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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invitation in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thank you.' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Nee, dank je. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'No' |
| Jacob: [Normal] nee [Slow] nee |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'thank' |
| Jacob: [Normal] dank [Slow] dank |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Nee, dank je. [Normal] Nee, dank je. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'No, thank you.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Nee, dank u. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'No' |
| Jacob: [Normal] nee [Slow] nee |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'thank' |
| Jacob: [Normal] dank [Slow] dank |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Nee, dank u. [Normal] Nee, dank u. |
| Becky: Next is the formal way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Sorry maar ik heb al plannen. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'sorry' |
| Jacob: [Normal] sorry [Slow] sorry |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Jacob: [Normal] maar [Slow] maar |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'i' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'have plans' |
| Jacob: [Normal] heb plannen [Slow] heb plannen |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'already' |
| Jacob: [Normal] al [Slow] al |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Sorry maar ik heb al plannen. [Normal] Sorry maar ik heb al plannen. |
| Becky: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'Sorry, but I have a meeting.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Sorry maar ik heb een afspraak. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'sorry' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Sorry [Slow] Sorry |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Jacob: [Normal] maar [Slow] maar |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'i have' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik heb [Slow] ik heb |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Jacob: [Normal] een [Slow] een |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'meeting' |
| Jacob: [Normal] afspraak [Slow] afspraak |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal sentence meaning 'Sorry, but I have a meeting.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Sorry maar ik heb een afspraak. [Normal] Sorry maar ik heb een afspraak. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: Dutch people are known for their direct answers so it isn’t rude at all to politely reject an invitation when you have other plans or just don't feel like going. Just use a phrase like 'I have no time' in Dutch, which is 'Ik heb geen tijd'. |
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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