Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Hoe oud is jy? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Dewan: [Normal] hoe [Slow] hoe |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'old' |
| Dewan: [Normal] oud [Slow] oud |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Hoe oud is jy? [Normal] Hoe oud is jy? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Wat is jou ouderdom? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Dewan: [Normal] wat [Slow] wat |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'your' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jou [Slow] jou |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'age' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ouderdom [Slow] ouderdom |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Wat is jou ouderdom? [Normal] Wat is jou ouderdom? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek is 17. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'seventeen' |
| Dewan: [Normal] sewentien [Slow] sewentien |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I am 17.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek is 17. [Normal] Ek is 17. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek verkies om nie te |
| sê nie. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'prefer' |
| Dewan: [Normal] verkies [Slow] verkies |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'to ' |
| Dewan: [Normal] om [Slow] om |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'not say' |
| Dewan: [Normal] nie te sê nie [Slow] nie te sê nie |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek verkies om nie te sê nie. [Normal] Ek verkies om nie te sê nie. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: South African people might be offended if you ask their age, generally ladies. Young people should be fine but older women might not. Be careful who you ask. |
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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