Learn how to say many common phrases that people use every day to introduce themselves
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| MIES: Hi everyone, Mies here, and welcome to Basic Boot Camp Lesson 1: Basic Greetings in Dutch. This is the first in a five-part series that will help you ease your way into Dutch. |
| JACOB: Hallo, ik ben Jacob. I`m Jacob! Now, the idea of a boot camp calls to mind sweating and toil. But our boot camp is different! |
| MIES: Yes, you don’t have to sweat, we promise. |
| JACOB: We’ll go over all the basics that will really help you to understand Dutch in a fast and easy way. |
| MIES: And we’ll have fun doing it! |
| JACOB: Yes, and we won’t blow any whistles at you or scream at you to do two hundred push ups…though that might work too. We’ll see how it goes. |
| Lesson Details |
| Mies: Okay, so in this lesson, you will learn how to introduce yourself and ask someone their name! |
| Jacob: Now, what could be more basic than this? I promise you, you will have this conversation no fewer than two hundred times in your first month in the Netherlands. |
| Mies: Hmm, or maybe more |
| Jacob: This conversation is between strangers. |
| Mies: The language they are using is polite, because they don’t know each other, but it is not to overly formal. |
| Jacob: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Jacob: Hallo. Ik heet Jacob. Hoe heet jij? |
| Mies: Hallo Jacob. Ik heet Mies. |
| Jacob: Leuk je te ontmoeten! |
| Mies: Insgelijks. |
| Mies: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jacob: Laten we nog eens luisteren. Langzaam nu. |
| Jacob: Hallo. Ik heet Jacob. Hoe heet jij? |
| Mies: Hallo Jacob. Ik heet Mies. |
| Jacob: Leuk je te ontmoeten! |
| Mies: Insgelijks. |
| Mies: And now with the translation. |
| Jacob: En nu met de vertaling! |
| Jacob: Hallo. Ik heet Jacob Hoe heet jij? |
| Mies: Hello. I'm Jacob What's your name? |
| Mies: Hallo Jacob. Ik heet Mies. |
| Mies: Hello Jacob. My name is Mies. |
| Jacob: Leuk je te ontmoeten! |
| Mies: Nice to meet you! |
| Mies: Insgelijks. |
| Mies: Same here. |
| Banter - Same as the cultural insight (12 lines) |
| MIES: So Jacob, what do people in the Netherlands do when they first meet? Like, is there any sort of custom? |
| JACOB: For the first time, it’s custom for both men and women to shake hands . |
| MIES: I would say that shaking hands is a must in the Netherlands |
| JACOB: Yeah, but once you become friendlier with the Dutch, we kiss each other on the cheeks. |
| MIES: How many times are we supposed to kiss? |
| JACOB We kiss each other three times: left , right , left. |
| MIES: How about in a business situation? |
| JACOB: No kissing, a handshake is your best bet. |
| MIES: Sounds easy to me! Okay, let’s take a closer look at these self-introductions. |
| JACOB: We’ll start with the vocabulary words for this lesson. |
| Vocabulary and Phrases |
| Mies: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. Okay, first we have: |
| Jacob: hallo [natural native speed] |
| Mies: hello (informal) |
| Jacob: hal-lo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: hallo [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: ik [natural native speed] |
| Mies: I |
| Jacob: ik [slowly] |
| Jacob: ik [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: hoe [natural native speed] |
| Mies: how |
| Jacob: hoe [slowly] |
| Jacob: hoe [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: heet ( heten) [natural native speed] |
| Mies: be called |
| Jacob: heet ( heten) [slowly] |
| Jacob: heet ( heten) [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: jij [natural native speed] |
| Mies: you |
| Jacob: jij [slowly] |
| Jacob: jij [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: leuk [natural native speed] |
| Mies: nice |
| Jacob: leuk [slowly] |
| Jacob: leuk [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: je [natural native speed] |
| Mies: you |
| Jacob: je [slowly] |
| Jacob: je [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: te [natural native speed] |
