Learn about the subway system
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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. |
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Lesson focus |
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| In Amsterdam, riding the rails is one of the best choices you can make to get around and reach all the most important parts of the city. Today, we are going to cover how to get on the tram or metro. |
| For several years now, the metro in Amsterdam has been integrated into the entire public transport system. "GVB" or Gemeentelijk Vervoers Bedrijf operates the public transport system and they created a network of all possible means of transportation in Amsterdam, such as trams, buses, and the metro where the same tickets are used. You can buy metro tickets at kiosks, post offices, and from the machines located at the stations. Always look for a sign with Kaartverkoop on it, or in English, "Ticket sale." |
| Now let's see how to get our subway ticket. As you remember from the previous lessons covering how to buy a bus ticket, we can accomplish this by asking, "A subway ticket, please." |
| Een kaartje voor de metro alstublieft. |
| As you can see, the sentence doesn't change from the one we covered in lesson 22, apart from voor de metro, which is, "for the subway." |
| Voor de metro. |
| Therefore, you have Een Kaartje, which is, "a ticket," and you end the sentence with alstublieft. |
| Now let's break these words down and hear them once more: Een ka-artje voor de me-tro als-tu-blieft. |
| Let's repeat the entire sentence now: Een kaartje voor de metro alstublieft. |
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 veel succes, which means “good luck” in Dutch. |
| "A subway ticket, please." - Een kaartje voor de metro alstublieft. |
| Een kaartje voor de metro alstublieft. |
| Een kaartje voor de metro alstublieft. |
| 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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