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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 19 - Going Without. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Dutch.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen.' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] Ik heb geen pen.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Jacob: [Normal] heb [Slow] heb
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'no'
Jacob: [Normal] geen [Slow] geen
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pen'
Jacob: [Normal] pen [Slow] pen
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I don't have a pen.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik heb geen pen. [Normal] Ik heb geen pen.
Becky: Ok, now let's look at how to say 'I don't have time.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik heb geen tijd.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'have'
Jacob: [Normal] heb [Slow] heb
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'no'
Jacob: [Normal] geen [Slow] geen
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'time'
Jacob: [Normal] tijd [Slow] tijd
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I don't have time.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik heb geen tijd. [Normal] Ik heb geen tijd.
Becky: Next is the way to say 'I don't know.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik weet het niet.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'know'
Jacob: [Normal] weet [Slow] weet
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I don't know.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik weet het niet. [Normal] Ik weet het niet.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.'
Jacob: [Normal] Ik begrijp het niet.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'understand'
Jacob: [Normal] begrijp [Slow] begrijp
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I don't understand.'
Jacob: [Slow] Ik begrijp het niet. [Normal] Ik begrijp het niet.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: In Dutch you can usually add the word 'niet' in the sentence to make it a negative statement. Most of the time, 'niet' follows the verb. For example; Ik loop niet - Ik werk niet meaning “I don't walk,” and “I don't work” respectively.

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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