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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Expressions About Alcohol.
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 5. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about alcohol.
Sydney: Feel like getting a drink? Better learn these expressions first!
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Jacob: zuipen
Jacob: proost!
Jacob: op de boemel zijn
Jacob: hij was helemaal lazarus
Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression?
Jacob: zuipen
Sydney: literally meaning "carouse." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to drink heavily."
Jacob: [SLOW] zuipen [NORMAL] zuipen
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: zuipen
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about drinking with friends.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Heb je zin om te zuipen? [SLOW] Heb je zin om te zuipen?
Sydney: "Do you feel like getting drunk?"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Heb je zin om te zuipen?
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Jacob: proost!
Sydney: meaning "cheers!"
Jacob: [SLOW] proost! [NORMAL] proost!
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: proost!
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you raise your drinks and put them together.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Op onze vriendengroep, proost! [SLOW] Op onze vriendengroep, proost!
Sydney: "To our group of friends, cheers!"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Op onze vriendengroep, proost!
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Jacob: op de boemel zijn
Sydney: literally meaning "being on a spree." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "going out and drinking."
Jacob: [SLOW] op de boemel zijn [NORMAL] op de boemel zijn
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: op de boemel zijn
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about going out and drinking.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Ben je nu alweer op de boemel geweest? [SLOW] Ben je nu alweer op de boemel geweest?
Sydney: "Did you go out and drink again?"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Ben je nu alweer op de boemel geweest?
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Jacob: hij was helemaal Lazarus
Sydney: literally meaning "he was completely Lazarus." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "he was very drunk."
Jacob: [SLOW] hij was helemaal Lazarus [NORMAL] hij was helemaal Lazarus
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: hij was helemaal Lazarus
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're saying someone was very intoxicated by alcohol.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Hij was helemaal Lazarus dus namen we zijn autosleutels af. [SLOW] Hij was helemaal Lazarus dus namen we zijn autosleutels af.
Sydney: "He was awfully drunk, so we took his car keys from him."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Hij was helemaal Lazarus dus namen we zijn autosleutels af.
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 friends raise their glass in a bar.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: proost!
Sydney: "cheers!"
Sydney: A man talks about a festival he went to when he was young.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: zuipen
Sydney: "to drink heavily"
Sydney: A student talks about his weekend.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: hij was helemaal Lazarus
Sydney: "he was very drunk"
Sydney: A couple is arguing about the man being home late again.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: op de boemel zijn
Sydney: "going out and drinking"

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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