Boek Headway - Elementair - Eenheid 5

a set of lights, often colored in red, yellow, and green, that control the traffic on a road

verkeerslichten, verkeerssignalering

a light vehicle that has two wheels and is powered by an engine

motorfiets, bromfiets

a very wide road that has no intersections or cross-traffic and is designed for high-speed travel

snelweg, autosnelweg

a place at the side of a road that is usually marked with a sign, where buses regularly stop for passengers

bushalte, busstation

a place where multiple buses begin and end their journeys, particularly a journey between towns or cites

busstation, bushalte

a series of connected carriages that travel on a railroad, often pulled by a locomotive

trein, wagon

a track with rails along which trains run

spoorweg, rails

an area where people can leave their cars or other vehicles for a period of time

parkeerplaats, parkeergarage

a woman who does business activities like running a company or participating in trade

zakenvrouw, onderneemster

a bag that is small and used, especially by women, to carry personal items

handtas, dames tas

all the rooms of a building that are on the same level

verdieping, niveau

the part of a house where people spend time together talking, watching television, relaxing, etc.

woonkamer, zitkamer

a type of electromagnetic radiation that makes it possible to see, produced by the sun or another source of illumination

licht

dark glasses that we wear to protect our eyes from sunlight or glare

zonnebril, zonnebrillen

a period of time away from home or work, typically to relax, have fun, and do activities that one enjoys

vakantie, verlof

to travel or move from one location to another

gaan, verhuizen

to have your home somewhere specific

wonen, leven

to have a person, letter, or package physically delivered from one location to another, specifically by mail

verzenden, sturen

a written message that one sends or receives using a mobile phone

tekstbericht, SMS

connected to or via the Internet

online, verbonden

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

dragen, aantrekken

a piece of clothing usually worn by men on the upper half of the body, typically with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front

overhemd, T-shirt

a long and narrow piece of fabric tied around the collar, particularly worn by men

stropdas, knoop

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

zorgen voor, oppassen op

the general condition of a person's mind or body

gezondheid

to look at a thing or person and pay attention to it for some time

kijken, observeren

a story that we can watch on a screen, like a TV or in a theater, with moving pictures and sound

film, filmpje

used to express the matters that relate to a specific person or thing

over, betreffende

used when stating one's opinion about someone or something

van, over

used to say where someone or something goes

naar, tot

used for showing the place where a person or thing comes from

van, uit

used to show a day or date

op, in

expressing the exact time when something happens

om, op

used when two or more things or people are together in a single place

met

used to indicate who is supposed to have or use something or where something is intended to be put

voor, ten behoeve van

possessing a natural skill or ability for something

getalenteerd, vaardig

extremely clever, talented, or impressive

briljant, geniaal

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

succesvol, gelukkig

feeling satisfied with someone or one's possessions, achievements, etc.

trots, proud

owning a great amount of money or things that cost a lot

rijk, welvarend

having a high price

duur, kostbaar

usual, ordinary, and in the same way we expect

normaal, gewoon

of a particular age

oud, bejaard

having an appealing quality

cool, tof

done for the usual hours in a working day or week

voltijd, fulltime