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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 2! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five popular Dutch Foods. 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:aardappel |
| Gina:potato |
| Mirthe:(slow) aardappel (regular) aardappel |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:aardappel |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Potatoes are an everyday food for Dutch people, and are used in many different kinds of dishes. |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Er zijn meer dan 200 verschillende soorten aardappelen in Nederland. |
| Gina:There are more than 200 kinds of potatoes in the Netherlands. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Er zijn meer dan 200 verschillende soorten aardappelen in Nederland. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:erwtensoep |
| Gina:pea soup |
| Mirthe:(slow) erwtensoep (regular) erwtensoep |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:erwtensoep |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This traditional dish is very common during the wintertime. |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Een traditionele naam voor erwtensoep is 'snert'. |
| Gina:A traditional name for peasoup is 'snert'. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Een traditionele naam voor erwtensoep is 'snert'. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:pannenkoek |
| Gina:pancake |
| Mirthe:(slow) pannenkoek (regular) pannenkoek |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:pannenkoek |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Dutch pancakes are often larger and thinner than pancakes in the US. There are many pancake restaurants in the Netherlands. |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) De pannenkoek was het favoriete Nederlandse eten van Napoleon. |
| Gina:The pancake was Napoleon’s favorite Dutch food. |
| Mirthe:(slow) De pannenkoek was het favoriete Nederlandse eten van Napoleon. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:patat |
| Gina:french fries |
| Mirthe:(slow) patat (regular) patat |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:patat |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:French fries in the Netherlands are dipped in mayonnaise. There are more than 10 variants of sauce. |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) De eerste franse frietjes in Nederland dateren van 1905. |
| Gina:The first french fries in the Netherlands date back to 1905. |
| Mirthe:(slow) De eerste franse frietjes in Nederland dateren van 1905. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Mirthe:kroket |
| Gina:croquette |
| Mirthe:(slow) kroket (regular) kroket |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:kroket |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This typical Dutch snack is a 10cm long breadcrumbed, fried roll which is usually eaten with mustard. |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Kroketten van de snackbarketen FEBO zijn erg lekker. |
| Gina:Croquettes from the snack bar chain FEBO are very delicious. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Kroketten van de snackbarketen FEBO zijn erg lekker. |
| 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:aardappel |
| [pause]Gina:potato |
| Mirthe:erwtensoep |
| [pause]Gina:pea soup |
| Mirthe:pannenkoek |
| [pause]Gina:pancake |
| Mirthe:patat |
| [pause]Gina:french fries |
| Mirthe:kroket |
| [pause]Gina:croquette |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five Foods 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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