Learn about popular chain stores in the Netherlands
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina:Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Mirthe:And I’m Mirthe! |
| Gina:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Dutch Vocabulary, Lesson 21! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to transportation and around town. These are five popular Dutch chain stores. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at DutchPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina:Mirthe, what’s our first word? |
| Mirthe:McDonald's |
| Gina:McDonald's, the fast food restaurant |
| Mirthe:(slow) McDonald's (regular) McDonald's |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:McDonald's |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This popular fast food chain can of course also be found in the Netherlands. The first McDonald's opened its doors in 1971, and these days there are around 230 McDonald's in the Netherlands. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) De McKroket wordt alleen verkocht in McDonalds restaurants in Nederland en op Curaçao. |
| Gina:The McKroket is only sold in McDonalds restaurants in the Netherlands and on Curaçao. |
| Mirthe:(slow) De McKroket wordt alleen verkocht in McDonalds in restaurants in Nederland en op Curaçao. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Jamin |
| Gina:Jamin, a chain of candy stores |
| Mirthe:(slow) Jamin (regular) Jamin |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Jamin |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Jamin is a chain of candy stores. Dutch people love to go shopping there and try new kinds of sweets and chocolates at one of 600 stores across the Netherlands. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Een twizzl is een origineel ijsje van Jamin dat gemaakt wordt van softijs en fruit. |
| Gina:A twizzl is an original icecream from Jamin which is made from soft serve icecream and fruits. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Een twizzl is een origineel ijsje van Jamin dat gemaakt wordt van softijs en fruit. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Free Record Shop |
| Gina:Free Record Shop, an entertainment store |
| Mirthe:(slow) Free Record Shop (regular) Free Record Shop |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Free Record Shop |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This Dutch franchise has 250 stores and sells CDs, DVDs, and video games. It also has stores in Belgium and Luxemburg. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Free Record Shop is ook eigenaar van de megawinkel Fame in Amsterdam. |
| Gina:Free Record Shop also owns an Amsterdam-based flagship megastore called FAME. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Free Record Shop is ook eigenaar van de megawinkel Fame in Amsterdam. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Scapino |
| Gina:Scapino, a discount shoe and clothing store |
| Mirthe:(slow) Scapino (regular) Scapino |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Scapino |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Dutch people often buy shoes at this discount store. Scapino has 200 stores, and besides a large assortment of shoes they also sell other clothes and sportswear. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Scapino was oorspronkelijk een kleine traditionele schoenenwinkel in de provincie Drenthe. |
| Gina:Scapino was originally a small traditional shoe store in the province of Drenthe. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Scapino was een kleine traditionele schoenenwinkel in de provincie Drenthe. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Mirthe:FEBO |
| Gina:FEBO, a chain of fast-food snack bars |
| Mirthe:(slow) FEBO (regular) FEBO |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:FEBO |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:FEBO is a popular chain of fast-food snack bars. It's well known for its coin operated machines with a row of little windows with small warm snacks behind each one. There' s also a counter available to buy fries, beverages, hamburgers or other snacks that they offer. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) FEBO staat voor Ferdinand Bolstraat, de straat waar de oprichter van FEBO als bakker heeft gewerkt. |
| Gina:FEBO stands for Ferdinand Bolstraat, the street where the founder of FEBO worked as a baker. |
| Mirthe:(slow) FEBO staat voor Ferdinand Bolstraat, de straat waar de oprichter van FEBO als bakker heeft gewerkt. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? A will give you the Dutch – please repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Mirthe:McDonald's |
| [pause]Gina:McDonald's, a fastfood restaurant |
| Mirthe:Jamin |
| [pause]Gina:Jamin, a chain of candy stores |
| Mirthe:Free Record Shop |
| [pause]Gina:Free Record Shop, an entertainment store |
| Mirthe:Scapino |
| [pause]Gina:Scapino, a discount shoe and clothing store |
| Mirthe:FEBO |
| [pause]Gina:FEBO, a chain of fast-food snackbars |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five popular chain stores in the Netherlands! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Mirthe:Tot ziens! |
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