These phrases come mainly from phrasebooks and language courses. Some of them are intended to illustrate particular grammatical points, others I just found amusing. Finding occasions to use them might be quite challenging, but you'll probably have fun trying. Maybe you could use them as ice breakers, chat-up lines, as part of a comedy routine, or for some surreal conversations.
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Het strijkijzer is aan, wees voorzichtig.
The iron is on, be careful.
Ik ben uitgegleden over een bananenschil.
I slipped on the banana peel.
Waar zijn de lepels en de vorken van de zoon?
Where are the spoons and the forks of the son?
Serveert u ook rabarber in dit restaurant?
Do you serve rhubarb in this restaurant?
Dat is de derde keer deze week dat één van de patienten spontaan is geëxplodeerd.
That is the third time this week that one of the patients has spontaneously exploded.
Pardon, ik ben een appel
Excuse me, I am an apple
Nee, je bent geen appel
No, you are not an apple
De appels lopen
The apples are walking
De sinaasappel spreekt
The orange is speaking
Ik ben geen banaan
I am not a banana
Wie is de man met de grote olifant?
Who is the man with the big elephant?
Waarom heb je een eend?
Why do you have a duck?
Dat is mijn eerste neushoorn
That is my first rhinoceros
Hij gaat niet zonder zijn muis
He doesn't go without his mouse
Tien olifanten, dat is te veel!
Ten elephants, that is too much!
Waarom draagt jouw kat een hoed?
Why is your cat wearing a hat?
De hond fietst
The dog is cycling
Negen olifanten, dat is niet genoeg!
Nine elephants, that is not enough!
Misschien ben je een eend
You might be a duck
Ik heb de neushoorn nodig
I need the rhinoceros
Ik zie geen roze olifant
I don't see a pink elephant
Jij hebt een belangrijke eend
You have an important duck
De hond fietst
The dog is cycling
Je hebt geen neushoorn
You don't have a rhinoceros
De muizen zeggen niets
The mice are not saying anything
De sinaasappel spreekt
The orange is speaking
Ik praat niet tegen jou maar tegen de neushoorn
I am not talking to you, but to the rhinoceros
Het antwoord is altijd tweeënveertig
The answer is always 42
De eenden zijn onzeker over de kleren van de neushoorn
The ducks are insecure about the rhinoceros's clothes
Heeft een tandenborstel gevoelens?
Does a toothbrush have feelings?
Waarom negeren jullie die blauwe olifanten?
Why are you ignoring those blue elephants?
We bouwen een gevangenis voor schildpadden
We are building a prison for turtles
Heeft u die belangrijke neushoorn al ontmoet?
Have you met that important rhinoceros yet?
Waarom steekt de kip de weg over?
Why does the chicken cross the road?
Ik denk dat ik door een neushoorn gevolgd word
I think that I am being followed by a rhinoceros
Is dat een stofzuiger of een olifant?
Is that a vacuum cleaner or an elephant?
Waarom is de banaan nat?
Why is the banana wet?
Toen ik jong was, mocht ik geen broek dragen
When I was young I was not allowed to wear trousers
De vriendschap tussen de schildpad en de olifant was heel bijzonder.
The friendship between the turtle and the elephant was very special.
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