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Jessi: Top 25 Dutch Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: How tall are you? in Dutch (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Dutch learners and then how to answer it like a native you'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then the repetition and new vocabulary will expand your understanding of the question its answers any variations. You also improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the words and phrases out loud after hearing them.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How tall are you? In Dutch this is
Jacob: Hoe lang bent u?
The first word in the question How tall are you? is
Jacob: hoe
Jessi: meaning how in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) hoe
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: hoe
{Pause}
Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible.
The next word in the question How tall are you? is
Jacob: lang
Jessi: meaning tall.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) lang
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: lang
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question together and repeat.
Jacob: hoe lang
{pause}
And after that
Jacob: bent
Jessi: meaning are in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) bent
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: bent
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 3 words of the question together and repeat.
Jacob: hoe lang bent
{pause}
And after that
Jacob: u
Jessi: meaning you in English.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) u
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: u
{Pause}
Now Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Jacob: hoe lang bent u
{pause}
Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you??
Jacob: Ik ben een meter tachtig lang.
Jessi: "I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Jacob: (Slow) Ik ben een meter tachtig lang.
{pause}
Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Jacob: ik
Jessi: means I.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) ik
Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: ik
{Pause}
Jessi: And Next
Jacob: ben
meaning am.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) ben
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: ben
{Pause}
Jessi: And after that
Jacob: een
meaning 1.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) een
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: een
{Pause}
Jessi: And next
Jacob: meter
meaning meter.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) meter
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: meter
{Pause}
Jessi: And Next
Jacob: tachtig
meaning 80.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) tachtig
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: tachtig
{Pause}
Jessi: And after that
Jacob: lang
meaning tall.
Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) lang
A: Again at natural speed repeat.
Jacob: lang
{Pause}
Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat.
Jacob: Ik ben een meter tachtig lang.
{pause}
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 1.50m.
Jacob: een meter vijftig
Jessi: 1.50m
Jacob: (slow) een meter vijftig (regular) een meter vijftig
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 1.50m
Jacob: Ik ben een meter vijftig lang.
Jessi: The First Part stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 1.50m cm tall.
{pause}
Jacob: Ik ben een meter vijftig lang.
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace 1.50m with 2m.
Jacob: twee meter
Jessi: 2m
Jacob: (slow) twee meter (regular) twee meter
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 2m
Jacob: Ik ben twee meter lang.
Jessi: The First Part stays the same. Simply replace the word for 1.50m. Say I'm 2m cm tall.
{pause}
Jacob: Ik ben twee meter lang.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 2m with 1.96m.
Jacob: een meter zesennegentig
Jessi: 1.96m
Jacob: (slow) een meter zesennegentig (regular) een meter zesennegentig
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 1.96m
Jacob: Ik ben een meter zesennegentig lang.
Jessi: The First part stays the same. Simply replace the word for 2m. Say I'm 1.96m cm tall.
{pause}
Jacob: Ik ben een meter zesennegentig lang.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Netherlands and a stranger asks you how tall you are. You are 180. Respond to the question.
Jacob: Hoe lang bent u? (five seconds) Ik ben een meter tachtig lang.
Jessi: Imagine you are 1.50m Respond to the question.
Jacob: Hoe lang bent u? (five seconds) Ik ben een meter vijftig lang.
Jessi: Now imagine you are 2m. Answer the speaker's question.
Jacob: Hoe lang bent u? (five seconds) Ik ben twee meter lang.
Jessi: Imagine you're 1.96cm. Respond to the question.
Jacob: Hoe lang bent u? (five seconds) Ik ben een meter zesennegentig lang.
Jessi: You want to learn how long the Stranger is. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Jacob: Hoe lang bent u?
{pause}
Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 14

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