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Learn slang expressions about odd people
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INTRODUCTION |
Sydney: Expressions About People You Find Odd. |
Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. I'm Sydney. |
Jacob: And I'm Jacob! |
Sydney: This is Must-Know Dutch Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 20. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about people you find odd. |
Sydney: Weird, weirder, weirdest. These expressions will help you deal with weird people. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Jacob: mafkees |
Jacob: halvegare |
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
Jacob: rare snuiter |
Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression? |
Jacob: mafkees |
Sydney: meaning "freak." |
Jacob: [SLOW] mafkees [NORMAL] mafkees |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jacob: mafkees |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when describing a person who acts weird or unpredictable. Only to be used with good friends who can take a joke. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! [SLOW] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! |
Sydney: "Look at that freak!" |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! |
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Jacob: halvegare |
Sydney: literally meaning "half-done." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "lunatic." |
Jacob: [SLOW] halvegare [NORMAL] halvegare |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jacob: halvegare |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing a person who acts weird or unpredictable. Only to be used with good friends who can take a joke. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. [SLOW] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. |
Sydney: "Be careful, I heard he can be a bit of a lunatic." |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. |
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
Sydney: literally meaning "you're not well sob." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "you're crazy." |
Jacob: [SLOW] je bent niet goed snik [NORMAL] je bent niet goed snik |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're telling someone they're not thinking straight. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! [SLOW] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! |
Sydney: "You nearly hit my head with that ball, you're out of your mind!" |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! |
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Jacob: rare snuiter |
Sydney: literally meaning "a weird geezer." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "an odd person." |
Jacob: [SLOW] rare snuiter [NORMAL] rare snuiter |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jacob: rare snuiter |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing an odd person. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. [SLOW] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. |
Sydney: "Look at that weird geezer." |
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. |
QUIZ |
Sydney: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
Sydney: Two teenagers talk about a drunk they see yelling at people. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jacob: halvegare |
Sydney: "lunatic" |
Sydney: One friend is teasing another by saying he’s crazy. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jacob: mafkees |
Sydney: "freak" |
Sydney: A woman tells her husband about a weird person she met the other day. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jacob: rare snuiter |
Sydney: "an odd person" |
Sydney: A woman tells her husband he’s crazy for driving so fast. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
Sydney: "you're crazy" |
Outro |
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Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Dutch Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
Jacob: Tot ziens! |
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