- Engels Nederlands
- hi = hoi
- with it = ermee
- how are you? = hoe is het ermee?
- had = gehad
- on a visit = op bezoek
- been = geweest
- just/ recently = pas
- talked = gepraat
- terribly = ontzettend
- laughed = gelachen
- beach = strand (het)
- wanted to = wou
- had seen = gezien
- sea = zee
- far too = veel te
- wasn't so bad = viel mee
- beautiful = prachtig
- empty = lege
- wild = wilde
- all those = al die
- birds = vogels
- cooked a meal = gekookt
- Spanish = Spaans
- Russian = Russisch
- (at) home = thuis
- after twelve = over twaalven / na twaalf uur
- oh = oh
- special = bijzonder
- nothing special = niets bijzonders
- have a lie-in = slaap ... uit / sta laat op
- sports centre = sportcentrum (het)
- tidied up = opgeruimd
- cleaned = schoongemaakt
- mailed = gemaild
- rung/ phoned = gebeld
- slept = sliepen
- stupid = stom
- completely/ quite = helemaal
- forgotten = vergeten
- learned = geleerd
- certainly = vast
- really = echt
- was busy = had het druk
- been shopping = gewinkeld
- bought = gekocht
- present = cadeautje (het)
- about whom = over wie
- was speaking = sprak
- practised = geoefend
- colleague = collega (de)
- break = pauze (de)
- asked = vroeg
- lived = woonde
- did = deed
- wow = tsjonge