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