Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"
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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 |
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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: Tot ziens! |
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