This is episode four of Diane's Inburgering Dutch. Listen to this conversation.
Goedemorgen. Bent u Nederlander?
Nee, ik ben Amerikaan.
En woont u in Nederland?
Ja, ik woon in Amsterdam.
Sinds wanneer?
Sinds twee jaar.
Welkom in Nederland.
Dank u wel.
Today's scene. You're at the
IND — - the Immigration and Naturalisation Service.
Different building from the gemeente, different staff. You need to confirm your residency status. The clerk asks you to identify yourself.
She'll ask if you're Dutch. The phrase, are you. Listen and repeat.
Bent u?
Bent u?
And the word for a Dutch person, Nederlander.
Nederlander.
Nederlander. — How does she ask, are you Dutch?.
Bent u Nederlander? — You answer no, you're American.
The phrase, I am. Listen and repeat.
Ik ben.
Ik ben.
The word for an American.
Amerikaan.
Amerikaan.
How do you say, I am American?
Ik ben Amerikaan.
Now with no first. No, I am American.
Nee, ik ben Amerikaan.
Nee, ik ben Amerikaan.
She'll ask if you live in the Netherlands. The verb, to live - meaning to reside, not to be alive. Listen.
Ik woon.
Ik woon.
The little word, in. Same as English.
In.
In.
Say, I live in Amsterdam.
Ik woon in Amsterdam.
She'll ask, and do you live in the Netherlands?
En woont u in Nederland?
En woont u in Nederland? — Note.
When she says it to you formally, woon becomes woont - just like spreek became spreekt. The polite-you form puts a t on the end.
How does she ask, and do you live in the Netherlands?
En woont u in Nederland? — Answer, yes, I live in Amsterdam.
Ja, ik woon in Amsterdam.
Now she asks how long. The word, since.
Sinds.
Sinds. — How does she ask, since when?.
Sinds wanneer? — The word, year.
Jaar.
Jaar.
How do you say, since two years?
Sinds twee jaar.
Drill both sides. She asks if you're Dutch.
Bent u Nederlander? — Your answer.
Nee, ik ben Amerikaan.
She asks if you live in the Netherlands.
En woont u in Nederland? — Your answer.
Ja, ik woon in Amsterdam.
She asks since when.
Sinds wanneer? — You answer.
Sinds twee jaar.
She welcomes you. The word, welcome.
Welkom.
Welkom. — Welcome in the Netherlands.
Welkom in Nederland. — You thank her.
Dank u wel.
Listen to the conversation again.
Goedemorgen. Bent u Nederlander?
Nee, ik ben Amerikaan.
En woont u in Nederland?
Ja, ik woon in Amsterdam.
Sinds wanneer?
Sinds twee jaar.
Welkom in Nederland.
Dank u wel.
Full role-play. You say both sides. She greets and asks if you're Dutch.
Goedemorgen. Bent u Nederlander? — Your answer.
Nee, ik ben Amerikaan.
She asks if you live in the Netherlands.
En woont u in Nederland? — Your answer.
Ja, ik woon in Amsterdam.
She asks since when.
Sinds wanneer? — Your answer.
Sinds twee jaar.
She welcomes you.
Welkom in Nederland. — You thank her.
Dank u wel.
The IND clerk hands you a form to fill in - your address, your employer, your details. In episode five, you'll learn how to handle the form-filling, the questions you'll be asked, and the small word for please when you're handing things back.
End of episode four. Speak aloud, move on tomorrow.
Tot morgen.
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