jo takes the plural kinne. Koarting jaan means to give a discount

5. Is dit mei de hân makke?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checks whether an item is handmade

   Grammar Note

   Mei de hân makke means handmade. Hân is hand

6. Fan hokker materiaal is dit makke?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asks what material something is made of

   Grammar Note

   Hokker means which. The material is introduced by fan

7. Kinne jo it as kado ynpakke?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Asks for gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   As kado means as a gift. Jo takes the plural kinne

8. Wêr is de nachtmerk?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Asks where the night market is

   Grammar Note

   Nachtmerk is nacht (night) plus merk (market)

9. Kin ik in kassabon krije?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt

   Grammar Note

   Krije means to get or receive

10. Wannear is de merk iepen?

    When is the market open?

    Usage

    Asks when the market is open

    Grammar Note

    Wannear is when. Iepen means open

11. Ik sjoch mar efkes, tank

    I'm just looking, thank you

    Usage

    Politely tells a seller you are only looking

    Grammar Note

    Efkes means briefly. Mar adds the sense of just

12. Kin ik mei in kaart betelje?

    Can I pay by card?

    Usage

    Asks whether you can pay by card

    Grammar Note

    The means of payment follows mei. Betelje means to pay

13. Ik keapje dit as sûvenier foar in freon

    I'm buying this as a souvenir for a friend

    Usage

    Says you are buying something as a souvenir for a friend

    Grammar Note

    As means as. Freon means friend

14. Kin dit ynternasjonaal ferstjoerd wurde?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    Asks whether it can be shipped abroad

    Grammar Note

    The passive is wurde plus a participle. The modal kin opens the question

15. Wat is jo bêste artikel?

    What is your best item?

    Usage

    Asks what the seller's best item is

    Grammar Note

    Bêste is the superlative of goed. The polite your is jo

16. Is der oer de priis te ûnderhanneljen?

    Is the price negotiable?

    Usage

    Asks whether the price is negotiable

    Grammar Note

    Te plus an infinitive with -n expresses possibility. Is der …? asks whether there is room. Composed from regular grammar

17. Hawwe jo in oare maat?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Asks for a different size

    Grammar Note

    Maat means size. Oare means other

18. Dit is te djoer

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    Says something is too expensive

    Grammar Note

    Te plus an adjective means too. Djoer means expensive

19. tsiis

    Cheese

    Usage

    The name of a food, cheese

    Grammar Note

    Noun; the plural of tsiis is tsizen

20. silypiper

    Chilli pepper

    Usage

    The name of a food, chilli pepper

    Grammar Note

    Noun; an international loanword

21. koriander

    Coriander / Cilantro

    Usage

    The name of an herb, coriander

    Grammar Note

    Noun; an international loanword

22. yochert

    Yoghurt

    Usage

    The name of a food, yoghurt

    Grammar Note

    Noun; spelled differently from Dutch yoghurt

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