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Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Dutch.
Body
Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Dutch.
Jacob: [Normal] kunt u de rekening brengen alstublieft?
Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'can bring'
Jacob: [Normal] kunt brengen [Slow] kunt brengen
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the'
Jacob: [Normal] de [Slow] de
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill'
Jacob: [Normal] rekening [Slow] rekening
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'please'
Jacob: [Normal] alstublieft [Slow] alstublieft
Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?'
Jacob: [Slow] kunt u de rekening brengen alstublieft? [Normal] kunt u de rekening brengen alstublieft?
Becky: Now, here's how to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?'
Jacob: [Normal] Waar kan ik de rekening betalen?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'where'
Jacob: [Normal] waar [Slow] waar
Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'can pay'
Jacob: [Normal] kan betalen [Slow] kan betalen
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the'
Jacob: [Normal] de [Slow] de
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'bill'
Jacob: [Normal] rekening [Slow] rekening
Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?'
Jacob: [Slow] Waar kan ik de rekening betalen? [Normal] Waar kan ik de rekening betalen?
Becky: Here's an expression meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.'
Jacob: [Normal] Pardon, het wisselgeld klopt niet.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse me'
Jacob: [Normal] pardon [Slow] pardon
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'change'
Jacob: [Normal] wisselgeld [Slow] wisselgeld
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'valid'
Jacob: [Normal] klopt [Slow] klopt
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet
Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning, 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.'
Jacob: [Slow] Pardon, het wisselgeld klopt niet. [Normal] Pardon, het wisselgeld klopt niet.
Becky: Here's an expression meaning, 'Keep the change.'
Jacob: [Normal] Hou het wisselgeld
Becky: First is a word meaning 'keep'
Jacob: [Normal] hou [Slow] hou
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the'
Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'change'
Jacob: [Normal] wisselgeld [Slow] wisselgeld
Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning, 'Keep the change.'
Jacob: [Slow] Hou het wisselgeld [Normal] Hou het wisselgeld
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Jacob: To ask for the bill, you can simply ask ' Mag ik de rekening?' meaning “Can I have the bill?”

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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