Learn slang expressions about humour
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Expressions About Humor. |
| 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 14. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about humor. |
| Sydney: Joke's on you! Learn these expressions if you have a good sense of humor. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jacob: een geintje |
| Jacob: grappenmaker |
| Jacob: een poets bakken |
| Jacob: in de luren leggen |
| Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression? |
| Jacob: een geintje |
| Sydney: literally meaning "a joke." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a friendly joke." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] een geintje [NORMAL] een geintje |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: een geintje |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're talking about a silly joke or a prank. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Ik maakte toch maar een geintje! [SLOW] Ik maakte toch maar een geintje! |
| Sydney: "I was only kidding!" |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Ik maakte toch maar een geintje! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jacob: grappenmaker |
| Sydney: literally meaning "joke maker." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "someone who's always making jokes." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] grappenmaker [NORMAL] grappenmaker |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: grappenmaker |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're referring to a person who is constantly making jokes. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Mijn oom is de grappenmaker van de familie. [SLOW] Mijn oom is de grappenmaker van de familie. |
| Sydney: "My uncle is the joker of the family." |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Mijn oom is de grappenmaker van de familie. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jacob: een poets bakken |
| Sydney: literally meaning "baking a prank." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "pulling a practical joke." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] een poets bakken [NORMAL] een poets bakken |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: een poets bakken |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a prank that's being conspired or executed. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Op 1 april bak ik graag eens een poets. [SLOW] Op 1 april bak ik graag eens een poets. |
| Sydney: "On April 1st, I like to pull a prank." |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Op 1 april bak ik graag eens een poets. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jacob: in de luren leggen |
| Sydney: literally meaning "being put in diapers." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "fooling or pranking someone." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] in de luren leggen [NORMAL] in de luren leggen |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: in de luren leggen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about fooling or pranking someone. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Heb je je nu weer in de luren laten leggen door hem? [SLOW] Heb je je nu weer in de luren laten leggen door hem? |
| Sydney: "Did you get fooled again by him?" |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Heb je je nu weer in de luren laten leggen door hem? |
| 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: Two teachers talk about a student who’s always making jokes. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: grappenmaker |
| Sydney: "someone who's always making jokes" |
| Sydney: A boy tells his girlfriend he was only kidding. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: een geintje |
| Sydney: "a friendly joke" |
| Sydney: Two college students talk about a prank they saw on YouTube. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: in de luren leggen |
| Sydney: "fooling or pranking someone" |
| Sydney: Two colleagues talk about a prank in the office on April 1st. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: een poets bakken |
| Sydney: "pulling a practical joke" |
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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