9. Buurt

neighbourhood [noun] [de buurt, de buurten]

Examples:
- "In welke buurt woon jij?"
("In which neighbourhood do you live?")

- "De buurt gaat achteruit"
("The neighbourhood is deteriorating")

- "Is er een supermarkt in de buurt?"
("Is there a supermarket nearby?")

Expression: "in de buurt" (near/nearby).

Related words:
1. "Buur": neighbour.
2. "Buurman/-vrouw": (male/female) neighbour.
3. "De buren" : the neighbours.
4. <Dutch saying>: "Beter een goede buur dan een verre vriend."
("(It is) better (to have) a good neighbour than a far away friend.")

Extra:
In the Netherlands, the Czech children animation series about the
tinkering neighbours "Pat & Mat" is known as "Buurman & Buurman".
Well known phrase: "A je to buurman!" (Czech/Dutch for: that is all
neighbour!".
Check it out at: www.patmat.cz.

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