Hi! I have a question about naar toe. I've seen it written as a unit elsewhere, so seeing it split here confused me. After digging for a while and resurfacing from this rabbit hole, I still can't understand why it's separate in this case.

Thank you for your help! :) Have a great day!

Hoi Ruby,

Thank you for commenting and let me try to answer your questions 😇👍

1>> in this sentence it means "once" and it's used here to make the request "give me a few apples" more friendly.

We could leave "eens" out of the sentence, " geef me een paar appels" but that sounds really unfriendly so we use "eens" to make the whole question less harsh.

2>> the adverb "er" here refers to "apples". You'll will come across this short two letter word a lot in Dutch so best to get used to it. If you would leave it out " hoeveel heb je nodig?" it could cause some confusion because it's not sure what the speaker means.

Succes!

Jacob,

Team DutchPod101.com

Hi! Just a couple of quick questions here :)

1) Geef me 'eens' een paar appels. -> 'Just' give me a few apples.

Q: What does 'eens' mean here? Is it related to the 'just' in the English translation? Can we do without the 'just' actually?

2) Hoeveel heb je 'er' nodig? -> How many 'of them' do you need?

Q: What does 'er' mean here? Is it really needed and is it related to the 'of them' in the English translation? Can we do without the 'of them' actually?

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting.

The series is this one:

https://www.dutchpod101.com/lesson-library/learn-with-pictures-and-video/

I hope you will like it. 😄👍

Cheers,

Lena

Team DutchPod101.com

You say in the lesson dialogue the following: "Peter: Listeners, looking for a cheat sheet to memorizing Dutch vocabulary? Have you checked out our Video Vocab series?"

Could you prompt me where I can find it? I don't see any link on your dashboard page to it.

Hoi Marta,

Thank you for your question 👍👍

1> Yes, you can use "daar" as well.

Maar je kan daar niet op het strand liggen.

2> In this sentence "Eens" means "one time"

Jacob,

Team DutchPod101.com

Hallo!

1)Kan ik in deze zin ook "daar" gebruiken?

"Maar je kan er niet op het strand liggen."

2) Wat betekend "eens" ?

"Geef me eens een paar appels."

Hoi Noah,

Thank you for commenting and I think i can explain it to you. The verb in both sentences are different...

- Ik ga naar huis toe. (verb: toegaan)

- Ik ga naar huis. (verb: gaan)

So we have two different verbs that both mean the same. The first one is split up so that's what maybe got you confused.

Jacob,

Team DutchPod101.com

Hi, can someone please explain the difference between using only "naar" and using "naar toe"? What is the difference in eg. "Ik ga vanavond naar zijn huis toe." and "Ik ga vanavond naar zijn huis."? Thank you!

Hoi Mary,

Thank you for commenting and sharing 😇

Een Grieks eiland? Leuk! Ik vind Griekenland een mooi land waar je lekker kunt eten.

Jacob,

Team DutchPod101.com

Ik wil naar Greiks eiland gaan! Deze eilanden zijn op mijn reislijst! 😎

Hi Susie,

Thank you for commenting.

I agree with you, the Dutch people are very adventurous, they enjoy the sun, and they like to travel all over the world😎. However, as a Greek myself, I must say that Dutch people visit Greece in far smaller numbers compared to other nationalities.

I do hope more Dutch people will come and visit Greece, though! There is so much to see! I hope you'll visit too :)

Kind regards,

Stefania

Team DutchPod101.com

In the lesson discussion, Peter says that it is not very common for Dutchies to vacation in Athens, they go to France and Germany. I find this to be very misleading. Dutchies go on vacation everywhere - they love to travel! They don't just stay 'in their tiny country.' Just a few top areas they like to frequent: Indonesia, Australia, UK, USA, all over Europe, Turkey, the Carribean, and SPAIN!! Dutchies love going to Spain and the Spanish Islands - you can travel there for super cheap! I think it is in Dutch DNA to be adventurous, explore, enjoy sunshine, and enjoy cultures, foods and traditions.

Hoi Shawna,

Thank you for your comment and let me try to help you out with the help of the world wide web! :grin::thumbsup:

The difference between 'er' and 'daar' is not too difficult to explain. In the first example sentence 'er' is more vague than 'daar'. The sentence means - I've often been there.

1) Ik ben er vaak geweest.

2) ik ben daar vaak geweest.

'Er' and 'daar' both refer to a place but 'daar' puts more emphasize on the particular place.

In some situations you can only use 'daar'. Think of sentences in which you could actually point to something... * It's over there! ( Het is daar!) ....Look! There! Kijk! Daar!)

Hope this helps!

Jacob,

DutchPod101.com

Goedenavond!

"Er" is a word I find so difficult to master. Until now, when reading Dutch, I just assume it means "there" since most of the time it does. I will see if your handy explanation of the four uses of "er" helps me more going forward. :)

"Daar" means "there" as well, correct? Could you give me a direct example of when I would use "daar" and not "er" to mean "there"? (Or, perhaps it's easier to explain to me why I would not use "daar" in the example sentences in this lesson?)

Dankuwel!