Learn how to ask, "Do you speak English?"
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] Spreekt u Engels? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'speak ' |
| Jacob: [Normal] spreekt [Slow] spreekt |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Spreekt u Engels? [Normal] Spreekt u Engels? |
| Becky: Now, here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Spreek je Engels? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'speak' |
| Jacob: [Normal] spreek [Slow] spreek |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you ' |
| Jacob: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Spreek je Engels? [Normal] Spreek je Engels? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Ja, ik spreek Engels. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Jacob: [Normal] spreek [Slow] spreek |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Ja, ik spreek Engels. [Normal] Ja, ik spreek Engels. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Nee, ik spreek geen Engels. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Jacob: [Normal] nee [Slow] nee |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Jacob: [Normal] spreek [Slow] spreek |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'don't' |
| Jacob: [Normal] geen [Slow] geen |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Nee, ik spreek geen Engels. [Normal] Nee, ik spreek geen Engels. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: Many Dutch people can communicate well in English, so it should be easy to find someone who can help you out if you’re not sure how to say something in Dutch. |
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! |
Comments
Hide