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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 16 - Going on a Trip
Becky: Hi, everyone. I'm Becky.
Jacob: And I'm Jacob.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch about being at the airport and waiting for a flight. Sanne waits at the airport for her flight, posts an image, and leaves this comment.
Jacob: Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
Becky: Meaning - "I can't wait! Sun, sea, beach, here I come!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Sanne: Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
(clicking sound)
Chantal: Lekker! Geniet ervan!
Nico: Fijne vakantie!
Stephanie: Niet te bruin worden hoor.
Linda: Goede vlucht!
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Sanne: Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
Becky: "I can't wait! Sun, sea, beach, here I come!"
(clicking sound)
Chantal: Lekker! Geniet ervan!
Becky: "Wonderful! Enjoy it!"
Nico: Fijne vakantie!
Becky: "Happy Holidays!"
Stephanie: Niet te bruin worden hoor.
Becky: "Don’t get too much of a tan."
Linda: Goede vlucht!
Becky: "Nice flight!"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Sanne's post.
Jacob: Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
Becky: "I can't wait! Sun, sea, beach, here I come!"
Jacob: (SLOW) Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan! (Regular) Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I can't wait!”
Jacob: Ik kan niet wachten!
Becky: You can use this expression for any situation in which you are feeling impatient. Listen again - "I can't wait!" is...
Jacob: (SLOW) Ik kan niet wachten! (REGULAR) Ik kan niet wachten!
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "Sun, sea, beach, here I come!"
Jacob: Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
Becky: As the weather is usually not great in the Netherlands, Dutch people love to go on holidays to warmer places, like southern Europe, Turkey, or Egypt. Listen again - "Sun, sea, beach, here I come!" is...
Jacob: (SLOW) Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan! (REGULAR) Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
Becky: All together, it's "I can't wait! Sun, sea, beach, here I come!"
Jacob: Ik kan niet wachten! Zon, zee, strand, ik kom eraan!
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Sanne's friends leave some comments.
Becky: Her husband's high school friend, Chantal, uses an expression meaning - "Wonderful! Enjoy it!"
Jacob: (SLOW) Lekker! Geniet ervan! (REGULAR) Lekker! Geniet ervan!
[Pause]
Jacob: Lekker! Geniet ervan!
Becky: Use this expression to tell them to have a nice time.
Becky: Her supervisor, Nico, uses an expression meaning - "Happy Holidays!"
Jacob: (SLOW) Fijne vakantie! (REGULAR) Fijne vakantie!
[Pause]
Jacob: Fijne vakantie!
Becky: Use this expression to leave a warm message.
Becky: Her high school friend, Stephanie, uses an expression meaning - "Don’t get too much of a tan."
Jacob: (SLOW) Niet te bruin worden hoor. (REGULAR) Niet te bruin worden hoor.
[Pause]
Jacob: Niet te bruin worden hoor.
Becky: Use this expression to be funny.
Becky: Her neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "Nice flight!"
Jacob: (SLOW) Goede vlucht! (REGULAR) Goede vlucht!
[Pause]
Jacob: Goede vlucht!
Becky: Use this expression to tell them to have a good flight.

Outro

Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being at the airport and waiting for a flight, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Jacob: Doei.

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