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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic Dutch phone vocabulary.
Body
Becky: Here's how to say 'Hello.' (answering the phone) in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] hallo
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'hello'
Jacob: [Normal] hallo [Slow] hallo
Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning 'Hello.'
Jacob: [Slow] hallo [Normal] hallo
Becky: OK, now let's look at how to say 'This is John.'
Jacob: [Normal] Dit is John.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'this'
Jacob: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit
Becky: Next, the word meaning 'is'
Jacob: [Normal] is [Slow] is
Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'John'
Jacob: [Normal] John [Slow] John
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'This is John.'
Jacob: [Slow] Dit is John. [Normal] Dit is John.
Becky: Next is the way to say 'May I talk to Cathy?'
Jacob: [Normal] Mag ik Cathy spreken?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'may'
Jacob: [Normal] mag [Slow] mag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the person’s name, 'Cathy'
Jacob: [Normal] Cathy [Slow] Cathy
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'speak'
Jacob: [Normal] spreken [Slow] spreken
Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'May I talk to Cathy?'
Jacob: [Slow] Mag ik Cathy spreken? [Normal] Mag ik Cathy spreken?
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'll call again later.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik bel later terug.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'call'
Jacob: [Normal] bel [Slow] bel
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'later'
Jacob: [Normal] later [Slow] later
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'back'
Jacob: [Normal] terug [Slow] terug
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I'll call again later.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik bel later terug. [Normal] Ik bel later terug.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: When answering the phone, always start by saying your name. This can be your first or your last name. Not mentioning your name is considered rude.

Outro

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

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