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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 21 - Planning Your Escape From the Dutch City. Michael here. |
| Jacob: Hallo. I'm Jacob. |
| Michael: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make suggestions in Dutch.The conversation takes place in a cafe. |
| Jacob: It's between Peter and Bert. |
| Michael: Peter and Bert are friends, so they’ll be using informal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Peter: Zullen we wat gaan doen dit weekend? Ik wil de laatste James Bond graag zien. |
| Bert: Ja, James Bond is altijd leuk, maar ik wil liever naar buiten. |
| Peter: Naar buiten? Wat bedoel je? |
| Bert: Ik studeer de hele dag en vaak ook 's avonds. Dus ik zit altijd binnen. |
| Peter: Ja dat begrijp ik. Wat wil je dan liever doen? |
| Bert: Zullen we in de bergen gaan lopen? |
| Peter: In Nederland zijn geen bergen. |
| Bert: OK op het strand dan. |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Peter: Zullen we wat gaan doen dit weekend? Ik wil de laatste James Bond graag zien. |
| Bert: Ja, James Bond is altijd leuk, maar ik wil liever naar buiten. |
| Peter: Naar buiten? Wat bedoel je? |
| Bert: Ik studeer de hele dag en vaak ook 's avonds. Dus ik zit altijd binnen. |
| Peter: Ja dat begrijp ik. Wat wil je dan liever doen? |
| Bert: Zullen we in de bergen gaan lopen? |
| Peter: In Nederland zijn geen bergen. |
| Bert: OK op het strand dan. |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Peter: Shall we do something this weekend? I'd like to see the latest James Bond. |
| Bert: Yes, James Bond is always nice, but I'd like to go outside. |
| Peter: What do you mean outside? |
| Bert: I study all day long, and often in the evenings as well, so I'm always inside. |
| Peter: Yes, I understand. What would you like to do? |
| Bert: Let's go hiking in the mountains. |
| Peter: There aren't any mountains in Holland. |
| Bert: OK, on the beach then. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Michael: Jacob, what are some popular hobbies in the Netherlands? |
| Jacob: Well, it depends on the season. In summer, people like swimming, windsurfing, and sailing, and in winter a lot of people go skating, either on natural ice or on artificial ice. |
| Michael: I've heard that many people like visiting museums. |
| Jacob: That's true. Holland definitely has many magnificent museums, owing in part to its “golden age” when there were many talented Dutch painters. |
| Michael: Listeners, you should definitely visit them when you go to the Netherlands. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Michael: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jacob: weekend [natural native speed] |
| Michael: weekend |
| Jacob: weekend [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: weekend [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: zien [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to see |
| Jacob: zien [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: zien [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: leuk [natural native speed] |
| Michael: nice |
| Jacob: leuk [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: leuk [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: buiten [natural native speed] |
| Michael: outside |
| Jacob: buiten [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: buiten [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: bedoelen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to mean |
| Jacob: bedoelen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: bedoelen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: studeren [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to study |
| Jacob: studeren [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: studeren [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: binnen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: inside |
| Jacob: binnen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: binnen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: bergen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: mountains |
| Jacob: bergen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: bergen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: strand [natural native speed] |
| Michael: beach |
| Jacob: strand [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: strand [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Michael: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Jacob: Ik wil ... graag zien. |
| Michael: meaning “I'd like to see…”. |
| Jacob: Zien means “to see” or “to watch” and ik wil graag means “I'd like to...” |
| Michael: You can use this phrase to talk about anything or anyone you can see or watch. For example, you can say... |
| Jacob: Ik wil de zee graag zien. |
| Michael: meaning “I'd like to see the sea.” |
| Jacob: Ik wil de laatste James Bond graag zien. |
| Michael: meaning “I'd like to see the latest James Bond.” |
| Jacob: You can replace the main verb zien with other verbs to describe wanting to do other things. For example... Ik wil eten |
| Michael: meaning “I want to eat.” |
| Jacob: Ik wil fietsen |
| Michael: “I want to ride my bike.” Great. What's the next phrase? |
| Jacob: ... is altijd leuk. |
| Michael: meaning “... is always nice.” In our dialog Bert said... |
| Jacob: James Bond is altijd leuk. |
| Michael: meaning “James Bond is always nice.” This implies of course that it’s always nice to watch a James Bond movie, but that it might be obvious because it's so famous. |
| Jacob: The phrase ... is altijd leuk can be used with many other things. |
| Michael: For example, you can say… |
| Jacob: Zeilen is altijd leuk. |
| Michael: “Sailing is always nice.” |
| Jacob: Vrienden ontmoeten is altijd leuk. |
| Michael: “Meeting friends is always nice.” Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Jacob: Wat bedoel je? |
| Michael: meaning “What do you mean?” You can use this expression to ask someone to explain something if you don't understand. |
| Jacob: Bedoel is the first person singular form of the verb bedoelen meaning “to mean.” |
| Michael: Jacob, how can we say “What does he mean?” |
| Jacob: It's simple. Just replace je, meaning “you” with hij, meaning “he.” |
| Michael: So, all together we'll have… |
| Jacob: Wat bedoelt hij? |
| Michael: “What does he mean?” |
| Jacob: Listeners, Wat bedoel je? is a short informal phrase. The more formal way to say it would be Neemt u mij niet kwalijk, ik begrijp niet wat u bedoelt . |
| Michael: meaning “Excuse me, I don't understand what you mean.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Michael: In this lesson you’ll learn how to make suggestions in Dutch. When asking another person if he or she wants to do something or go somewhere, you can use one of these phrases. The first phrase is… |
| Jacob: Wil je… |
| Michael: meaning “Would you like to...?”. |
| Jacob: Right. Wil means “will” and je means “you.” If you are addressing more than one person, you can use the word jullie, meaning “you” in the plural form and the verb willen which is the plural form of wil. Willen jullie. |
| Michael: For example, you can say... |
| Jacob: Wil je samen eten? |
| Michael: “Would you like to have dinner together?” |
| Jacob: Willen jullie iets drinken? |
| Michael: “Would you like to drink something?” The second phrase is… |
| Jacob: Zullen we |
| Michael: meaning “Shall we...?” |
| Jacob: Zullen means “shall” and we means the same as the English “we.” |
| Michael: For example, you can say… |
| Jacob: Zullen we morgen naar de film? |
| Michael: “Shall we go to the movies tomorrow?” |
Outro |
| Michael: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Jacob: Tot ziens. |
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