Understand spoken Dutch

"were" Practice Dutch lesson

Recording English Dutch Status
were

waren

they were

zij waren

we were

wij waren

And so they were as good as home.

En zo waren zij er dan zo goed als thuis.

you were (plural)

jullie waren

Yanni and Skura were happy together.

Yanni en Skura waren gelukkig samen.

They were sleeping.

Ze waren aan het slapen.

We were in love.

We waren verliefd.

Tom said that all his friends were drunk.

Tom zei dat al zijn vrienden dronken waren.

The next morning it took a long time before they were finally on the way.

De volgende ochtend duurde het lang voor ze eindelijk op pad waren.

We were just being honest.

We waren alleen maar eerlijk.

Her little hands were almost completely frozen from cold.

Haar handjes waren bijna geheel van de kou verstijfd.

Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.

Hun poten gingen van zelf, en allen waren zij in het water; zelfs het lelijke, grauwe eendje zwom mee.

There were a lot of mosquitoes.

Er waren veel muggen.

There were enough princesses; but he could not find out if they were real princesses.

Prinsessen waren er genoeg; maar of het echte prinsessen waren, kon hij niet te weten komen.

So now the little girl was walking barefoot, her feet were now red and blue from the cold.

Daar liep nu het kleine meisje op blote voeten, die rood en blauw van de kou waren.

Lights were shining from every window, and there was a savory smell of roast goose,

Al de ramen waren helder verlicht, en het rook heerlijk naar ganzengebraad

Around the cornfields and the pastures were vast forests, and in the middle of the forests deep lakes.

Rondom de korenvelden en de weiden waren uitgestrekte bossen, en midden in de bossen diepe meren.

and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement

en zodra deze niet meer te zien waren, dook het onder tot op de grond en toen het weer boven kwam, was het als buiten zich zelf

There were a lot of flies.

Er waren veel vliegen.