Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Mag ik het menu zien? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'may' |
| Jacob: [Normal] mag [Slow] mag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Jacob: [Normal] menu [Slow] menu |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'see' |
| Jacob: [Normal] zien [Slow] zien |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Mag ik het menu zien? [Normal] Mag ik het menu zien? |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Wat raadt u aan? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Jacob: [Normal] wat [Slow] wat |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'recommend' |
| Jacob: [Normal] raadt aan [Slow] raadt aan |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Wat raadt u aan? [Normal] Wat raadt u aan? |
| Becky: Next is the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Voor mij een koffie. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'for' |
| Jacob: [Normal] voor [Slow] voor |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Jacob: [Normal] mij [Slow] mij |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Jacob: [Normal] een [Slow] een |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Jacob: [Normal] koffie [Slow] koffie |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Voor mij een koffie. [Normal] Voor mij een koffie. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik zou graag een koffie willen |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik [Slow] Ik |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'would' |
| Jacob: [Normal] zou willen [Slow] zou willen |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'like' |
| Jacob: [Normal] graag [Slow] graag |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Jacob: [Normal] een [Slow] een |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Jacob: [Normal] koffie [Slow] koffie |
| Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ik zou graag een koffie willen [Normal] Ik zou graag een koffie willen |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: Most menus these days have pictures in them so you can just point and say 'deze graag', meaning 'this please'. In big cities or famous tourist spots, menus will be in English as well. |
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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