English Sentence:

I wanted to fly my kite, but unfortunately the wind wasn't strong enough.

Dutch Translation:

Ik wilde gaan vliegeren, maar helaas was de wind niet sterk genoeg.

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Words used:

ik

I

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willen

to want

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gaan

to go

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vliegeren

to fly a kite

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maar

1. but 2. only 3. just (adv)

Here: but

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helaas

unfortunately

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was

was

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de

the (definite article)

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de wind   (Pl: winden)

wind

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niet

not

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sterk

strong

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genoeg

enough

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