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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Dutch.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Jacob.' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] Hoi, Ik ben Jacob.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi'
Jacob: [Normal] Hoi [Slow] Hoi
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben
Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'Jacob'
Jacob: [Normal] Jacob [Slow] Jacob
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Jacob.'
Jacob: [Slow] Hoi, Ik ben Jacob. [Normal] Hoi, Ik ben Jacob.
Becky: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Jacob.'
Jacob: [Normal] Goedendag, ik ben Jacob.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day'
Jacob: [Normal] Goedendag [Slow] Goedendag
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben
Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'Jacob'
Jacob: [Normal] Jacob [Slow] Jacob
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Jacob.'
Jacob: [Slow] Goedendag, ik ben Jacob. [Normal] Goedendag, ik ben Jacob.
Becky: Next is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.'
Jacob: [Normal] Leuk je te ontmoeten.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice'
Jacob: [Normal] leuk [Slow] leuk
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to'
Jacob: [Normal] te [Slow] te
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'meet'
Jacob: [Normal] ontmoeten [Slow] ontmoeten
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.'
Jacob: [Slow] Leuk je te ontmoeten. [Normal] Leuk je te ontmoeten.
Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say ‘pleased to meet you.'
Jacob: [Normal] aangenaam kennis te maken
Becky: First is a word meaning ‘pleased’
Jacob: [Normal] aangenaam [Slow] aangenaam
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'meet'
Jacob: [Normal] kennis maken [Slow] kennis maken
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to'
Jacob: [Normal] te [Slow] te
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning ‘Pleased to meet you.'
Jacob: [Slow] aangenaam kennis te maken [Normal] aangenaam kennis te maken
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: During your trip to the Netherlands, virtually everyone will speak English as a second language. However, it is a polite gesture to ask first. Plus, being able to say a few words in the country's native language will evoke sympathy and understanding.

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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