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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina:Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Mirthe:And I’m Mirthe! |
| Gina:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Dutch Vocabulary, Lesson 13! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five well-known Dutch cities. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at DutchPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina:Mirthe, what’s our first word? |
| Mirthe:Amsterdam |
| Gina:Amsterdam |
| Mirthe:(slow) Amsterdam (regular) Amsterdam |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Amsterdam |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:It is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands with a population of 790,654.The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world, is located in the city center - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Twee belangrijke bezienswaardigheden van Amsterdam zijn het Van Gogh museum en de rosse buurt. |
| Gina:Two main attractions of Amsterdam are the Van Gogh museum and the Red Light District. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Twee belangrijke attracties van de Amsterdam zijn het Van Gogh museum en de rosse buurt. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Rotterdam |
| Gina:Rotterdam |
| Mirthe:(slow) Rotterdam (regular) Rotterdam |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Rotterdam |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands and is famous for having one of the largest ports in the world. Rotterdam is also well known for an event held annually in January: The International Film Festival of Rotterdam. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Rotterdam heeft veel kubuswoningen, ontworpen door architect Piet Blom. |
| Gina:Rotterdam has many cube houses designed by architect Piet Blom. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Rotterdam heeft veel kubuswoningen ontworpen door architect Piet Blom. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Groningen |
| Gina:Groningen |
| Mirthe:(slow) Groningen (regular) Groningen |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Groningen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This university city is the largest in the north of the Netherlands. Groningen is also known as the 'Metropolis of the North'. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Groningen is een zusterstad van Holland in de Verenigde Staten. |
| Gina:Groningen is a sister city of Holland in the United States. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Groningen is een zusterstad van Holland in de Verenigde Staten. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:Utrecht |
| Gina:Utrecht |
| Mirthe:(slow) Utrecht (regular) Utrecht |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Utrecht |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Utrecht is located in the middle of the Netherlands and is the country’s fourth largest city. This city has many buildings and structures from the Middle Ages. Utrecht has a long history, and it was among the first cities in the Netherlands to have city rights. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Nijntje, het wereldberoemde getekende konijn, werd geboren in de stad Utrecht. |
| Gina:Miffy, the world famous rabbit cartoon character, was born in the city of Utrecht. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Nijntje. het wereldberoemde getekende konijn, werd geboren in de stad Utrecht. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Mirthe:Den Haag |
| Gina:The Hague |
| Mirthe:(slow) Den Haag (regular) Den Haag |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:Den Haag |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:The Hague is the capital of the province of South Holland. Even though it is not the capital of the Netherlands, it still fulfills one of the most important tasks: all ministries and embassies are located in The Hague. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Heerlijke haring kun je vinden in de stad Den Haag. |
| Gina:Delicious herring can be found in The Hague. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Heerlijke haring kun je vinden in de stad Den Haag. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? A will give you the Dutch – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Mirthe:Amsterdam |
| [pause]Gina:Amsterdam |
| Mirthe:Rotterdam |
| [pause]Gina:Rotterdam |
| Mirthe:Groningen |
| [pause]Gina:Groningen |
| Mirthe:Utrecht |
| [pause]Gina:Utrecht |
| Mirthe:Den Haag |
| [pause]Gina:The Hague |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five cities in the Netherlands! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Mirthe:Tot ziens! |
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