Understand spoken Dutch

"was" Practice Dutch lesson

Recording English Dutch Status
Tom’s grandfather was a slave. Toms grootvader was een slaaf.
His commitment was sincere. Zijn toezegging was oprecht.
The road was completely blocked. De weg was volledig versperd.
The toll of the pandemic was heavy. De tol van de pandemie was zwaar.
The gig was as loud as hell. Het optreden was verdomd luid.
I found out that Kate was wealthy. Ik kwam erachter dat Kate rijk was.
What they did was heroic. Wat ze deden was heldhaftig.
The top of Mt. Fuji was covered with snow. De top van de Fuji was bedekt met sneeuw.
The implication was clear. De implicatie was duidelijk.
The tough pasta was hard to eat. De taaie pasta was moeilijk te eten.
Grandmother was completely alone. Grootmoe was moederziel alleen.
His argument was convincing. Zijn betoog was overtuigend.
their street was deserted hun straat was uitgestorven
Was that decision overdone? Was die beslissing overdreven?
The steam was scalding. De stoom was verschroeiend.
The judgement was fair. Het oordeel was rechtvaardig.
It was all one big, blissful haze. Het was allemaal een grote, zalige waas.
The estimate was a complete shock! De schatting was een complete schok!
The scene in the park was idyllic. Het tafereel in het park was idyllisch.
Inside there was a terrible noise; because there were two families disputing each other’s possession of an eel head, and finally the cat still got it. Daarbinnen was een verschrikkelijk rumoer; want daar waren twee families, die elkaar het bezit van een palingkop betwistten, en eindelijk kreeg de kat die toch.