Learn how to ask what someone is doing
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question What are you doing? in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Wat maak jy? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Dewan: [Normal] wat [Slow] wat |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'make' |
| Dewan: [Normal] maak [Slow] maak |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Wat maak jy? [Normal] Wat maak jy? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'What are you doing?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Waarmee is jy besig? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'with what' |
| Dewan: [Normal] waarmee [Slow] waarmee |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'busy' |
| Dewan: [Normal] besig [Slow] besig |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Waarmee is jy besig? [Normal] Waarmee is jy besig? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek studeer. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'studying' |
| Dewan: [Normal] studeer [Slow] studeer |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek studeer. [Normal] Ek studeer. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek doen niks spesiaal nie. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'do' |
| Dewan: [Normal] doen [Slow] doen |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'nothing' |
| Dewan: [Normal] niks [Slow] niks |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'special' |
| Dewan: [Normal] spesiaal [Slow] spesiaal |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'not' |
| Dewan: [Normal] nie [Slow] nie |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek doen niks spesiaal nie. [Normal] Ek doen niks spesiaal nie. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: It might seem funny to ask someone what they are making, but it's actually very general to ask. If you would ask Wat doen jy? very loud it could sound serious, as if you are stealing a cookie from the cookie jar. |
Outro |
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| Michael: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Dewan: Totsiens! |
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