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Dutch A1.9 Listening Practice: Report One or More People

Listen to a A1 Dutch dialogue about report one or more people, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.

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A1.9

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A short Dutch listening chapter with transcript.

Say whether one student or several students work here or learn Dutch, and report the same activities for familiar people.

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1. Marieke · Teacher

Welcome to ChickyTutor! I'm Marieke. Today we're learning how to report what one person or multiple people are doing in Dutch.

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2. Marieke · Teacher

Listen to this short conversation between Bram and Lotte.

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3. Bram · Native Speaker 1

De student werkt hier.

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4. Lotte · Native Speaker 2

Anna leert Nederlands.

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5. Bram · Native Speaker 1

De studenten werken hier.

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6. Lotte · Native Speaker 2

We werken samen.

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7. Bram · Native Speaker 1

Ze leren Nederlands.

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8. Marieke · Teacher

Let's break down what Bram said first: 'De student werkt hier', which means 'The student works here.'

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9. Daan · Student

So for one person like 'de student' or 'Anna', we add '-t' to the verb stem?

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10. Marieke · Teacher

Exactly, Daan! One third-person subject like hij, ze, Anna, or de student takes stem plus '-t', so 'werkt' and 'leert'.

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11. Marieke · Teacher

Then Bram said: 'De studenten werken hier', meaning 'The students work here.'

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12. Daan · Student

And when the subject is plural, like 'de studenten', the verb ends in '-en'?

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13. Marieke · Teacher

Spot on! Plural subjects like we, jullie, and de studenten use the form ending in '-en', like 'werken'.

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14. Marieke · Teacher

Finally, Bram said: 'Ze leren Nederlands', meaning 'They learn Dutch.'

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15. Daan · Student

How can I tell if 'ze' means 'she' or 'they'?

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16. Marieke · Teacher

Check the verb ending! 'Ze leert' with '-t' means 'she learns', but 'ze leren' with '-en' means 'they learn'.

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