Gigano

Well, today is the day to begin the lessons. We'll start with some basic words and sentences and with that you'll also learn the pronunciation.

Lesson 1. - Greeting

Dialog 1.

Peter: "Hallo, ik heet Peter ten Klooster. Wat is jouw naam?"
James: "Ik heet James Sheperd, en ik kom uit Engeland."
Peter: "Hoe gaat het me je?"
James: "Met mij gaat het goed, en met jou?"
Peter: "Met mij gaat het ook goed."

Peter: "Hello, my name is Peter ten Klooster. What is your name?"
James: "My names is James Sheperd, and I am from England."
Peter: "How are you doing?"
James: "I'm doing fine, and you?"
Peter: "I'm doing fine too."

Now this was a basic dialog that happens almost every day. We now move on the the pronunciation of the words:

The A's in Dutch are sharp U's in English like in "mum", for the French like the word "ça".
The E can be used in different ways:
a single E like in the word "het" is like the "ea" in "bear"
a double EE in English is like the A in "day"
an E at the end of a word is a sharp and short "u" like in "curve"
the OE is like the "ou" in the word "you"
The O's can also be used in different ways:
a single O is like the "o" in the word "come"
a double OO is a long "o" like in "omega"
The IJ and EI are both said as an "i" in the word "bind"

That's all for today, next time we'll learn how to use certain verbs. If anyone has question you are free to ask them.

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