| Mies: to |
| Jacob: te [slowly] |
| Jacob: te [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: ontmoeten [natural native speed] |
| Mies: meet |
| Jacob: ont-moet-en [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: ontmoeten [natural native speed] |
| Mies: Next: |
| Jacob: insgelijks [natural native speed] |
| Mies: same here |
| Jacob: ins-ge-lijks [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: insgelijks [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| M: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. Our first word here is "hello". |
| J: Hallo |
| M: Wait a minute. That sounds very similar to English to me. |
| J: Yes, you’re right. ‘Hallo’ is only slightly different from the English hello. Just replace the “e” for an “a” sound. |
| M: Listeners, Listen and repeat this phrase. |
| J: Hallo (10 second pause). Hallo |
| M: Great. In the conversation, we also heard “Leuk je te ontmoeten”. |
| J: Yes, “Leuk je te ontmoeten” means literally “Nice you to meet”, |
| M:. Oh I see “Nice to meet you.” In English. Let’s break down this phrase a bit. |
| J: Leuk means "nice." |
| M.: And the second word... |
| J: je |
| M: Means “you”, and the last two. |
| J: te ontmoeten |
| M: means, “to meet”. Listeners, listen and repeat: |
| J: Leuk je te ontmoeten (10 seconds) Leuk je te ontmoeten |
| M: Now that you said that, naturally, I can’t help but want to respond, Insgelijks which means "Same here” Listeners, listen and repeat |
| J: Insgelijks (ten seconds) Insgelijks |
| M: Now that wasn't so difficult, was it? Hope everyone isn’t getting too overheated in the boot camp. Maybe it’s time for some push-ups. |
| J: I think I could use some; I’m getting a little out of shape. But for now let’s move on to the grammar section. |
Lesson focus |
| J: The focus of this lesson is asking some one his or her name. |
| M: What if your companion is, for some reason, hesitant to introduce themselves? |
| J: Well, it’s okay to become a little aggressive in your desire to get to know them. |
| M: Yes, just go ahead and ask their name yourself! |
| J: “Hoe heet jij?” This is how your question should sound. |
| M: It sounds like “hate” in English but is has a very different meaning it means "How are you called?". |
| J: "Hoe" |
| M: Means "How,"Let’s hear it one time again slowly. |
| J: "Hoe" |
| M: And one time again fast. Listeners, repeat after Jacob |
| J: "Hoe" |
| M: Next |
| J: "heet" |
| M: Means "called." Listeners hear it slowly please. |
| J: "heet" |
| M: And fast again. Listeners, repeat after, Jacob |
| J: "heet" |
| M: Next, |
| J: Jij |
| M: Means you. We’ve heard this one before, but let’s hear it slowly one more time. |
| J: jij |
| M: And one more time fast. |
| J: jij |
| M: So all together the question is: |
| J: Hoe heet jij? |
| M: Listeners, listen to the phrase, and repeat it out loud. |
| J: Hoe heet jij ? {pause} Hoe heet jij ? |
| M: Not too hard for our first boot camp lesson, huh! |
| J: No, it isn’t. And if you just use this little bit of Dutch, you will already have gone a long way to impress anyone you might meet in the Netherlands. |
| M: That’s right. There’s no better way to signal your interest and respect for the culture than to try speak a little bit of the language, even if you only know the basics. |
| J: That’s right. |
| M: To recap, let’s try a short dialogue. Imagine your name is Sandra. Try to answer the question,” what’s your name” out loud with the phrase we learned in this lesson. |
| J: Ik heet Sandra{pause} Ik heet Sandra |
| M: Great! Now what if someone says to you “Leuk je te ontmoeten”. What do you say? |
| J: {pause} Insgelijks |
| M: Great! Now what do you say if you want to learn some one's name? |
| J: {pause} Hoe heet jij ? |
| M: Here! The first step has been taken! |
| J: Well done! |
Outro |
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| J: Thanks for listening. Dag! (“Bye” in Dutch) |
| M: See you! |
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