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32 [tweeëndertig] In het restaurant 4

I’d like chips / French fries (am.) with ketchup.	Eén patat / pakje frieten met ketchup.
And two with mayonnaise.	En twee met mayonaise.
And three sausages with mustard.	En drie keer braadworst met mosterd.
What vegetables do you have?	Wat voor groenten heeft u?
Do you have beans?	Heeft u bonen?
Do you have cauliflower?	Heeft u bloemkool?
I like to eat (sweet) corn.	Ik eet graag maïs.
I like to eat cucumber.	Ik eet graag komkommer.
I like to eat tomatoes.	Ik eet graag tomaten.
Do you also like to eat leek?	Eet u ook graag prei?
Do you also like to eat sauerkraut?	Eet u ook graag zuurkool?
Do you also like to eat lentils?	Eet u ook graag linzen?
Do you also like to eat carrots?	Eet je ook graag wortelen?
Do you also like to eat broccoli?	Eet je ook graag broccoli?
Do you also like to eat peppers?	Eet je ook graag paprika?
I don’t like onions.	Ik houd niet van uien.
I don’t like olives.	Ik houd niet van olijven.
I don’t like mushrooms.	Ik houd niet van paddestoelen.

Babies are lip readers!

When babies are learning to speak, they pay attention to their parents' mouths. Developmental psychologists have figured this out. Babies begin to read lips around six months of age. This way they learn how they must form their mouth to produce sounds. When babies are a year old, they can already understand a few words. From this age on they begin to look people in the eyes again. In doing so they get a lot of important information. By looking into their eyes, they can tell if their parents are happy or sad. They get to know the world of feelings in this way. It gets interesting when someone speaks to them in a foreign language. Then babies begin to read lips all over again. In this way they learn how to form foreign sounds as well. Therefore, when you speak with babies you should always look at them. Aside from that, babies need dialogue for their language development. In particular, parents often repeat what babies say. Babies thus receive feedback. That is very important for infants. Then they know that they are understood. This confirmation motivates babies. They continue to have fun learning to speak. So it's not enough to play audiotapes for babies. Studies prove that babies really are able to read lips. In experiments, infants were shown videos without sound. There were both native language and foreign language videos. The babies looked longer at the videos in their own language. They were noticeably more attentive in doing so. But the first words of babies are the same worldwide. ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’ – easy to say in all languages!