Learn how to find out whether the bus you're going to ride will stop at your destination
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In the previous lesson, we covered how to get a bus ticket. So now that you have your ticket, get ready to jump on your bus and start the tour. But wait a moment. Before you get on the bus, you need to confirm if it's going to your destination. We can accomplish this by asking, Pardon, gaat deze bus naar...? ("Excuse me, does this bus go to...?"), and then add in a destination. |
| Let's look at this phrase. We start with the word pardon, which you already know very well. |
| Then we have gaat, meaning, "goes." |
| gaat. |
| This is followed by deze bus, which means, "this bus." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: De-ze bus. |
| Deze bus. |
| The last word is naar, meaning, "to." |
| Naar. |
| So all together, we have: Pardon, gaat deze bus naar...? ("Excuse me, does this bus go to...?") |
| Let's imagine now that you are in Amsterdam and you have to go to de Dam, or "Dam Square," |
| The famous town square in Amsterdam. What would you ask the bus driver? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar de Dam? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar de Dam? ("Excuse me, does this bus go to the Dam Square?") |
| As you can see, in this sentence we simply added the destination we would like to go to. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Par-don, gaat de-ze bus naar de Dam? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar de dam? |
| Imagine that you are visiting a city for the first time and you have no idea how far it is between your favorite destinations. You need to ask the bus driver how long the bus takes. Hoe lang duurt het naar...? ("How long does it take to get to ... ?"), and then say your destination. Hoe lang duurt het naar...? |
| Hoe lang means, "how long." |
| Then we have duurt het, which means, "it takes." |
| Duurt comes from the verb duren, which means, "to take." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Du-ren. Duren. |
| Next we have naar, which you already know means, "to." |
| Let's say the whole sentence once again: Hoe lang duurt het naar...? |
| Finally, all you have to do is add the place you want to go! It's as simple as that. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch. |
| "Excuse me, does this bus go to (destination)?" - Pardon, gaat deze bus naar...? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar...? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar...? |
| "Excuse me, does this bus go to the Dam Square?" - Pardon, gaat deze bus naar de Dam? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar de Dam? |
| Pardon, gaat deze bus naar de Dam? |
| "How long does it take to get to (destination)?" - Hoe lang duurt het naar...? |
| Hoe lang duurt het naar...? |
| Hoe lang duurt het naar...? |
| All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens! |
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