Learn how to ask, "When are you leaving?"
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'When do you leave?' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Wanneer vertrek je? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Jacob: [Normal] wanneer [Slow] wanneer |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Jacob: [Normal] vertrek [Slow] vertrek |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When do you leave?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Wanneer vertrek je? [Normal] Wanneer vertrek je? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Wanneer vertrekt u? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Jacob: [Normal] wanneer [Slow] wanneer |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Jacob: [Normal] vertrek [Slow] vertrek |
| 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 'When are you leaving?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Wanneer vertrekt u? [Normal] Wanneer vertrekt u? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik vertrek binnen twee uur. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Jacob: [Normal] vertrek [Slow] vertrek |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Jacob: [Normal] binnen [Slow] binnen |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'two ' |
| Jacob: [Normal] twee [Slow] twee |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'hours' |
| Jacob: [Normal] uur [Slow] uur |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ik vertrek binnen twee uur. [Normal] Ik vertrek binnen twee uur. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik vertrek volgende week. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Jacob: [Normal] vertrek [Slow] vertrek |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'next' |
| Jacob: [Normal] volgende [Slow] volgende |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'week' |
| Jacob: [Normal] week [Slow] week |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I leave next week.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ik vertrek volgende week. [Normal] Ik vertrek volgende week. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: Be careful to not just suddenly ask a person when he or she is leaving! This means that you are not enjoying the person's company. |
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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