Boek Total English - Beginner - Unit 2 - Les 1

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose

klinker

to tell someone our name so they can know us, or to tell them someone else's name so they can know each other, normally happening in the first meeting

voorstellen, introduceren

a lady who shares a mother and father with us

zus

a man who shares a mother and father with us

broer

the lady you are officially married to

vrouw, echtgenote

a child's female parent

moeder

a woman who raises or gives birth to a child

mam, moeder

the man you are officially married to

man, echtgenoot

a child's male parent

vader

an informal way of calling our father

papa, vader

the sister of our mother or father or their sibling's wife

tante

the brother of our father or mother or their sibling's husband

oom

a person's male child

zoon, knul

a person's female child

dochter

the man who is our mom or dad's father

grootvader, opa

the father of our mother or father

opa, grootvader

the woman who is our mom or dad's mother

grootmoeder, oma

the mother of our mother or father

oma, grootmoeder

our aunt or uncle's child

neef, nicht

(subjective first-person plural pronoun) used by a speaker when they want to talk or write about themselves and at least one other person

we

(second-person pronoun) used for referring to the one or the people we are writing or talking to

jij, u

(subjective third-person plural pronoun) used when referring to the things or people that were already mentioned

Zij

(first-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to a speaker when they want to talk or write about themselves and at least one other person

ons

(second-person possessive determiner) of or belonging to the person or people being spoken or written to

jouw, uw

(third-person plural possessive determiner) of or belonging to people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned or are easy to identify

hun

a title used before a woman's surname or full name to address or refer to a married woman

Mevrouw, Mrs.

a title used before a man's name to address or refer to him politely or formally

Meneer, Mw.

a title used before a woman's surname or full name as a form of address without indicating her marital status

Mevrouw, Juffrouw