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INTRODUCTION
Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In this lesson, we will introduce a phrase that will surely come in handy for capturing your memories on film or memory card.
The Netherlands is full of beautiful scenery. Obviously, you will take many pictures of landscapes and monuments. However, I have no doubt that some moments you'll want to be in the picture or have everyone in your party in the picture. Therefore, there are times when the question, "Can you take my/our picture?" will be invaluable.
In Dutch, "Can you take our picture, sir?" is Kunt u van ons een foto nemen meneer?
Let's break it down by syllable: Kunt u van ons een fo-to ne-men me-neer?
Now Let's hear it once again: Kunt u van ons een foto nemen meneer?
We start with Kunt u, meaning, "can you," the third-person singular of the verb kunnen, which is, "can," or "to be able to," used in the formal way of speech.
Then we have the personal pronoun ons, or "us." Ons.
Next, we have een foto nemen, which means, "to take a picture."
Let's break down these words and hear them one more time:
Een foto ne-men.
Een foto ne-men.
The last component is meneer, which you know already from previously is "sir," or "Mr."
All together, we have "Can you take our picture, sir?" is: Kunt u van ons een foto nemen meneer?
If you are on your own, and you want to ask, "Can you take my picture?"
In Dutch, you just need to replace ons with mij; so you would have, Kunt u van mij een foto nemen?
Let's break it down by syllable: Kunt u van mij een fo-to ne-men?
Now Let's hear it once again: Kunt u van mij een foto nemen?
If you want to ask a woman to take your picture, you just need to replace meneer with mevrouw.
"Can you take my picture, ma'am?" will be in Dutch, Kunt van mij een foto nemen mevrouw?
What if you bump into a young person and you don't need to use the formal level of speech? It's very easy because the only element that changes is the form of the verb. There's also no meneer or mevrouw.
So kunt u changes into kun je, the second-person singular of the verb kunnen.
So once again, that's kun je.
So all together, we will have Kun je van mij een foto nemen? ("Can you take my picture?")
Kun je van mij een foto nemen?

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch.
"Can you take our picture, sir? (Formal)" - Kunt van ons een foto nemen meneer?
Kunt van ons een foto nemen meneer?
Kunt van ons een foto nemen meneer?
"Can you take our picture, ma'am? (Formal)" - Kunt van ons een foto nemen mevrouw?
Kunt van ons een foto nemen mevrouw?
Kunt van ons een foto nemen mevrouw?
"Can you take my picture, sir? (Formal)" - Kunt u van mij een foto nemen meneer?
Kunt u van mij een foto nemen meneer?
Kunt u van mij een foto nemen meneer?
"Can you take my picture? (Informal)" - Kun je van mij een foto nemen?
Kun je van mij een foto nemen?
Kun je van mij een foto nemen?
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens!

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