Learn Dutch - Episode 58: the fire department

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From the pronunciation of letters, the days, months and seasons of the year to the Dutch coffee culture and the different rooms in a house. Joyce Diebels from Dutch with Joyce has discussed a lot of topics. In this mini-lesson she will discuss the fire brigade.

Words from lesson 58: the fire department

English	Dutch
fire department	(de) brandweer
the fire	(de) brand
fire	(het) vuur
The fire department extinguished the fire in the building.	De brandweer bluste de brand in het gebouw.
fire fighter	(de) brandweerman of brandweervrouw
The fire fighter rescued a cat from the tree.	De brandweerman redde een kat uit de boom.
fire truck	(de) brandweerwagen
The fire truck arrived quickly at the scene of the fire.	De brandweerwagen kwam snel aan op de plaats van de brand.
a hose	(de) slang of brandweerslang
The hose was used to extinguish the fire.	De slang werd gebruikt om de brand te blussen.
to extinguish	blussen
helmet	(de) helm
The fire fighter wore a helmet for protection.	De brandweerman droeg een helm voor bescherming.
to protect	beschermen
smoke detector	(de) rookmelder
The smoke detector went off when there was smoke.	De rookmelder ging af toen er rook was.
fire extinguisher	(de) brandblusser
The fire extinguisher was hanging on the wall near the door.	De brandblusser hing aan de muur bij de deur.
to evacuate / evacuation	evacueren / (de) evacuatie
The evacuation went quickly and orderly.	De evacuatie verliep snel en ordelijk.
emergency exit	(de) nooduitgang
Use the emergency exit in case of fire.	Gebruik de nooduitgang in geval van brand.
to rescue	redden
The fire department rescued the people during the fire.	De brandweer redde de mensen tijdens de brand.
to fire away I'm firing away.	losbranden Ik brand los.