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Jessi: Top 25 Dutch Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 20: What's the weather like? in Dutch (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Dutch learners and then how to answer it like a native you'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then the repetition and new vocabulary will expand your understanding of the question its answers any variations. You also improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the words and phrases out loud after hearing them.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question What's the weather like in Amsterdam? In Dutch this is
Jacob: Hoe is het weer in Amsterdam?
The first word in the question What's the weather like in Amsterdam? is
Jacob: hoe
Jessi: meaning how in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) hoe
Jessi: Again at natural speed please repeat.
Jacob: hoe
{Pause}
Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak out loud as often as possible.
The next word in the question What's the weather like in Amsterdam? is
Jacob: is
Jessi: meaning is in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) is
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: is
{Pause}
Listen to the first 2 words of the question together and repeat.
Jacob: hoe is
{pause}
And after that
Jacob: het
Jessi: meaning it in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) het
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: het
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 3 words of the question together and repeat.
Jacob: hoe is het
{pause}
And Next
Jacob: weer
Jessi: meaning weather in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) weer
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: weer
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
Jacob: hoe is het weer
{pause}
And next
Jacob: in
Jessi: meaning in in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) in
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: in
{Pause}
Listen to the first 5 words of the question and repeat.
Jacob: hoe is het weer in
{pause}
And after that
Jacob: Amsterdam
Jessi: meaning Amsterdam in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) Amsterdam.
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: Velsen
{Pause}
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Jacob: hoe is het weer in Amsterdam?
{pause}
Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like in Amsterdam?
Jacob: Het is zonnig.
Jessi: "It's sunny.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Jacob: (Slow) Het is zonnig.
{pause}
Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Jacob: het
Jessi: means it.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) het
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: het
{Pause}
Jessi: And next
Jacob: is
meaning is.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) is
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: is
{Pause}
Jessi: Next is
Jacob: zonnig
meaning sunny.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) zonnig
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: zonnig
{Pause}
Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, It's sunny., and then repeat.
Jacob: Het is zonnig.
{pause}
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace sunny with cold.
Jacob: koud
Jessi: cold
Jacob: (slow) koud (regular) koud.
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cold
Jacob: Het is koud.
Jessi: The First part stays the same. Simply replace sunny. Say It's koud.
{pause}
Jacob: Het is koud.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace cold with windy.
Jacob: winderig
Jessi: windy
Jacob: (slow) winderig (regular) winderig
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with windy
Jacob: Het is winderig.
Jessi: The First part stays the same. Simply replace the word for cold. Say It's windy.
{pause}
Jacob: Het is winderig.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace windy with hot.
Jacob: heet
Jessi: hot.
Jacob: (slow) heet (regular) heet
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hot
Jacob: Het is heet.
Jessi: The First part stays the same. Simply replace the word for windy. Say It's hot.
{pause}
Jacob: Het is heet.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Netherlands and someone asks you What's the weather like Amsterdam?. You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question.
Jacob: Hoe is het weer in Amsterdam? (five seconds) Het is zonnig.
Jessi: Now you want to say it's cold Respond to the question.
Jacob: Hoe is het weer in Amsterdam? (five seconds) Het is koud.
Jessi: You want to say it's windy. . Answer the speaker's question.
Jacob: Hoe is het weer in Amsterdam? (five seconds) Het is winderig.
Jessi: You want to say it's hot. Respond to the question.
Jacob: Hoe is het weer in Amsterdam? (five seconds) Het is heet.
Jessi: You want to ask someone what the weather is like in Amsterdam? Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Jacob: Hoe is het weer in Amsterdam?
{pause}
Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 20.

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