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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Dutch.
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Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] Waar ga je heen?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'where'
Jacob: [Normal] waar [Slow] waar
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are'
Jacob: [Normal] ga [Slow] ga
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'going'
Jacob: [Normal] heen [Slow] heen
Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?'
Jacob: [Slow] Waar ga je heen? [Normal] Waar ga je heen?
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?'
Jacob: [Normal] Waar gaat u heen?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'where'
Jacob: [Normal] waar [Slow] waar
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'are'
Jacob: [Normal] gaat [Slow] gaat
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'going'
Jacob: [Normal] heen [Slow] heen
Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?'
Jacob: [Slow] Waar gaat u heen? [Normal] Waar gaat u heen?
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik ga naar de supermarkt.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'i'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'am'
Jacob: [Normal] ga [Slow] ga
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'going to'
Jacob: [Normal] naar [Slow] naar
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'the supermarket'
Jacob: [Normal] de supermarkt [Slow] de supermarkt
Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik ga naar de supermarkt. [Normal] Ik ga naar de supermarkt.
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik ga naar werk.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'i'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'going to'
Jacob: [Normal] ga naar [Slow] ga naar
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'work'
Jacob: [Normal] werk [Slow] werk
Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to work.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik ga naar werk. [Normal] Ik ga naar werk.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: Dutch people love to go on vacation and most of them will go on a holiday twice a year. So you can easily ask ' Waar gaat u heen?' and they will happily tell you all about their holiday plans.

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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