Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part ways in Dutch. |
Body |
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi.' in Dutch. |
Jacob: [Normal] Hoi. |
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hi' |
Jacob: [Normal] Hoi. [Slow] Hoi. |
Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'Hi.' |
Jacob: [Slow] Hoi. [Normal] Hoi. |
Becky: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Good day.' |
Jacob: [Normal] Goedendag. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'good' |
Jacob: [Normal] goed [Slow] goed |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'day' |
Jacob: [Normal] dag [Slow] dag |
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.' |
Jacob: [Slow] Goedendag. [Normal] Goedendag. |
Becky: Next is the informal way to say 'See you.' |
Jacob: [Normal] zie je |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'see' |
Jacob: [Normal] zie [Slow] zie |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'See you.' |
Jacob: [Slow] zie je [Normal] zie je |
Becky: Finally, a formal way to say 'Goodbye.' |
Jacob: [Normal] Tot ziens. |
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'goodbye' |
Jacob: [Normal] tot ziens [Slow] tot ziens |
Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'Goodbye.' |
Jacob: [Slow] Tot ziens. [Normal] Tot ziens. |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Jacob: When you meet someone for the first time it's very polite to shake hands. You can also give a handshake when leaving again to say 'thank you'. Kissing on the cheek is only done when good friends or relatives meet each other. |
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: Dag! |
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