Learn how to talk about one's house and surroundings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 19 - Describing Where You Are in Afrikaans. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about talking about one's house and surroundings. The conversation takes place in the car. |
| Chesney: It's between Nadia and Fanie. |
| Becky: The speakers are co-workers; therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Fanie: Nadia, ek is oppad na jou toe. Kan jy my aanwysings gee, my GPS is stukkend? |
| Nadia: Was jy al in Kerk straat in Pretoria? |
| Fanie: Nog net so 2 keer. |
| Nadia: Ek bly naby die BMW agentskap, naby die kerk. Nr 5 Groen Straat. |
| Fanie: Ok, watter afrit as ek op die snelweg afklim is? |
| Nadia: Neem die Pretoria stad afrit, hou reguit aan en draai dan links in die derde straat. |
| Fanie: Dit is seker groen straat, sien jou later. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Fanie: Nadia, ek is oppad na jou toe. Kan jy my aanwysings gee, my GPS is stukkend? |
| Nadia: Was jy al in Kerk straat in Pretoria? |
| Fanie: Nog net so 2 keer. |
| Nadia: Ek bly naby die BMW agentskap, naby die kerk. Nr 5 Groen Straat. |
| Fanie: Ok, watter afrit as ek op die snelweg afklim is? |
| Nadia: Neem die Pretoria stad afrit, hou reguit aan en draai dan links in die derde straat. |
| Fanie: Dit is seker groen straat, sien jou later. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Fanie: Nadia, I am on the way to you. Can you give me directions? My GPS is broken. |
| Nadia: Have you been on Church Street, Pretoria? |
| Fanie: Only about two times. |
| Nadia: I am close to the BMW agency, close to the church. No. 5 Green Street. |
| Fanie: Ok, which exit if I am on the highway? |
| Nadia: Take the Pretoria city exit, continue straight, and then turn left onto the third street. |
| Fanie: That should be Green Street; see you later. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Fanie needed directions because the GPS was broken. Do you remember when GPS wasn’t as common, and we had to navigate everywhere by directions and maps? |
| Chesney: I do. It was so easy to get lost. |
| Becky: GPS has made traveling so much more convenient. |
| Chesney: You should still be careful when traveling in South Africa though. |
| Becky: Why? Do you have any tips for travelling in South Africa? |
| Chesney: South Africa has a lot of crime. Some towns and cities are safe... |
| Becky: ...but some aren’t? |
| Chesney: Yes. Try not to travel alone in a remote area. |
| Becky: Is it a good idea to tell someone where you’re going? |
| Chesney: Yes, I would advise that. |
| Becky: What about being punctual? Is it important to arrive at your destination on time? |
| Chesney: It’s good to be punctual, especially in a business environment, but South Africans aren’t as concerned with punctuality as some other countries. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: dan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: then |
| Chesney: dan [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: dan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: keer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: times |
| Chesney: keer [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: keer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: agentskap [natural native speed] |
| Becky: agency |
| Chesney: agentskap [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: agentskap [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: afrit [natural native speed] |
| Becky: exit |
| Chesney: afrit [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: afrit [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: reguit [natural native speed] |
| Becky: straight |
| Chesney: reguit [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: reguit [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: later [natural native speed] |
| Becky: later |
| Chesney: later [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: later [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: derde [natural native speed] |
| Becky: third |
| Chesney: derde [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: derde [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: straat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: street |
| Chesney: straat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: straat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: naby [natural native speed] |
| Becky: close |
| Chesney: naby [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: naby [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: neem [natural native speed] |
| Becky: take |
| Chesney: neem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: neem [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: volgende afrit |
| Becky: meaning "next exit." |
| Chesney: afrit can also be translated as “off-ramp.” |
| Becky: What would you hear from English speakers in South Africa? |
| Chesney: You’d hear both “exit” and “off-ramp.” |
| Becky: When do we use this phrase? |
| Chesney: You can use volgende afrit when driving to talk about directions. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Die Nanda afrit is die volgende afrit. |
| Becky: ...which means "The Nanda exit is the next exit." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Chesney: dit is seker |
| Becky: meaning "it is certainly." What can you tell us about this expression? |
| Chesney: There’s another similar phrase: dit is verseker. |
| Becky: They mean basically the same, but are used slightly differently. |
| Chesney: Yes, dit is verseker is used for something certain, whereas dit is seker is for less certain things. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek weet verseker dat alles gaan uitwerk. |
| Becky: ...which means "I know for sure that everything is going to work out." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about talking about one's house and surroundings. |
| Becky: If we go back to our conversation, Fanie was driving to Nadia’s house. |
| Chesney: To go to someone’s house, we need their address. |
| Becky: And to get their address, we need to ask for it. So let’s hear some sentences to ask for an address. |
| Chesney: Wat is die adres? |
| Becky: “What is the address?” |
| Chesney: Is die adres op Google kaarte? |
| Becky: “Is the address on Google Maps?” |
| Chesney: So, now we know where we’re going. |
| Becky: We just have to get there… Here are some sentences to help with navigating while driving. |
| Chesney: Jy kan hier links draai. |
| Becky: “You can turn left here.” |
| Chesney: Ons moet regs draai na die robot. |
| Becky: “We have to turn left after the traffic light.” |
| Chesney: Ry stadig, ek wil die straat naam lees. |
| Becky: “Drive slowly; I want to read the street name.” |
| Chesney: Something else that will help with this is prepositions. |
| Becky: Yes, we might need to say where to turn, for example. Let’s hear some examples. |
| Chesney: Na die straat |
| Becky: “After the street.” |
| Chesney: Om die sirkel |
| Becky: “Around the roundabout.” |
| Chesney: Voor die winkel |
| Becky: “Before the shop.” |
| Chesney: Agter die kar |
| Becky: “Behind the car.” |
| Chesney: In die straat |
| Becky: “In the street.” |
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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