Learn useful phrases to use at the post office
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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 this lesson, we are going to take a trip to the post office. Now, the "post office" in Dutch is postkantoor. |
| Usually you will see the word post written on an orange background. Today, we are going to work on getting your postcards, letters, and packages home. |
| The expression we need to accomplish is, "I would like to send this to...," and then the desired destination. |
| For today's lesson, we will use Italy as our destination. |
| In Dutch, "I would like to send this to Italy," is Ik wil dit graag naar Italië verzenden. |
| The first words, Ik wil graag, means, "I would like to." Ik wil graag. |
| Next, we have "to," or "this" (Dit). |
| Dit precedes our destination, "Italy." |
| And finally, we have the verb verzenden ("to send"). |
| To recap, the whole phrase is, Ik wil dit graag naar Italië verzenden. ("I would like to send it to Italy.") |
| "Postcard" in Dutch is ansichtkaart. |
| "I would like to send this postcard to Italy," in Dutch is Ik wil graag deze ansichtkaart naar Italië verzenden. |
| Now let's try "letter," which in Dutch is brief. |
| "I would like to send this letter to Italy," in Dutch is Ik wil graag deze brief naar Italië verzenden. |
| As you have noticed, we substitute the word ansichtkaart ("postcard") with the word brief ("letter"). |
| Now let's try to send a package. |
| In Dutch, "I would like to send this package to Italy," is Ik wil graag dit pakket naar Italië verzenden. |
| "Package" in Dutch is pakket. |
| Now, the package requires a closer look, which we'll do in the next lesson. |
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. |
| "I would like to send this to Italy." - Ik wil dit graag naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil dit graag naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil dit graag naar Italië verzenden. |
| "I would like to send this postcard to Italy." - Ik wil graag deze ansichtkaart naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil graag deze ansichtkaart naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil graag deze ansichtkaart naar Italië verzenden. |
| "I would like to send this letter to Italy." - Ik wil graag deze brief naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil graag deze brief naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil graag deze brief naar Italië verzenden. |
| "I would like to send this package to Italy." - Ik wil graag dit pakket naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil graag dit pakket naar Italië verzenden. |
| Ik wil graag dit pakket naar Italië verzenden. |
| 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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