Learn 10 high-frequency words and phrases for meetings
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| Hi everybody, my name is Thomas. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Dutch Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bekendmaken |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "announce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bekendmaken |
| (SLOW) |
| bekendmaken |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "announce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Het bedrijf maakte het nieuwe plan bekend en iedereen was geshockeerd. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The company announced the new plan, and everyone was shocked." |
| (SLOW) |
| Het bedrijf maakte het nieuwe plan bekend en iedereen was geshockeerd. |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bijeenkomst houden |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hold a meeting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bijeenkomst houden |
| (SLOW) |
| bijeenkomst houden |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hold a meeting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| De baas houdt een bijeenkomst. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boss is holding a meeting." |
| (SLOW) |
| De baas houdt een bijeenkomst. |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| goedkeuren |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "approve" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| goedkeuren |
| (SLOW) |
| goedkeuren |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "approve" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| het plan goedkeuren |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "approve of the plan" |
| (SLOW) |
| het plan goedkeuren |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bekritiseren |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "criticize" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bekritiseren |
| (SLOW) |
| bekritiseren |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "criticize" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Er is een beleefde manier om iemand anders zijn plannen te bekritiseren. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a polite way to criticize someone else's plans." |
| (SLOW) |
| Er is een beleefde manier om iemand anders zijn plannen te bekritiseren. |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| opperen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put forward" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| opperen |
| (SLOW) |
| opperen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put forward" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hij opperde zijn bezwaar over dit punt. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He put forward his objections on this point." |
| (SLOW) |
| Hij opperde zijn bezwaar over dit punt. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| steunen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "support" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| steunen |
| (SLOW) |
| steunen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "support" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ik steun de huidige politieke partij. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I support the current political party." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ik steun de huidige politieke partij. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| geloven |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "believe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| geloven |
| (SLOW) |
| geloven |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "believe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ik geloof je. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I believe you." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ik geloof je. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onderzoek |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "research" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onderzoek |
| (SLOW) |
| onderzoek |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "research" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bestudeer het onderzoek voor een oplossing op de vraag. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Study the research for an answer to the question." |
| (SLOW) |
| Bestudeer het onderzoek voor een oplossing op de vraag. |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| verzoek |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "request" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| verzoek |
| (SLOW) |
| verzoek |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "request" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wat is je verzoek? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's your request?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Wat is je verzoek? |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onderhandelen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "negotiate" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onderhandelen |
| (SLOW) |
| onderhandelen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "negotiate" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onderhandelen over een deal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "negotiate a deal" |
| (SLOW) |
| onderhandelen over een deal |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Dutch, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "announce?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| bekendmaken |
| (1) |
| bekendmaken |
| (And how to say "hold a meeting?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| bijeenkomst houden |
| (1) |
| bijeenkomst houden |
| (What about "approve?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| goedkeuren |
| (1) |
| goedkeuren |
| (Do you remember how to say "criticize?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| bekritiseren |
| (1) |
| bekritiseren |
| (Let's try "put forward!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| opperen |
| (1) |
| opperen |
| (What about "support?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| steunen |
| (1) |
| steunen |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "believe!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| geloven |
| (1) |
| geloven |
| (Another one! What about "research?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| onderzoek |
| (1) |
| onderzoek |
| (Do you remember how to say "request?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| verzoek |
| (1) |
| verzoek |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "negotiate?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| onderhandelen |
| (1) |
| onderhandelen |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Tot ziens. |
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