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DUTCH VOCABULARY: RESTAURANTS

NOUNS:

the restaurant - het restaurant

the menu - de menukaart

the meal - de maaltijd

the dish - het gerecht

the appetizer/starter - het voorgerecht

the main course - het hoofdgerecht

the side dish - het bijgerecht

the dessert - het nagerecht / het dessert

the tip - de fooi

the fork - de vork

the knife - het mes

the spoon - de lepel

the plate - het bord

the glass - het glas

the bill/check - de rekening

the cook - de kok

the waiter - de ober/kelner

the waitress - de serveerster/kelnerin (I’ve never heard anyone say “kelnerin”, but it exists, according to Google)

VERBS:

to cook - koken

to order - bestellen

to eat - eten

to drink - drinken

to dine - dineren

to make a reservation - reserveren

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

We’ve booked a table for X. - We hebben een tafel voor X gereserveerd.

Do you have a table free? - Is er nog een tafel vrij?

We’re ready to order. - We willen graag bestellen. / We hebben onze keuze gemaakt.

I would like the X, please. - Voor mij de X, alstublieft.

The check/bill, please. - De rekening, alstublieft.

Keep the change. - Hou het wisselgeld maar.

It was delicious. - Het was heerlijk.

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Linking Words (Dutch-English)

     Enumeration

en - and

ook - also, too

verder - furthermore

bovendien - furthermore, in addition, besides, moreover, what’s more

daarnaast - besides, moreover

voorts - furthermore, moreover, and also

niet alleen…..maar ook - not only…..but also

zowel…..als - both…..and

noch….noch - neither….nor

daar komt nog bij dat - on top of that

ten eerste, op de eerste plaats - firstly, first of all

ten tweede, ten derde, etc. - secondly, thirdly, etc.

ten slotte - finally

vervolgens - then, subsequently

     Opposition

maar - but

echter - however

doch - but

natuurlijk - of course

toch - still, yet, even so

daarentegen - conversely

integendeel - on the contrary

evenwel - as well as

enerzijds….anderzijds - on the one hand….on the other hand

aan de ene kant….aan de andere kant - on the one hand….on the other hand

in tegenstelling tot - unlike, as opposed to

desondanks - even so, despite

daar staat tegenover - on the other hand

niettemin, desalniettemin - nevertheless

of(wel)….of - either….or

behalve - besides

eigenlijk - in fact

terwijl - whereas

dan - than

     Reason/argument

want - because, for

omdat - because, as

aangezien - since

immers - after all

namelijk - namely

derhalve - therefore, thus, consequently 

daarom - as a result, therefore, hence

vanwege - due to, because of

op grond van - based on, on account of

    Cause- effect

doordat - because (of)

daardoor - therefore, because of that

waardoor - whereby

hierdoor - because of this

met als gevolg - with the result

ten gevolge van - as a result

dit is te danken/wijten aan - this is due to

de oorzaak hiervan is - the cause of this is

zodat - so that, in order to

bijgevolg - consequently, subsequently

dan ook - therefore

dientengevolge - consequently

want - because

zodoende - hence

    Objective - means

opdat - so that

om - in order to

daartoe - for that purpose, to that end

met de bedoeling (om) - through, with a view to

waarmee - whereby

door middel van - by means of, through

met behulp van - by means of, with help from

is erop gericht - is aimed to 

om te - in order to

daarmee - with that

    Explanation/clarification

dat houdt in - that means

dat wil zeggen - that is, that means, in other words

met andere woorden - in other words

bijvoorbeeld - for example

ter illustratie - to illustrate

zoals - like, such as

onder andere - among other things

    Example

bijvoorbeeld - for example, for instance

ter illustratie - to illustrate

zo - like, such as

zoals - such as, like

stel – for example

    Condition

als - if

indien - if, provided that

wanneer - when 

mits - provided that

op voorwaarde dat – provided that, on condition that

tenzij - unless

aangenomen dat – supposing that

gesteld dat – supposing that

    Relativization

hoewel - although, though

ofschoon - although, though

ondanks dat - in spite of

weliswaar - admittedly, certainly

tenzij - unless

    Comparison

alsof - like, as though, as if

evenals - as well as

eveneens - also, too, as well

evenzeer - equally

in vergelijking met – in comparison to

net als - just like

overeenkomstig – consistent with, in accordance with 

    Summary

samenvattend - thus

kortom - in short

al met al - all in all

terugblikkend - in retrospect

oftewel – in other words

samengevat – in summary

    Conclusion

dus - so

concluderend – in conclusion

dat betekent – that means

hieruit volgt dat – it follows that

    Period in time

eerst - at first

dan - then  

daarna - after that, afterwards, next

toen - once, back then, when

zodra - once

vroeger - earlier, in the past

voordat - before 

tot nu toe - up till now, so far

plots, plotseling - suddenly

reeds - already

al - already

wanneer - when

terwijl - while, whilst 

nadat - after

aanvankelijk - initially

intussen/ondertussen - meanwhile

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View from the tower of St Mary’s Church, Oxford

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my new flat is literally in front of my school so every time i look out of the window i'm reminded of how soon (less than two weeks!) it starts again.

