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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
In this lesson, we will cover a phrase you will be able to use in all those moments in which you are introducing yourself, or even friends, and you are talking about your own country and the place you come from.
First, let's review how to introduce ourselves. In Dutch, "My name is Adam" is Mijn naam is Adam.
Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Mijn naam is Adam.
Mijn naam is Adam.
Here we have the phrase Mijn naam is, which means, "my name is."
Let's break it down and hear it once again: Mijn naam is. Mijn naam is.
This is followed by the name. In our example, Adam.
To recap, we have Mijn naam is Adam. ("My name is Adam.")
Now let's go and cover how to say where you're from!
In Dutch, "I am an American" is Ik ben een Amerikaan.
The first two words, Ik ben, mean, "I am." Ik ben.
Next, we have een Amerikaan, which in English, is "an American."
All together, we have: Ik ben een Amerikaan, meaning, "I am an American."
In Dutch, "I am a Canadian" is Ik ben een Canadees.
Now Let's hear it once again: Ik ben Canadees.
As you can see, the verb doesn't change. You always have Ik ben, or "I am."
Then the only thing that changes is the nationality.
Therefore, you have Canadees in place of Amerikaan.
To recap here, our phrase is Ik ben een Canadees. ("I am a Canadian.")
This phrase is used to answer the question Waar kom je vandaan?
In English, this means, "Where are you from?"
The first word, waar, means, "where...from." Waar.
Then we have kom that comes from the verb komen, meaning, "to come." Komen.
Next is je, which we already know is "you."
The last component is vandaan and means, "from," when it's used in combination with the verb "to come."
Let's break it down and hear it once again: Van-daan.
All together, we have: Waak kom je vandaan? ("Where are you from?")
Be careful because the noun for nationality will change according to the gender.
Therefore, if the person who speaks is a girl, "I am an American," will be Ik ben een Amerikaanse, and "I am a Canadian," will be Ik ben een Canadese.

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.
"My name is Adam." - Mijn naam is Adam.
Mijn naam is Adam.
Mijn naam is Adam.
"I am an American. (male)" - Ik ben een Amerikaan.
Ik ben een Amerikaan.
Ik ben een Amerikaan.
"I am an American. (female)" - Ik ben een Amerikaanse.
Ik ben een Amerikaanse.
Ik ben een Amerikaanse.
"I am a Canadian. (male)" - Ik ben een Canadees.
Ik ben een Canadees.
Ik ben een Canadees.
"I am a Canadian. (female)" - Ik ben een Canadese.
Ik ben een Canadese.
Ik ben een Canadese.
"Where are you from?" - Waar kom je vandaan?
Waar kom je vandaan?
Waar kom je vandaan?
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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