Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hoe oud ben jij? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'How' |
| Jacob: [Normal] hoe [Slow] hoe |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'old' |
| Jacob: [Normal] oud [Slow] oud |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are ' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] jij [Slow] jij |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Hoe oud ben jij? [Normal] Hoe oud ben jij? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hoe oud bent u? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'How' |
| Jacob: [Normal] hoe [Slow] hoe |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'old ' |
| Jacob: [Normal] oud [Slow] oud |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Jacob: [Normal] bent [Slow] bent |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Hoe oud bent u? [Normal] Hoe oud bent u? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik ben zeventien (17). |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning '17' |
| Jacob: [Normal] zeventien (17) [Slow] zeventien (17) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ik ben zeventien (17). [Normal] Ik ben zeventien (17). |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik zeg het liever niet. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'say' |
| Jacob: [Normal] zeg [Slow] zeg |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'rather' |
| Jacob: [Normal] liever [Slow] liever |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not' |
| Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ik zeg het liever niet. [Normal] Ik zeg het liever niet. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: It's no problem to ask someone's age and in most cases you will get an honest answer. |
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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