Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the common way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Kan ek die spyskaart sien? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'can' |
| Dewan: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Dewan: [Normal] die [Slow] die |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Dewan: [Normal] spyskaart [Slow] spyskaart |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'see' |
| Dewan: [Normal] sien [Slow] sien |
| Michael: Listen again to the question meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Kan ek die spyskaart sien? [Normal] Kan ek die spyskaart sien? |
| Michael: Ok, now let's see the common way to ask 'What do you recommend?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Wat stel jy voor? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Dewan: [Normal] wat [Slow] wat |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'suggest' |
| Dewan: [Normal] stel [Slow] stel |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'for' |
| Dewan: [Normal] voor [Slow] voor |
| Michael: Listen again to the question meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Wat stel jy voor? [Normal] Wat stel jy voor? |
| Michael: Then, we have the common way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] 'n Koffie vir my. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'a' |
| Dewan: [Normal] 'n [Slow] 'n |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Dewan: [Normal] koffie [Slow] koffie |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'for' |
| Dewan: [Normal] vir [Slow] vir |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Dewan: [Normal] my [Slow] my |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] 'n Koffie vir my. [Normal] 'n Koffie vir my. |
| Michael: Finally here is another common way to say 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek wil 'n koffie hê. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'will' |
| Dewan: [Normal] wil [Slow] wil |
| Michael: Next is a word meaning 'a' |
| Dewan: [Normal] 'n [Slow] 'n |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Dewan: [Normal] koffie [Slow] koffie |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'have' |
| Dewan: [Normal] hê [Slow] hê |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek wil 'n koffie hê. [Normal] Ek wil 'n koffie hê. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: South Africa has amazing restaurants to enjoy and experience. You should be served by a waiter and you can call for the bill by pretending to 'sign' your signature in the air. |
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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