Learn how to ask "How do you say this?"
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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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| For this lesson, we're going to need a word, as we're going to cover, "How do you say so-and-so in Dutch?" |
| So let's get started right away! |
| The Dutch are famous for their wooden shoes, so let's assume that you want to buy a pair but have no idea what to call it in Dutch! What do you do now? Of course, you ask with a Survival Phrase! |
| In Dutch, "How do you say 'wooden shoes' in Dutch?" is Hoe zeg je wooden shoes in het nederlands? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hoe zeg je woo-den shoes in het Nederlands? |
| The first word hoe, means, "how." |
| Hoe. |
| Then we have zeg, meaning, "says." It comes from the verb zeggen ("to say"). |
| Zeggen. |
| The following word is je, which we have learned before and is an informal "you." |
| Then we have in het Nederlands, or "in Dutch." |
| In het Nederlands. |
| Let's break it down and then hear it once again: In het Ne-der-lands. |
| In het Ne-der-lands. |
| So All together, we have: Hoe zeg je wooden shoes in het Nederlands? |
| This means, "How do you say 'wooden shoes' in Dutch?" |
| Not to leave you hanging, "wooden shoes" in Dutch are klompen. |
| Klompen |
| You can also use this expression without using any English. To accomplish this, you can use the expression, "How do you say this in Dutch?" |
| In Dutch, this is: Hoe zeg je dit in het Nederlands? |
| Let's have a look at the components. We again start the question with hoe ("how"). |
| Hoe. |
| Then again, we have zeg, meaning, "say." |
| Zeg. |
| Next, we have dit, which means, "this." We end our question with in het nederlands ("in Dutch"). |
| In het nederlands. |
| So the whole phrase is Hoe zeg je dit in het Nederlands? ("How do you say this in Dutch?") |
| This is a phrase you can use while pointing at something. |
| But wait, it's your Dutch friend's birthday and you want to wish him or her a happy birthday, but you don't know how to say it. |
| Let's try to ask, Hoe vertaal je happy birthday naar het Nederlands? |
| Hoe vertaal je happy birthday naar het Nederlands? ("How do you translate 'happy birthday' into Dutch?") |
| Let's break this down. |
| Let's start our phrase with hoe ("how"). |
| Hoe. |
| Then we have the verb vertaal, which means, "to translate." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ver-taal. |
| Vertaal. |
| Next, we have the expression you want someone to translate. We finish the phrase with naar het Nederlands, which is, "into Dutch." |
| Naar het nederlands. |
| So All together, we have: Hoe vertaal je happy birthday naar het Nederlands? |
| ("How do you translate 'happy birthday' into Dutch?") |
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. |
| "How do you say "wooden shoes" in Dutch?" - Hoe zeg je wooden shoes in het Nederlands? |
| Hoe zeg je wooden shoes in het Nederlands? |
| Hoe zeg je wooden shoes in het Nederlands? |
| "How do you say this in Dutch?" - Hoe zeg je dit in het Nederlands? |
| Hoe zeg je dit in het Nederlands? |
| Hoe zeg je dit in het Nederlands? |
| "How do you translate "happy birthday" into Dutch?" - Hoe vertaal je happy birthday naar het Nederlands? |
| Hoe vertaal je happy birthday naar het Nederlands? |
| Hoe vertaal je happy birthday naar het Nederlands? |
| 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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