Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Jacob.' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hoi, Ik ben Jacob. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hoi [Slow] Hoi |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'Jacob' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Jacob [Slow] Jacob |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Jacob.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Hoi, Ik ben Jacob. [Normal] Hoi, Ik ben Jacob. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Jacob.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Goedendag, ik ben Jacob. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Goedendag [Slow] Goedendag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'Jacob' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Jacob [Slow] Jacob |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Jacob.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Goedendag, ik ben Jacob. [Normal] Goedendag, ik ben Jacob. |
| Becky: Next is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Leuk je te ontmoeten. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice' |
| Jacob: [Normal] leuk [Slow] leuk |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Jacob: [Normal] te [Slow] te |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'meet' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ontmoeten [Slow] ontmoeten |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Leuk je te ontmoeten. [Normal] Leuk je te ontmoeten. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say ‘pleased to meet you.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] aangenaam kennis te maken |
| Becky: First is a word meaning ‘pleased’ |
| Jacob: [Normal] aangenaam [Slow] aangenaam |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'meet' |
| Jacob: [Normal] kennis maken [Slow] kennis maken |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to' |
| Jacob: [Normal] te [Slow] te |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning ‘Pleased to meet you.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] aangenaam kennis te maken [Normal] aangenaam kennis te maken |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: During your trip to the Netherlands, virtually everyone will speak English as a second language. However, it is a polite gesture to ask first. Plus, being able to say a few words in the country's native language will evoke sympathy and understanding. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Jacob: Tot ziens! |
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