Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's how to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hoeveel kost dit? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'How much' |
| Jacob: [Normal] hoeveel [Slow] hoeveel |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'cost' |
| Jacob: [Normal] kost [Slow] kost |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'this' |
| Jacob: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Hoeveel kost dit? [Normal] Hoeveel kost dit? |
| Becky: Now, here's how to ask, 'How much does that cost?' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hoeveel kost dat? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'how much' |
| Jacob: [Normal] hoeveel [Slow] hoeveel |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'cost' |
| Jacob: [Normal] kost [Slow] kost |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'that' |
| Jacob: [Normal] dat [Slow] dat |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does that cost?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Hoeveel kost dat? [Normal] Hoeveel kost dat? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Oke, ik neem het. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'ok' |
| Jacob: [Normal] oke [Slow] oke |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'take' |
| Jacob: [Normal] neem [Slow] neem |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'it' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Oke, ik neem het. [Normal] Oke, ik neem het. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Nee bedankt. Het is te duur. |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'No thanks.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Nee bedankt. [Slow] Nee bedankt. |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'It' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Jacob: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'too' |
| Jacob: [Normal] te [Slow] te |
| Becky: Last, the word meaning 'expensive' |
| Jacob: [Normal] duur [Slow] duur |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Nee bedankt. Het is te duur. [Normal] Nee bedankt. Het is te duur. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: The easiest phrase to use is 'Hoeveel kost dit/dat ?' meaning 'How much is this/that?" You can use this phrase in many kinds of situations and you can easily replace the words 'this' or 'that' with the name of the item you are referring to. |
Outro |
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| 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: Dag! |
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