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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Expressions About Sports.
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 15. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about sports.
Sydney: Nothing like a night at the soccer stadium. But you might want to learn these expressions first!
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Jacob: hup Holland hup
Jacob: natrappen
Jacob: een voorzet geven
Jacob: Oranje boven!
Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression?
Jacob: hup Holland hup
Sydney: It means "go Holland go."
Jacob: [SLOW] hup Holland hup [NORMAL] hup Holland hup
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: hup Holland hup
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're supporting the Dutch soccer team.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] De supporters riepen in koor: "Hup Holland hup!" [SLOW] De supporters riepen in koor: "Hup Holland hup!"
Sydney: "The fans shouted all together: "Go Holland Go!"
Jacob: [NORMAL] De supporters riepen in koor: "Hup Holland hup!"
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Jacob: natrappen
Sydney: literally meaning "after kicking." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "saying an unnecessarily hurtful thing."
Jacob: [SLOW] natrappen [NORMAL] natrappen
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: natrappen
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're pointing out that someone hurt someone else emotionally and you find it unnecessary or unfair.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Waarom zeg je dat nu? Dat is echt natrappen. [SLOW] Waarom zeg je dat nu? Dat is echt natrappen.
Sydney: "Why would you say that? That's foul play."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Waarom zeg je dat nu? Dat is echt natrappen.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Jacob: een voorzet geven
Sydney: literally meaning "send a long cross pass." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "giving someone the perfect opportunity to make a certain joke."
Jacob: [SLOW] een voorzet geven [NORMAL] een voorzet geven
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: een voorzet geven
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a situation where someone is being given the perfect opportunity to follow up with a certain joke.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Voor die steek had ik je wel de perfecte voorzet gegeven. [SLOW] Voor die steek had ik je wel de perfecte voorzet gegeven.
Sydney: "I gave you the perfect opportunity for that cruel joke."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Voor die steek had ik je wel de perfecte voorzet gegeven.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Jacob: Oranje boven!
Sydney: literally meaning "Orange on top." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "The Dutch soccer team is the best."
Jacob: [SLOW] Oranje boven! [NORMAL] Oranje boven!
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: Oranje boven!
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to sing a typical hymn for the national soccer team.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] De straat hing vol met vlaggen waarop stond: "Oranje boven!" [SLOW] De straat hing vol met vlaggen waarop stond: "Oranje boven!"
Sydney: "The street was full of flags that said: "Orange on top!" "
Jacob: [NORMAL] De straat hing vol met vlaggen waarop stond: "Oranje boven!"
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 politician says there was foul play in last week’s debate.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: natrappen
Sydney: "saying an unnecessarily hurtful thing"
Sydney: A group of fans are shouting at a soccer game.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: hup Holland hup
Sydney: "go Holland go"
Sydney: A group of fans are singing in the bus to the soccer game.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: Oranje boven!
Sydney: "The Dutch soccer team is the best"
Sydney: A girl is embarrassed by a joke and says it was an easy opportunity.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: een voorzet geven
Sydney: "giving someone the perfect opportunity to make a certain joke"

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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