A1 Expression Neutral

Veel succes.

Good luck.

Bedeutung

Wishing someone well for a task.

🌍

Kultureller Hintergrund

Dutch people are very direct. 'Veel succes' is a sign of respect, not a casual throwaway line. In Flanders, you might hear 'Succes ermee' slightly more often than in the North. It is standard to use this in emails to colleagues before a deadline.

💡

Use 'met'

Always follow 'Veel succes' with 'met' + the task.

🎯

Tone matters

A flat tone can make this sound sarcastic.

Bedeutung

Wishing someone well for a task.

💡

Use 'met'

Always follow 'Veel succes' with 'met' + the task.

🎯

Tone matters

A flat tone can make this sound sarcastic.

💬

Professionalism

It is the safest, most professional way to wish someone luck.

Teste dich selbst

Complete the sentence.

Veel succes ___ je presentatie!

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: met

We use 'met' to connect 'succes' to the task.

Which is correct?

Your friend is going on holiday. What do you say?

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Veel plezier!

For holidays, we wish people fun, not success.

Match the situation to the response.

1. Exam, 2. Holiday, 3. New job

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C

Success for tasks, fun for leisure.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Ik ga nu mijn rijexamen doen. B: ___!

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Veel succes!

The appropriate response to someone starting a task.

🎉 Ergebnis: /4

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Aufgabensammlung

4 Aufgaben
Complete the sentence. Fill Blank A1

Veel succes ___ je presentatie!

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: met

We use 'met' to connect 'succes' to the task.

Which is correct? Choose A1

Your friend is going on holiday. What do you say?

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Veel plezier!

For holidays, we wish people fun, not success.

Match the situation to the response. Match A2

Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C

Success for tasks, fun for leisure.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A1

A: Ik ga nu mijn rijexamen doen. B: ___!

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Veel succes!

The appropriate response to someone starting a task.

🎉 Ergebnis: /4

Häufig gestellte Fragen

8 Fragen

No, use 'Gefeliciteerd' (Congratulations) or 'Veel geluk' (Much happiness).

It is neutral. It works in both formal and informal settings.

'Geluk' means luck/happiness, 'succes' means success. We use 'succes' for tasks.

Yes, it adds emphasis.

No, it's for any task requiring effort.

People will still understand you, but 'met' is the key preposition.

Say 'Dank je wel' (Thank you).

Yes, it is standard in Flanders too.

Verwandte Redewendungen

🔗

Veel plezier

contrast

Have fun

🔗

Succes ermee

similar

Good luck with it

🔗

Zet hem op

similar

Go for it

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