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my day in dutch

29.01.19

Het was vandaag moeilijk. Ik was zo moe, mijn ogen waren rood. Ik sliep een beetje in mijn Nederlandse literatuurklas. Op 12.00 at ik panini met kaas- en spekreepjes. Ik had mijn cijfers voor het eerste semester. Ze zijn goed! Ik ben trots.

(It was difficult today. I was so tired, my eyes were red. I slept a bit in my Dutch literature class. At 12.00 I ate panini with cheese and bacon strips. I had my grades for the first semester. They are good! I am proud.)

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hi!! does it ever happen to you that you’ve studying all day and you have no time to cook, or think about what kind of snack you can have that will be healthy and help you focus, or study? same here!!! that’s why i decided to put all the knowledge on the studyblr community about food and snacks in this masterpost! bon appetit 🍑🍟🍿🍴👌🏻

study snacks

5 snacks for studying! by @cutestudystuff

​best foods for studying, sleeping, stress

staying healthy while studying by @elkstudies

top 10 foods to study by @a-student-life

​healthy snack ideas

exam period snacks

healthy study snacks by @betterbrainandbody

what to eat before an exam

healthy foods to eat for brain power

best brain foods for tests takers

study with caffeine

coffee and sleeping infrographic

feed yo brain by @studylou

25 ridiculously healthy foods

top 15 cleansing fruits

must eat fruits!

teas and their effect!!

study food by @gracelearns

healthy study snacks

facts about tea!

study snacks

cheap food

save money on food by @studybudyblr

student discounts!!!

broke college kid masterpost

good and cheap recipe book (foods under 4$!!!)

cheap food!!!

100 delicious and cheap foods!!

cheap & healthy snacks

treat yourself

recipes

yummy breakfast!

healthy recipes for studying 

pantone smoothie

vegan recipes

vegan recipes pt 2

foodspo

banana smoothie and another one! and another one!! (banana luv)

baked banana

french toast roll ups

green bean smoothie

hot chocolate recipes

chocolate covered strawberries

mug recipes masterpost!! by @brendons-galloping-abs

clean infused water

mircowave mug cake

101 comfort food classics

thousands of quick and easy snack recipes

quick and easy soup recipes

chocolate muffin in a mug tutorial

40 on-the-go breakfast recipes

macaroni cheese / mac&cheese in a cup

salad recipes

harry potter recipes

healthy recipes

nutella hot chocolate

cookie in a mug

starbucks holiday drinks

french bread pizza

how to microwave more than one bowl at a time

how to make the perfect cup of tea

healthy lunches

tons of pies

cookie dough you can eat

shelf life of food

how to make different looking cookies

webbsite for lack of ingredients

water

why you should drink water daily!

DRINK WATER

how to drink more water by @thestudyblrs

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Medieval City on a River by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1815)

─ Havergal Brian - Symphony No. 1 in D minor, "The Gothic" (1919-1927)

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Boost your Spanish with more complex synonyms for words you already know

Here you have some words/expressions (in bold) that you can use to show off while speaking Spanish. A native will know them, but if you use these you will impress them. Also, in your writings these words will look quite good. NOTE: Some of them are quite formal and not used in conversations.

similar - semejante, afín, cercano, aproximado, símil, parecido (adj.) (similar)

parecerse - asemejarse, semejar, darse un aire, recordar a (to resemble)

divertido - ameno, entretenido (adj.) (fun)

difícil - peliagudo, arduo, espinoso (adj.) (difficult)

fácil - sencillo, factible (adj.) (easy)

empezar - emprender (to begin)

terminar - concluir, ultimar, finiquitar (to finish)

la misión -  la empresa, el cometido, la tarea, la labor, el quehacer  (mission, duty)

caro - costoso, prohibitivo (adj.) (expensive)

barato - asequible, económico (adj.) (cheap)

distraer, desentender, simular - hacerse el sueco (expression, lit.

