Er waren veel vliegen. Learn Unstarted Literal Breakdown Recording English Dutch Learn there er Learn were waren Learn a lot of veel Learn flies vliegen Learn Summary The Dutch translation for “There were a lot of flies.” is Er waren veel vliegen.. The Dutch, Er waren veel vliegen., can be broken down into 4 parts:"there" (er), "were" (waren), "a lot of" (veel) and "flies" (vliegen). Practice Lesson "There were a lot of flies." Practice (5) Lesson Learn Lesson words a lot of, flies, there, were etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases There were a lot of flies. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Animals 8 Part of Speech Courses Nouns 162