Learn how to ask and answer the question "Where do you live?"
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| Jessi: Top 25 Dutch Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: Where do you live? in Dutch (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Dutch learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll quickly conquer the mechanics of key phases by leaning each component . Then the repetition and the introduction of new vocabulary you expand your understanding of the question its answers and any slight variations. You also learn how to rapidly improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the phrases and words aloud after hearing them. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the high frequency question Where do you live? In Dutch this is |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? |
| The first word in the question Where do you live? is |
| Jacob: waar |
| Jessi: meaning where in English. |
| Jacob: (listen to it syllable by syllable) waar. |
| Jessi: Listen again natural native speed after listening repeat the word out loud. |
| Jacob: waar |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing worded natural native speed providing the English, translation breaking it down my syllable and providing it once more natural native speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible |
| The next word in the question is Where do you live ? is |
| Jacob: woont |
| Jessi: meaning live in English. (listen to it syllable by syllable) |
| Jacob: woont |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed repeat out loud. |
| Jacob: woont |
| {Pause} |
| Now listen first two words of the question and repeat them out loud. |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat out loud. |
| Jacob: waar woont |
| {pause} |
| The next word in the question Where do you live ? is |
| Jacob: u |
| Jessi: meaning you in English. (listen to it syllable by syllable) |
| Jacob: u. |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed please repeat. |
| Jacob: u |
| {Pause} |
| now Listen to the entire question and repeat it out loud. |
| Jacob: waar woont u |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live?? |
| Jacob: Ik woon in New York. |
| Jessi: "I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase after hearing it. |
| Jacob: (Slow) Ik woon in New York. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Due to its location people in the Netherlands are used to meeting people from other countries and also no other Dutch people who have emigrated to locations abroad especially to Norway, Canada and Australia. |
| Jessi: Because of this cosmopolitan culture you'll likely hear people give very interesting responses to this question. |
| In the response we hear the Dutch word for New York |
| Jacob: New York. |
| Jessi: But of course there are many cities and in the Netherlands you may meet people from all over the world. |
| To learn more city vocabulary and related sample sentences check out Dutchpod101.com core word lists. |
| The pattern you learn here though will be useful no matter what country you're from |
| Jessi: Let's break the repose down from the beginning. |
| Jacob: ik |
| Jessi: (listen to it syllable by syllable) |
| Jacob: ik |
| Jessi: again at natural native speed please repeat |
| Jacob: ik |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: this is followed by |
| Jacob: woon |
| Jessi: this means live. (listen to it syllable by syllable) |
| Jacob: woon |
| Jessi: again at natural native speed please repeat. |
| Jacob: woon |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: after this we have |
| Jacob: in |
| Jessi: this means in. |
| (listen to it syllable by syllable) |
| Jacob: in |
| Jessi: again at natural native speed please repeat. |
| Jacob: in |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next is |
| Jacob: New York |
| Jessi: this means New York. |
| (listen to it syllable by syllable) |
| Jacob: New York |
| Jessi: again at natural native speed repeat aloud. |
| Jacob: New York |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., after listening repeat the phase. |
| Jacob: Ik woon in New York. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Amsterdam. |
| Jacob: Amsterdam |
| Jessi: Amsterdam |
| Jacob: (slow) Amsterdam (regular) Amsterdam |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Amsterdam. |
| Jacob: Ik woon in Amsterdam. |
| Jessi: The first stay the same, simply replace New York. Say I live in Amsterdam. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Ik woon in Amsterdam. |
| Jessi: Now replace Amsterdam with Paris. |
| Jacob: Parijs |
| Jessi: Paris |
| Jacob: (slow) Parijs (regular) Parijs |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Paris |
| Jacob: Ik woon in Parijs. |
| Jessi: The first part stay the same. Simply replace Amsterdam. Say I live in Paris. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Ik woon in Parijs. |
| Jessi: Switch Paris with Rome. |
| Jacob: Rome |
| Jessi: Rome |
| Jacob: (slow) Rome (regular) Rome |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Rome. |
| Jacob: Ik woon in Rome. |
| Jessi: The first part stay the same, just replace Paris. Say I live in Rome. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Ik woon in Rome. |
| Jessi: Now the speaker will ask you a question, answer it with information about yourself. |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Netherlands and a new acquaintance asks you where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? (five seconds) Ik woon in New York. |
| Jessi: Now, you are living in Rome. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? (five seconds) Ik woon in Rome. |
| Jessi: Now you live in Paris. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? (five seconds) Ik woon in Parijs. |
| Jessi: You were living in Amsterdam. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? (five seconds) Ik woon in Amsterdam. |
| Jessi: You want to learn where your new acquaintance is living. Ask him the question... |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: The stranger is impressed by our Dutch skills. Answers the question with information about yourself. |
| Jacob: Waar woont u? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 3 |
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