to do the Swedish. To avoid doing something that you must do)

enfermo - aquejado, indispuesto, alicaído (adj.) (sick, ill)

la historia - el cuento, la leyenda, la fábula (story, tale)

el cotilleo - chisme, chismorreo, enredo (gossip)

aprender - cultivarse, formarse, educarse, empollar (to learn)

gustar - cautivar, embelesar (to like)

saber - estar al corriente, estar al tanto (to know about something)

siempre - perpetuamente, constantemente, continuamente (always)

malo - diabólico, maléfico, maldito, ruin, infame, sinvergüenza, insolente, maligno, malicioso, depravado, inmoral, pérfido (adj.) (bad, as in “a bad person”)

malo - nocivo, dañino, perjudicial, nefasto (adj.) (bad)

comprar - adquirir, obtener (to buy)

la tienda -el comercio, el establecimiento, el negocio, la botica (shop)

continuar -prorrogar, prolongar, preservar, aguantar, proseguir (to continue)

buscar - indagar, rebuscar, escudriñar, revolver (to search)

contestar - objetar, contradecir, rebatir, refutar, rechazar, disputar, discutir, argüir (to reply, as in refute)

abandonar - marcharse, desaparecer, largarse, ausentarse (to abandon, as in “to leave a place”)

feliz - radiante, contento, risueño, campante (adj.) (happy)

triste - afligido, apenado, desconsolado, abatido, entristecido, apesumbrado, desolado, deshecho, desamparado, mustio, taciturno, tristón (adj.) - sad

antipático - desagradable, enojoso, aguafiestas, pesado (adj.) (obnoxious)

la ciudad - la urbe, la localidad, el municipio, la población

 (city)

el país - la nación, la patria, el pueblo, el estado (country)

la familia - la estirpe, el linaje (family)

los padres - los progenitores, los ascendientes, los antecesores (parents)

la casa - el domicilio, la vivienda, la residencia, la morada, el inmueble, la edificación (house)

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Duolingo Spanish Vocab: Science

Duolingo recently rolled out a new feature that includes a dynamic list of vocabulary terms as new lessons are completed. I love this feature and its way of keeping track of words and phrases that are getting rusty, but I want a way to categorize the terms based on subject. Until a feature like that rolls out (if ever), I’m going to start posting subject- and lesson-specific vocabulary lists for Duolingo Spanish.

el análisis analysis

la atmósfera atmosphere

la ciencia science

el científico, la científica scientist

el concepto concept

los descubrimientos discoveries

la distancia distance

el elemento element

la energía energy

el equilibrio balance, equilibrium 

la filosofía philosophy

la física physics

la fórmula formula

la función function

la información information

el laboratorio laboratory

el límite limit

la línea line

la masa mass

la materia matter

la medida measurement

el método method

el núcleo core, nucleus

la observación observation

la profundidad depth 

el promedio average

la proporción proportion

las proteínas proteins

los puntos points

el químico, la química chemist

la superficie surface

la sustancia substance 

la técnica technique

el técnico technician 

la tecnología technology

la teoría theory

la temperatura temperature

la tesis thesis

la Tierra Earth

el universo universe

la velocidad speed

el volumen volume

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july 01, 2019. 

I can’t believe it’s already the first day of July like that’s crazy, man. I had a lot of fun yesterday eating ice cream and I couldn’t even finish it bcs it was enormous and I was so full halfway through eating it. I hope y’all have a lovely Monday today and positive energy surrounds you! Make sure to be kind to yourself and to others everyday ✨

🎧: perfect strangers - jonas blue

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a list of my favorite study tips (and when to use them)

summer:

invest in a book of short stories for each language you’re studying, and keep the book(s) on your bedside table. take advantage of the free time while out of school to get in the habit of reading through the short stories whenever you can. just a few minutes of reading the short stories every day will immensely improve your foreign language skills and keep you from forgetting the vocab & grammar over summer break

acquire a list of the books you’ll be reading for school in the fall and start reading them. to get the list of books, try asking someone who’s already taken the class, your future teachers, or a school counselor. reading the books ahead of time will not only put you ahead of the rest of your class by giving you time to work through the material in advance; it will also significantly lessen your workload during the school year.

this applies to the school year as well, but especially when you’re reading books in advance, keep a journal and pen at hand every time you read. write down the major plot points of the section you’re reading, what you like/agree with, what you dislike/disagree with, and one or two quotes that summarize the main themes of the section (make sure you include page numbers!!!!). when school starts & you’re assigned an essay on that book, you’ll already have the main points of the book laid out, and lots of great quotes—with page references!—to use in your essay.

two weeks before school starts:

take a look at your syllabus and get started on your first assignments. if you start now, you can stay at least one week ahead on all of your assignments throughout the year. this is a HUGE lifesaver when something comes up unexpectedly during the school year—like getting sick or having to go out of town for a few days at the last minute—and you don’t have time to get homework done, because if you’ve done it in advance then you won’t have to worry about falling behind.

get a planner app for your phone. i like egenda, but you can use any app where you input homework assignments in advance and it alerts you at various intervals of time before they’re due. it’s impossible to get a good grade on an assignment if you forget to turn it in on time, so just alleviate that issue altogether.

