Learn how to ask and answer the question "What do you do?"
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| Jessi: Top 25 Dutch Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 4: What do you do? in Dutch (In each lesson of this 25 part series, , you'll master a common question for Dutch learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll quickly conquer the mechanics of key phases by leaning each component . Then the repetition and the introduction of new vocabulary you expand your understanding of the question its answers and any slight variations. You also learn how to rapidly improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the phrases and words aloud after hearing them. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the high frequency question What do you do? In Dutch this is |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? |
| The first word in the question what do you do is ? |
| Jacob: wat |
| Jessi: meaning what in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) wat |
| Jessi: Again at natural native speed after listening repeat the word aloud. |
| Jacob: wat |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing word natural native speed providing the translation, breaking it down my syllable and providing it once more natural native speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible |
| The next word in the question is what do you do is ? |
| Jacob: voor |
| Jessi: meaning for in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) voor |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed and repeat aloud. |
| Jacob: voor |
| {Pause} |
| Now Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat them out loud. |
| Jacob: wat voor |
| {pause} |
| The next word in the question what do you do is? |
| Jacob: werk |
| Jessi: meaning work in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) werk |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed and repeat aloud. |
| Jacob: werk |
| {Pause} |
| Now Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat them out loud. |
| Jacob: wat voor werk |
| {pause} |
| The next word in the question what do you do is? |
| Jacob: doet |
| Jessi: meaning do. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) doet |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed and repeat aloud. |
| Jacob: doet |
| {Pause} |
| Now Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat them out loud. |
| Jacob: wat voor werk doet |
| {pause} |
| The next word in the question what do you do is? |
| Jacob: u |
| Jessi: meaning u in English. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) u |
| Jessi: And again at natural native speed and Please repeat. |
| Jacob: u |
| {Pause} |
| Now Listen to the entire question and repeat it out loud. |
| Jacob: wat voor werk doet u |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What do you do?? |
| Jacob: Ik ben leraar. |
| Jessi: "I'm a teacher.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase after hearing it. |
| Jacob: (Slow) Ik ben leraar. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: In the Netherlands you often hear this question when first meeting someone. The Dutch do not believe it is overly director rude therefore don't be surprised if you hear it many times during your stay. This response uses the word. |
| Jacob : leraar |
| Jessi: Which is “teacher.” If the teacher is a woman, one would change the word by adding an S sound to the end, so it becomes... |
| Jacob : leraars |
| Jessi: If you add the S sound to many words, they become feminine. But let’s go back to the response. The first word in the response is... |
| Jacob: ik |
| Jessi: This means “I.” Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Jacob: ik |
| Jessi: Again, at natural native speed, repeat aloud. |
| Jacob: ik |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This is followed by |
| Jacob: ben |
| This means am. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) ben |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed and Please aloud. |
| Jacob: ben |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: After this we have. |
| Jacob: leraar |
| This means teacher. |
| Jacob: (Listen to it syllable by syllable) leraar |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed and repeat aloud. |
| Jacob: leraar |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm a teacher., after listening repeat the phrase. |
| Jacob: Ik ben leraar. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on this pattern, replace teacher with pilot. |
| Jacob: piloot |
| Jessi: pilot |
| Jacob: (slow) piloot (regular) piloot |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with pilot |
| Jacob: Ik ben piloot. |
| Jessi: The first part stays the same. Simply replace teacher. Say I'm a pilot. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Ik ben piloot. |
| Jessi: Now replace pilot with engineer. |
| Jacob: ingenieur |
| Jessi: engineer |
| Jacob: (slow) ingenieur (regular) ingenieur |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with engineer |
| Jacob: Ik ben ingenieur. |
| Jessi: The first part stays the same. Simply replace the pilot. |
| Jessi: Say I'm a engineer. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Ik ben ingenieur. |
| Jessi: Switch engineer with doctor. |
| Jacob: dokter |
| Jessi: doctor |
| Jacob: (slow) dokter (regular) dokter |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with doctor |
| Jacob: Ik ben dokter. |
| Jessi: The first part stays the same. Just replace engineer. |
| Jessi: Say I'm a doctor. |
| {pause} |
| Jacob: Ik ben dokter. |
| Jessi: Now the speaker will ask you a question answered with information about yourself. |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? |
| Jessi: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Netherlands and and a new acquaintance asks you what you do for a living someone asks what you do. You are a teacher. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? (five seconds) Ik ben leraar. |
| Jessi: Imagine you are a doctor. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? (five seconds) Ik ben dokter. |
| Jessi: Now you are a engineer. . Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? (five seconds) Ik ben ingenieur. |
| Jessi: Now Imagine you're pilot. Respond to the question. |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? (five seconds) Ik ben piloot. |
| Jessi: You want to find out what your new acquaintance does, Ask him the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: The stranger is impressed by your Dutch skills answer his question with information about yourself. |
| Jacob: Wat voor werk doet u? |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 4. |
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