Learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch about playing sports
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 3 - Playing Sports |
| 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 playing sports. Jan plays with his friends at the beach, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Jacob: Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? |
| Becky: Meaning - "Who wants to go play volleyball on the beach?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jan: Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? |
| (clicking sound) |
| Nico: Ik heb al genoeg gesport vandaag. |
| Erik: Volgende keer ben ik er weer bij. |
| Chantal: Ik wil mee! |
| Linda: Het weer is geweldig! |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Jan: Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? |
| Becky: "Who wants to go play volleyball on the beach?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Nico: Ik heb al genoeg gesport vandaag. |
| Becky: "I already worked out enough for today." |
| Erik: Volgende keer ben ik er weer bij. |
| Becky: "Next time, I’ll be there again." |
| Chantal: Ik wil mee! |
| Becky: "I want to join!" |
| Linda: Het weer is geweldig! |
| Becky: "The weather is amazing!" |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Jan's post. |
| Jacob: Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? |
| Becky: "Who wants to go play volleyball on the beach?" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? (Regular) Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "who wants to go play volleyball?" |
| Jacob: wie gaat er mee volleyballen |
| Becky: Listen again - "who wants to go play volleyball" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) wie gaat er mee volleyballen (REGULAR) wie gaat er mee volleyballen |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - "on the beach." |
| Jacob: op het strand |
| Becky: The Netherlands has lovely big and sandy beaches all along the west coast. Obviously they are far from tropical; no clear blue water, but the sand is nice. During the whole year, there are lots of surfers, and during the summer, there are lots of beach clubs along the beach. All year long, it’s nice to have a stroll along the beach and in the summer, when the weather is nice, you can go swimming. Also, every night, you can see a beautiful sunset on the sea. Listen again - "on the beach" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) op het strand (REGULAR) op het strand |
| Becky: All together, it's "Who wants to go play volleyball on the beach?" |
| Jacob: Wie gaat er mee volleyballen op het strand? |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Jan's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: His supervisor, Nico, uses an expression meaning - "I already worked out enough for today." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Ik heb al genoeg gesport vandaag. (REGULAR) Ik heb al genoeg gesport vandaag. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Ik heb al genoeg gesport vandaag. |
| Becky: Use this expression to say you’re feeling tired. |
| Becky: His college friend, Erik, uses an expression meaning - "Next time, I’ll be there again." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Volgende keer ben ik er weer bij. (REGULAR) Volgende keer ben ik er weer bij. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Volgende keer ben ik er weer bij. |
| Becky: Use this expression to say you’ll join again next time. |
| Becky: His high school friend, Chantal, uses an expression meaning - "I want to join!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Ik wil mee! (REGULAR) Ik wil mee! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Ik wil mee! |
| Becky: Use this expression when you want to join. |
| Becky: His neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "The weather is amazing!" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Het weer is geweldig! (REGULAR) Het weer is geweldig! |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Het weer is geweldig! |
| Becky: Use this expression to say the weather is nice. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about playing sports, 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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