Today, what will we explore in this lesson? We are going to explore the experience of sitting on the bus. Imagine you are sitting on the bus. You receive a call from a friend. The caller wants to know where you are or what you are doing now.
Sitting
- 1) I am sitting on the bus.
- 2) You are sitting on the bus. (Informal)
- 3) You are sitting on the bus. (Formal)
- 4) He is sitting on the bus.
- 5) She is sitting on the bus.
- 6) It is sitting on the bus.
Plural
- 7) We are sitting on the bus.
- 8) You are sitting on the bus. (Informal)
- 9) You are sitting on the bus. (Formal)
- 10) They are sitting on the bus.
In the next section, we will explore the Dutch translation of all the English phrases above about sitting on the bus. They are very easy and straightforward to translate. I found them today by accident. They are from my old notebook hidden in an old box.
Zitten
- 01) Ik zit in de bus.
- 2) Je zit in de bus. (Informeel)
- 3) U zit in de bus. (Formeel)
- 4) Hij zit in de bus.
- 5) Zij zit in de bus.
- 6) Het zit in de bus. (Object)
Meervoud
- 7) Wij zitten in de bus.
- 8) Je zit in de bus. (Informeel)
- 9) U zit in de bus. (Formeel)
- 10) Zij zitten in de bus.
Question
As you study the simple phrases of sitting on the bus above, think about how you can expand them in Dutch. How would you turn them into questions? If you turn them into questions, think about how you can answer the questions in simple phrases.