Learn Dutch · A2

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Surviving the Gemeente: A Bureaucracy Adventure

A short story in Dutch: De Gemeente Bezoeken. You've just moved to the Netherlands. You have an appointment at the gemeente to register. You've been told to bring 'all your documents'. You're not sure what that means. Nobody is. Words from the story:

gemeentehuis
town hall
geboorteakte
birth certificate
meegenomen
brought along
ambtenaar
civil servant
zorgverzekering
health insurance

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