Understand spoken Dutch

"was" Practice Dutch lesson

Recording English Dutch Status
Now the tomcat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, “We and the world,” En de kater was heer in huis, en de kip was er zo goed als vrouw, en altijd zeiden zij: «Wij en de wereld!»
Yanni was like a magnet. Yanni was zoals een magneet.
I don’t think it was a coincidence ik denk niet dat het toeval was
I was suspicious. Ik was achterdochtig.
Tom was slightly confused. Tom was enigszins in de war.
Oh, it was so beautiful here, so wonderful. O, hier was het zo schoon, zo heerlijk.
The box was filled with styrofoam. De doos was gevuld met piepschuim.
I was absolutely amazed. Ik was helemaal verbijsterd.
That was a feeble attempt at humour. Dat was een flauwe poging tot humor.
I wasn’t in the mood. Ik was gewoon niet in de stemming.
Tom assumed that it was free. Tom ging ervan uit dat het gratis was.
The old trunk had become completely hollow. De oude stam was helemaal hol geworden.
The coup was successful. De staatsgreep was succesvol.
Every effort was in vain. Elke inspanning was tevergeefs.
The commotion about the painting was huge. De ophef over het schilderij was enorm.
for it was New Year’s Eve want het was oudejaarsavond
She complained because the food was cold. Zij mopperde omdat het eten koud was.
The party was completely to his liking. Het feest was helemaal naar zijn zin.
The confused man didn’t know where he was. De verwarde man wist niet waar hij was.
The loot was so large that they were surprised. De buit was zo groot dat ze verrast waren.