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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 24 - Describing your Symptoms in Afrikaans. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about expressing frequency and duration. The conversation takes place at the doctor's office. |
| Chesney: It's between Nadia and Fanie. |
| Becky: The speakers are strangers. Therefore, they’ll speak formal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Fanie: Nadia, vir hoe lank voel jy al hoofpyn? |
| Nadia: Ek het vir twee weke elke dag 'n hoofpyn. |
| Fanie: Het jy enige ander probleme? |
| Nadia: Ek is net partykeer lighoofdig en naar. |
| Fanie: Goed, ek gaan vir jou pille gee wat jy drie keer 'n dag moet neem. |
| Nadia: Voor of na ete. |
| Fanie: Verkieslik na ete. As jy nie beter voel nie, bel my. |
| Nadia: Dankie dokter. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Fanie: Nadia, vir hoe lank voel jy al hoofpyn? |
| Nadia: Ek het vir twee weke elke dag 'n hoofpyn. |
| Fanie: Het jy enige ander probleme? |
| Nadia: Ek is net partykeer lighoofdig en naar. |
| Fanie: Goed, ek gaan vir jou pille gee wat jy drie keer 'n dag moet neem. |
| Nadia: Voor of na ete. |
| Fanie: Verkieslik na ete. As jy nie beter voel nie, bel my. |
| Nadia: Dankie dokter. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Fanie: Nadia, for how long have you had a headache? |
| Nadia: I have had a headache every day for two weeks. |
| Fanie: Do you have any other problems? |
| Nadia: Sometimes I am a bit dizzy and nauseous. |
| Fanie: Ok, I am going to give you pills that you have to take three times a day. |
| Nadia: Before or after a meal? |
| Fanie: Preferably after meals. If you don't feel better, call me. |
| Nadia: Thank you, doctor. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: In the previous lesson, Nadia made the doctor’s appointment. |
| Chesney: And here she is, at the doctor’s. |
| Becky: That was well planned! |
| Chesney: It does fit together pretty well... |
| Becky: In this conversation, the doctor prescribed Nadia some medication to help with her headache. |
| Chesney: Yes, but South Africa also has a unique culture of home remedies. |
| Becky: What makes them unique? |
| Chesney: They’re a mix of Afrikaans and other African cultures. |
| Becky: People also use pharmaceuticals, right? |
| Chesney: Yes, but every family will have a home remedy for the flu! |
| Becky: Like what? |
| Chesney: Ek drink gemmer en suurlemoen vir verkoue. |
| Becky: Which means “I drink ginger and lemon for the flu.” Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: hoofpyn [natural native speed] |
| Becky: headache |
| Chesney: hoofpyn [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: hoofpyn [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: elke [natural native speed] |
| Becky: every |
| Chesney: elke [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: elke [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: lighoofdig [natural native speed] |
| Becky: dizzy |
| Chesney: lighoofdig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: lighoofdig [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: naar [natural native speed] |
| Becky: nauseous |
| Chesney: naar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: naar [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: pille [natural native speed] |
| Becky: pills |
| Chesney: pille [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: pille [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: ete [natural native speed] |
| Becky: meal |
| Chesney: ete [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: ete [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: verkieslik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: preferably |
| Chesney: verkieslik [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: verkieslik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: beter [natural native speed] |
| Becky: better |
| Chesney: beter [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: beter [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: voor [natural native speed] |
| Becky: before |
| Chesney: voor [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: voor [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: voor 'n maaltyd |
| Becky: meaning "before a meal." How do we say “after a meal?” |
| Chesney: na 'n maaltyd |
| Becky: When would these phrases be used? |
| Chesney: You can use them when talking about taking medication. |
| Becky: Are they formal or informal expressions? |
| Chesney: You can use them in both. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek het twee pille voor die maaltyd gevat. |
| Becky: ...which means "I took two pills before the meal." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Chesney: verkieslik nie |
| Becky: meaning "preferably not." You can use this to say that you would prefer not to do something. |
| Chesney: It’s a nice way of saying “no,” but don’t overuse it. |
| Becky: Yes, it’ll give the wrong impression if you’re always trying to decline doing something. |
| Chesney: You can use this in both formal and informal situations. |
| Becky: And can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek wil verkieslik dit nie doen nie. |
| Becky: ...which means "I would preferably not do that." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about expressing frequency and duration. |
| Becky: Let’s start by looking at duration. We can say how long something has been happening by using a few phrases. |
| Chesney: Yes, for example Vir twee jaar al. |
| Becky: “For two years already.” |
| Chesney: Nie lank nie |
| Becky: “Not long.” |
| Chesney: Vir ses jaar |
| Becky: “For six years.” Now, let’s hear some expressions of duration in sentences. |
| Chesney: Ek is nog nie lank hier nie. |
| Becky: “I have not been here long.” |
| Chesney: Hy is al vir nege jaar die hoof. |
| Becky: “He has been principal for nine years.” |
| Chesney: Ons bly al hier vir 20 jaar. |
| Becky: “We have been staying here for 20 years already.” Next, let’s move onto frequency. |
| Chesney: There are some common adverbs of frequency, such as altyd. |
| Becky: “Always.” |
| Chesney: Gewoonlik |
| Becky: “Usually.” |
| Chesney: baie |
| Becky: “Often.” |
| Chesney: Partykeer |
| Becky: “Sometimes.” |
| Chesney: soms |
| Becky: “Occasionally.” |
| Chesney: nooit |
| Becky: “Never.” |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, you add the adverb after the verb, not before. |
| Becky: Let’s hear some examples. |
| Chesney: Hy eet partykeer by die huis. |
| Becky: “He sometimes eats at home.” |
| Chesney: Sy drink altyd na werk wyn. |
| Becky: “She always drinks wine at home.” |
| Chesney: Hull het nooit genoeg geld nie. |
| Becky: “They never have enough money.” |
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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