Dutch uses a row of adverbs to mark how sure the speaker is: misschien, waarschijnlijk, vast, zeker, wellicht, hopelijk — they colour the tone of a statement more than they change the facts.
Collega: ?
Anna: , .
Vriend: ?
Mark: , .
Collega: Kom je vrijdag ook naar de borrel?
Are you coming to drinks on Friday too?
Vul het ontbrekende woord in:
Maybe, I don't know yet if I'll be done with work in time.
“Volgende week misschien?”
Yes please. Next week perhaps?
“Ik wil leren hoe ik dat beter kan aanpakken, misschien met een cursus projectmanagement.”
I'd like to start with what's going less well. A weakness of mine is planning when there are multiple deadlines at the same time. I want to learn how to handle that better, perhaps with a project management course.
“Zeker.”
Of course. Do you have a valid identity document with you?
“Misschien.”
I don't know. Maybe.
“Willen ze misschien samen spelen?”
Would they maybe like to play together?