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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 10 - Sitting Down to a Nice Cup of Tea in South Africa. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about giving different options. The conversation takes place at a friend’s house. |
| Chesney: It's between Nadia and Johan. |
| Becky: The speakers are friends. Therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Johan: Kan ek vir jou iets warms of koud kry om te drink? |
| Nadia: Ag, ek verkies iets warms, wat is die opsies? |
| Johan: Jy kan koffie, warm sjokolade, horlicks of tee kies. |
| Nadia: Watter tipes tee het jy? |
| Johan: Uhm... rooibos, heuningbos en gewone tee. |
| Nadia: Ek sal 'n lekker koppie rooibos vat asseblief met heuning. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Johan: Kan ek vir jou iets warms of koud kry om te drink? |
| Nadia: Ag, ek verkies iets warms, wat is die opsies? |
| Johan: Jy kan koffie, warm sjokolade, horlicks of tee kies. |
| Nadia: Watter tipes tee het jy? |
| Johan: Uhm... rooibos, heuningbos en gewone tee. |
| Nadia: Ek sal 'n lekker koppie rooibos vat asseblief met heuning. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Johan: Can I get you something hot or cold to drink? |
| Nadia: Oh, I prefer something warm. What are the options? |
| Johan: You can choose coffee, hot chocolate, Horlicks, or tea. |
| Nadia: What types of tea do you have? |
| Johan: Uhm... rooibos, honeybush, and regular tea. |
| Nadia: I will have a nice cup of rooibos please with honey. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: I’d love a hot drink right now. |
| Chesney: Me too, I’d love a rooibos tea! |
| Becky: What’s that? |
| Chesney: It’s a local tea that is grown in South Africa. |
| Becky: What’s it like? |
| Chesney: It’s healthy and a great substitute for other teas and coffee with the stimulants. |
| Becky: I’ll make sure to try it when I go to South Africa! |
| Chesney: If you do, remember to say Ag die tee is baie lekker. |
| Becky: “Oh, this tea is very nice.” |
| Chesney: Another word I’d like to quickly introduce is iets. |
| Becky: What can you tell us about it? |
| Chesney: It might sound funny, but Afrikaners use this as often as English speakers use “something.” |
| Becky: Good to know. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: ag [natural native speed] |
| Becky: oh |
| Chesney: ag [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: ag [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: warms [natural native speed] |
| Becky: warm |
| Chesney: warms [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: warms [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: tee [natural native speed] |
| Becky: tea |
| Chesney: tee [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: tee [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: lekker [natural native speed] |
| Becky: nice |
| Chesney: lekker [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: lekker [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: koppie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: cup |
| Chesney: koppie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: koppie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: vat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to take |
| Chesney: vat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: vat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: heuning [natural native speed] |
| Becky: honey |
| Chesney: heuning [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: heuning [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: om [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to |
| Chesney: om [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: om [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And lastly... |
| Chesney: verkies [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to prefer |
| Chesney: verkies [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: verkies [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: om te |
| Becky: meaning "to." What can you tell us about this word? |
| Chesney: It’s very similar to the English “to.” |
| Becky: It goes before a verb. |
| Chesney: Yes, it can be used before a verb to show that you’re doing the action. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Om te swem is goeie oefening. |
| Becky: ...which means "To swim is great exercise." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Chesney: iets warms |
| Becky: meaning "something warm." You told us briefly about the first word earlier in this lesson. |
| Chesney: That’s right - I said that iets is used as “something.” |
| Becky: What about the second word? |
| Chesney: warms is “warm.” |
| Becky: Easy to remember! You can use this phrase to talk about something that’s warm. |
| Chesney: Yes, clothes, food…anything like that. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek bring altyd iets warms om aan te trek. |
| Becky: ...which means "I always bring something warm to wear." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about giving different options. |
| Becky: First, let’s quickly look at questions and fillers. |
| Chesney: We spoke about making questions using the question words hoe, waar, wat, hoekom, wie before. |
| Becky: Right. Are there other ways to make questions? |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, we often start a question with a verb. If you do this, we then add the subject and finally the object. |
| Becky: Let’s hear some examples. |
| Chesney: Eet jy vleis? |
| Becky: “Do you eat meat?” |
| Chesney: Lees jy elke dag? |
| Becky: “Do you read every day?” |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, we often use ag as a filler when speaking. It can mean many things, depending on the context. |
| Becky: In that case, let’s hear it with some context! |
| Chesney: Ag, ek huil sommer. |
| Becky: “Ah, I feel like crying.” |
| Chesney: Ag, jou baba is te oulik. |
| Becky: “Ah, your baby is too cute.” How would we state something like that as an opinion? In English, we would use “I think…” |
| Chesney: “I think" is ek dink. You can use this to give an opinion and be polite. For example, Ek dink nie dit is ‘n mooi kleur nie. |
| Becky: “I don’t think this is a nice color.” How do we state our preferences? |
| Chesney: You can use verkies to mean “prefer.” |
| Becky: Are there any specific circumstances where this is good to use? |
| Chesney: Yes, when you’re suggesting something different or don’t want what is offered to you. |
| Becky: Again, let’s hear some examples. |
| Chesney: Ek verkies ‘n rooi wyn. |
| Becky: “I prefer red wine.” |
| Chesney: Ons almal verkies om nou te eet. |
| Becky: “We all prefer to eat now.” |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Chesney: Baai. |
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