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Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 12 - Planning a Weekend Away in the Netherlands
INTRODUCTION
Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 12 - Planning a Weekend Away in the Netherlands. Kellie Here.
Jacob: Hallo, I'm Jacob.
Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to discuss holiday plans. The conversation takes place in a living room.
Jacob: It's between Pip and Lukas.
Kellie: The speakers are friends, so they will use informal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Lukas: Zullen we samen op vakantie gaan deze zomer? Niet naar een strandplaats maar iets cultureels of avontuurlijks.
Pip: Ja, maar wat wil jij? Cultuur of avontuur. Dat is een wereld van verschil!
Lukas: Het leuke van cultuur is dat je zoveel leert. Avontuur daartegenover is leuk omdat je niet weet wat er gaat gebeuren.
Pip: Het vervelende van culturele dingen is dat je meestal in grote steden zit.
Lukas: Wat vind jij eigenlijk leuker? Steden of platteland?
Pip: Ik denk dat een evenwichtige afwisseling tussen beiden het leukste is. De rust van bijvoorbeeld een bos en de opwinding van een grote stad als bijvoorbeeld Rome.
Lukas: Ja, er zijn altijd positieve kanten en tegenovergesteld, negatieve kanten.
Pip: Wat denk je van een week Madrid, met het Prado, en daarna een week in de bergen in het noorden van Spanje?
Lukas: Dan heb ik liever een week Parijs met het Louvre en daarna ergens in Frankrijk in de bergen.
Pip: OK, laten we er over denken en laten we denken over de plus- en minpunten.
Kellie: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Lukas: Would you like to go on holiday together this summer? Not some beach resort but something cultural or adventurous.
Pip: Yes, but what do you want? Culture or adventure? There’s a world of difference between them!
Lukas: The nice thing about culture is that you learn so much. But on the other hand, adventure is nice because you don't know what’s going to happen next.
Pip: The bad point about culture is that you're usually stuck in big cities.
Lukas: Actually, which do you prefer? Cities or countryside?
Pip: I think a balanced change between the two is best. For example, the peace of a nice forest as opposed to the excitement from a big city like Rome, for example.
Lukas: Yes, there are always positive points and, on the other hand, negative points.
Pip: What do you think about a week in Madrid, with the Prado, and after that a week in the mountains in the north of Spain?
Lukas: Then I'd rather go to Paris, with the Louvre, and after that somewhere in the mountains in France.
Pip: OK, let's think about it and about the pros and cons.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Kellie: There was some serious vacation planning happening in the conversation this time.
Jacob: Yes, but they couldn’t come to an agreement.
Kellie: Hopefully they will! What do people usually do for vacations in the Netherlands?
Jacob: Going camping in the Netherlands or Belgium and partying until your money runs out is a popular pastime with young Dutch people.
Kellie: Sounds wild! What about couples, or people with young children?
Jacob: Again, camping trips are popular but these are often to places like Belgium or France, to the mountains or to the beach.
Kellie: That sounds more my style.
Jacob: For older people who have more disposable cash, they might go further, such as Asia or Africa.
Kellie: That all sounds pretty traditional and expected.
Jacob: Some like to do things that aren’t quite as expected, such as sailing trips or road trips in large mobile homes.
Kellie: Is it common for young people to take some time out before university to go backpacking?
Jacob: Yes, that’s very popular with young Dutch people!
Kellie: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Kellie: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is..
Jacob: strandplaats [natural native speed]
Kellie: beach resort
Jacob: strandplaats[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: strandplaats [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: avontuurlijk [natural native speed]
Kellie: adventurous
Jacob: avontuurlijk[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: avontuurlijk [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: daartegenover [natural native speed]
Kellie: on the other hand
Jacob: daartegenover[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: daartegenover [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: vervelend [natural native speed]
Kellie: annoying, boring
Jacob: vervelend[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: vervelend [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: platteland [natural native speed]
Kellie: countryside
Jacob: platteland[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: platteland [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: evenwichtig [natural native speed]
