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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

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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