Learn how to post and leave comments in Dutch about sharing music or videos
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 4 - Sharing a Song |
| 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 sharing music or videos. Sanne shares a song she just heard at a party, posts a link to it, and leaves this comment. |
| Jacob: Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| Becky: Meaning - "This is a great song! I heard it at a party yesterday." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Sanne: Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Stephanie: Lekker dansnummertje. |
| Bob: Ik ken deze al 2 maanden. |
| Linda: Was het een leuk feestje? |
| Erik: Super! Fijne beat. |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Sanne: Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| Becky: "This is a great song! I heard it at a party yesterday." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Stephanie: Lekker dansnummertje. |
| Becky: "Great song to dance to." |
| Bob: Ik ken deze al 2 maanden. |
| Becky: "I’ve known about this for two months already." |
| Linda: Was het een leuk feestje? |
| Becky: "Was it a nice party?" |
| Erik: Super! Fijne beat. |
| Becky: "Great! Nice beat." |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Sanne's post. |
| Jacob: Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| Becky: "This is a great song! I heard it at a party yesterday." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. (Regular) Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "This is a great song!" |
| Jacob: Leuk nummer dit! |
| Becky: Here, we have the Dutch word… |
| Jacob: nummer. |
| Becky: It can refer to a song but it also means "number." Listen again - "This is a great song!" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Leuk nummer dit! (REGULAR) Leuk nummer dit! |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - "I heard it at a party yesterday." |
| Jacob: Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| Becky: Thursday is usually student night in the Netherlands. Fridays are great for an afterwork drink followed by a party. Both Fridays and Saturdays are great for clubbing. In the summer, there are a lot of outdoor festivals both in Belgium and the Netherlands, even though the weather is not always great. Listen again - "I heard it at a party yesterday" is... |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. (REGULAR) Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| Becky: All together, it's "This is a great song! I heard at a party yesterday." |
| Jacob: Leuk nummer dit! Gisteren gehoord op een feestje. |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Sanne's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: Her high school friend, Stephanie, uses an expression meaning - "Great song to dance to." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Lekker dansnummertje. (REGULAR) Lekker dansnummertje. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Lekker dansnummertje. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you like it. |
| Becky: Her nephew, Bob, uses an expression meaning - "I’ve known about this for two months already." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Ik ken deze al 2 maanden. (REGULAR) Ik ken deze al 2 maanden. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Ik ken deze al 2 maanden. |
| Becky: Use this expression to say this is an old song. |
| Becky: Her neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "Was it a nice party?" |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Was het een leuk feestje? (REGULAR) Was het een leuk feestje? |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Was het een leuk feestje? |
| Becky: Use this expression to ask how their night was. |
| Becky: Her college friend, Erik, uses an expression meaning - "Great! Nice beat." |
| Jacob: (SLOW) Super! Fijne beat. (REGULAR) Super! Fijne beat. |
| [Pause] |
| Jacob: Super! Fijne beat. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you like it too. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a song or video, 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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