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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 20! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Transportation and around town. These are five well-known Dutch shops or services. 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:bank |
| Gina:bank |
| Mirthe:(slow) bank (regular) bank |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:bank |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Banks are important, and even small towns will have one. The bigger the city the more banks are available. Famous banks are ABN-AMRO bank and Rabobank. ATMs are widely available and are in use 24 hours a day. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Banken zijn maar 10 dagen per jaar dicht. |
| Gina:Banks are only closed 10 days a year. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Banken zijn maar 10 dagen per jaar dicht. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:supermarkt |
| Gina:supermarket |
| Mirthe:(slow) supermarkt (regular) supermarkt |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:supermarkt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:There are more than 50 supermarket chains in the Netherlands and the bigger ones are usually open 7 days a week. Dutch people do most of their shopping there and especially on Saturday, which is a holiday, it can get very busy at the local supermarket. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Albert Heijn is de oudste en meest bekende supermarktketen in Nederland. |
| Gina:Albert Heijn is the oldest and most well-known supermarket chain in the Netherlands. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Albert Heijn is de oudste en meest bekende supermarktketen in Nederland. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:postkantoor |
| Gina:post office |
| Mirthe:(slow) postkantoor (regular) postkantoor |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:postkantoor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:The national postal company in the Netherlands is PostNL. Most post offices are open from 9am to 6pm on weekdays, and on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) De slogan van PostNL is, ""morgen is vandaag"". |
| Gina:The slogan of PostNL is "Tomorrow is Today". |
| Mirthe:(slow) De slogan van PostNL is, ""morgen is vandaag"". |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Mirthe:tankstation |
| Gina:gas station |
| Mirthe:(slow) tankstation (regular) tankstation |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:tankstation |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Gas stations in the Netherlands are all self service, meaning that customers need to fill the tank themselves and then pay inside. Usually there will be a store as well where customers can buy food, drinks or other things like car supplies. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Tankstations van Shell zijn eigendom van Royal Dutch Shell, het grootste bedrijf in de wereld. |
| Gina:Shell gas stations are owned by Royal Dutch Shell, the biggest company in the world. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Tankstations van Shell zijn eigendom van Royal Dutch Shell, het grootste bedrijf in de wereld. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Mirthe:gemeentehuis |
| Gina:city office |
| Mirthe:(slow) gemeentehuis (regular) gemeentehuis |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mirthe:gemeentehuis |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:If Dutch people need a new passport, to register a birth or to extend their driver's license, they will go to the city office. |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mirthe:(normal) Op het gemeentehuis vind je ook een trouwzaal waar Nederlanders kunnen trouwen. |
| Gina:At the city office is also a wedding hall where Dutch people can get married. |
| Mirthe:(slow) Op het gemeentehuis vind je ook een trouwzaal waar Nederlanders kunnen trouwen. |
| 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:bank |
| [pause]Gina:bank |
| Mirthe:supermarkt |
| [pause]Gina:supermarket |
| Mirthe:postkantoor |
| [pause]Gina:post office |
| Mirthe:tankstation |
| [pause]Gina:gas station |
| Mirthe:gemeentehuis |
| [pause]Gina:city office |
| Shops or Services in Town |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five shops or services in town 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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