aanbod, het
offer, the | aan (on) + bod (bid) → the bid you put forward → offer
afgelegen
remote | af (off) + gelegen (located) → located off → remote
bouwmarkt, de
DIY store, the | bouw (build) + markt (market) → building market → DIY store
Duitsland
Germany | Duits (German) + land (country) → Germany
eind, het
a long way | used in ‘een eind lopen’ = walk a long way
grens, de
border, the | think edge/frontier → border
grond, de
ground, the | same as English ground/soil
hert, het
deer, the | sounds like ‘hart’ (old word for deer) → deer
hoek, de
corner, the | like a hook shape → corner
horeca, de
hotels, restaurants and cafés | HOtel + REstaurant + CAfé (acronym)
landelijk
rural | land-like; of the countryside
langsgaan
to visit | langs (along/by) + gaan (go) → drop by → visit
onlangs
recently | think ‘only just’ happened → recently
optie, de
option, the | almost English ‘option’
platteland, het
countryside, the | plat (flat) + land → flat land → countryside
polder, de
polder, the | Dutch reclaimed land behind dikes → polder
Randstad, de
Randstad, the (metropolitan region) | rand (edge) + stad (city) → ring of cities
sinds
since | looks and sounds like since
spits, de
rush hour, the | traffic at peak (spits) → rush hour
spoor, het
train tracks, the | spoor = track; spoorweg = railway → train tracks
stedentrip, de
city trip, the | steden (cities) + trip → city trip
theater, het
theatre, the | same as English (spelling)
voorziening, de
facility, the | voorzien (to provide) → a provision/facility
warenhuis, het
department store, the | waren (goods) + huis (house) → house of goods
