Learn how to talk about your likes and dislikes
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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 you will use countless times on your trip in the Netherlands. After this lesson, you will be able to say what you like and what you don't like. |
| Let's move right in! |
| In Dutch, "I like beer" is Ik vind bier lekker. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ik vind bier lek-ker Ik vind bier lekker. |
| Now Let's hear it once again: Ik vind bier lekker. |
| The first word, Ik, means, "I." Ik. |
| The next component is a tricky one. There are quite a lot of translations for "like," but in this context we will translate it into the verb lekker vinden. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Lek-ker vin-den. |
| Lekker vinden. |
| It literally means, "find delicious." |
| The last word is bier, which is "beer." Bier. |
| To recap here, we have Ik vind bier lekker. ("I like beer.") |
| You can replace "beer" with any other kind food or drink to state if you like it or not. |
| If you want to say that you like beer very much, then you can use this phrase. |
| In Dutch, "I like beer very much" is Ik vind bier erg lekker. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it again: Ik vind bier erg lek-ker. |
| Ik vind bier erg lek-ker. |
| As you can see, we only added erg, which is "very much." Erg. |
| In the event that you don't like beer, "I don't like beer" is Ik vind bier niet lekker. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ik vind bier niet lek-ker. Ik vind bier niet lekker. |
| The word niet means, "not." |
| Let's see it one more time. Niet. |
| Next, we have Ik vind lekker ("I like") and bier ("beer"). |
| So All together, we have: Ik vind bier niet lekker. ("I don't like beer.") |
| When you want to refer to a person and say that you like him or her, we have to use a different translation for "like." |
| The Dutch verb is leuk vinden. |
| For example, if you would like to say, "I like Nathalie," you would say, Ik vind Nathalie leuk. |
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 like beer." - Ik vind bier lekker. |
| Ik vind bier lekker. |
| Ik vind bier lekker. |
| "I like beer very much." - Ik vind bier erg lekker. |
| Ik vind bier erg lekker. |
| Ik vind bier erg lekker. |
| "I don't like beer." - Ik vind bier niet lekker. |
| Ik vind bier niet lekker. |
| Ik vind bier niet lekker. |
| 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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