Learn how to give your opinion about food
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1, Lesson 4 - Do You Like South African Food? Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give an opinion on food. The conversation takes place at an office party. |
| Chesney: It's between Nadia and Daleen. |
| Becky: The speakers are co-workers. Therefore, they’ll speak both formal and informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Nadia: Wat dink jy van die kos? |
| Daleen: Ek is mal oor die knoffel brood, hou jy van dit? |
| Nadia: Ek hou nie baie daarvan nie dit is te souterig. Ek verkies soet goed. |
| Daleen: Ek hou ook van soet goed, ek dink ek hou van alles! |
| Nadia: Het jy die kerrie hoender geproe? |
| Nadia: Ek het ja, maar dit het my mond gebrand, miskien hou ek nie van alles nie! |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Nadia: Wat dink jy van die kos? |
| Daleen: Ek is mal oor die knoffel brood, hou jy van dit? |
| Nadia: Ek hou nie baie daarvan nie dit is te souterig. Ek verkies soet goed. |
| Daleen: Ek hou ook van soet goed, ek dink ek hou van alles! |
| Nadia: Het jy die kerrie hoender geproe? |
| Nadia: Ek het ja, maar dit het my mond gebrand, miskien hou ek nie van alles nie! |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Nadia: What do you think of the food? |
| Daleen: I love the garlic bread. Do you like it? |
| Nadia: I don't like it much; it is too salty. I prefer sweets. |
| Daleen: I also like sweets. Actually, I think I like everything! |
| Nadia: Did you taste the curry chicken? |
| Nadia: Yes, I did, but it burned my mouth. Maybe I don't like everything. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Office parties: they can either be fantastic or the worst nights ever! |
| Chesney: Yeah, it all depends on your colleagues and how good the food is. |
| Becky: The food is very important! What are office parties like in South Africa? |
| Chesney: It’s common to go out somewhere and drink alcohol. |
| Becky: What other types of things do companies do? |
| Chesney: Some might do adventure sports, but that will also usually result in celebratory drinks. |
| Becky: Okay. Now, let’s get back to the food... |
| Chesney: There are some really delicious finger foods in South Africa. |
| Becky: Like what? |
| Chesney: Like koeksisters and samosas. You can find them in most supermarkets. |
| Becky: Are office parties themed or formal? |
| Chesney: Some might have themes, but most are semi-formal. |
| 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: kos [natural native speed] |
| Becky: food |
| Chesney: kos [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: kos [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: knoffel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: garlic |
| Chesney: knoffel [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: knoffel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: daarvan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: it |
| Chesney: daarvan [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: daarvan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: soet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: sweet |
| Chesney: soet [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: soet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: eintlik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: actually |
| Chesney: eintlik [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: eintlik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: sout [natural native speed] |
| Becky: salt |
| Chesney: sout [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: sout [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: brand [natural native speed] |
| Becky: burn |
| Chesney: brand [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: brand [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: miskien [natural native speed] |
| Becky: maybe |
| Chesney: miskien [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: miskien [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And lastly... |
| Chesney: proe [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to taste |
| Chesney: proe [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: proe [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: mal oor |
| Becky: meaning "crazy about." Can you break this two-word phrase down for us? |
| Chesney: Sure. Mal means “crazy,” and oor means “over.” |
| Becky: So it’s literally “crazy over,” but is translated to “crazy about.” |
| Chesney: Exactly. You can use it to talk about things that you really like or love. |
| Becky: Can you use it in both informal and formal settings? |
| Chesney: Yes, you can. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek is mal oor Adele se nuwe liedjie. |
| Becky: ...which means "I am crazy about Adele's new song." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Chesney: hou van |
| Becky: meaning "to like." What can you tell us about this phrase? |
| Chesney: Like mal oor, this can also be used to talk about things you like. |
| Becky: What’s the difference between the two phrases? |
| Chesney: Hou van is not as strong as mal oor. You can use mal oor to say that you’re crazy about somebody, but hou van doesn’t carry the same weight. |
| Becky: That makes sense. Can you also use this phrase in both formal and informal situations? |
| Chesney: Yes, you can. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek hou van tamatie sous oor my kos. |
| Becky: ...which means "I like tomato sauce over my food." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give opinions on food. |
| Becky: This is another great conversation topic. |
| Chesney: Yes, it is! You’ll talk about food with people in many different situations. |
| Becky: First, let’s look at how to make positive statements about food in the present tense. |
| Chesney: Earlier in this lesson, we heard the phrase hou van. So, to start, let’s make a sentence using that phrase. |
| Becky: Remember, that means “to like.” |
| Chesney: We can say, Ek hou van soet koekies. |
| Becky: “I like sweet cookies.” |
| Chesney: We can also make a sentence with mal oor. Ek is mal oor soet koekies. |
| Becky: “I am crazy about sweet cookies.” Now, what if you don’t like something? |
| Chesney: You can say, Ek hou nie van kaas nie. |
| Becky: “I don’t like cheese.” |
| Chesney: You can also use glad nie to say that you don’t like something at all. |
| Becky: Okay, let’s hear a sentence with that. |
| Chesney: Ek hou glad nie van kaas nie. |
| Becky: “I don’t like cheese at all.” It might be that you don’t like something because it’s too sweet, too salty, or too spicy. How do we say that something is “too” something? |
| Chesney: You can use te. You can add it before an adjective or adverb for emphasis. |
| Becky: How do I say that something is “too pretty?” |
| Chesney: Te mooi. In a sentence, it would sound like Die katjie is te mooi. |
| Becky: “The kitten is too pretty.” Okay, let’s hear one more sentence example. |
| Chesney: Die kar ry te stadig. |
| Becky: “The car is driving too slow.” Finally, let’s hear a couple of adjectives that we can use to describe food. |
| Chesney: You can say that something is soet. |
| Becky: “Sweet.” Or... |
| Chesney: souterig |
| Becky: “Salty.” There are more examples of words to describe food in the lesson notes. Let’s end this lesson with one final example. |
| Chesney: Ek is mal oor kos wat souserig is. |
| Becky: “I am crazy about saucy food.” |
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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