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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Dutch.
Body
Becky: Here's how to ask 'Who is it?' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] Wie is het?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'who'
Jacob: [Normal] wie [Slow] wie
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Jacob: [Normal] is [Slow] is
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?'
Jacob: [Slow] Wie is het? [Normal] Wie is het?
Becky: Now, here's how to ask, 'Who is that?'
Jacob: [Normal] Wie is dat?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'who'
Jacob: [Normal] wie [Slow] wie
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is’
Jacob: [Normal] is [Slow] is
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'that'
Jacob: [Normal] dat [Slow] dat
Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?'
Jacob: [Slow] Wie is dat? [Normal] Wie is dat?
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik ben het.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Jacob: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'It's me.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik ben het. [Normal] Ik ben het.
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'That is a friend of mine.'
Jacob: [Normal] Dat is een vriend van me.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'that'
Jacob: [Normal] dat [Slow] dat
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Jacob: [Normal] is [Slow] is
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a friend'
Jacob: [Normal] een vriend [Slow] een vriend
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'of'
Jacob: [Normal] van [Slow] van
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'mine'
Jacob: [Normal] me [Slow] me
Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'That is a friend of mine.'
Jacob: [Slow] Dat is een vriend van me. [Normal] Dat is een vriend van me.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: No matter if it's on the phone or at your door, most of the time the Dutch will introduce themselves by saying their full name. If you want to ask who he or she is you can just ask "Wie is daar?" meaning "who is there?"

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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