Learn how to ask, "Where are you going?"
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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. |
| Body |
| 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 |
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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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