Learn how to say “I’m a vegetarian”
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but it's also for anyone with an adversity to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. In this lesson, we'll go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on your plate. |
| In Dutch, "I am a vegetarian" is Ik ben vegetariër. |
| The first two words, Ik ben, mean, "I am." |
| Let's break it down and see it one more time: Ik ben |
| Ik ben |
| Next, we have vegetariër, which in English, is "vegetarian." |
| The form vegetariër is for both men and women. |
| To recap here, we have Ik ben vegetariër. ("I am a vegetarian.") |
| Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that! |
| In Dutch, "I don't eat meat" is Ik eet geen vlees. |
| The first word, Ik, means, "I". |
| Then we have eet geen.., which means, "Eat no..." |
| The last word is vlees, meaning, "meat." |
| All together, we have: Ik eet geen vlees. ("I don't eat meat.") |
| We can use this sentence for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word! So let's look at some other possibilities. |
| Let's try "cheese," which in Dutch, is kaas. |
| Now let's try the phrase with this word. |
| "I don't eat cheese" in Dutch is: Ik eet geen kaas. |
| If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or you don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it. For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask, "Does it have meat?" |
| In Dutch, it's bevat het vlees? We start the phrase with a form from the verb bevatten, which means, "to contain." |
| Then we have het, meaning "it." Het. We finish the question with vlees, which is "meat." |
| To recap, we have here Bevat het vlees? ("Does it have meat?") |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch. |
| "I am a vegetarian." - Ik ben vegetariër. |
| Ik ben vegetariër. |
| Ik ben vegetariër. |
| "I don't eat meat." - Ik eet geen vlees. |
| Ik eet geen vlees. |
| Ik eet geen vlees. |
| "I don't eat cheese." - Ik eet geen kaas. |
| Ik eet geen kaas. |
| Ik eet geen kaas. |
| "Does it have meat?" - Bevat het vlees? |
| Bevat het vlees? |
| Bevat het vlees? |
| All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens! |
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