throughout the school year:

take notes. have a notebook open in every class, and write down all important names, dates, quotes, formulas, and theorems. write the current date at the top of each page, and have a separate notebook for each subject. if a teacher repeats something more than once in a class, underline it, because those are the things that appear on midterms and finals.

help yourself memorize things by writing essays about them. even if you’re not assigned an essay about a topic, try to write/type two or three paragraphs every week to summarize what you’re learning in a class. writing things in your own words is one of the best ways to remember them, and it will also help you to improve your writing skills. additionally, this should be applied to all subjects, not just literature or history (because even if you’re studying a STEM field and writing isn’t a huge part of the curriculum, you should still have the ability to write about STEM concepts in a way that is understandable and engaging).

befriend the smartest person in the class. figure out who always has the right answers and make yourself their ally. be a good friend to them, and then when you’re struggling with a concept, they will either explain it to you or—if they don’t know what the explanation is yet—they’ll help you search for it.

take advantage of indexes. almost all books have one, and they can be lifesavers if you don’t know the answer to a question. especially in history class, when there are a bunch of names that are super difficult to memorize. i know this is a pretty basic tip (if you can even call it a tip), but i’ve had a lot of friends completely forget about indexes, so this is just a brief reminder. :)

participate in class. this might sound super obvious, but you cannot retain information without discussing it! if you’re like me and participating in class sucks because of social anxiety, try to force yourself out of your comfort zone & remember that you are your own worst critic, but it’s also okay just to discuss things with a close friend or family member instead. the important thing is that you’re repeating what you’ve learned out loud and practicing explaining it to someone else, which will really help you to grasp the concepts.

three weeks before midterms/finals:

now is when all of your notes come in handy. go back through the notes for each class and study them, particularly the parts you’ve underlined. you shouldn’t try to memorize the pages, but you should study them enough that—by finals week—you could summarize the contents if someone asked you pointed questions about them. this is also when it becomes extra helpful to be friends with the smartest person in the class, because they will be an excellent study buddy. just make sure that you reciprocate if you ask them to help you study.

fill in any gaps in your notes by talking to your teachers and attending all of the office hours that you can. many teachers will give you a study guide if you ask for one, and you can literally go through and fill it in with info from your notes. remember, most of your teachers really do want you to do well, and they’ll try their best to help you achieve the best scores possible.

if any of your quizzes are open book, ask your teacher if you can put completely blank sticky notes on pages. bookmark the pages that have important events, quotes, facts, etc., and then if you forget something on a test you can refer to the book & it will be much easier to find the information. personally, the only open book finals i’ve had are the kind where you just write three 1000 word essays in 3 hours, but we are required to have at least 5 quotes in each essay, so if that’s the case for any of you guys then this tip is super helpful for bookmarking those quotes as well.

while taking a final/midterm:

read through the whole test first. figure out how long it is, how much time you have, and how many points each question is worth. if you’re worried about running out of time, start by doing the problems that are worth more points, and then out of whatever’s left do the ones that look easiest first. this will guarantee that you make the best use of your time & get the highest grade possible

and that’s all i can think of right now! hope this can help at least a few people :)

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Hi hello, do you guys also have that “after a Ghibli movie” state where you do something mundane like folding fresh laundry or making a braid or cutting bread and it’s suddenly the most peaceful, beautiful activity ever and you can hear the distant music playing and the wind from the ocean is suddenly blowing through your open windows? Or is it just me??

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bridge of sighs, cambridge | ig: studyplants

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quick tips to just get started when you’re struggling

break down goals further and further into easily achievable tasks/steps

visualize your end goal

visualize all of the steps

tell yourself you’ll just do the first part of the task/work for five minutes (and then see if that momentum carries yourself forward)

ask a friend for encouragement

close all of your tabs/apps, close your laptop, and start over

change your physical environment (go somewhere else, even if it’s just a different room)

picture a goal and then set a short count-down timer. try to complete the goal before the timer runs out

picture a reward – could be the reward of that good feeling that comes with completing something, or it could be a piece of candy, etc

come up with the first step (should be very easy, like “stand up”) and then count backwards from 5. you should be doing that by the time you reach 0.

make a schedule even if you have no intention of following it.

if you don’t want to do the first task you have to do, just start in the middle with something you feel capable of doing

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Is there any difference in saying either "snälla" or "tack" when trying to say please?

Saying “tack” as “please” is basically offering your thanks in advance for them doing what you asked them to. It’s polite, but it can also come off as a command because you are clearly assuming that they will 100% do what you asked them to do, since you’ve already thanked them for doing it.

It’s something you’d say when ordering a coffee, for example.“En kaffe, tack.” - “A coffee, please.”

Saying “snälla” is just saying “please”. Just like in English, it’s polite, but can sometimes instead come off as pleading in certain situations. In generally it doesn’t though so as long as you don’t say it in a too whiny tone you’ll be fine.

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edinburgh, scotland