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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Dutch.
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Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] Hoe oud ben jij?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'How'
Jacob: [Normal] hoe [Slow] hoe
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'old'
Jacob: [Normal] oud [Slow] oud
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are '
Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you'
Jacob: [Normal] jij [Slow] jij
Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?'
Jacob: [Slow] Hoe oud ben jij? [Normal] Hoe oud ben jij?
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?'
Jacob: [Normal] Hoe oud bent u?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'How'
Jacob: [Normal] hoe [Slow] hoe
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'old '
Jacob: [Normal] oud [Slow] oud
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are'
Jacob: [Normal] bent [Slow] bent
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you'
Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u
Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?'
Jacob: [Slow] Hoe oud bent u? [Normal] Hoe oud bent u?
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik ben zeventien (17).
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben
Becky: Last is the word meaning '17'
Jacob: [Normal] zeventien (17) [Slow] zeventien (17)
Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I am 17.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik ben zeventien (17). [Normal] Ik ben zeventien (17).
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik zeg het liever niet.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'say'
Jacob: [Normal] zeg [Slow] zeg
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'rather'
Jacob: [Normal] liever [Slow] liever
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet
Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I prefer not to say.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik zeg het liever niet. [Normal] Ik zeg het liever niet.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: It's no problem to ask someone's age and in most cases you will get an honest answer.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Jacob: Tot ziens!

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