Learn how to talk about a weather forecast
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| Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 5 - You Can Always Talk About the Weather in Dutch |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 5 - You Can Always Talk About the Weather in Dutch. Kellie Here. |
| Jacob: Hallo, I'm Jacob. |
| Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand the weather forecast. The conversation takes place in Pip's apartment. |
| Jacob: It's between Pip and Lukas. |
| Kellie: The speakers are friends, so they will use informal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Pip: Wat bedoelen ze met 'over enkele minuten het weer?' |
| Lukas: Het 'weer' betekent letterlijk 'weather' maar in dit geval is het een afkorting voor de weersverwachting. |
| Pip: Nu begrijp ik het! Is dat moeilijk te volgen? |
| Lukas: Als je woorden als vanavond, vannacht, morgen, deze week al kent, dan moet je alleen de woorden over het weer onthouden. |
| Pip: Maar daar zijn er natuurlijk honderden van! |
| Lukas: Ja maar een paar is genoeg. Regen, sneeuw, wind en de beste is natuurlijk zonnig. |
| Pip: En waarschuwingen voor heel slecht weer? |
| Lukas: Ja, dat ook. Storm is bijvoorbeeld duidelijk. Als ze zeggen 'glad', dan betekent dat dat je de auto moet laten staan. |
| Lukas: Luister eens naar dit voorbeeld: 's ochtends warm, zonnig weer en later op de dag daalt de temperatuur. 's Avonds kans op sneeuw. |
| Pip: Ja, dit kan ik net begrijpen. Inderdaad met 30 woorden kom je al heel ver! |
| Kellie: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Pip: What do they mean by 'the weather in a few minutes?' |
| Lukas: Het 'weer' literally means the 'weather' but in this case it is short for 'de weersverwachting,' meaning the weather forecast. |
| Pip: That explains it! Is it hard to follow? |
| Lukas: If you already know words like this evening, tonight, tomorrow, this week, then all you have to do is remember words about the weather. |
| Pip: But there must be hundreds of them! |
| Lukas: Yes, but a few of them are enough. Rain, snow, wind, and the nicest one is sunny. |
| Pip: And warnings for very bad weather? |
| Lukas: Yes, that as well. The word 'storm' is obvious, 'glad' means slippery; so don't take your car. |
| Lukas: Listen to this example—In the morning, warm and sunny weather, later on temperatures will drop. There may be snow in the evening. |
| Pip: Yes, I can barely understand this. Indeed, with some thirty words you can go a long way. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Kellie: The topic of the conversation today was the weather forecast. Is the weather a big topic of conversation in the Netherlands? |
| Jacob: Most Dutch people are ambivalent towards the weather, because they’re used to bad weather. |
| Kellie: Oh, that doesn’t sound promising for vacations in the Netherlands! But Dutch people still enjoy nice, sunny days though, right? |
| Jacob: Of course! They always hope for great weather, but they understand that the weather is the weather and you can’t control it. |
| Kellie: So there’s no point in getting upset or disappointed by bad weather? |
| Jacob: Right. A lot of the country is below sea level, so storms and high tides have caused problems in the past. |
| Kellie: In the past? Are they still a problem now? |
| Jacob: Not anymore.There was a project that took decades to complete that installed a system of dikes and locks to protect the country. It’s called the Delta Works. |
| Kellie: Interesting. And what is winter like? |
| Jacob: Like in most countries, winter is full of children wishing for snow and building snowmen. |
| Kellie: And how about summer? |
| Jacob: Any trains that go to the coastline will be packed, even on weekdays. Maybe nobody works on sunny days... |
| Kellie: I wish that was the law! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Kellie: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jacob: bedoelen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to mean |
| Jacob: bedoelen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: bedoelen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: enkele [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: a few |
| Jacob: enkele[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: enkele [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: letterlijk [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: literally |
| Jacob: letterlijk[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: letterlijk [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: weersverwachting [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: weather forecast |
| Jacob: weersverwachting[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: weersverwachting [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: afkorting [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: abbreviation, shortening |
| Jacob: afkorting[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: afkorting [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: waarschuwing [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: warning |
