Transportation

1. Wêr is it stasjon?

   Where is the train station?

   Usage

   Asks where the station is; main stations in Friesland include Stasjon Ljouwert

   Grammar Note

   "Where" is "wêr". The Dutch "station" is spelled "stasjon" in Frisian

2. In kaartsje nei Ljouwert, asjebleaft.

   A ticket to Leeuwarden (Ljouwert), please.

   Usage

   How to ask for a ticket. Ljouwert is the Frisian name of Leeuwarden, the provincial capital

   Grammar Note

   "Kaartsje" is the diminutive of "kaart" and means ticket. Swap the destination as needed

3. Fan hokker spoar giet de trein fuort?

   Which platform does the train depart from?

   Usage

   Asks which platform the train leaves from; "spoar" is also used for the track or platform number

   Grammar Note

   "Giet ... fuort" means departs, with the adverb "fuort" at the end. "Hokker" means which

4. Hoe let giet de bus fuort?

   What time does the bus depart?

   Usage

   Asks when the bus departs; the same pattern works for trains

   Grammar Note

   "What time" is "hoe let" (how late). "Let" is spelled differently from Dutch "laat"

5. Kinne jo my by it hotel ôfsette?

   Can you drop me off at the hotel?

   Usage

   Asks a driver to drop you off at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   Polite "jo" takes the plural "kinne". Note the ô in "ôfsette"

6. Kin ik hjir in fyts hiere?

   Can I rent a bicycle here?

   Usage

   Asks about renting a bicycle, a common way to get around Friesland

   Grammar Note

   "Bicycle" is "fyts". "Kin" is the 1st person of "kinne", and "hiere" means renting

7. Giet dizze bus nei it sintrum?

   Does this bus go to the town centre?

   Usage

   Checks whether a bus goes to the town centre; buses are the main public transport in Frisian towns

   Grammar Note

   Questions put the verb first. "Nei" means "to"

8. Hoefolle kostet in taksy nei de lofthaven?

   How much does a taxi to the airport cost?

   Usage

   Asks the taxi fare to the airport; "lofthaven" is the word for airport

   Grammar Note

   "How much" is "hoefolle". "Taksy" is the Frisian respelling of taxi. "Lofthaven" literally means air harbour

9. Ik haw myn trein mist.

   I missed my train

   Usage

   Says you missed your train

   Grammar Note

   A perfect tense: "haw" plus a participle. The 1st person is "haw", not "ha"

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