{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Learn Dutch Everyday","title":"EP179: Vrijdagmiddagborrel","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8df41497\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":267,"description":"Learn Dutch with \"Vrijdagmiddagborrel\" — this B1 lesson covers dutch work culture. Lisa and Maarten chat naturally, teaching you past tense (onvoltooid verleden tijd) along the way.Grammar: past tense (onvoltooid verleden tijd)Cultural insight: poldermodel, flat hierarchy, and the two-minute meetingVocabulary:Perfect practice for Dutch listening comprehension at B1 level. Join Lisa and Maarten every day for more bite-sized Dutch lessons.Need inburgering prep? Free resources at inburgeringprep.comListen on other platforms:🎵 Spotify📺 YouTube🍎 Apple PodcastsTranscriptLisa: Pfoe, Maarten, ik ben er weer. Ik kom net uit de langste vergadering van de eeuw, geloof ik.Phew, Maarten, I'm back. I just came out of the longest meeting of the century, I think.Maarten: Oh jee. Was het weer zoiets waar niemand een beslissing durfde te nemen?Oh dear. Was it one of those things again where nobody dared to make a decision?Lisa: Ja, precies dat! Iedereen had een mening, maar niemand hakte de knoop door. Ik word daar zo moe van.Yes, exactly that! Everyone had an opinion, but nobody made the final decision. I get so tired of that.Maarten: Herkenbaar. Dat doet me denken aan hoe het vroeger bij ons op school ging.Relatable. That reminds me of how things used to be at our school.Maarten: Ja, toen ik net begon met lesgeven, hadden we van die vergaderingen die echt uren duurden. De directeur praatte en de rest luisterde vooral.Yes, when I first started teaching, we had those meetings that really lasted for hours. The principal talked and the rest mostly listened.Lisa: Oh, echt? Bij ons is het juist het tegenovergestelde. We hebben zo'n platte hiërarchie, weet je wel?Oh, really? With us, it's actually the opposite. We have such a flat hierarchy, you know?Maarten: Ja, dat hoor je vaker bij creatieve bedrijven. Iedereen is gelijkwaardig, zogenaamd.Yes, you hear that often with creative companies. Everyone is equal, supposedly.Lisa: Nou ja, zogenaamd... Het is wel fijn hoor, dat je gewoon...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gWX5auhx2YL4ERGv6RNyI37ZUJ1BoDo3dXfTKeHPuf4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jN2Q4/YjdhYWQwMDgwMGQ5/MDZiYzIzMjgxNDFm/OGRlOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}