Learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch about Christmas
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 24 - At Christmas |
| 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 Christmas. Sanne celebrates Christmas with her family, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Jacob: Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! |
| Becky: Meaning - "Celebrating Christmas with the family. I ate way too much!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Sanne: Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Nico: Fijne kerstdagen! |
| Linda: Groetjes aan je ouders. |
| Stephanie: Geniet ervan. |
| Erik: Fijne kerst voor jullie! |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Sanne: Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! |
| Becky: "Celebrating Christmas with the family. I ate way too much!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Nico: Fijne kerstdagen! |
| Becky: "Merry Christmas!" |
| Linda: Groetjes aan je ouders. |
| Becky: "Say hi to your parents." |
| Stephanie: Geniet ervan. |
| Becky: "Enjoy it." |
| Erik: Fijne kerst voor jullie! |
| Becky: "Merry Christmas to you all!" |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Sanne's post. |
| Jacob: Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! |
| Becky: "Celebrating Christmas with the family. I ate way too much!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! (Regular) Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Celebrating Christmas with the family." |
| Jacob: Kerst vieren met de familie |
| Becky: In the Netherlands, Christmas is celebrated for two days on both December 25th and 26th. Dutch people have Christmas dinner with their family and the extended family on the 25th or 26th. Listen again - "Celebrating Christmas with the family" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Kerst vieren met de familie (REGULAR) Kerst vieren met de familie |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase "I ate way too much!" |
| Jacob: Veels te veel gegeten. |
| Becky: During the Christmas holiday, there are so many homemade treats. It’s common to see people eating all day long, even after they’ve had Christmas dinner. Listen again - "I ate way too much!" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Veels te veel gegeten. (REGULAR) Veels te veel gegeten. |
| Becky: All together, it's "Celebrating Christmas with the family. I ate way too much!" |
| Jacob: Kerst vieren met de familie. Veels te veel gegeten! |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Sanne's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: Her supervisor, Nico, uses an expression meaning - "Merry Christmas!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Fijne kerstdagen! (REGULAR) Fijne kerstdagen! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Fijne kerstdagen! |
| Becky: Use this expression to send the traditional greeting. |
| Becky: Her neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "Say hi to your parents." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Groetjes aan je ouders. (REGULAR) Groetjes aan je ouders. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Groetjes aan je ouders. |
| Becky: Use this expression to leave a warm message to the family. |
| Becky: Her high school friend, Stephanie, uses an expression meaning - "Enjoy it." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Geniet ervan. (REGULAR) Geniet ervan. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Geniet ervan. |
| Becky: Use this expression to leave a short casual message. |
| Becky: Her college friend, Erik, uses an expression meaning - "Merry Christmas to you all!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Fijne kerst voor jullie! (REGULAR) Fijne kerst voor jullie! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Fijne kerst voor jullie! |
| Becky: Use this expression to leave a warm Christmas greeting. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about Christmas, 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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