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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [veertig]

De weg vragen

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Excuse me! P-r-on! P______ P-r-o-! ------- Pardon! 0
Can you help me? Ku-- u mij----pen? K___ u m__ h______ K-n- u m-j h-l-e-? ------------------ Kunt u mij helpen? 0
Is there a good restaurant around here? Is e---e--goed-r---aur-n--in -- bu-rt? I_ e_ e__ g___ r_________ i_ d_ b_____ I- e- e-n g-e- r-s-a-r-n- i- d- b-u-t- -------------------------------------- Is er een goed restaurant in de buurt? 0
Take a left at the corner. G- -in-- de-hoek-om. G_ l____ d_ h___ o__ G- l-n-s d- h-e- o-. -------------------- Ga links de hoek om. 0
Then go straight for a while. Dan -a---- -e---t-k ----t-oor. D__ g___ u e__ s___ r_________ D-n g-a- u e-n s-u- r-c-t-o-r- ------------------------------ Dan gaat u een stuk rechtdoor. 0
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). Dan hou-- ---on-erd-me-er -echts-a-n. D__ h____ u h______ m____ r_____ a___ D-n h-u-t u h-n-e-d m-t-r r-c-t- a-n- ------------------------------------- Dan houdt u honderd meter rechts aan. 0
You can also take the bus. U -u-t o----e -----e-e-. U k___ o__ d_ b__ n_____ U k-n- o-k d- b-s n-m-n- ------------------------ U kunt ook de bus nemen. 0
You can also take the tram. U ---- ook -e t----nemen. U k___ o__ d_ t___ n_____ U k-n- o-k d- t-a- n-m-n- ------------------------- U kunt ook de tram nemen. 0
You can also follow me with your car. U-ku---mi- o-k m-t -w--u--------n. U k___ m__ o__ m__ u_ a___ v______ U k-n- m-j o-k m-t u- a-t- v-l-e-. ---------------------------------- U kunt mij ook met uw auto volgen. 0
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? H-e-k-m -k-b-j he- v-et-a--tadio-? H__ k__ i_ b__ h__ v______________ H-e k-m i- b-j h-t v-e-b-l-t-d-o-? ---------------------------------- Hoe kom ik bij het voetbalstadion? 0
Cross the bridge! U st--k- de --ug ov--! U s_____ d_ b___ o____ U s-e-k- d- b-u- o-e-! ---------------------- U steekt de brug over! 0
Go through the tunnel! U-gaat-do-r-d- t-n--l! U g___ d___ d_ t______ U g-a- d-o- d- t-n-e-! ---------------------- U gaat door de tunnel! 0
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. U-r-j-- d-o--to----n-het-d---e ve--e-r--ic-t. U r____ d___ t__ a__ h__ d____ v_____________ U r-j-t d-o- t-t a-n h-t d-r-e v-r-e-r-l-c-t- --------------------------------------------- U rijdt door tot aan het derde verkeerslicht. 0
Then turn into the first street on your right. D-n--l----u ---e--ste stra-------ts--. D__ s____ u d_ e_____ s_____ r________ D-n s-a-t u d- e-r-t- s-r-a- r-c-t-a-. -------------------------------------- Dan slaat u de eerste straat rechtsaf. 0
Then drive straight through the next intersection. D-n--i-d----re----o-- o--r-het volg-n-e -r-i-p-nt. D__ r____ u r________ o___ h__ v_______ k_________ D-n r-j-t u r-c-t-o-r o-e- h-t v-l-e-d- k-u-s-u-t- -------------------------------------------------- Dan rijdt u rechtdoor over het volgende kruispunt. 0
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? So-r-, -oe ko- -k bi- h----liegv---? S_____ h__ k__ i_ b__ h__ v_________ S-r-y- h-e k-m i- b-j h-t v-i-g-e-d- ------------------------------------ Sorry, hoe kom ik bij het vliegveld? 0
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). U -u---be-e--m-t -- -etro g---. U k___ b____ m__ d_ m____ g____ U k-n- b-t-r m-t d- m-t-o g-a-. ------------------------------- U kunt beter met de metro gaan. 0
Simply get out at the last stop. U-ri-dt-g--o-n --t -et --ndstati-n. U r____ g_____ t__ h__ e___________ U r-j-t g-w-o- t-t h-t e-n-s-a-i-n- ----------------------------------- U rijdt gewoon tot het eindstation. 0

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