Learn slang expressions about alcohol
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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 |
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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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