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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!

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