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Lesson Transcript

Hi everyone! I’m Alisha.
Welcome to Conversational Phrases!
We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations.
In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to comment on a joke. After watching this video, you’ll be able to compliment or criticize anyone on their sense of humor.
Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases!
Listen to the dialogue.
Waarom ziet het wiskundeboek er verdrietig uit? Omdat het zo veel problemen heeft.
Haha, je bent zo grappig!
Once more with the English translation.
Waarom ziet het wiskundeboek er verdrietig uit? Omdat het zo veel problemen heeft.
“Why is the math book sad? Because it has so many problems.”
Haha, je bent zo grappig!
“Haha, you're so funny!”
First of all, let’s listen to the joke again “Why is the math book sad? Because it has so many problems.”
That's: Waarom ziet het wiskundeboek er verdrietig uit? Omdat het zo veel problemen heeft.
Listen to it again: Waarom ziet het wiskundeboek er verdrietig uit? Omdat het zo veel problemen heeft., Waarom ziet het wiskundeboek er verdrietig uit? Omdat het zo veel problemen heeft.
“Why is the math book sad? Because it has so many problems.”
Now, how do you react to a joke? First, you’ll need to learn how to say “haha” . That’s haha, haha
Then, you’ll need to learn how to say “You're so [adjective].” The pattern is:
Je bent zo [adjective].
“You're so [adjective].”
For example:
“Haha, you're so funny!”
Haha, je bent zo grappig!, Haha, je bent zo grappig!

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