Kellie: balanced
Jacob: evenwichtig[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: evenwichtig [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: opwinding [natural native speed]
Kellie: excitement
Jacob: opwinding[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: opwinding [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: tegenovergesteld [natural native speed]
Kellie: as opposed to
Jacob: tegenovergesteld[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: tegenovergesteld [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: pluspunt [natural native speed]
Kellie: plus (point)
Jacob: pluspunt [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: pluspunt [natural native speed]
Kellie: And last..
Jacob: minpunt [natural native speed]
Kellie: minus (point)
Jacob: minpunt [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: minpunt [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Kellie: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first expression is...
Jacob: zullen we samen. [something]..
Kellie: meaning "shall we .[something].. together"
Kellie: Can you break this down for us?
Jacob: Zullen we... means “shall we…” and is an invitation.
Kellie: “Shall we dance?”
Jacob: Not in the middle of a lesson! Samen means “together”.
Kellie: So you can use this to invite someone to do something together with you.
Jacob: That’s right.
Kellie: Can you give us an example sentence?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Zullen we samen op vakantie gaan?
Kellie: ...which means "Shall we go on a holiday together?" Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: evenwichtige afwisseling
Kellie: meaning "balanced change"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: This is academic language, but it’s understandable and fine to use.
Kellie: What do the words mean?
Jacob: Evenwichtig means “balanced” and afwisseling means “change”.
Kellie: A “balanced change” is supposed to be a good balance between different things, right?
Jacob: Right. You can use it to talk about a balanced diet, for example.
Kellie: How else might you use it?
Jacob: For example, you can say... Dit is een evenwichtige afwisseling tussen werk en vakantie.
Kellie: ... which means "This is a balanced change between work and holiday." Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: tegenovergesteld
Kellie: meaning "as opposed to"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: This is a tricky word as there is no single English word that it translates to well.
Kellie: The phrase “as opposed to” is about the best we can do!
Jacob: You can also use tegenovergesteld in het tegenovergestelde to mean “the opposite”
Kellie: Can you use it in a sentence for us?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Het tegenovergestelde van wit is zwart.
Kellie: ... which means "The opposite of white is black." Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Kellie: In this lesson, you'll learn about discussing holiday plans.
Kellie: Going back to the conversation, there was a bit of debate about where to go. At the end, Pip said that they should look at the pros and cons.
Jacob: There are some standard expressions you can use when discussing pros and cons.
Kellie: Okay, let’s look at a few of them.
Jacob: Daar staat tegenover dat...
Kellie: “On the other hand…”
Jacob: Ja dat is waar, maar vergeet niet dat...
Kellie: “Yes that’s true, but don’t forget that…”
Jacob: Ja, maar stel je eens voor dat...
Kellie: “Yes, but just imagine that…” When discussing pros and cons, you might need to explain by talking about your likes and dislikes.
Jacob: You’ll often talk about these in general conversations too.
Kellie: That’s true. Do you have some good expressions for us that will make our listeners’ Dutch sound more natural?
Jacob: Sure. Ik heb een hekel aan...
Kellie: “I really hate…”
Jacob: Als er iets is dat ik niet leuk vind, dan is het wel...
Kellie: “If there’s anything that I really dislike, then it’s…”
Jacob: There are a couple more in the lesson notes.
Kellie: So listeners, always check the lesson notes! Now, let’s look at some phrases for specifically talking about vacation preferences.
Jacob: Ik vind tot rust komen en ontspannen tegenwoordig net zo belangrijk als veel zien.
Kellie: This means “For me, calming down and relaxing these days are as important as seeing a lot of sights.”
Jacob: Buiten zijn is toch het leukste.
Kellie: “Being outside is still the best.”
Jacob: Het Louvre moet dan maar volgend jaar.
Kellie: “Well, the Louvre, we’ll have to do next year.” I hope Pip and Lukas can come to an agreement on somewhere good to go.
Jacob: I hope so too. Maybe we’ll find out in a future lesson?
Kellie: We’ll see!

Outro

Kellie: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Jacob: Tot ziens!

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