Learn how to say, "I don't understand"
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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 look at a very useful phrase, meaning "I don't understand." It is very useful because there will be many times you won't immediately understand what people are saying. |
| In Dutch, "I don't understand" is Ik begrijp het niet.Let's break it down by syllable: Ik be-grijp het niet. |
| Let's have a look at the components of this expression. |
| The first word, Ik, in this context, means, "I." |
| Ik. |
| In our expression, Ik is followed by begrijp, which means, "understand." |
| The form begrijp comes from the verb begrijpen, "to understand." |
| Let's break this word down by syllable: Be-grijp. |
| The last two words in this context, het niet, literally mean, "it not." |
| That was: het niet. |
| Now, to recap, we have: Ik begrijp het niet, "I don't understand." |
| We can add the word sorry to the phrase above, which in this context means, "I'm sorry." |
| So the whole phrase will be, "I'm sorry. I don't understand." |
| In Dutch, this is Sorry, ik begrijp het niet. |
| Another way to express that you don't understand is by asking the question, "What does it mean?" |
| This phrase in Dutch is Wat betekent dat? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Wat be-te-kent dat? |
| The first word, wat, means, "what." |
| The second word is betekent, meaning, "means." |
| Betekent comes from the verb betekenen, which is "to mean." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Be-te-kent. |
| The whole phrase once again is Wat betekent dat? |
| The last word dat means, "that." |
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 don't understand." - Ik begrijp het niet. |
| Ik begrijp het niet. |
| Ik begrijp het niet. |
| "I'm sorry. I don't understand." - Sorry, ik begrijp het niet. |
| Sorry, ik begrijp het niet. |
| Sorry, ik begrijp het niet. |
| "What does it mean?" - Wat betekent dat? |
| Wat betekent dat? |
| Wat betekent dat? |
| 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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