Het boeide me niet.
 |
[It did not grab my attention] It was not really
interesting. |
Ik vind er niks aan
 |
It's not interesting, I don't care for it |
Dat geloof ik niet!
 |
I don't [believe that] think that's true! |
Wat denk jij d'r van?
2 |
What do you think [of it]? |
Vertel de waarheid!
2 |
Speak the truth! Tell us what really happened! |
Ik ben van gedachten veranderd.
 |
I changed my mind. |
Ik heb me bedacht
2
3
|
I changed my mind, I'm of another opinion now -
or: I have other plans now |
Ik ben ervan teruggekomen
2
3
|
[I have come back on it] - I've changed my mind about
it |
Ik zag op het nieuws dat er ...
 |
I saw on the news that ... |
't Is maar een verhaaltje.
 |
It's only a story. |
tegen beter weten in
2
3 |
against (my, his) better judgement |
zonder nadenken
2 |
unthinkingly, without thinking about it |
Gek hè.
2
|
Funny, isn't it? (literally: crazy, weird) |
Nou en?
 |
[Now and?] So what? |
Echt waar?
2
|
Really? |
Wat een onzin!
2 |
Such nonsense! |
Wat een verschil!
2
3 |
What a difference! |
Dat is interessant.
2
(3)
|
That's interesting. Fascinating! |
Maar gaat U verder.
2
3
|
But - please continue. |
Dat zie je zo.
2 |
You notice that right away. |
Dat was te verwachten.
2 |
That was to be expected, no surprises here. |
't Verbaast me niks.
2 |
I am not surprised. |
Dat is ook goed
2 |
That's also OK, that's all right too |
Dat is een goed idee
 |
That's a good idea |
Wat is er aan de hand?
2
Er is wat aan de hand
2
|
What's going on?
'There's something [unusual, fishy] going on' |
Ga je gang.
 |
Go ahead, do it your way. |
Ben je boos?
 |
Are you angry? |
Wat vervelend!
 |
[How unpleasant,
annoying] What a bore! It sucks. |
Als 't moet
2 |
'if it has to be, if there is no other way'
|
Moet je niet doen!
 |
Not a good idea to do that! |
Moet kunnen!
2 |
It should be possible, you should be allowed to do that |
Ga je mee?
 |
Are you coming (with us)? |
Ga zitten
2
|
Have a seat |
Wat kan ik voor U doen?
2 |
[What can I do for you?] Can I help you? |
Te veel gedoe
 |
Too much hassle |
Dat is te veel gedoe
2 |
That's too much hassle |
Wat jammer!
 |
It's a pity. |
Misschien valt 't mee
2 |
'Maybe it will not be as bad as we're afraid of'
|
't Had erger kunnen zijn.
 |
It could have been worse. |
Schiet op!
2 |
'Hurry up, don't be slow'
|
Ik weet 't niet.
|
I don't know [it.] |
Dat weet ik niet.
2
|
I don't know about that. |
Dat wist ik niet.
2
|
I didn't know that. |
Daar weet ik niks van.
2
|
I [know nothing] don't know anything about it |
Hij weet waar-(d)ie het over heeft
( 2) |
He knows what he's talking about, he knows his
stuff.
(Sometimes a D is added to 'ie' for easier pronunciation |
Hij heeft er niet lang over nagedacht
2 |
'He didn't think long about it'
|
En jij gelooft dat?
2
En gij geleuft dat?
2
3 |
'And you believe that is true?'
(a kind-of Limburg accent version)
|
Al zeg ik 't zelf.
2
3
|
If I may say so (myself.) |
Als ik dat vragen mag.
 |
If I may ask [that.] |
't Gaat me niet aan.
 |
It's none of my business. |
't Gaat je niets aan.
 |
It's none of your business. |
't Geeft niet.
2
3
|
It doesn't matter, it's OK, don't worry about it. |
't Maakt me niet uit.
2
|
It doesn't matter to me. |
't Kan me niet schelen.
2
|
I don't care. |
't Kan me geen zier schelen.
2
3
|
I don't care at all. |
Er is niks te lachen
2
3
| [There is nothing to laugh about.] It's not funny. |
Ik moet er niet aan denken.
2 |
I'd rather not think about it, I'm afraid to consider. |
Ik vind het heel erg
| I think it's very bad, I'm upset |
Vertel eens wat leuks.
2 |
Tell (us, me) something nice. |
Wie weet er nog een mop?
 |
Anyone has a joke to tell? |
Iets om naar uit te kijken.
2 |
Something to look forward to. |
Dan hoor je het ook eens van een ander
2
|
~ You'll hear it from someone else, then. |
volgens mij ...
 |
[According to me ...] I think ... |
als je goed kijkt ...
2
|
upon closer inspection, when you look closely ... |
bij nader inzien ...
 |
upon closer (inspection?) reflection,
now that I think about it ... |
Het betekent dat ...
2 |
It means that ... |
trouwens
 |
by the way ... |
eigenlijk
2
(3) |
actually |
ongetwijfeld

zonder twijfel
 |
undoubtedly without doubt |
waarschijnlijk
2 |
probably |
vermoedelijk
 |
supposed(ly), presumptive |
blijkbaar
 |
apparently |
schijnbaar
 |
seeming, seemingly |
geloofwaardig
 |
[belief-worthy] credible |
vanzelfsprekend
 |
self-evident |
natuurlijk
 |
[naturally] of course |
enzovoort
2 |
etcetera - think of: 'and so forth' |
't zou kunnen
2 |
it could be, it's possible |
Heb je goed geslapen?
2
Heb je lekker geslapen?
2
|
Did you sleep well? |
Heb je 't koud?
2
3
|
Are you cold? |
Wat heb je gegeten?
2 |
What have you eaten? What did you have for lunch/dinner? |
Waar heb je gegeten?
2 |
Where have you eaten? Where did you go to eat? |
Heb je lekker gegeten?
 |
Did you enjoy your meal(s)? |
Was 't lekker?
2 |
Was it good? Did you enjoy it? |
Dat is een goede vraag.
2
3 |
That's a good question. |
Dat is een ander verhaal.
2 |
That's another story. |
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