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• Pronouns
• Greetings
• How are you & answers
• Vocabulary 

Pronouns

Dutch	Pronunciation	English
Ik	ih-ck	I
Jij	J ij	You
Hij	H ij	He
Zij (si.)	Z ij	She
Het	heht	it
Wij	w ij	we
Jullie	Jú-lli	you (pl)
Zij (pl.)	z ij	they

Pronouns Subject & non-subject

The pronouns above are called "Subject" pronouns. They are the grammatical subject in the sentence.
The grammatical subject is the one that executes an action.

Example:

You walk (You is the one that is walking. Walking is the action)

Pronouns Subject & non-subject

In every language you also have the non-subject pronouns; these are the ones that are not executing an action.

 

You are walking with him.

"Him" is not walking, this is the non-subject form.

Pronouns

Dutch	Pronunciation	English
Mij	M ij	Me
Jou	Jow	You
Hem	Hehm	him
Haar	Hár	Her
Het	heht	it
Ons	Oh ns	us
Jullie	Jú-lli	You (pl.)
Hun	Huhn	Them

Sentences

These pronouns are important for a lot of basic sentences.

For example greeting people, asking how they are and answering.

Greetings

Dutch	Pronunciation	English
Hoi!	Hoh-j	Hi
Hé!	Hej	Hey
Hallo!	Hah-ló	Hello
Goedemorgen/goedemiddag/goede avond	g ooduh mohr -g- uhn mih-dah- g á-voh-nd	Goodmorning, goodafternoon, goodevening

How are you?

Dutch	Pronunciation	English
Hoe gaat het?	Hoo g áat heht	How is it going?
Hoe is het?	Hoo ihs heht?	How is it?
Hoest	Hoost	How is it?
Alles goed?	Ah-luhs g ood?	Everything alright?

Answers

Dutch	Pronunciation	English
Ja, het gaat goed	já, heht g áat g ood	Yes, it is going well
Joa, gaat goed	Jå, g áat g ood	Yea, it's good
Goed, goed	g ood, g ood	Goed, goed
Zijn gangetje	zuhn g ah-ng-uhtje	Life as usual

Dutch alphabet and Pronunciation

The letters in the dutch language are pronounced way different then in English, important is to learn the correct pronunciation.

Homework

• Learn the pronouns
• Learn the alphabet and pronunciation
• Learn the sentences
• Use the sentences at work (and listen if you can find more)