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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Expressions About Money.
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 12. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions about money.
Sydney: Money makes the world go round. Use these expressions if you want to address your finances.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Jacob: poen
Jacob: die ben ik liever kwijt dan rijk
Jacob: wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen
Jacob: ieder dubbeltje omdraaien
Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression?
Jacob: poen
Sydney: meaning "money."
Jacob: [SLOW] poen [NORMAL] poen
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: poen
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about money.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Dat kost een hoop poen! [SLOW] Dat kost een hoop poen!
Sydney: "That costs a lot of money!"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Dat kost een hoop poen!
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Jacob: die ben ik liever kwijt dan rijk
Sydney: literally meaning "the one I'd rather lose than gain." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "that's someone I don't want to have in my life."
Jacob: [SLOW] die ben ik liever kwijt dan rijk [NORMAL] die ben ik liever kwijt dan rijk
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: die ben ik liever kwijt dan rijk
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about someone you don't like.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Met hem wil ik niets meer te maken hebben, ik ben hem liever kwijt dan rijk. [SLOW] Met hem wil ik niets meer te maken hebben, ik ben hem liever kwijt dan rijk.
Sydney: "I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. I don't want him in my life anymore."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Met hem wil ik niets meer te maken hebben, ik ben hem liever kwijt dan rijk.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Jacob: wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen
Sydney: literally meaning "he who has it broad, let's it hang wide." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "showing off your wealth."
Jacob: [SLOW] wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen [NORMAL] wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're justifying decadence on your own or someone else's behalf.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Ik heb net een sportwagen gekocht. Wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen. [SLOW] Ik heb net een sportwagen gekocht. Wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen.
Sydney: "I just bought a sports car. You have to spend your money on something."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Ik heb net een sportwagen gekocht. Wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Jacob: ieder dubbeltje omdraaien
Sydney: literally meaning "To turn every ten cents." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "have a very economic mindset."
Jacob: [SLOW] ieder dubbeltje omdraaien [NORMAL] ieder dubbeltje omdraaien
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: ieder dubbeltje omdraaien
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a situation where you or someone else has little to no money.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Die familie moet ieder dubbeltje omdraaien. [SLOW] Die familie moet ieder dubbeltje omdraaien.
Sydney: "That family has to turn every dime."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Die familie moet ieder dubbeltje omdraaien.
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 tells her husband she doesn’t want to see her friend anymore.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: die ben ik liever kwijt dan rijk
Sydney: "that's someone I don't want to have in my life"
Sydney: A homeless person asks people in the street if they can spare some money.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: poen
Sydney: "money"
Sydney: A man tells his wife they should save more money.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: ieder dubbeltje omdraaien
Sydney: "have a very economic mindset"
Sydney: A rich man shows his new mansion to a few of his friends.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: wie het breed heeft, laat het breed hangen
Sydney: "showing off your wealth"

Outro
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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