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| Jessi: Top 25 Dutch Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 17: What time is it? 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 What time is it? In Dutch this is |
| Jacob: Hoe laat is het? |
| The first word in the question What time is it? is |
| Jacob: hoe |
| Jessi: meaning how in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) hoe |
| Jessi: Again at natural speed please 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 What time is it? is |
| Jacob: laat |
| Jessi: meaning late in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) laat |
| Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: laat |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question together and repeat. |
| Jacob: hoe is |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Jacob: is |
| Jessi: meaning is in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) is |
| Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: is |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 3 words of the question together and repeat. |
| Jacob: hoe laat is |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Jacob: het |
| Jessi: meaning it in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) het |
| Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: het |
| {Pause} |
| Now Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jacob: hoe laat is het. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What time is it?? |
| Jacob: Het is twaalf uur. |
| Jessi: "It's 12 o'clock. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jacob: (Slow) Het is twaalf uur. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jacob: het |
| Jessi: means it. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) het |
| Jessi: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: het |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Jacob: is |
| meaning is. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) is |
| A: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: is |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And Next |
| Jacob: twaalf |
| meaning twelve. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) twaalf |
| A: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: twaalf |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Jacob: uur |
| meaning hour. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) uur |
| A: Again at natural speed repeat. |
| Jacob: uur |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, It's 12 o'clock, and repeat. |
| Jacob: Het is twaalf uur. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase , replace 12 o'clock with 10 o'clock. |
| Jacob: tien uur |
| Jessi: 10 o'clock |
| Jacob: (slow) tien uur (regular) tien uur |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 o'clock. |
| Jacob: Het is tien uur. |
| Jessi: The First Part stays the same. Simply replace 12 o'clock. Say It's 10 o'clock. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Het is tien uur. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 10 o'clock with 7 o'clock. |
| Jacob: zeven uur |
| Jessi: 7 o'clock. |
| Jacob: (slow) zeven uur (regular) zeven uur |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 7 o'clock. |
| Jacob: Het is zeven uur. |
| Jessi: The First part stays the same. Simply replace the Phrase for 10 o'clock. Say It's 7 o'clock |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Het is zeven uur. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 7 o'clock with 3 o'clock. |
| Jacob: drie uur |
| Jessi: 3 o'clock. |
| Jacob: (slow) drie uur (regular) drie uur |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 3 o'clock. |
| Jacob: Het is drie uur. |
| Jessi: The First part stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for 7 o'clock. Say It's 3 o'clock. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Het is drie uur. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Netherlands and a stranger asks you what time it is. It's 12 o'clock. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Hoe laat is het? (five seconds) Het is twaalf uur. |
| Jessi: Now imagine it's 10 o'clock Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Hoe laat is het? (five seconds) Het is tien uur. |
| Jessi: Imagine it's 7 o'clock . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jacob: Hoe laat is het? (five seconds) Het is zeven uur. |
| Jessi: Imagine it's 3 o'clock. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Hoe laat is het? (five seconds) Het is drie uur. |
| Jessi: You want to ask the stranger what time it is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jacob: Hoe laat is het? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 17. |
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