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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Lower Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 4 - What Should We Do Tonight in the Netherlands? Eric here. |
| Jacob: Hallo. I'm Jacob. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to express agreement or disagreement with a proposal. The conversation takes place over the phone. |
| Jacob: It's between Mark and Tina, two good friends in their thirties. |
| Eric: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Mark: Hoi Tina, met Mark. |
| Tina: Hoi Mark, alles goed? |
| Mark: Zullen we morgen naar de film? |
| Tina: Ik kijk al zo vaak TV, kunnen we iets anders gaan doen? |
| Mark: Natuurlijk! Wat wil je graag doen? |
| Tina: Zullen we gaan bowlen? |
| Mark: Ja, als je wilt. Maar we kunnen ook wat gaan drinken. |
| Tina: Nee, ik wil graag bowlen. |
| Mark: OK, dan zie ik je morgenavond. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Mark: Hi Tina, this is Mark. |
| Tina: Hi Mark, how are you? |
| Mark: Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow? |
| Tina: Actually, I'm always watching TV, so could we do something else? |
| Mark: Sure! What would you like? |
| Tina: Shall we go bowling? |
| Mark: Yes, if you like. But we can also go for a drink. |
| Tina: No, I'd like to go bowling. |
| Mark: OK, see you tomorrow night. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Jacob, where do Dutch people usually meet for a date? |
| Jacob: The typical pattern is to meet in a café for a drink and then move on to a restaurant. Cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam will offer you an amazing choice of bars and restaurants, from small cozy places for a cheap drink to expensive cocktail bars. |
| Eirc: It sounds like it’s better to be in the cities where there are more options. |
| Jacob: Well, even in small towns there are various places to go to on a date, as well as nice restaurants. |
| Eric: Do you have any advice on dating in Holland? |
| Jacob: Well, don't bring flowers to a restaurant. You can do that when you're invited to somebody's place, but not to a restaurant. It would be embarrassing for your date. |
| Eric: Oh, that’s very good to know. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jacob: hoi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: hi, hello |
| Jacob: hoi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: hoi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: film [natural native speed] |
| Eric: film |
| Jacob: film[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: film [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: gaan [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to go |
| Jacob: gaan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: gaan [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: anders [natural native speed] |
| Eric: else |
| Jacob: anders[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: anders [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: natuurlijk [natural native speed] |
| Eric: of course |
| Jacob: natuurlijk[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: natuurlijk [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: drinken [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to drink |
| Jacob: drinken[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: drinken [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: morgenavond [natural native speed] |
| Eric: tomorrow evening |
| Jacob: morgenavond[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: morgenavond [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: zullen [natural native speed] |
| Eric: shall |
| Jacob: zullen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: zullen [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And lastly.. |
| Jacob: kunnen [natural native speed] |
| Eric: can, to be able to |
| Jacob: kunnen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: kunnen [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jacob: Natuurlijk! |
| Eric: It means “Certainly!” or “Of course.” This is a way to express the fact that you completely agree with what the other person just said to you. |
| Jacob: You can also use the word Natuurlijk in the phrase natuurlijk niet to mean “of course not!” |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, if you’re asked “Do you love me?” by your husband or wife, you can say Natuurlijk hou ik van je! |
| Eric: ..which means “Of course I love you!” Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Jacob: iets anders |
| Eric: meaning “something else.” |
| Jacob: Iets means “something” and anders is “different,” so iets anders simply means “something different.” |
| Eric: You can use this phrase to say you want something else because you're bored or you're looking for alternatives. |
| Jacob: Right. You can also use it in a polite way to say that the other person is wrong. Nee, dat is iets anders can mean “No, I think that's different,” so it’s a tactful way of saying “I think you're wrong.” |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Jacob: Dan zie ik je morgenavond. |
| Eric: It means “Then I'll see you tomorrow.” |
| Jacob: In Dutch dan can mean “than,” but also “then,” which is probably why the Dutch make many mistakes with these words when writing in English. For example...Eerst gaan we eten en dan gaan we naar de film means |
| Eric: “First we’ll eat and then we'll go to the movies,” |
| Jacob: Or you can use the word dan and say Amsterdam is groter dan Rotterdam which means... |
| Eric: “Amsterdam is bigger than Rotterdam.” But again, the same word can be used to mean “then” as in “Then I’ll see you tomorrow.” |
| Jacob: Right. As in Dan zie ik je morgenavond. |
| Eric: So when you hear this word in Dutch, make sure to use the context to understand if it means “than” or “then.” Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Eric: In this lesson you’ll learn how to express agreement or disagreement with a proposal. First, you’ll hear a question, proposal or invitation to go or to do something. |
| Jacob: Right. For example you may hear a question like Zullen we wat gaan doen? |
| Eric: “Shall we go and do something?” It’s quite an informal question. |
| Jacob: To accept the invitation, you can simply say something like Ja natuurlijk wil ik samen eten! |
| Eric: “Yes, of course, I’d like for us to have dinner together!” How would you give a negative reply to this question? |
| Jacob: As you know, Dutch people can be very direct, so you can simply say something like- Nee, ik wil graag bowlen. |
| Eric: Which means “No, I’d like to go bowling.” Or you can say… |
| Jacob: Ik ga liever bowlen. |
| Eric: which means “I’d rather go bowling.” |
| Jacob: If you want to come up with a new proposal you can use the verb kunnen, meaning “can’t we” or “couldn’t we.” |
| Eric: For example, you can say... |
| Jacob: Kunnen we niet iets anders gaan doen? |
| Eric: “Could we do something else?” Jacob, how can we reply in formal situations? |
| Jacob: First, in formal situations you will probably hear a question like..Bent u vanavond vrij? Lijkt u het leuk om iets te doen? |
| Eric: which means “Are you free tonight? Would you care to do something? |
| Jacob: Or you will hear… Wat dacht u ervan om een glaasje te gaan drinken? |
| Eric: It means “What about having a little glass of something together?” |
| Jacob: If you want to accept you can say...Ja, dat lijkt me erg leuk, dank u wel. |
| Eric: “Yes, I would appreciate that, thank you so much.” |
| Jacob: or Wat een leuk idee, laten we dat doen. |
| Eric: “What a wonderful idea, let’s do that!” |
| Jacob: If you have to refuse you can say...Het spijt me, dat had ik leuk gevonden, maar ik moet een rapport afmaken voor mijn baas. |
| Eric: Which means “I’m sorry, I would have loved to, but I need to finish a report for my boss.” |
| Jacob: or Nee, dank u wel, maar mijn vliegtuig gaat om zes (6) uur ‘s ochtends. |
| Eric: “No, thank you very much, but my plane leaves at six AM.” |
Outro |
| Eric: 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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