17th October 2011 Today's Words 2

Dutch	English	Comments
leuk vinden	to like	leuk=fun, vinden= find. We've already met ik houd van - I love.
jouw	your (s)
zijn	his	Not to be confused with the verb to be.
haar	her	Haar also means hair.
ons	our
jullie	your (pl)	Jullie is also you (plural).
hun	their
het nieuwsblad	newspaper
ik zou graag	I would like
hebben	to have	Like zijn - to be, this is an irregular verb.
gemakkelijk	easy, effortless
excuseer	excuse me
te veel hooi op zijn vork nemen	to bite off more than you can chew	Literally: too much hay on his fork to take. Ik neem te veel hooi op mijn vork. - I bite off more than I can chew.
verbijten	to bite one's lips	It means to endure pain.