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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Expressions that Involve Animals, Part 1.
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 2. In this lesson you'll learn expressions that involve animals, part 1.
Sydney: Animals can also be a subject of our expressions, and here you'll see that these can take on a different meaning in a new context.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Jacob: over koetjes en kalfjes praten
Jacob: dat is een beer op sokken
Jacob: buffelen
Jacob: feestvarken
Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression?
Jacob: over koetjes en kalfjes praten
Sydney: literally meaning "talk about little cows and little calves." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "small talk."
Jacob: [SLOW] over koetjes en kalfjes praten [NORMAL] over koetjes en kalfjes praten
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: over koetjes en kalfjes praten
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing a situation where you don't know someone well enough to have an in-depth conversation.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Zij praten alleen maar over koetjes en kalfjes. [SLOW] Zij praten alleen maar over koetjes en kalfjes.
Sydney: "All they do is small talk."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Zij praten alleen maar over koetjes en kalfjes.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Jacob: dat is een beer op sokken
Sydney: literally meaning "that's a bear in socks." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "he's too good for this world."
Jacob: [SLOW] dat is een beer op sokken [NORMAL] dat is een beer op sokken
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: dat is een beer op sokken
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing someone who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Hij zou zich daarvoor niet moeten verontschuldigen. Wat een beer op sokken. [SLOW] Hij zou zich daarvoor niet moeten verontschuldigen. Wat een beer op sokken.
Sydney: "He shouldn't be the one apologizing for that. What a good egg!"
Jacob: [NORMAL] Hij zou zich daarvoor niet moeten verontschuldigen. Wat een beer op sokken.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Jacob: buffelen
Sydney: literally meaning "buffalo." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to work very hard."
Jacob: [SLOW] buffelen [NORMAL] buffelen
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: buffelen
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you or someone else is working very hard. This word comes from "buffel (buffalo)", referring to the domesticated buffalo that ploughs rice fields.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Die man is aan het buffelen. [SLOW] Die man is aan het buffelen.
Sydney: "That man is working very hard."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Die man is aan het buffelen.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Jacob: feestvarken
Sydney: literally meaning "party pig." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the person who's celebrated."
Jacob: [SLOW] feestvarken [NORMAL] feestvarken
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Jacob: feestvarken
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're referring to the person who is hosting the party. This person will have the nickname "feestvarken".
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Jacob: [NORMAL] Het is de verjaardag van John dus hij is vandaag het feestvarken. [SLOW] Het is de verjaardag van John dus hij is vandaag het feestvarken.
Sydney: "It's John's birthday, so he is today's party pig."
Jacob: [NORMAL] Het is de verjaardag van John dus hij is vandaag het feestvarken.
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 colleagues are talking about a third one.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: dat is een beer op sokken
Sydney: "he's too good for this world"
Sydney: A family is having dinner.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: over koetjes en kalfjes praten
Sydney: "small talk"
Sydney: A waiter asks who’s birthday it is.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: feestvarken
Sydney: "the person who's celebrated"
Sydney: Two students meet before an exam.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Jacob: buffelen
Sydney: "to work very hard"

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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