Learn basic phone manners
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic vocabulary on the phone in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the common way to say 'Hello! (answering the phone)' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Hallo! |
| Michael: This expression has only one word meaning 'hello' |
| Dewan: [Normal] hallo [Slow] hallo |
| Michael: Listen again to the word meaning 'Hello! (answering the phone)' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Hallo! [Normal] Hallo! |
| Michael: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'This is Jolanda.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Dit is Jolanda. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'this' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the name 'Jolanda' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Jolanda [Slow] Jolanda |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'This is Jolanda.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Dit is Jolanda. [Normal] Dit is Jolanda. |
| Michael: Then, we have the formal way to ask 'Can I talk to Sandra?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Kan ek met Sandra praat? |
| 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 'with' |
| Dewan: [Normal] met [Slow] met |
| Michael: Next is the name 'Sandra' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Sandra [Slow] Sandra |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'talk' |
| Dewan: [Normal] praat [Slow] praat |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can I talk to Sandra?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Kan ek met Sandra praat? [Normal] Kan ek met Sandra praat? |
| Michael: Finally is an informal way to say 'I'll call you later.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek sal jou later bel. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'will, shall' |
| Dewan: [Normal] sal [Slow] sal |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jou [Slow] jou |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'later' |
| Dewan: [Normal] later [Slow] later |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I'll call you later.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek sal jou later bel. [Normal] Ek sal jou later bel. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: This is a good guide to help you practice saying hello on the phone. Practice saying this with a friend many times to sound natural. |
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 series! |
| Dewan: Totsiens! |
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