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INTRODUCTION
Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 14 - Making a Dental Appointment in the Netherlands. Kellie Here.
Jacob: Hallo I'm Jacob.
Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn about making important appointments using the telephone. The conversation takes place over the telephone.
Jacob: It's between Pip and the Dentist's assistant.
Kellie: The speakers have a professional relationship, so they will use formal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Tandartsassistente: Goedemorgen, u spreekt met tandartsenpraktijk De Beer. Wat kan ik voor u doen?
Pip: Goedemorgen u spreekt met Pip Maas. Ik heb heel erg pijn aan een kies. Kan ik alstublieft snel langskomen?
Tandartsassistente: Staat u hier ingeschreven?
Pip: Nee, ik woon in Engeland, ik heb uw adres gekregen van één van uw patiënten Lukas, een vriend van mij.
Tandartsassistente: OK, komt u maar onmiddellijk langs dan maken we wel even ruimte voor u. Hebt u het adres?
Pip: Dat is heel aardig van u. Dank u wel. Ik neem nu een taxi en dan ben ik er over 15 minuten, hoop ik. Nogmaals heel veel dank.
Pip: Is het goed als ik contant betaal?
Tandartsassistente: Geen enkel probleem.
Kellie: Listen to the conversation with the English translation
Dentist's assistant: Good morning, this is Dentist's Surgery de Beer. How can I help you?
Pip: Good morning my name is Pip Maas. I have a molar that really hurts. Could I please come over quickly?
Dentist's assistant: Are you registered here?
Pip: No I live in England. I got your address from one of your patients, Lukas, he's a friend of mine.
Dentist's assistant: OK, why don't you come immediately? We'll somehow manage to make some space for you. Do you have the address?
Pip: That's very kind of you. Thank you very much. I will take a taxi and be there in fifteen minutes, I hope. Again many thanks.
Pip: Is it alright if I just pay you cash?
Dentist's assistant: Yes, no problem at all.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Kellie: Poor Pip, tooth pain is terrible.
Jacob: Yeah, luckily the dentist could see Pip quickly.
Kellie: What is medical care like in the Netherlands?
Jacob: There are lots of complaints about the Dutch medical system, but it’s not all that bad.
Kellie: What are the positive points?
Jacob: The quality of service is really good. Every town has First Aid wards and pharmacies open 24 hours a day.
Kellie:That’s good. What are the low points? Why do people complain about the Dutch medical services?
Jacob: Lines are long and health insurance isn’t cheap.
Kellie: That’s a bad combination.
Jacob: Also, getting a second opinion can be tricky sometimes as doctors don’t like to say a colleague has made a mistake.
Kellie: But is it possible to get a second opinion or a different doctor?
Jacob: If you push for it, you usually can.
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: tandartsenpraktijk [natural native speed]
Kellie: dentist's surgery
Jacob: tandartsenpraktijk[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: tandartsenpraktijk [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: kies [natural native speed]
Kellie: molar
Jacob: kies[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: kies [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: langskomen [natural native speed]
Kellie: to come over
Jacob: langskomen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: langskomen [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: ingeschreven [natural native speed]
Kellie: registered
Jacob: ingeschreven[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: ingeschreven [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: voelen [natural native speed]
Kellie: to feel
Jacob: voelen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: voelen [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: onmiddellijk [natural native speed]
Kellie: immediately
Jacob: onmiddellijk[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: onmiddellijk [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: nogmaals [natural native speed]
Kellie: once again
Jacob: nogmaals[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: nogmaals [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: contant [natural native speed]
Kellie: cash
Jacob: contant[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: contant [natural native speed]
Kellie: And lastly..
Jacob: ruimte maken [natural native speed]
Kellie: to make space
Jacob: ruimte maken[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: ruimte maken [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Kellie: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is..
Jacob: langskomen
Kellie: meaning "to drop by "
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: Langskomen is made up of the words langs, meaning "along", "around" or "past”, and komen "to come."
Kellie: So it means “to drop by” or “to come over”.
Jacob: That’s right. It can be used in formal situations.
Kellie: Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Mag ik alstublieft langskomen?
Kellie: ..which means "Could I please come over?" Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: ruimte maken
Kellie: meaning "to make space"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: The English translation is pretty literal, as ruimte means “space” and maken means “to make”.
Kellie: Right, it matches directly but the order is just opposite. So how about that word for “space”? What kind of space does it refer to?
Jacob: It can be used for physical space and also time.
Kellie: Such as “There’s no space for that in my tight schedule.”
Jacob: Which is Daar heb ik in mijn strakke schema geen tijd voor in Dutch.
Kellie: Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Kunnen jullie ruimte maken? Er komt nog iemand aan tafel.
Kellie: .. which means "Could you make some space? One more person will join us at the table." Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: contant betalen
Kellie: meaning "to pay cash"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: The word betalen means “to pay”.
Kellie: And the second word?
Jacob: Contant means “cash” as in notes and bills.
Kellie: So it means “to pay in cash.”
Jacob: That’s right. You can also use the verb betalen for other reasons, such as to say someone will pay for a mistake.
Kellie: Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Contant betalen bestaat tegenwoordig nauwelijks nog.
Kellie: .. which means "Paying cash is something almost nonexistent nowadays.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Kellie: In this lesson, you'll learn about making important appointments using the telephone. In the conversation, Pip made the appointment over the phone.
Jacob: That’s right. If you need to make an appointment, you might have to use the phone.
Kellie: It can be a little frightening to make a phone call in a second language, so let’s look at some phrases to help.
Jacob: Yes. You should greet the other person and give your name. A good opening is Goedemorgen meneer Hildebrand, mijn naam is Huizinga.
Kellie: “Good morning Mr Hildebrand, my name is Huizinga.”
Jacob: You can also say something like Goedemorgen u spreekt met Piet Mondriaan, ik bel voor het volgende:
Kellie: “Good morning, my name is Piet Mondriaan, the reason I’m calling is...”
Jacob: Or Goedemiddag u spreekt met Ruud Lubbers, ik bel u omdat ik graag wat informatie wil over...
Kellie: “Good afternoon, my name is Ruud Lubbers, I’m calling because I would like some information on…” Okay, so these are good openings for the phone call. How do we make the appointment?
Jacob: We need to set a time and date.
Kellie: Of course! We need to know when the appointment is!
Jacob: You can say Wat denk je van zaterdagavond?
Kellie: “What about Saturday night?” How do we reply to that?
Jacob: An example is Klinkt goed! Hoe laat?
Kellie: “Sounds good! What time?” Ah, the “what time” part is important.
Jacob: Right. We can then say Prima, rond zes uur dan?
Kellie: “Sounds good, so around six o’clock?”
Jacob: There are many ways to say these things, but these are a good start.
Kellie: Finally for this lesson, let’s talk about intensifiers. These give additional emotional meaning to a phrase or noun.
Jacob: Right. An example is ongelooflijk
Kellie: Meaning “incredible”. Do you have a sentence example using a different intensifier?
Jacob: Hij is hopeloos verliefd.
Kellie: “He is hopelessly in love.”
Jacob: Die winkel is schandalig duur.
Kellie: “That shop is outrageously expensive.”
Jacob: Listeners, make sure to check the Lesson Notes PDF for more examples and additional information.

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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