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INTRODUCTION
Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 16 - First Meetings in the Netherlands. Kellie Here.
Jacob: Hallo I'm Jacob.
Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to handle official meetings and introductions. The conversation takes place at the airport.
Jacob: It's between Lukas and a Newscaster.
Kellie: The speakers have a professional relationship, so they’ll use formal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Lukas: Meneer Wester, het is een eer u hier in Nederland te mogen ontvangen! Van harte welkom!
Nieuwslezer: Het is voor mij een plezier om hier te zijn.
Lukas: Heeft u een goede vlucht gehad of was het driekwart van de tijd turbulentie?
Nieuwslezer: Nee hoor, een uitstekende rustige vlucht en goede service.
Lukas: Wilt u iets eten of drinken? Of gaat u het liefst meteen naar de studio om uw toekomstige collega's te ontmoeten?
Nieuwslezer: Mijn nieuwe collega's zo snel mogelijk ontmoeten, lijkt mij het leukste. Ga ik ook met u samenwerken?
Lukas: Jazeker, ik ben assistent-regisseur, dus we zullen elkaar nog veel zien. Ik hoop op een goede samenwerking.
Nieuwslezer: Oh! Dat komt vast en zeker wel goed. Ik kijk ernaar uit.
Lukas: Ja ik ook. Ah, daar is onze taxi.
Kellie: Listen to the conversation with the English translation
Lukas: Mister Wester, it is a great honor to be allowed to have you here in Holland! Welcome!
Newscaster: The pleasure is mine, to be able to be here.
Lukas: Did you have a good flight or was it turbulent for 75% of the time?
Newscaster: No, no I had an excellent, quiet flight and very good service on board.
Lukas: Would you like to drink or eat something or would you rather go straight to the studios to meet your future colleagues?
Newscaster: What I'd like is to meet my new colleagues as soon as possible. Will we be working together as well?
Lukas: Certainly. I'm an assistant director; so we shall definitely see a lot of each other. I hope our cooperation will be nice.
Newscaster: Oh! I'm sure we'll be fine. I'm looking forward to it.
Lukas: Yes, so am I. Ah, here is our taxi.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Kellie: Lukas met a new colleague in this conversation.
Jacob: That’s always a bit nerve wracking, isn’t it?
Kellie: It was probably more nerve wracking for the new newscaster though.
Jacob: True! First meetings with colleagues are usually formal affairs.
Kellie: That’s right. How should we handle situations like this in the Netherlands?
Jacob: You should try to be polite and not overly familiar.
Kellie: Is it always formal all of the time?
Jacob: After the formal greetings and speeches, there might be a social gathering with drinks.
Kellie: Ah… I bet things get a bit looser there!
Jacob: Usually! You can get a bit more relaxed and informal there. We often joke that first meetings are split into the dry part, the formal bit, and the wet part, the social gathering.
Kellie: Is it the same for other events, such as weddings or funerals?
Jacob: Yes, those and anniversaries, farewell parties… There are many occasions that follow the same pattern.
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: eer [natural native speed]
Kellie: honor
Jacob: eer[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: eer [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: ontvangen [natural native speed]
Kellie: to receive
Jacob: ontvangen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: ontvangen [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: driekwart [natural native speed]
Kellie: three-quarter
Jacob: driekwart[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: driekwart [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: uitstekend [natural native speed]
Kellie: excellent
Jacob: uitstekend[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: uitstekend [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: rustig [natural native speed]
Kellie: quiet, easy
Jacob: rustig[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: rustig [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: gebruiken [natural native speed]
Kellie: to use
Jacob: gebruiken[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: gebruiken [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: ontmoeten [natural native speed]
Kellie: to meet
Jacob: ontmoeten[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: ontmoeten [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: samenwerken [natural native speed]
Kellie: to collaborate, to cooperate
Jacob: samenwerken[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: samenwerken [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: regisseur [natural native speed]
Kellie: (film) director
Jacob: regisseur[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: regisseur [natural native speed]
Kellie: And last..
Jacob: jazeker [natural native speed]
Kellie: certainly
Jacob: jazeker[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: jazeker [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: te mogen ontvangen
Kellie: meaning "to be allowed to receive"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: This is an old fashioned and formal expression.
Kellie: How is it used?
Jacob: It’s used when a host wants to say that they feel honored to be receiving their guest.
Kellie: I can see why it’s a formal expression!
Jacob: The verb mogen, is mainly used for permission, such as “to be allowed to”, but here the meaning is slightly different.
Kellie: Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Ja, ik heb het genoegen gehad de minister te mogen ontvangen.
Kellie: ..which means "Yes I've had the pleasure to be allowed to receive the minister." Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: eer
Kellie: meaning "honor"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: The word eer is used to show that we have admiration for the other person. You typically use it in sentences such as Ik vind het een eer dat u mij heeft gekozen
Kellie: “I’m honored that you chose me.” Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Het is een eer om voor de nationale ploeg te spelen.
Kellie: .. which means "It's an honor to play for the national team." Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: jazeker
Kellie: meaning "certainly"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob: Well, ja is one of the most used words in the Dutch language.
Kellie: It means “yes”, right?
Jacob: Ja. Sorry, couldn’t resist! If we want to show that “yes” is a 100% yes, we can say jazeker.
Kellie: What does the other word mean?
Jacob: Zeker is the Dutch word for “sure”.
Kellie: Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: For example, you can say.. Jazeker, Absint schenken wij ook.
Kellie: .. which means "Certainly, we also serve Absinthe." Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Kellie: In this lesson, you'll learn about how to handle official meetings and introductions. Formal language and greetings have been a running theme of this lesson, so let’s continue that into the lesson focus.
Jacob: Right. It’s almost like we planned this lesson out before recording!
Kellie: Almost! So let’s look at formal and informal greetings.
Jacob: Okay. Here’s a formal greeting Meneer …, wat een eer u te ontmoeten. Hoe maakt u het?
Kellie: “Mister… what an honor to meet you. How are you?”
Jacob: And an informal one - Hee, leuk je te zien man!
Kellie: “Hey, nice to see you, man!” Wow, that’s quite a difference.
Jacob: Yes, it is. Here’s another couple of comparison sentences. First, the formal Waarmee kan ik u van dienst zijn?
Kellie: “Is there anything I could do for you?”
Jacob: And the informal Wat kan ik voor je doen?
Kellie: “What can I do for you?” After the first greetings, you don’t really know each other too well so you often have to make small talk.
Jacob: Yes. There are some safe topics to make small talk about in Dutch, so let’s introduce a few.
Kellie: Right. I’m ready!
Jacob: U treft het niet met het weer.
Kellie: “You’re not lucky with the weather”. Oh yeah, the weather is a safe topic in many languages.
Jacob: Dutch is no different!
Kellie: What else is good?
Jacob: Hoe gaat het de familie?
Kellie: “How is your family?” That’s good, especially if it’s someone you have met before, but not for some time.
Jacob: Yes, it’s polite and only as intrusive as the other person wants it to be.
Kellie: Anything else?
Jacob: Is het druk op het hoofdkantoor?
Kellie: “Is it busy at headquarters?” If you’re greeting a work colleague from another branch or office, that’s a good question to ask.
Jacob: Yes, it’s very safe and it makes it look like you’re interested in the company as a whole, too.
Kellie: Extra brownie points!

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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