Learn slang expressions about sports
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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 |
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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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