Kun je me vertellen waar het station is?
English: Can you tell me where the station is?
Indirect questions in Dutch are questions that are included inside another sentence, often after phrases like 'I wonder', 'Can you tell me', or 'Do you know'. The word order changes compared to direct questions.
You use indirect questions in Dutch when you want to be polite, ask for information indirectly, or embed a question within another sentence.
Kun je me vertellen waar het station is?
English: Can you tell me where the station is?
Ik weet niet of hij morgen komt.
English: I don't know if he is coming tomorrow.
Weet jij hoe laat de winkel sluit?
English: Do you know what time the shop closes?
Ze vraagt of je koffie wilt.
English: She asks if you want coffee.