| Jacob: waarschuwing[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: waarschuwing [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: glad [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: slippery |
| Jacob: glad[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: glad [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: natte sneeuw [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: sleet |
| Jacob: natte sneeuw[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: natte sneeuw [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: dalen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to decrease |
| Jacob: dalen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: dalen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: And last.. |
| Jacob: zonnig [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: sunny |
| Jacob: zonnig[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: zonnig [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Kellie: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first one is... |
| Jacob: Wat bedoelen ze met... |
| Kellie: meaning "What do they mean by..." So can you break down this phrase for us, Jacob? |
| Jacob: bedoelen is Dutch for “to mean”, so Wat bedoelen ze? means “what do they mean...?” and Wat bedoelen ze met... |
| Kellie: Is “What do they mean by...?” How can we use this expression? |
| Jacob: It’s used to ask the meaning of something you don’t understand or find surprising. |
| Kellie: Is this a formal or an informal phrase? |
| Jacob: It’s rather informal. In formal situations you should say Wat bedoelt u precies met... |
| Kellie: Can you show us an example of how to use it? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Wat bedoelt ze met 'laat maar zitten?' |
| Kellie: ..which means "What does she mean by 'just let it go?'" Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Jacob: een paar is genoeg |
| Kellie: meaning "a few is enough" What can you tell us about this one? |
| Jacob: In an earlier lesson we had the phrase een paar, meaning “a pair” or “a few”. |
| Kellie: I remember. That same phrase makes up part of this one. |
| Jacob: Genoeg means “enough”, so the whole phrase means “a few is enough”. |
| Kellie: Can you use it in an example sentence? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Hoeveel boterhammen wil je? Een paar is genoeg. |
| Kellie: .. which means "How many slices of bread would you like? A few is enough." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Jacob: waarschuwing voor |
| Kellie: meaning "warning for" |
| Kellie: Can you explain a bit about this one? |
| Jacob: waarschuwing means “warning”, and like in English, it can be used to tell someone to be careful. |
| Kellie: Does it have other meanings? |
| Jacob: It can also be used as a threat. Like “I’m warning you!” |
| Kellie: What about with the extra word, as it has in this example? |
| Jacob: waarschuwing voor means “a warning for…” something, like a storm. |
| Kellie: Example, please! |
| Jacob: For example, you can say... Er is een waarschuwing voor gladheid uitgezonden. |
| Kellie: .. which means "A warning for slippery roads has been broadcasted." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Kellie: In this lesson, you'll learn how to understand the weather forecast. |
| Kellie: There has been a strong weather theme in this lesson. |
| Jacob: So let’s continue it through to the end! |
| Kellie: Lukas said that if you know a few words or phrases, you can understand a weather forecast. So, Jacob, can you give us examples of helpful phrases? |
| Jacob: Of course! It’s important to know the time of day that weather conditions will occur. |
| Kellie: Yes. It’s good to know that it will rain, but even more important to know when. |
| Jacob: You might hear phrases like Tegen het einde van de week... |
| Kellie: “By the end of the week…” |
| Jacob: In de komende dagen... |
| Kellie: “In the next few days…” And what about the actual weather conditions? |
| Jacob: Try Zonnige perioden, afgewisseld met enkele buien. |
| Kellie: “Sunny with occasional showers.” |
| Jacob: Krachtige wind en in de kuststreek storm. |
| Kellie: “Strong winds, and storms in coastal areas.” I think that we should double-check some weather warnings too. Those can be really important. |
| Jacob: First, you might hear an introductory sentence like Hier volgt een mededeling voor het westen van het land. |
| Kellie: “Here is an announcement for the west of the country.” |
| Jacob: De veiligheidsdiensten hebben aangekondigd dat... |
| Kellie: “Security forces have announced that…” And the warnings themselves? |
| Jacob: A good example is Storm met windstoten tot 130 kilometer per uur. |
| Kellie: “Storms, with gusts of up to 130 kilometers per hour.” |
| Jacob: U wordt aangeraden om binnenshuis te blijven. |
| Kellie: “We recommend that you stay inside your house.” |
| Jacob: If you hear that warning, I recommend you stay inside too. |
| Kellie: And me! Stay inside and study Dutch! |
Outro |
| Kellie: 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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