Lesson 03 – to be (zijn) + professions
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Lesson 3 of the video course “1000 most common words in Dutch” deals with:
– the conjugation of the verb to be (zijn) in Dutch (ik ben, jij bent, hij is, wij zijn, zij zijn, jullie zijn, zij zijn)
– some important adjectives that describe personal characteristics
– the professions in Dutch
Nouns which are related to persons, such as professions, usually go with the article “de”.
Vocabulary list
| Nederlands | English |
| zijn | to be |
| de leraar | the teacher |
| blij | happy |
| leuk | funny |
| mooi | pretty |
| oud | old |
| jong | young |
| de voetballer | the football player |
| de premier | the prime minister |
| de student | the student |
| de leerling | the scholar |
| de baas | the boss |
| de bakker | the baker |
| de slager | the butcher |
| de boer | the farmer |
| de visser | the fisherman |
| de advocaat | the lawyer |
| de dokter | the doctor |
| de ober | the waiter |
| de politieman | the police officer |
| de agent | the police officer |
| de kapper | the hairdresser |
| de directeur | the (company) director |
| de boekhouder | the accountant |
| de verkoper | the salesman |
| de vertegenwoordiger | the representative |
Exercise
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