- Engels Nederlands
- clear the table = de tafel afruimen
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I usually clear the table after meals.
- do the cooking = koken
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Mum didn't want to do the cooking last night so she ordered the pizza.
- do the housework = het huishoudelijke werk doen
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We help our mum do the housework.
- do the ironing = strijken
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Mum did the washing yesterday so I'm going to do the ironing tonight.
- does the shopping = boodschappen doen
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Who does the shopping in your family?
- dry the dishes = de afwas afdrogen
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Do you dry the dishes or leave them on a dish drainer?
- hang out with = tijd doorbrengen met
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I hang out with friends at weekends and we do lots of interesting things together.
- lives next door = wonen naast
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The boy who lives next door is really handsome.
- load the dishwasher = de vaatwasser inruimen
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We finished dinner and mum asked me to load the dishwasher.
- make my bed = je bed opmaken
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I make my bed every morning before I go to school.
- moved to a new house = verhuizen naar een nieuw huis
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My aunt changed jobs and she moved to a new house in another town.
- set the table = de tafel dekken
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My friends are coming for dinner so I have to set the table.
- speaks very quietly = zacht praten
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She is shy and always speaks very quietly.
erg zacht praten
- stay out late = laat uitgaan
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My parents don't let me stay out late. I have to be home by 8 p.m.
- stay up late = lang opblijven
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I can't stay up late even at the weekends because I need to walk my dog.
- sweeps the floor = de vloer vegen
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My younger sister sweeps the floor in our house and I do the washing-up.
- switch the light on = een lamp aandoen / het licht aandoen
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It's getting dark. Can you switch the light on, please?
- take the rubbish out = het vuilnis buiten zetten
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Can you take the rubbish out when you go out?
- tidy my room = je kamer opruimen
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I have to tidy my room every Saturday.
- vacuuming = stofzuigen
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We need a new vacuum cleaner because at the moment vacuuming the floor is a nightmare.
de vloer stofzuigen
- washing car = de auto wassen
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My brother earns extra money by washing cars.
- washes the dishes = de afwas doen
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Helen and Harry share the kitchen jobs. When one does the cooking, the other one washes the dishes.