LESSON NOTES

Learn Dutch in Three Minutes #10

Making Plans

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2 Grammar

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The focus of this lesson is making plans in Dutch

Topic 1: How to talk about your schedule

Sentence from the lesson:

Wat ga je dit weekend doen?
"What are you doing this weekend?"

1. In this lesson, we're going to learn other useful tips to talk about your schedule—for
example, when a friend asks you "What are you doing this weekend?" To ask
someone you already know, or a friend, you say:
Wat ga je dit weekend doen?

2. Let's break it down.

Wat is "what."
Ga (...) doen is "going to do."
Je means "you."
And dit weekend is "this weekend"

3. What if you're not asking about this weekend?

Asking about a different time period is as easy as replacing dit weekend.
"Tomorrow" is morgen.
Wat ga je morgen doen?
"What are you doing tomorrow?"
You can also use it with weekdays. Maandag is "Monday" and zondag is "Sunday."
Wat ga je maandag doen?
"What are you doing on Monday?"
Wat ga je zondag doen?
"What are you doing on Sunday?"

Topic 2: How to answer "what are you doing tomorrow?"

Sentence from the lesson:

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Ik ga werken.
"I'm going to work."

1. You can say, for example:

Ik ga werken.
"I'm going to work.
Ik ga means "I'm going to."
Werken means "work," as in the verb "to work."
And you can feel free to replace "work" with any other activity!

Language Tip

In some situations, the question Wat ga je doen? can also mean more generally "What are
going to do (right now)?" or "what are you planning?" It's common to ask this when you are
wondering what someone is about to do, or where they are going at that moment.

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