Learn how to make plans and suggestions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 9 - What Should We Do Tonight in the Netherlands? Michael here. |
| Jacob: Hallo. I'm Jacob. |
| Michael: In this lesson you’ll learn how to make suggestions and reply to them in Dutch. This conversation takes place over the telephone. |
| Jacob: It's between Jan and his brother Tim. |
| Michael: The conversation is between two brothers, so they’ll use informal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Jan: Hoi Tim, zullen we morgen wat gaan doen? |
| Tim: Ja leuk, wat wil je doen? |
| Jan: We kunnen samen gaan eten. |
| Tim: Ja leuk, en daarna naar de film? |
| Jan: OK, zullen we Chinees gaan eten? |
| Tim: Ik ga liever Italiaans eten, is dat OK voor jou? |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Jan: Hoi Tim, zullen we morgen wat gaan doen? |
| Tim: Ja leuk, wat wil je doen? |
| Jan: We kunnen samen gaan eten. |
| Tim: Ja leuk, en daarna naar de film? |
| Jan: OK, zullen we Chinees gaan eten? |
| Tim: Ik ga liever Italiaans eten, is dat OK voor jou? |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Jan: Hi Tim, want to do something tomorrow? |
| Tim: Sure, that sounds good. What do you want to do? |
| Jan: We could have dinner together. |
| Tim: Yeah, that'd be good, and we could go to the movies afterwards. |
| Jan: OK, shall we get some Chinese food? |
| Tim: I'd rather have Italian food. Is that okay with you? |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Michael: Jacob, what do Dutch people like to do in their free time? |
| Jacob: Well, when two young Dutch friends meet for the evening, they’ll usually start with drinks, something like beer or wine, then decide where they’d like to eat. |
| Michael: It’s interesting that they start with drinks! |
| Jacob: It is! After dinner they may move on to a movie, or some more drinking and talking in a café. Of course, some people prefer the outdoors and go for walks in the dunes or woods when they have time. |
| Michael: What about in the winter? I know the Netherlands has a cold and rainy winter. |
| Jacob: There are always indoor playgrounds. You can see kids fooling around while their parents happily enjoy their freedom with a glass of red wine. |
| Michael: That sounds nice! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Michael: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jacob: morgen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: tomorrow |
| Jacob: morgen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: morgen [natural native speed] |
| a |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: doen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to do |
| Jacob: doen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: doen [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: samen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: together |
| Jacob: samen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: samen [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: daarna [natural native speed] |
| Michael: afterwards |
| Jacob: daarna[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: daarna [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: film [natural native speed] |
| Michael: film |
| Jacob: film[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: film [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: jou [natural native speed] |
| Michael: you |
| Jacob: jou[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: jou [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Michael: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first expression is.. |
| Jacob: Zullen we wat gaan doen? |
| Michael: meaning "Shall we do something?" Can you break down this expression? |
| Jacob: Sure. First we have the word Zullen meaning “shall,” we meaning “we,” then we have wat meaning “what” or “something.” |
| Michael: So up to this point, it literally means “Shall we something?” |
| Jacob: Next we have, gaan meaning “to go,” and doen, |
| meaning “to do.” |
| Michael: So it literally means “Shall we something going to do,” right? The Dutch and the English are actually pretty close! |
| Jacob: Exactly. |
| Michael: You can use this phrase when you’re asking someone if he or she wants to go and do something with you. Jacob, can we have an example with the same pattern? |
| Jacob: Sure. Zullen we samen naar de film? |
| Michael: It means "Shall we go to the movies together?" Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Jacob: Wat wil je doen? |
| Michael: meaning "What do you want to do?" |
| Jacob: This is the informal version. If you’re in a formal situation, you can say Wilt u wat gaan doen? |
| Michael: Meaning “What would you want to do?” |
| Jacob: Listeners, remember that U is the formal form of address. |
| Michael: Can you give us another example? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Wat wil je na de film doen? |
| Michael: .. which means "What do you want to do after the movies?" Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Michael: In this lesson you’ll learn how to make suggestions and respond to them. In Dutch, there are many ways to express a suggestion with different levels of politeness. This time, we’re going to focus on a few expressions that can be used among friends. |
| Jacob: We have four patterns to introduce in this lesson. First we have.. Heb je geen zin om |
| Michael: “Don’t you want..?” |
| Jacob: After that you can add a verb in the infinitive form. For example, Heb je geen zin om Chinees te eten? |
| Michael: meaning “Don’t you want Chinese food?” |
| Jacob: And next we have.. Zullen we. |
| Michael: It means “Shall we?” and you can add a verb in the infinitive form. For example, how can we say “Shall we go to the movies?” |
| Jacob: “go to the movies” in Dutch is naar de film gaan, so you can say Zullen we naar de film gaan? |
| Michael: Okay. And what’s next? |
| Jacob: Next we have.. Hoe zou je het vinden om. |
| Michael: It means “How about..?” Can you give us an example? |
| Jacob: Hoe zou je het vinden om te gaan zwemmen? |
| Michael: “How about going for a swim?” |
| Jacob: te gaan zwemmen? means “to go for a swim.” |
| Michael: As you can see, you can add a verb in the infinitive form after this phrase. Now we have one more, which is.. |
| Jacob: Als we eens |
| Michael: meaning “What if we..” Unlike the other three phrases that we saw earlier, you need to use a verb in the past tense with this phrase. |
| Jacob: For example, Als we eens gingen wandelen? |
| Michael: “What if we go walking?” but literally, it means “What if we went walking?” and uses the past form. |
| Jacob: Now let’s see how you can reply to these suggestions. First, we have Ja, leuk. |
| Michael: That means “Yes, nice!” What other positive expressions can we use? |
| Jacob: Goed idee! |
| Michael: “Good idea!” |
| Jacob: Klinkt goed! |
| Michael: “Sounds good.” What if you don’t like the suggestion? |
| Jacob: In that case, you can say.. Hum.. |
| Michael: “Uhm.” |
| Jacob: Or Alweer which means “again,” then the object’s name, for example, Alweer Chinees? |
| Michael: “Chinese food, again?” |
| Jacob: Or you can be polite and make another suggestion by saying something like.. Ik ga liever fietsen. |
| Michael: “I’d rather go cycling.” |
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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