Learn the most common way to say "thank you"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hallo! 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. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Hallo! Hello! My name is Jacob and I’ll be your language teacher and cultural guide throughout this course. |
| Wherever your destination may be, manners are a must! In this respect, Dutch is no different. So in our very first lesson, we'll be teaching you a simple phrase that is bound to come in handy throughout your trip to Holland. I can't stress this enough; a little bit of the language can go such a long way! |
| Oh, before we start! Let me quickly explain something that might confuse you. Holland and the Netherlands both can be used as our country name. Officially, it's the Netherlands but Holland is a more well-known name for my country. To make things easier we will use the Netherlands in this course. |
| Now let's continue and learn the first Dutch word! |
| In Dutch, "Thank you" is Dank u wel. |
| Dank u wel. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Dank u wel. |
| Now let's hear it one more time: Dank u wel. |
| Another useful phrase would be Dank u wel voor alles, which means, "Thank you for everything." |
| Dank u wel voor alles. |
| The component voor means "for." |
| Let's say it one more time: Voor. |
| Alles means, "everything." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Al-les. |
| And, alles. |
| So the whole phrase is: Dank u wel voor alles. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Dank u wel voor alles. |
| Especially nowadays, a very popular phrase among friends expressing gratitude is Bedankt, which means, "Thanks." |
| Let's break it down: Be-dankt. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Bedankt. |
| Please remember we can only use Bedankt among friends in an informal setting. |
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 good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch. |
| "Thank you." - Dank u wel. |
| Dank u wel. |
| Dank u wel. |
| "Thank you for everything." - Dank u wel voor alles. |
| Dank u wel voor alles. |
| Dank u wel voor alles. |
| "Thanks. (informal)" - Bedankt. |
| Bedankt. |
| Bedankt. |
| 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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