26 September 2007

Apartment Hunt -- In Dutch

I've been searching for an apartment by word of mouth and by using websites. I responded to an notice on a website and received this is response:

Beste Adam,

Beste aankomend kamergenoot,

De kamer is, door de vele aanmeldingen, van kamernet gehaald.
Wij gaan nu een selectie maken van wie we uitnodigen voor de hospiteeravond voor a.s. woensdag 3 oktober! (hou deze datum dus zowiezo vrij een andere datum is niet mogelijk) maar heb wel nog even geduld en je zult een mailtje onvangen over hoe en het bij ons in huis reilt en zeilt en hoe de avond er uit komt te zien.

Als je niet door de selectie bent gekomen wensen wij je veel succes met het zoeken naar een leuke en geschikte kamer voor tijdens de studie of afstuderen.

Met vriendelijke groeten,

Huize Php


And that's fine, because I have Babelfish to "translate" it for me:

Dear Adam, Dear prospective kamergenoot, The chamber has been obtained, by the vele applications, of kamernet. We will make now a selection of which we invite 3 October for the hospiteeravond for next Wednesday! (hou this date therefore zowiezo rather another date not possible) but still have been just as tolerated and you mailtje onvangen concerning how and it sails at us in house reilt and and how the evening comes see there from. If you have not come by the selection wish we you much success with zoeken to leuke and suitable chamber during the study or graduate. With pleasant groeten, Huize Php


Well, now that that's clear, "and it sails at us in house," as they say, we'll just be proceeding along with the apartment search.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

With pleasant groeten, indeed.

Anonymous said...

from http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/

Dear Adam,

Dear prospective roommate,

The chamber has been obtained, by the vele applications, of kamernet.
We will make now a selection of which we invite 3 October for the hospiteeravond for next Wednesday! (hou this date therefore zowiezo rather another date not possible) but still have been just as tolerated and you mailtje onvangen concerning how and it sails at us in house reilt and how the evening comes see there from.

If you have not come by the selection wish we you much success with zoeken to leuke and suitable chamber during the study or graduate.

With pleasant groeten,

Huize Php