Learn how to rent a car, scooter, or bike
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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 will introduce you to a phrase that will help you get to the places you need to be! In some places, trains and subways are the way to travel, but it's also very useful to know how to rent a car, scooter, or motorbike. |
| In Dutch, "I would like to rent a car" is Ik wil graag een auto huren. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ik wil graag een au-to hu-ren. |
| Now Let's hear it once again: Ik wil graag een auto huren. |
| The first words, Ik wil graag, or "I would like to," you already know very well. Ik wil graag. |
| Next, we have een auto, which in English, is "a car." Au-to. Au-to. |
| To recap here, we have so far, Ik wil graag een auto ("I would like a car"). |
| This is ended by huren ("to rent"). Huren. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and say it once again: Hu-ren. Huren. |
| All together, we have. Ik wil graag een auto huren. ("I would like to rent a car.") |
| Now we'll look at the words for other vehicles to open up your transportation options. |
| In Dutch, the word for "scooter" is scooter. |
| The phrase, "I would like to rent a scooter," is Ik wil graag een scooter huren. |
| "Motorbike" in Dutch is motorfiets. |
| The phrase, "I would like to rent a motor," is Ik wil graag een motorfiets huren. |
| If you're renting something, it's also important to know when you must return it! |
| Therefore, we're giving you a phrase you can use to make sure you return it on time. |
| In Dutch, "When must I return the car?" is Wanneer moet ik de auto terugbrengen? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Wan-neer moet ik de au-to te-rug-breng-en? |
| Wanneer moet ik de auto terugbrengen? |
| The first word, wanneer, means, "when." Wanneer. |
| Next, we have moet ik, which in English, is "must I." |
| Moet ik. |
| Then we have de auto, meaning "the car." de auto. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: De au-to. |
| De auto. |
| We finish the sentence with the verb terugbrengen ("to bring back, to return"). |
| Terugbrengen. |
| All together, we have: Wanneer moet ik de auto terugbrengen? ("When must I return the car?") |
| If you would like to ask the same question but about a scooter or a motorbike, you simply have to exchange auto ("car") for the desired means of transportation. |
| For example, "When must I return the motorbike?" will be in Dutch, Wanneer moet ik de motorfiets terugbrengen? "Motorbike" is motorfiets. |
| Let's break that down: Mo-tor-fiets. |
| Motorfiets. |
| Wanneer moet ik de motorfiets terugbrengen? |
| Finally, you may want to return it at a different location. |
| In Dutch, "Can I return the car at... location?" is Kan ik de auto afgeven in..? |
| Let's imagine you want to return your car in Amsterdam. |
| We should have Kan ik de auto afgeven in Amsterdam? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Kan ik de au-to af-ge-ven in Am-ster-dam? |
| Now Let's hear it once again: Kan ik de auto afgeven in Amsterdam? |
| The first two words of the sentence, Kan ik, mean, "can I." Kan ik. |
| Then we have de auto ("the car"), which we have just seen. |
| De auto. |
| This is followed by afgeven, meaning, "to give back." |
| Afgeven. |
| Finally, we have the location, which in our case is in Amsterdam ("in Amsterdam"). |
| In Amsterdam. |
| All together, we have: Kan ik de auto afgeven in Amsterdam? ("Can I return the car in Amsterdam?") |
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 rent a car." - Ik wil graag een auto huren. |
| Ik wil graag een auto huren. |
| Ik wil graag een auto huren. |
| "I would like to rent a scooter." - Ik wil graag een scooter huren. |
| Ik wil graag een scooter huren. |
| Ik wil graag een scooter huren. |
| "I would like to rent a motorbike." - Ik wil graag een motorfiets huren. |
| Ik wil graag een motorfiets huren. |
| Ik wil graag een motorfiets huren. |
| "When must I return the car?" - Wanneer moet ik de auto terugbrengen? |
| Wanneer moet ik de auto terugbrengen? |
| Wanneer moet ik de auto terugbrengen? |
| "Can I return the car in Amsterdam?" - Kan ik de auto afgeven in Amsterdam? |
| Kan ik de auto afgeven in Amsterdam? |
| Kan ik de auto afgeven in Amsterdam? |
| 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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