Essential greetings, farewells, polite formulas, names, and simple introductions.
Recognize and use common Dutch greetings like hallo, hoi, goedemorgen, goedemiddag, and goedenavond. Choose greetings that fit casual situations and times of day.
Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.
Use common ways to say goodbye, including dag, doei, tot ziens, tot straks, and tot morgen. Distinguish casual farewells from more neutral ones.
Use polite Dutch formulas such as alstublieft, alsjeblieft, dank u wel, dank je wel, sorry, pardon, and graag gedaan. Choose the right form for formal and informal situations.
Read sentences using words you recently learned.
Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.
Ask and answer basic name questions with Hoe heet je?, Hoe heet u?, Ik heet..., and Mijn naam is.... Use short introduction phrases like Dit is... and Aangenaam.
Ask how someone is with Hoe gaat het? and respond with goed, prima, oké, niet zo goed, or slecht. Use met jou? and met u? to return the question.
Distinguish informal je, jij, and jou from formal u in greetings, thanks, and introductions. Choose forms that match casual or respectful address.
Build simple first- and second-person introduction sentences with zijn and heten: ik ben, jij bent, u bent, ik heet, jij heet, and u heet. Compare Ik ben... with Ik heet... for saying who you are and what your name is.
Recognize key Dutch sounds in greeting words, including g in goedemorgen and dag, oe in goed and doei, and ij in mijn and fijn. Practice choosing the spoken form that matches the written greeting.
Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.
