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| 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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