Learn how to apologize
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologise for yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Sorry.' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Sorry |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Sorry.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] sorry [Slow] sorry |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal expression meaning 'Sorry.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Sorry [Normal] Sorry |
| Becky: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Pardon. |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] pardon [Slow] pardon |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal expression meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Pardon. [Normal] Pardon. |
| Becky: Next is the way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ik meende het niet. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'mean' |
| Jacob: [Normal] meende [Slow] meende |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'didn't' |
| Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ik meende het niet. [Normal] Ik meende het niet. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Het spijt me. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'sorry' |
| Jacob: [Normal] spijt [Slow] spijt |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Jacob: [Normal] me [Slow] me |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Het spijt me. [Normal] Het spijt me. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: Just a simple 'Het spijt me' or 'Sorry' is usually good enough for Dutch people. If you want to apologize for something really big, you can also send a card or some flowers. |
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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