The funeral

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Anna: "Hallo Willem, waar was je gisteren?"

Anna: Hi Willem, where were you yesterday?

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Willem: "Ik kon niet naar school omdat ik naar de begrafenis van mijn oom moest."

Willem: I couldn't go to school because I had to go to my uncle's funeral.

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Anna: "Oh,het spijt me dat te horen. Hoe gaat het met je?"

Anna: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. How are you coping?

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Willem: "Het gaat wel goed. Ik kende hem niet zo goed."

Willem: I'm doing okay I guess. I didn't know him that well.

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Anna: "Echt? Dat is jammer."

Anna: Really? That's a pity.

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Willem: "Ja, maar hij kwam bijna nooit op bezoek, hoewel hij dicht in de buurt woonde."

Willem: Yes, but he hardly visited us, even though he lived close by.

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Anna: "Oh, waarom niet?"

Anna: Oh why not?

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Willem: "Weet ik niet. Nadat hij overleden was vroeg mijn vader zich af of zijn broer hem wel aardig had gevonden. Ik denk dat hij ook veel met vrienden omging, want er waren veel mensen bij de begrafenis."

Willem: Not sure. After he died my father expressed doubt that his late brother liked him much. I also think he was busy with his own friends, because there were a lot of people at the funeral!

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Anna: "Ja, dat zal het geweest zijn."

Anna: Yes, that must have been it.

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