Learn to ask for a ticket
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| INTRODUCTION |
| 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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| In the Netherlands, riding the rails is one of the best ways to enjoy your trip and visit as many places as possible, not only at the local level, but for long-distance destinations! In fact, traveling by train can be one more way to see all the wonderful things the Netherlands has to offer! |
| You have to ask for tickets for the trein, or "train," at one of the ticket offices at the train station. We can accomplish that by asking, Een treinkaartje naar...which is, "a train ticket to..." and then say your destination. Now, of course, we need a destination. So let's use the wonderful city of Maastricht, which is located in the southern part of the Netherlands, just along the German border. So how do you ask for a ticket to Maastricht? |
| "One train ticket to Maastricht, please," in Dutch is Een treinkaartje naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Een trein-kaar-tje als-tu-blieft. |
| Let's see it one more time. Een treinkaartje naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| The sentence is made up of Een treinkaartje, which is the word "train" and "ticket" together. So we have, "A train ticket," and the preposition naar, meaning, "to." |
| The next component is the destination, Maastricht, and we end the sentence with alstublieft, which as we already know means, "please." |
| Let's hear the whole sentence one more time: Een treinkaartje naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| ("One train ticket to Maastricht, please.") |
| What if you would like to know how much a ticket costs before buying it? |
| "How much does a train ticket to Maastricht cost?" in Dutch is: Hoeveel kost een treinkaartje naar Maastricht? |
| This sentence is so easy and you know the structure thanks to the previous lessons. In fact, we have hoeveel kost, which is literally, "how much costs," followed by een treinkaartje naar Maastricht ("a train ticket to Maastricht"). |
| Let's break down the words and see the entire sentence once more. |
| Hoe-veel kost een trein-kaart-je naar Maas-tricht? |
| Hoeveel kost een treinkaartje naar Maastricht? |
| Let's imagine that you are not traveling on your own but with someone else, so you need to ask for two or more tickets. |
| "Two tickets to Maastricht, please," in Dutch is Twee treinkaartjes naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| As you can see, it's very easy to understand. In place of Een treinkaartje ("one train ticket"), you have the number "two" (twee). |
| Next, we have the plural form of the noun treinkaartjes ("tickets"). |
| Let's break down the words and see the whole sentence: Twee trein-kaart-jes naar Maas-tricht als-tu-blieft. |
| Twee treinkaartjes naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| And that's it for this lesson! Succes!!! |
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. |
| "One train ticket to Maastricht, please." - Een treinkaartje naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| Een treinkaartje naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| Een treinkaartje naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| "How much does a train ticket to Maastricht cost?" - Hoeveel kost een treinkaartje naar Maastricht? |
| Hoeveel kost een treinkaartje naar Maastricht? |
| Hoeveel kost een treinkaartje naar Maastricht? |
| "Two train tickets to Maastricht, please." - Twee treinkaartjes naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| Twee treinkaartjes naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| Twee treinkaartjes naar Maastricht alstublieft. |
| 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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