Learn "How much is this?" and other phrases you'll find useful for shopping
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson we’ll learn some useful survival phrases to help you enjoy shopping around South African stores. |
Lesson focus |
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| You should remember that Verskoon my, or "Excuse me," is always the first thing to say when asking for information. After saying Verskoon my, which means “Excuse me”, you should say Hoeveel kos dit?, which means "How much does this cost?" |
| (slow) Hoeveel kos dit? |
| Hoeveel kos dit? |
| First we have Hoeveel, which means "how much" or "how many." |
| (slow) hoeveel |
| hoeveel |
| Next, we have kos, the verb meaning “to cost.” |
| (slow) kos |
| kos |
| At the end, we have dit meaning “this.” |
| (slow) dit |
| dit |
| Altogether, we have Hoeveel kos dit? meaning “How much does this cost?” |
| (slow) Hoeveel kos dit? |
| Hoeveel kos dit? |
| This is the perfect question when you don't know the name of the object you're trying to buy. You can just point at it and say, Hoeveel kos dit?, which means"How much does this cost?" |
| However, if you know the name of the object you want to buy, you can be very specific. For example, if you want to buy a particular t-shirt, it’s better to ask "How much is this t-shirt?" |
| In Afrikaans, that is Hoeveel kos hierdie t-hemp? |
| (slow) Hoeveel kos hierdie t-hemp? |
| Hoeveel kos hierdie t-hemp? |
| First, we have Hoeveel kos, literally meaning “how much cost.” |
| (slow) Hoeveel kos |
| Hoeveel kos |
| Next, we have hierdie t-hemp meaning “this t-shirt.” It has the pronoun hierdie meaning “this.” |
| (slow) hierdie t-hemp |
| hierdie t-hemp |
| What if you want to ask about shoes, and say “How much are these shoes?” In Afrikaans, that is Hoeveel kos hierdie skoene? |
| (slow) Hoeveel kos hierdie skoene? |
| Hoeveel kos hierdie skoene? |
| In this sentence we have the noun skoene, which means “shoes.” |
Comments
HideHi listeners! Pick some object around you and train to ask the price!
Hi EmilyAnn Frances May!
You're doing a great job with your Afrikaans! 🌟 Here are a few corrections to help you out:
1. Verskoon my, hoeveel kos hierdie t-hemp? - This sentence is perfect! Well done! 🎉
2. Verskoon my, hoeveel kos daardie romp? - This sentence is also correct. Great work! 👏
3. Verskoon my, hoeveel kos dit brood? - In this sentence, it should be "daardie" instead of "dit". So, it should be: "Verskoon my, hoeveel kos daardie brood?" (Excuse me, how much does that bread cost?)
Keep up the fantastic work, and feel free to let us know if you have any questions.
Dankie (Thank you),
Team AfrikaansPod101.com
I will try:
Verskoon my, hoeveel kos hierdie t-hemp?
Verskoon my, hoeveel kos daardie romp?
Verskoon my, hoeveel kos dit brood?
Good day, I am a complete beginner. I'm starting out with the Survival Phrases to ease into Afrikaans. In this lesson the word 'kos' is used to mean the verb 'to cost'. Yet in the review audio the word 'koste' is used. Please explain the difference and how they are used.
Can you also recommend an Afrikaans-English/English-Afrikaans online dictionary that has audio bytes for each word, along with the definite article, verb conjugations, comparatives, etc. I'm looking for something geared to students. If not in English-Afrikaans/Afrikaans-English than Nederlands-Afrikaans/Afrikaans-Nederlands. As an example, the van Dale NT2 Op School Nederlands dictionary.
Baie dankie!
Hey Jacqui
Thank you for the question.
Kos has a few meanings... Homonyms
Kos - food
Ek hou van kos.
I like food
Kos - cost
Hoeveel kos die brood?
How much does the bread cost?
Hope this helps!
Lekker dag
Zani
Hello. A question from an Australian learning Afrikaans:
The word kos apparently means food, according to my translator app. "Hoeveel kos" becomes "how much food". How does it then become "cost" in this context, please?"
Hallo Abigail
Jy is reg!
You are right.
Keep up the good work!
Zani
TeamAfrikaansPod101.com
Hallo. Wat is dit ooreenkoms? :smile::smile::smile:
hi. What is this deal? :thumbsup::thumbsup: