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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-Know Dutch Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 9 - Talking About an Injury
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 injured. Jan suffers a painful injury, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Jacob: Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
Becky: Meaning - "Well, no sports for me for now... Got my knee twisted." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Jan: Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
(clicking sound)
Linda: Ik hoop dat het snel beter gaat.
Erik: Wat is er gebeurt?
Chantal: Beterschap.
Bob: Dus je gaat niet mee zaterdag?
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Jan: Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
Becky: "Well, no sports for me for now... Got my knee twisted."
(clicking sound)
Linda: Ik hoop dat het snel beter gaat.
Becky: "I hope it will get better soon."
Erik: Wat is er gebeurt?
Becky: "What happened?"
Chantal: Beterschap.
Becky: "Get well."
Bob: Dus je gaat niet mee zaterdag?
Becky: "So you’re not coming Saturday?"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Jan's post.
Jacob: Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
Becky: "Well, no sports for me for now... Got my knee twisted."
Jacob: (SLOW) Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid. (Regular) Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Well, no sports for me for now..."
Jacob: Nou, even geen sport voor mij...
Becky: This expression starts with the word…
Jacob: Nou.
Jacob: It means something like "well," but you can use it only in a negative context. Listen again - "Well, no sports for me for now..." is...
Jacob: (SLOW) Nou, even geen sport voor mij... (REGULAR) Nou, even geen sport voor mij...
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "Got my knee twisted.."
Jacob: Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
Becky: On social media, most posts are about yourself. So people often leave out the personal pronoun, even though you always need a personal pronoun before or after the verb in Dutch. But in written language, when a sentence is about yourself and the setting is informal, like social media, you can start with the verb, without the personal pronoun, like in this expression. Listen again - "Got my knee twisted" is...
Jacob: (SLOW) Heb mijn knie verdraaid. (REGULAR) Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
Becky: All together, it's "Well, no sports for me for now... Got my knee twisted."
Jacob: Nou, even geen sport voor mij... Heb mijn knie verdraaid.
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Jan's friends leave some comments.
Becky: His neighbor, Linda, uses an expression meaning - "I hope it will get better soon."
Jacob: (SLOW) Ik hoop dat het snel beter gaat. (REGULAR) Ik hoop dat het snel beter gaat.
[Pause]
Jacob: Ik hoop dat het snel beter gaat.
Becky: Use this expression to say you hope they heal fast.
Becky: His college friend, Erik, uses an expression meaning - "What happened?"
Jacob: (SLOW) Wat is er gebeurt? (REGULAR) Wat is er gebeurt?
[Pause]
Jacob: Wat is er gebeurt?
Becky: Use this expression to ask about the accident.
Becky: His high school friend, Chantal, uses an expression meaning - "Get well."
Jacob: (SLOW) Beterschap. (REGULAR) Beterschap.
[Pause]
Jacob: Beterschap.
Becky: Use this expression to send a warm message.
Becky: His nephew, Bob, uses an expression meaning - "So you’re not coming Saturday?"
Jacob: (SLOW) Dus je gaat niet mee zaterdag? (REGULAR) Dus je gaat niet mee zaterdag?
[Pause]
Jacob: Dus je gaat niet mee zaterdag?
Becky: Use this expression to ask about future plans.

Outro

Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being injured, 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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