DUTCH COURSE · LEARN & PRACTISE
Lesson 53 · A wedding
Watch, read and listen
Play a video and follow the Dutch text on screen. Read the translation beside it. Pause and repeat each sentence aloud. Practise one or two videos at a time.
The day before
Translation
tomorrow is the big day,
Tim and Ans are getting married tomorrow,
they are both nervous,
they have to go to the town hall first,
and then there is the meeting in the church.
Grandparents arrive
Translation
Tim’s grandparents have already come,
Tim is the second grandchild to get married,
grandpa and grandma live in Spain,
many Dutch people live in Spain,
because the weather there is so wonderful.
Ans’s grandmother
Translation
Ans’ grandmother also came,
she is almost 90 years old,
her husband died 6 years ago,
grandma is a sweet old woman,
she is still remarkably fit.
The rings
Translation
Tim and Ans’ parents are happy,
It is a great day for them too,
Ans bought a beautiful wedding dress,
and Tim also bought new clothes,
they also bought two gold rings.
Waiting at the door
Translation
and then it is the big day,
Tim goes to pick up Ans,
Ans still lives at home with her parents,
Tim rings the doorbell and waits anxiously,
what kind of dress would Ans wear?
A bouquet for Ans
Translation
the door opens and there is Ans.
she has a beautiful white dress,
Tim has flowers with him,
he will give it to Ans,
the photographer takes pictures of it.
At the town hall
Translation
then they sit in the car,
they first drive to the town hall,
when they go in,
the relatives throw flowers,
Ans’s aunt is crying a little.
Together in church
Translation
the bridal couple sits down,
the official comes in,
he sits down and makes a speech,
it’s a nice speech.
then they go to church.