Learn basic Dutch vocabulary for occupations
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| Verkoper. |
| Ingenieur. |
| Programmeur. |
| What do these words mean? |
| Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson you'll learn Dutch vocabulary for occupations. |
| Before we start, did you know that Amsterdam employs full-time bike fishermen? |
| Can you guess what the job is for? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| Werknemer. |
| Employee. |
| Werknemer. |
| Werknemer. |
| Dutch word werknemer consists of the word werk and the word nemer. |
| Work and the person who receives it. |
| Maaike and Steve discuss their work environment. |
| De werknemers houden van hun werk. |
| Dat is goed om te horen. |
| Verkoper. |
| Salesperson. |
| A verkoper is a person who sells. |
| A koper is a person who buys. |
| Tom talks to Beau about a recent visit to a car dealership. |
| Ingenieur. |
| Engineer. |
| Ingenieur is one of many words in Dutch that come from the French language. |
| Lina discusses a friend's career with Susan. |
| Programmeur. |
| Programmer. |
| Pro-gram-meur. |
| Programmeur. |
| We hadden een probleem met onze website, maar de programmeur heeft het opgelost. |
| Ik ben blij dat het nu in orde is. |
| Boer. |
| Farmer. |
| Did you know that the very small country, the Netherlands, is the world's third biggest exporter of agricultural products after America and China? |
| Tom tells Richard about a visit to a farm. |
| Het klinkt als een grote boerderij. |
| Secretaresse. |
| Secretary. |
| Secretaresse is actually the female version of the word. |
| The male version in Dutch is secretaris. |
| Colette tells Joris about her workplace. |
| Bankier. |
| Banker. |
| The currency in the Netherlands before the introduction of the euro was the guilder. |
| Beau discusses financial matters with Mike. |
| Ik heb een bankier over een lening gevraagd. |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Dutch. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say employee? |
| And how to say salesperson? |
| Verkoper. |
| Verkoper. |
| How about engineer? |
| Ingenieur. |
| Ingenieur. |
| Do you remember how to say programmer? |
| Programmer. |
| Programmer. |
| And how to say farmer? |
| Boer. |
| Boer. |
| Let's try secretary. |
| Secretaresse. |
| Secretaresse. |
| What about banker? |
| Bankier. |
| Bankier. |
| Did you know that Amsterdam employs full-time bike fishermen? |
| Can you guess what this job is for? |
| These workers retrieve thousands of bicycles from the city's canals each year. |
| Bikes often end up in the water due to accidents, vandalism or strong winds. |
| Keeping the canals clean and safe is a unique challenge in Amsterdam's cycling culture. |
| Thanks for watching. |
| Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases and see you next time. |
| See you next time! |
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