Dutch Social talk
| English | Dutch | Pronunciation |
| What’s your name? (formal) | Hoe heet u? | hoo hayt ew |
| What’s your name? (informal) | Hoe heet je? | hoo hayt yuh |
| My name is (I’m called)… | Ik heet… | ik hayt… |
| I am… | Ik ben… | ik ben |
| Nice to meet you. | Aangenaam (kennis te maken) | ahn-guh-nahm (ken-nis tuh mah-kuh) |
| Mister / Misses / Miss | meneer / mevrouw / mejuffrouw | muh-nayr / muh-frow / muh-yuh-frow |
| Where are you from? (formal) | Waar komt u vandaan? | vahr kawmt ew fun-dahn |
| Where are you from? (informal) | Waar kom je vandaan? | vahr kawn yuh fun-dahn |
| I am from the Netherlands. | Ik kom uit Nederland. | ik kawm owt nay-der-lant |
| Where do you live? (formal) | Waar woont u? | vahr vohnt ew |
| Where do you live? (informal) | Waar woon je? | vahr vohn yuh |
| I live in England. | Ik woon in England. | ik vohn in ah-meh-ree-kah |
| How old are you? | Hoe oud bent u? | hoo owt bent ew |
| I am ____ years old. | Ik ben … jaar (oud). | ik ben … yahr owt |
| Do you speak Dutch? (formal) | Spreekt u Nederlands? | spraykt ew nay-der-lahnds |
| Do you speak English? informal) | Spreek je Engels? | sprayk yuh ehng-uhls |
| I [don’t] speak… | Ik spreek [geen]… | ik sprayk [khayn] |
| I don’t speak … very well. | Ik spreek niet zo goed… | ik sprayk neet zoh khood |
| I [don’t] understand. | Ik begrijp het [niet.] | ik buh-khraip ut neet |
| I [don’t] know. | Ik weet het [niet.] | ik vayt ut [neet] |
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