"Pardon, ik ben een appel."
Translation:Excuse me, I am an apple.
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The woman dialed the number, and then sat patiently, waiting for someone to pick up.
"Hallo?" Came a man's voice.
"Hallo. Goedemorgen." The woman's lips parted slightly. "Ik ben een vrouw. Bent u...bent u een banaan?"
"Ah," said the man, his embarrassment clear. "Nee. Ik ben een appel. Het spijt me."
The woman frowned. "Heeft u een banaan?"
"Nee. Brood en rijst."
"Oke," sighed the woman. "Bedankt, en dag."
"Ja, tot ziens." The man's tone was unmistakably hopeful.
"Nee," said the woman firmly. "Dag."
And that is how I think I'll spend my time reinforcing the Duolingo dutch course lessons. Writing exercises devoted to the silly lines they have us translate.
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Haha. I had a Dutch science teacher today and when he asked why I wasn't doing any work I said 'Pardon, ik ben een appel.' He just laughed and walked away.
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Haha! Try saying to them Ik ben een boterham. ( I am a sandwich) My dutch teacher walked out the room laughing.
Hahah echt chill! Who says you need to spend months learning a language to have a proper conversation in Dutch?
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Hallo, ik ben een oranje. . Yes, i know it's supposed to be sinaasappel. The above sentence makes no sense, which is my point XD another lingot for you!
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If you say Ik ben een Oranje you're saying you're a member of the Dutch royal family. Van Oranje-Nassau is sometimes shortened to Oranje (probably not used by the family themselves).
I went to Oranje school in St. Maarten which translated as the Orange school. Needless to say, i had no idea what a sinaasappel was.
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iedereen is een pinguïn!
(everyone (at least on the DuoLingo) is a penguin! )
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Nee, ik ben een octopus. It is indeed very essential and useful phrase.
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Nee, ik ben een schildpad.
Duolingo is teaching the REALLY valuable phrases, we should be so grateful
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No, just a funny sentence to help the words stick in your brain better :)
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The first time I saw "¡Somos tortugas!" appear in the Spanish one, oh how I did giggle.
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Yes, a polite way to announce yourself as the enemy of the House of Orange.
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Today I learned that fruit in the Netherlands speaks Dutch in both solid AND juice form.
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Perhaps this:
--"That's a nice pear suit you found for Halloween."
--"Pardon?! Ik ben een appel."
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I'm no designer, but I had a stab at it: http://imgur.com/qwSZsql Or, in hideous Dutch orange and ready for purchasing: http://www.spreadshirt.nl/t-shirt-ontwerpen-C59/product/122150151/view/1/sb/l
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That's just what I was thinking! Schembri, you're an awesome designer. And looking at orange is supposed to make you happy.
Confession: In order to practice my Dutch I would make phrases with the only few words I knew already and they would be all silly like this one. Thank you course writers, now I don't feel alone anymore in this sea of silliness. ヽ(•‿•)ノ
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Omg, this is the best thing ever. Mom, you don't understand- I am an apple.
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In Amsterdam I struggled to explain this to the hotel when I asked for breakfast a bit of sun.
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I am an apple. Uh huh. I know a family whose last name is Appel (spelled like that) and this WOULD be a phrase to know.
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This is the funniest sentence i've ever had the pleasure to translate. Thanks Duolingo! ;)
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That was exactly what I needed after completing 3 Dutch lesson in a row. It made me smile :)
"Sorry meneer, maar bent u wellicht een appel?"
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Pardon, ik ben een kever. (In reference to Yolo's comment).
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"—Quick, we need a piece of fresh fruit!! Is there any piece of fresh fruit in the hall room?? —Pardon, ik ben een appel. —Oh, thank goodness! We're saved!!"
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Like it's coming from your throat, but not like the french all fancy, more like you have something stuck in your throat and need to get it out.
Something like that :)
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If by "all fancy" you mean an uvular trill, that's actually a myth: R is pronounced as a voiced uvular fricative or approximant in current standard French. But I think most people will get what you mean haha
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It depends, there are some regional differences, also it depends on personal preference. For some speakers it even depends where in the word the r is. Since there is a lot of variation, you can basically choose. This video explains a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIWmTglqUzY
