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Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 4 - What Does this Dutch Word Mean?
INTRODUCTION
Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 4 - What Does this Dutch Word Mean? Kellie Here.
Jacob: Hallo, I'm Jacob.
Kellie: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to provide a definition using simple language and concepts. The conversation takes place at a little cafe.
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
Pip: Wat is nu precies een vluchteling?
Lukas: Dat is iemand die zijn of haar land is ontvlucht.
Pip: Om welke redenen zijn ze gevlucht?
Lukas: Voor gevaar, ze lopen weg voor gevaarlijke mensen en oorlogen.
Pip: Lopen en rennen ze echt met hun kinderen?
Lukas: Nee 'weglopen voor' betekent 'vluchten'. Ze gaan ook wel per schip of met vrachtwagens.
Lukas: Volgens het woordenboek vluchten ze vanwege gevaar en om een beter leven voor zichzelf en hun kinderen te zoeken.
Kellie: Listen to the conversation with the English translation
Pip: Now, what exactly is a refugee?
Lukas: That's somebody who has fled his or her country.
Pip: Why would they flee?
Lukas: Because of danger, they run away from dangerous people and wars.
Pip: They really run or walk with their kids?
Lukas: No, but 'to run away' means ' to escape'. Sometimes they go by boat or truck.
Lukas: According to the dictionary they flee because of danger and to seek a better life for themselves and their children.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Kellie: It was kind of Lukas to help Pip understand that unknown word.
Jacob: Yes, it was. Dutch people are known for excelling at languages, so it’s probably something he has experience with.
Kellie: What languages can Dutch people speak?
Jacob: Dutch!
Kellie: I mean other than Dutch!
Jacob: Sorry, I couldn’t resist! Many Dutch people can speak English, in fact if you come to the Netherlands you might find that the locals prefer to speak English to you than Dutch.
Kellie: That would make practicing Dutch difficult...
Jacob: Yeah...Also, in the eastern part of the country, near the border with Germany, many people can speak German.
Kellie: That’s useful! It’s really easy to hop countries, so knowing German would come in handy. I’m impressed!
Jacob: There are many countries in Africa and Asia where people can speak even more languages, so being able to speak just Dutch and English isn’t that special.
Kellie: It is to me! I can only speak English.
Jacob: Hopefully you can learn some Dutch during this series.
Kellie: I hope so! Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Kellie: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is..
Jacob: vluchteling [natural native speed]
Kellie: refugee
Jacob: vluchteling[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: vluchteling [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: precies [natural native speed]
Kellie: exactly
Jacob: precies[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: precies [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: vluchten [natural native speed]
Kellie: to flee, to escape
Jacob: vluchten[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: vluchten [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: gevaar [natural native speed]
Kellie: danger
Jacob: gevaar[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: gevaar [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: weglopen [natural native speed]
Kellie: to run away, to escape
Jacob: weglopen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: weglopen [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: rennen [natural native speed]
Kellie: to run
Jacob: rennen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: rennen [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: oorlog [natural native speed]
Kellie: war
Jacob: oorlog[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: oorlog [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: vrachtwagen [natural native speed]
Kellie: truck
Jacob: vrachtwagen[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: vrachtwagen [natural native speed]
Kellie: Next we have..
Jacob: woordenboek [natural native speed]
Kellie: dictionary
Jacob: woordenboek[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: woordenboek [natural native speed]
Kellie: And last..
Jacob: volgens [natural native speed]
Kellie: according to
Jacob: volgens[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Jacob: volgens [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 one is...
Jacob: Wat is precies een...
Kellie: meaning "What exactly is a..."
Kellie: What can you tell us about this?
Jacob:You can use this question when you want more detailed information on something.
Kellie: What do the individual words mean?
Jacob: Wat is is a common question, like “what is” and precies means “precise”.
Kellie: So, it shows that we want “precise” details.
Jacob: Yes. You can use this in both formal and informal conversations.
Kellie: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can ask... Wat is precies het verschil tussen een bij en een wesp?
Kellie: ..which means "What exactly is the difference between a bee and a wasp?" Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: weglopen voor
Kellie: meaning "to walk away from"
Kellie: Can you explain it for us?
Jacob: Weglopen is a word made from the component lopen, meaning "to walk" and the component weg, meaning “away from”.
Kellie: And the other word?
Jacob: In this case, voor means “from”.
Kellie: When do you use this phrase?
Jacob: It has a connotation of fear, and depending on the context, it can imply that one is running away to avoid facing unpleasant facts.
Kellie: Can you use it in a sentence for us?
Jacob: Of course. For example, you can say.. Na de ruzie is zij kwaad weggelopen.
Kellie: .. which means "After the argument she angrily walked away." Okay, what's the next word?
Jacob: volgens
Kellie: meaning "according to"
Kellie: What can you tell us about this word?
Jacob: Most of the time it translates to “according to”, but occasionally it has a different meaning.
Kellie: Are there any frequent uses of it?
Jacob: Volgens de wet.
Kellie: This means “according to the law”.
Jacob: To express one’s personal opinion, you can use Volgens mij…
Kellie: This is similar to “I think…” Can you give us an example using this word?
Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say.. Volgens wetenschappers wordt de aarde steed warmer.
Kellie: .. which means "According to scientists, the world is continually getting warmer." Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Kellie: In this lesson, you'll learn how to provide a definition by using simple language and concepts.
Kellie: This happened in the conversation, when Lukas explained what a refugee was. First, let’s get some advice on how it’s done.
Jacob: A good way is to use examples. If there’s an easier version of the word that someone is likely to know, use that or use easier words to explain it.
Kellie: That’s a good idea. Can you give us an example of this in action?
Jacob: Om een voorbeeld te noemen, een koe is een viervoeter.
Kellie: “To name an example, a cow is a four legged animal.”
Jacob: Explaining the function of a word might help too. For example, Dit is bijvoorbeeld een werkwoord.
Kellie: “Now this, for instance, is a verb.” Another way to explain something is by paraphrasing.
Jacob: This is especially useful if you don’t have a common language and are explaining things in a second language.
Kellie: Again, this can be used to simplify language.
Jacob: Instead of saying De werkzaamheden zijn van start gegaan.
Kellie: Meaning “The operations have started.”
Jacob: ...We can say Het werk is begonnen.
Kellie: “The work has begun.”
Jacob: There was an example of this in the conversation earlier. Wat is nu precies een vluchteling? Dat is iemand die zijn of haar land is ontvlucht.
Kellie: “What exactly is a refugee? That’s somebody who has fled his or her country.” It was explained in words the listener was likely to know.
Jacob: Yes. If you don’t understand a word, ask for a definition so you can learn it!
Kellie: Sometimes when explaining a word, you might need to give a reason.
Jacob: Yes, in the previous Dutch sentence I said, Dat is iemand die zijn of haar land is ontvlucht.
Kellie: “That’s somebody who has fled his or her country”. If you still don’t understand the concept, you might ask the question “Why? Why did they flee their country?”
Jacob: If we give more than one reason in a sentence, we need to use a conjunction. Volgens het woordenboek vluchten ze vanwege gevaar en om een beter leven voor zichzelf en hun kinderen te zoeken.
Kellie: “According to the dictionary they flee because of the danger and to seek a better life for themselves and their children.” There are two reasons there.
Jacob: Right, so it uses the conjunction en
Kellie: This is similar to “and” in English. Let’s finish with one more example.
Jacob: We doen dit voor de veiligheid en om een goede sfeer te scheppen.
Kellie: “We’re doing this for safety reasons and to create a good atmosphere.”

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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