Learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch about a family gathering
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 15 - At a Family Reunion |
| Becky: Hi, everyone. I'm Becky. |
| Jacob: And I'm Jacob. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch about a family gathering. Jan goes to a family gathering, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Jacob: De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! |
| Becky: Meaning - "The whole family together, fun!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jan: De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Linda: Wat een grote familie! |
| Bob: Dit is zo saai. |
| Chantal: Ziet er gezellig uit! |
| Sanne: Het was een hele leuke dag. Bedankt, allemaal! |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jan: De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! |
| Becky: "The whole family together, fun!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Linda: Wat een grote familie! |
| Becky: "Such a big family!" |
| Bob: Dit is zo saai. |
| Becky: "This is so boring." |
| Chantal: Ziet er gezellig uit! |
| Becky: "Looks very cozy!" |
| Sanne: Het was een hele leuke dag. Bedankt, allemaal! |
| Becky: "It was a great day. Thanks, everyone!" |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Jan's post. |
| Jacob: De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! |
| Becky: "The whole family together, fun!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! (Regular) De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "the whole family together." |
| Jacob: de hele fam bij elkaar |
| Becky: The expression has the word… |
| Jacob: fam. |
| Becky: This is the shortened, informal version of “family.” It can include your direct family as well as your aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, cousins, and nephews. By the way, in Dutch, there is no linguistic distinction between nephew and cousin, you can simply use the word… |
| Jacob: neef |
| Becky: ...to mean both. Listen again - "the whole family together" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) de hele fam bij elkaar (REGULAR) de hele fam bij elkaar |
| Becky: Then comes the word "fun." |
| Jacob: gezellig |
| Becky: Listen again - "fun" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) gezellig (REGULAR) gezellig |
| Becky: All together, it's "The whole family together, fun!" |
| Jacob: De hele fam bij elkaar, gezellig! |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Jan's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: His neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "Such a big family!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Wat een grote familie! (REGULAR) Wat een grote familie! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Wat een grote familie! |
| Becky: Use this expression to say something nice about the family. |
| Becky: His nephew, Bob, uses an expression meaning - "This is so boring." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Dit is zo saai. (REGULAR) Dit is zo saai. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Dit is zo saai. |
| Becky: Use this expression to be negative. |
| Becky: His high school friend, Chantal, uses an expression meaning - "Looks very cozy!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Ziet er gezellig uit! (REGULAR) Ziet er gezellig uit! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Ziet er gezellig uit! |
| Becky: Use this expression to say it looks nice. |
| Becky: His wife, Sanne, uses an expression meaning - "It was a great day. Thanks, everyone!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Het was een hele leuke dag. Bedankt, allemaal! (REGULAR) Het was een hele leuke dag. Bedankt, allemaal! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Het was een hele leuke dag. Bedankt, allemaal! |
| Becky: Use this expression to show your thanks. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a family gathering, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Jacob: Doei. |
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