Learn slang expressions about law enforcement
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Expressions About Law Enforcement. |
| Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. I'm Sydney. |
| Jacob: And I'm Jacob! |
| Sydney: This is Must-Know Dutch Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about law enforcement. |
| Sydney: These expressions might be relevant if you ever come into contact with law enforcement. Be sure never to use these near police officers though! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jacob: smeris |
| Jacob: op de bon gaan |
| Jacob: een nachtje in de bajes zitten |
| Jacob: zwaantje |
| Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression? |
| Jacob: smeris |
| Sydney: literally meaning "cop." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "police officer." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] smeris [NORMAL] smeris |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: smeris |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you feel spiteful towards a police officer, or law enforcement in general. Be careful when you use this word, the police might feel offended. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Kijk uit! Daar komt de smeris! [SLOW] Kijk uit! Daar komt de smeris! |
| Sydney: "Be careful! Here comes the police!" |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Kijk uit! Daar komt de smeris! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jacob: op de bon gaan |
| Sydney: literally meaning "going on the voucher." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "being fined." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] op de bon gaan [NORMAL] op de bon gaan |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: op de bon gaan |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you or someone else is being fined, usually for traffic infringements. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Hij ging op de bon voor 150 euro. [SLOW] Hij ging op de bon voor 150 euro. |
| Sydney: "He got fined for 150 euros." |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Hij ging op de bon voor 150 euro. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jacob: een nachtje in de bajes zitten |
| Sydney: literally meaning "sitting in jail for a night." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "spending a night in jail." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] een nachtje in de bajes zitten [NORMAL] een nachtje in de bajes zitten |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: een nachtje in de bajes zitten |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to a situation where you, or someone else, has to spend a night in jail because of trouble-making. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Heb je ooit al eens een nachtje in de bajes gezeten? [SLOW] Heb je ooit al eens een nachtje in de bajes gezeten? |
| Sydney: "Did you ever spend the night in a prison cell?" |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Heb je ooit al eens een nachtje in de bajes gezeten? |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jacob: zwaantje |
| Sydney: literally meaning "little swan." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a police officer on a motorcycle." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] zwaantje [NORMAL] zwaantje |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: zwaantje |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a police officer on a motorcycle. Be careful when you use this word, the police officer might feel offended. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Rijd maar niet te hard. Soms staat hier een zwaantje om de hoek! [SLOW] Rijd maar niet te hard. Soms staat hier een zwaantje om de hoek! |
| Sydney: "Don't drive too fast. Sometimes there's a police officer on a motorcycle behind this corner." |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Rijd maar niet te hard. Soms staat hier een zwaantje om de hoek! |
| QUIZ |
| Sydney: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Sydney: A woman is caught speeding. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: op de bon gaan |
| Sydney: "being fined" |
| Sydney: Two prisoners talking about a police officer. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: smeris |
| Sydney: "police officer" |
| Sydney: A couple is driving on the highway and saw a police officer on a motorcycle. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: zwaantje |
| Sydney: "a police officer on a motorcycle" |
| Sydney: A woman asks her husband where he was last night. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: een nachtje in de bajes zitten |
| Sydney: "spending a night in jail" |
Outro |
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| Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Dutch Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jacob: Tot ziens! |
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