Dutch A1.4 Listening Practice: Ask It
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A1.4
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1m 6s
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A short Dutch listening chapter with transcript.
A1. Ask simple questions by moving the verb first or placing a question word in front.
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1. Teacher
Welcome to our Dutch session. Today we focus on asking questions. Let's listen to a short conversation between two friends at a cafe.
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2. Native Speaker 1
Ben jij hier?
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3. Native Speaker 2
Ja, ik ben hier.
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4. Native Speaker 1
Waar ben jij?
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5. Native Speaker 2
Ik ben bij de bar.
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6. Native Speaker 1
Wat is dat?
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7. Teacher
Let's look at the first sentence: Ben jij hier? This means 'Are you here?'.
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8. Student
Why does 'Ben' come before 'jij'?
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9. Teacher
In Dutch, for a yes or no question, we move the verb to the very beginning of the sentence.
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10. Teacher
Next we heard: Waar ben jij? This means 'Where are you?'.
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11. Student
Is 'Waar' the word for 'Where'?
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12. Teacher
Yes. When using a question word like 'Waar', it goes first, and the verb 'ben' comes second.
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13. Teacher
Finally, we heard: Wat is dat? This means 'What is that?'.
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14. Student
Is 'dat' the same as the English word 'that'?
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15. Teacher
Exactly. It's used to point out something specific. 'Wat' is our question word for 'What'.
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16. Teacher
Listen to the dialogue one more time to hear the rhythm of these questions.
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17. Native Speaker 1
Ben jij hier?
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18. Native Speaker 2
Ja, ik ben hier.
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19. Native Speaker 1
Waar ben jij?
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20. Native Speaker 2
Ik ben bij de bar.
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21. Native Speaker 1
Wat is dat?
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