Pfff, even bijkomen, hoor!
Pfff, give me some time to recover
We say this after we’ve done something that required much effort. It could be hard work or a long laugh or a very very good meal or a busy holiday season …
Pfff, give me some time to recover
We say this after we’ve done something that required much effort. It could be hard work or a long laugh or a very very good meal or a busy holiday season …
The commentary is in the Dutch language – the footage will help to understand it globally. A nice challenge! You can find the first lines written below.
Here is the video :
NEDERLAND VAN BOVEN (1) 24 uur
Samenvatting: In deze eerste aflevering wordt gekeken hoe het dagelijkse ritme van Nederlanders er uitziet op een doordeweekse dag, van de vroege ochtend tot diep in de nacht.
We zien 24 uur lang hoe onze dagelijkse patronen en ritmes er uit zien. Soms chaotisch, soms strak geordend. Hoe en door wie wordt ons land draaiende gehouden? En wat gebeurt er als het mis of bijna mis gaat? Water uit de kraan, de dagelijkse gang naar het werk, mobiele telefoonverkeer. Aan het woord komen mensen die verantwoordelijk zijn voor het in goede banen leiden van het verkeer, de water- en energievoorziening en geldtransporten.
Summary: In this first episode the daily rhythm on a average weekday is shown, from early in the morning until midnight.
You’ll see the Dutch daily patterns and rhythms, sometimes chaotic, sometimes highly predictable. Who keep this country running and how do they do it? What happens if it almost gets out of hand? Water from the tap, daily commuting, the use mobile phones..
You will hear the people who are responsible for control and management of traffic, water supply, energy supply and money transports thoughout the country.
Read more at the Nederland van Boven website >
THESE ARE THE OPENING LINES IN THIS EPISODE:
Dit is een verhaal over Nederland zoals je het maar zelden ziet. Dit is ons land vanuit de lucht.
Als je echt wilt weten hoe ons dagelijks leven eruit ziet, soms chaotisch, soms strak geordend, dan kijk je vanuit een spectaculair nieuw perspectief.
In deze eerste aflevering 24 uur Nederland.
Wat gebeurt er als we met z’n allen ontwaken, op pad gaan en er iedere dag weer het beste van proberen te maken?
Hoe kan het dat een gewone doordeweekse dag niet ontaardt in een complete chaos?
16 miljoen mensen op een klein stukje aarde, gezien vanuit de lucht.
Dit is Nederland van boven.
Nederland een uur voor zonsopgang. Dit zijn niet de sterren aan de hemel, dit zijn wij. Op het moment dat we ‘s ochtends vroeg wakker worden en direct onze mobiele telefoons pakken. Hoe feller het lichtpuntje, hoe intensiever er wordt gebeld.
Donderdagochtend. In Drenthe, Groningen en Friesland totale rust. Als we afdalen naar de Randstad, dan zie je Nederland voorzichtig ontwaken. Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam en Den Haag. Dit zijn wij die tijdens het opstaan als eerste onze telefoon pakken om te mailen, te bellen en te sms-en.
We will inform later you about our other options (especially for those of you living outside The Netherlands).
small groups, great fun
In Groningen we practice in small groups of 3 to 5 people. In this group you will learn to speak and understand Dutch in a pleasant way. We focus on speech and understanding. Pronunciation is an important issue. We try to keep grammar and writing to a minimum. Of course we start with many basic expressions, but later on you can also bring your own subjects to talk about. We work with 3 or 4 different levels.
Each course takes 6 weeks, one lesson of 90 minutes each week and self study. Fee is € 150 per person, including learning material. The group (max 5 people) meet once a week on a Tuesday or a Wednesday (depending on the language level).
We will start new groups in 2012 on the following dates:
| Conversation Courses 2012 – start dates *) | |||
| BEGINNERS I | BEGINNERS II | INTERMED/Adv | int/ADVANCED |
| Jan 17 | |||
| Mar 7 | Mar 6 | ||
| Apr 25 | Apr 24 | ||
| Jun 20 | Jun 19 | ||
| Sep 12 | Sep 11 | ||
| Nov 7 | Nov 6 | ||
*) dates/levels can change
If you wish to see the full schedule, go to the conversation course page and click on a date.
If you wish to join, please find your course at our webshop now.
Order your BEGINNERS course here >>
Order your BEGINNERS II course here >>
Order your INTERMEDIATE or ADVANCED course here >>
Much to our grief the Idiom blog has suffered much downtime due to a problematic migration from one server to another. The provider was forced to move but it caused many problems for at least 300,000 blogs, ours included. We could not reach it until recently.
In 2012 we will work with it again and add new idiom and post more frequently to help you learn Dutch idiom. Promise!
Fortunately many of our previous posts (dating back to 2006!) can still be found.
Read our 18 Dutch phrases from the TWUTCH Twitter course, for instance and listen to a phrase by clicking it ! You’ll find many other interesting Dutch expressions posted there during the previous years. With sound links!
In our next newsletter we will tell you more about our other options! Of course you can find all information at our official Say it in Dutch website >
Now we’re back in charge and in 2012 we will post some new material about Dutch idiom and see if we can repair the old ones that suffered too much from the move!
We wish you a wonderful and inspirational New Year!
Gelukkig nieuwjaar!
Happy New Year
On the Say it in Dutch Website you can now find the new schedules for Conversation courses in 2011, our famous group lessons in Groningen, The Netherlands.
Beginners: start January and May
Beginners II: start in March and September
Intermediate: start in January and May
Intermed/Advanced: start in March and September
Each level now has 6 lessons, which is more coherent and easier to schedule in 2011.
The price of each course (of 6 lessons) is x80 145,= including learning material and taxes.
If you wish to join one of the conversation groups in January, please complete your enrollment NOW by buying your group course through our shop. *) If you have not done so already, please do this before January 10
Read more about the group lessons here >>
If you cannot join one of our groups in Groningen, you may consider Skype Lessons, our tailor-made Dutch conversation lessons. These are individual 30 minute lessons by phone. You decide about the number of lessons and together we set up the course and a convenient schedule for you.
If you already know the rules of the language and only wish to practice your spoken Dutch a bit more, you might be interested in Skype Conversations Sessions. These are live talks in Dutch, 20 minutes by phone. You decide about the number of sessions and together we set up dates/times.
Skype courses or conversation sessions can start and be scheduled any moment in the year, except in December and August, preferably during weekdays.
Skype Lessons package of 6= x80 114
Conversation session on Skype (1×20 minutes) = x80 13
Set of 3 conversation sessions (3x 20 minutes) = x80 39,00 now x80 36
Set of 10 conversation sessions (10 x 20 minutes) = x80 130,00 now x80 120 00
More information about Skype lessons can be found here >>
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I hope to see you in person or speak to you on Skype in 2011 and wish you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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