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| Mies: Hello everybody! Welcome back to DutchPod101.com. I'm Mies, and this is All About Lesson 12, Top 5 Dutch Classroom Phrases. |
| Jacob: Hallo, Ik heet Jacob. |
| Mies: In this lesson, we will review the five most useful classroom phrases for learning Dutch. |
| Jacob: There's no better way to learn Dutch than to use Dutch. |
| Mies: So whether you're attending a class, you're studying with some friends, or you're even studying with DutchPod101.com. These phrases will be a wealth of helpfulness to you. |
| Mies: Now here they are, as promised. The top five phrases for you as you begin to learn Dutch are… |
| Jacob: Kunt u het herhalen alstublieft ? |
| Mies: "Please repeat that." |
| Jacob: Hoe zeg ik.... in het Nederlands? |
| Mies: "How do I say…in Dutch?" |
| Jacob: Mag ik wat vragen ? |
| Mies: "May I ask something?" |
| Jacob: Ik begrijp het niet. |
| Mies: “I don't understand." |
| Jacob: Kunt u het een beetje langzamer herhalen? |
| Mies: "Can you repeat that a bit more slowly?" |
| Mies: Did you recognize any phrases? Let's hear these phrases one more time slowly. |
| Jacob: Kunt u het herhalen alstublieft ? |
| Hoe zeg ik.... in het Nederlands? |
| Mag ik wat vragen ? |
| Ik begrijp het niet. |
| Kunt u het een beetje langzamer herhalen? |
| Mies: Let's take a closer look at these phrases. |
| Jacob: "Kunt u het herhalen alstublieft ?» |
| Mies: And this is so useful because you can use it anytime…outside the classroom, too. |
| Jacob: Yes, any time you didn’t catch what someone has said and you would like to hear it again. " Kunt u het herhalen alstublieft ? |
| Mies: “Kunt u” means "Can you." The next word, " het «means "it" or "that." and the last word, "herhalen” means "repeat." |
| Jacob: Yes, so a literal translation would be something along the lines of "Can you it repeat?" |
| Mies: Okay, next phrase. |
| Jacob: " Hoe zeg ik.... in het Nederlands?" |
| Mies: Now this is a great phrase. You get to rediscover the world again through Dutch eyes. |
| Jacob: Yes, you will learn very quickly if you point at things and ask a lot of questions. |
| Mies: Right, so you can either use the "point" method…just point and say " Hoe zeg ik.... in het Nederlands?." Or, if your counterpart knows some English, you can try it like this…" Hoe zeg ik.» dog «in het Nederlands? |
| Jacob: Yes, either way works. |
| Mies: And my advice is to write it down when you get the answer. Then you can review it later and you won't forget. |
| Jacob: This phrase will really help you learn more Dutch faster. " Hoe zeg ik.... in het Nederlands?" Here we have "Hoe” which means "how," in Dutch. This is followed by "zeg ik," which is the verb for "I say." After that, you insert the word or point at what you want to know, and last, you say "in Dutch," which in Dutch is "in het Nederlands” |
| Mies: Piece of cake! Learn this phrase and you'll never have a boring walk in the Netherlands! |
| Mies: Next phrase, |
| Jacob: "Mag ik wat vragen?” |
| Mies: Now, not only is this a great phrase to learn so that you can ask the teacher a question, but it's also a great phrase to get you what you want! |
| Jacob: Oh yes, especially if you need to ask for favors! |
| Mies: Okay, so take us through this one, please. |
| Jacob: "Mag ik wat vragen?” "Mag ik, " in this case, means "May I," or "Can I. “Wat” means “something” " "vragen " means "to ask." So literally, this means "May I something ask…" |
| Mies: Okay, well that phrase might come in handy as well if you really need to ask politely where the toilet is. |
| Jacob: Yes, very useful! |
| Mies: Okay, next phrase. " Ik begrijp het niet. |
| Mies: This phrase, too, can be used on all occasions. It's one of my personal favorites! |
| Jacob: Yes, sometimes Dutch people assume you can understand everything if you know how to say "hallo." |
| Mies: Yes, everyone will forgive you for that blank look on your face immediately. |
| Jacob: So let's have a closer look. |
| "Ik begrijp het niet…" “Ik” stands for “I”, "Understand" is "begrijp" in Dutch, “het” means “it” and "Niet" here is a negative and translates as "not." so this sentence literally means "I understand it not." |
| Mies: Seriously, this is probably the phrase I have used the most during my Dutch studies! It's so useful and easy to say so you will never be confused again! |
| Jacob: The next phrase is also very handy because Dutch people tend to speak very quickly at times. " Kunt u het een beetje langzamer herhalen? |
| Mies: So this useful little number means "Can you repeat that a bit more slowly." Now, when you're in a group of Dutch people, you will be very thankful to us for teaching you this phrase! |
| Jacob: Yeah, we speed like rockets when we talk to each other. |
| Mies: So, Jacob, get us through this one please! |
| Jacob: Sure. First, we have "Kunt u," which can be both the polite way of asking "Can you." "het," as we mentioned earlier, is "to" or "that." and "herhalen" means "repeat." So far so good! Just like the first phrase, but we have added "a little slower," which is "een beetje langzamer" "een beetje" means "a bit" and "langzamer” is "more slowly." So literally, we have "Can you it a bit more slowly repeat ?" |
| Mies: Yeah, crazy literal translations! It's really fun when Dutch people slow down Dutch for you too. Jacob, can you demonstrate? |
| Jacob: (says a sentence very slowly) |
| Mies: It kind of feels like you're a little kid again, but actually it really helps to have the slower pace. |
| Mies: The great thing about these phrases is that you can use them right away. |
| Jacob: Yes, they're so practical! |
| Mies: Hope they helped everyone. Whether you're in a Dutch class, on the streets of the Netherlands, or in your local Dutch community, try them out. |
| Mies: Thanks for listening! |
| Jacob: Dag! |
| Mies: Bye! |
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