# Dutch Experience 1 for Koentact Students (Part 2)

**Language:** Dutch  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Review and master the basics of A1.1 Dutch daily life while practicing your listening and speaking skills on the go. This interactive course is inspired by Chapters 1-5 of Nederlands In Gang.

**Setting:** Set in the lively university city of Utrecht, following the daily encounters of a new student and a local resident. Experience authentic Dutch situations ranging from campus canteens to bustling local markets.

## Lessons

### 1. Ordering at the cafe

Order drinks and offer to pay for the first round

**Vocabulary:**
- het café (the cafe)
- de koffie (the coffee)
- drinken (to drink)
- bestellen (to order)
- trakteren (to treat / pay for a round)
- het biertje (the beer)
- alstublieft (please)

**Objectives:**
- Order and pay for drinks in a café setting
- Offer to treat someone to a drink

### 2. Birthdays and months

Wish someone a happy birthday and discuss dates.

**Vocabulary:**
- de verjaardag (the birthday)
- vieren (to celebrate)
- gefeliciteerd (happy birthday / congratulations)
- de maand (the month)
- januari (January)
- eerste (first)
- tweede (second)

**Objectives:**
- Congratulate someone on their birthday
- Understand and use basic ordinal numbers

### 3. Making an appointment

Bump into a friend on the street and arrange a meet-up

**Vocabulary:**
- de afspraak (the appointment / date)
- afspreken (to make an appointment)
- de vriend (the friend)
- de straat (the street)
- de agenda (the diary / agenda)
- prima (fine / wonderful)
- leuk (nice)

**Objectives:**
- Ask how someone is doing and express how you are
- Arrange a meeting and make an appointment

### 4. Accepting or deciding plans

Suggest going to the cinema and respond to different invitations.

**Vocabulary:**
- zullen (shall / will)
- het idee (the idea)
- goed (good / okay)
- de bioscoop (the cinema)
- lukken (to work out / succeed)
- kunnen (can / to be able to)
- de week (the week)

**Objectives:**
- Make a proposal using the modal verb zullen
- React positively or negatively to an invitation

### 5. Buying fresh vegetables

Head to the local market to pick up vegetables for dinner.

**Vocabulary:**
- de markt (the market)
- de tomaat (the tomato)
- de aardappel (the potato)
- de groenteboer (the greengrocer)
- hoeveel (how much / how many)
- de kilo (the kilo)
- vers (fresh)

**Objectives:**
- Ask for and state what items you want to buy
- Identify and name common vegetables

### 6. Fruit and pricing

Ask the market vendor about the cost of fruit.

**Vocabulary:**
- de appel (the apple)
- de banaan (the banana)
- de euro (the euro)
- de cent (the cent)
- kosten (to cost)
- goedkoop (cheap)
- boodschappen doen (to go shopping)

**Objectives:**
- Ask about prices and state amounts
- Handle basic currency transactions

### 7. Cooking a Dutch dish

Follow recipe instructions to prepare a meal for your neighbors.

**Vocabulary:**
- koken (to cook / boil)
- het gerecht (the dish)
- snijden (to cut)
- toevoegen (to add)
- de kaas (the cheese)
- de boter (the butter)
- de melk (the milk)

**Objectives:**
- Read and comprehend instructions in a recipe
- Create a shopping list for a meal