Learn how to use adjectives
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 9 - Talking about Nationalities. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about nationalities in simple sentences in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to say 'I am Korean' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek is Koreaans. |
| 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 'Korean' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Koreaans [Slow] Koreaans |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I am Korean.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek is Koreaans. [Normal] Ek is Koreaans. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's see the informal way to say 'I am a South African.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek is 'n Suid Afrikaner. |
| 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: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Dewan: [Normal] 'n [Slow] 'n |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'South African' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Suid Afrikaner [Slow] Suid Afrikaner |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I am a South African.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek is 'n Suid Afrikaner. [Normal] Ek is 'n Suid Afrikaner. |
| Michael: Then, we have the informal way to say 'We are Americans.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ons is Amerikaners. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'we' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ons [Slow] ons |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Americans' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Amerikaners [Slow] Amerikaners |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'We are Americans.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ons is Amerikaners. [Normal] Ons is Amerikaners. |
| Michael: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'You are Chinese.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Jy is Chinees. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Chinese' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Chinees [Slow] Chinees |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'You are Chinese.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Jy is Chinees. [Normal] Jy is Chinees. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: South Africans like meeting people from different countries in general and would ask where you are from. There are many that have travelled around the world and would love to share what they have learned. |
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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