Learn how to ask "How do you read it?"
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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 previous lesson, we introduced you to some phrases you can use when in the Netherlands and this is the last lesson of the series we dedicated to learning from people around you. Today we are going to cover, "How do you read this?" |
| In Dutch, "How do you read this?" is Hoe lees je dit? |
| Hoe lees je dit? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hoe lees je dit? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Hoe lees je dit? |
| The first word hoe, means, "how." |
| Hoe. |
| Next, we have lees, which in English means, "to read." |
| Lees. |
| Finally, we have je and dit, meaning, "you" and "this." |
| So all together, we have: Hoe lees je dit? |
| Hoe lees je dit? |
| Literally, this means, "How is it read?" |
| If you are pointing at something, probably at a book, a newspaper, or simply a street sign, you might also like to ask, "How do you pronounce this?" Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| This sentence is almost identical to the one we just introduced. |
| The only difference is that we exchanged lees or "reads" for uitspreken ("pronounces"). |
| So let's listen to the whole sentence once again: Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| After you have learned the reading and the pronunciation, you will probably want to know about the meaning. So why don't you try to ask, Wat betekent het? |
| Wat betekent het? ("What does it mean?") |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Wat be-te-kent het? |
| Here it is once again. Wat betekent het? |
| The first word wat, means, "what." |
| Wat. |
| Next, we have betekent, which in English means, "means." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Be-te-kent. |
| Betekent. |
| The form betekent comes from the verb betekenen ("to mean"). |
| The last component, het, means, "it," and can be replaced by dit ("this") or dat ("that"). |
| To recap, let's repeat the whole sentence: Wat betekent het? |
| Wat betekent het? ("What does it mean?") |
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 read this?" - Hoe lees je dit? |
| Hoe lees je dit? |
| Hoe lees je dit? |
| "How do you pronounce this?" - Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| Hoe spreek je dit uit? |
| "What does it mean?" - Wat betekent het? |
| Wat betekent het? |
| Wat betekent het? |
| 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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