Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic Dutch phone vocabulary. |
Body |
Becky: Here's how to say 'Hello.' (answering the phone) in Dutch. |
Jacob: [Normal] hallo |
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'hello' |
Jacob: [Normal] hallo [Slow] hallo |
Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning 'Hello.' |
Jacob: [Slow] hallo [Normal] hallo |
Becky: OK, now let's look at how to say 'This is John.' |
Jacob: [Normal] Dit is John. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'this' |
Jacob: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
Becky: Next, the word meaning 'is' |
Jacob: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'John' |
Jacob: [Normal] John [Slow] John |
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'This is John.' |
Jacob: [Slow] Dit is John. [Normal] Dit is John. |
Becky: Next is the way to say 'May I talk to Cathy?' |
Jacob: [Normal] Mag ik Cathy spreken? |
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 person’s name, 'Cathy' |
Jacob: [Normal] Cathy [Slow] Cathy |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'speak' |
Jacob: [Normal] spreken [Slow] spreken |
Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'May I talk to Cathy?' |
Jacob: [Slow] Mag ik Cathy spreken? [Normal] Mag ik Cathy spreken? |
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'll call again later.' |
Jacob: [Normal] Ik bel later terug. |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'call' |
Jacob: [Normal] bel [Slow] bel |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'later' |
Jacob: [Normal] later [Slow] later |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'back' |
Jacob: [Normal] terug [Slow] terug |
Becky: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'I'll call again later.' |
Jacob: [Slow] Ik bel later terug. [Normal] Ik bel later terug. |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Jacob: When answering the phone, always start by saying your name. This can be your first or your last name. Not mentioning your name is considered rude. |
Outro
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Becky: And that’s all for this lesson and this series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in another series. Bye! |
Jacob: Dag! |
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