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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Expressions About People You Find Odd.
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 20. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about people you find odd.
Sydney: Weird, weirder, weirdest. These expressions will help you deal with weird people.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Jacob: mafkees
Jacob: halvegare
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik
Jacob: rare snuiter
Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression?
Jacob: mafkees
Sydney: meaning "freak."
Jacob: [SLOW] mafkees [NORMAL] mafkees
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: mafkees
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when describing a person who acts weird or unpredictable. Only to be used with good friends who can take a joke.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! [SLOW] Moet je die mafkees daar zien!
Sydney: "Look at that freak!"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die mafkees daar zien!
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Jacob: halvegare
Sydney: literally meaning "half-done." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "lunatic."
Jacob: [SLOW] halvegare [NORMAL] halvegare
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: halvegare
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing a person who acts weird or unpredictable. Only to be used with good friends who can take a joke.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. [SLOW] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn.
Sydney: "Be careful, I heard he can be a bit of a lunatic."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik
Sydney: literally meaning "you're not well sob." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "you're crazy."
Jacob: [SLOW] je bent niet goed snik [NORMAL] je bent niet goed snik
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're telling someone they're not thinking straight.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! [SLOW] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik!
Sydney: "You nearly hit my head with that ball, you're out of your mind!"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik!
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Jacob: rare snuiter
Sydney: literally meaning "a weird geezer." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "an odd person."
Jacob: [SLOW] rare snuiter [NORMAL] rare snuiter
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: rare snuiter
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing an odd person.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. [SLOW] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien.
Sydney: "Look at that weird geezer."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien.
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 teenagers talk about a drunk they see yelling at people.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: halvegare
Sydney: "lunatic"
Sydney: One friend is teasing another by saying he’s crazy.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: mafkees
Sydney: "freak"
Sydney: A woman tells her husband about a weird person she met the other day.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: rare snuiter
Sydney: "an odd person"
Sydney: A woman tells her husband he’s crazy for driving so fast.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: je bent niet goed snik
Sydney: "you're crazy"

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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