Learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch for New Year’s
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 23 - Happy New Year! |
| 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 for New Year’s. Jan celebrates the New Year, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Jacob: Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! |
| Becky: Meaning - "Happy new year everyone! Cheers!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jan: Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Linda: Gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| Chantal: Proost op een mooi jaar! |
| Nico: De beste wensen! |
| Erik: Jij ook gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jan: Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! |
| Becky: "Happy new year everyone! Cheers!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Linda: Gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| Becky: "Happy New Year!" |
| Chantal: Proost op een mooi jaar! |
| Becky: "Cheers to a wonderful year!" |
| Nico: De beste wensen! |
| Becky: "Best wishes!" |
| Erik: Jij ook gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| Becky: "Happy New year to you too!" |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Jan's post. |
| Jacob: Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! |
| Becky: "Happy new year everyone! Cheers!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! (Regular) Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Happy new year everyone!" |
| Jacob: Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen |
| Becky: In Dutch, people often write “new year” as one word, without a space. Listen again - "Happy new year everyone!" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen (REGULAR) Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - "Cheers!" |
| Jacob: Proost! |
| Becky: When it becomes the new year, Dutch people usually make a toast with champagne. You can also find a traditional snack available only around new years. The name of the snack is... |
| Jacob: "oliebol" |
| Becky: ...which literally means "oil ball." It’s a deep fried dough snack with raisins. Listen again - "Cheers!" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Proost! (REGULAR) Proost! |
| Becky: All together, it's "Happy new year everyone! Cheers!" |
| Jacob: Gelukkig nieuwjaar iedereen! Proost! |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Jan's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: His neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "Happy New Year!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Gelukkig nieuwjaar! (REGULAR) Gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| Becky: Use this expression to say the common New Year’s expression. |
| Becky: His high school friend, Chantal, uses an expression meaning - "Cheers to a wonderful year!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Proost op een mooi jaar! (REGULAR) Proost op een mooi jaar! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Proost op een mooi jaar! |
| Becky: Use this expression to be optimistic |
| Becky: His supervisor, Nico, uses an expression meaning - "Best wishes!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) De beste wensen! (REGULAR) De beste wensen! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: De beste wensen! |
| Becky: Use this expression to wish someone good luck. |
| Becky: His college friend, Erik, uses an expression meaning - "Happy New year to you too!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Jij ook gelukkig nieuwjaar! (REGULAR) Jij ook gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Jij ook gelukkig nieuwjaar! |
| Becky: Use this expression to return the sentiment. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about New Year’s, 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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