Learn how to talk about the weather
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 8 - You Can Always Talk About the Weather in Afrikaans! Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about the weather. The conversation takes place in the park. |
| Chesney: It's between Johan and Nadia. |
| Becky: The speakers are friends. Therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Johan: Ons het die perfekte dag gekies vir 'n uitstappie nie waar nie? |
| Nadia: Dit is nog vir my 'n bietjie koel, maar dit gaan nog warmer word. |
| Johan: Kom ons loop dan buite rond in die warm sonlig? |
| Nadia: Ja, voor die wind ons koud waai. |
| Johan: Ek dink daar is donderbuie later vanaand. |
| Nadia: Ag nee, ons kan net nie wen nie. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Johan: Ons het die perfekte dag gekies vir 'n uitstappie nie waar nie? |
| Nadia: Dit is nog vir my 'n bietjie koel, maar dit gaan nog warmer word. |
| Johan: Kom ons loop dan buite rond in die warm sonlig? |
| Nadia: Ja, voor die wind ons koud waai. |
| Johan: Ek dink daar is donderbuie later vanaand. |
| Nadia: Ag nee, ons kan net nie wen nie. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Johan: We chose the perfect day for an outing, didn't we? |
| Nadia: It is still a little chilly for me, but it will get warmer. |
| Johan: Let's walk around outside in the warm sunlight. |
| Nadia: Yes, before the wind blows us cold. |
| Johan: I think there will be thunderstorms tonight. |
| Nadia: Oh no, we just can't win. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Wow, the weather sounds a bit unpredictable! |
| Chesney: Yes, it can be! |
| Becky: Is it wise to travel with an extra layer of clothes? |
| Chesney: I would advise to always have some warm clothes with you, especially in the Cape Town area. |
| Becky: Thanks for the advice! |
| Chesney: Conversations about the weather are always safe, aren’t they? |
| Becky: Yeah, both friends and strangers can talk about the weather with each other. |
| Chesney: People in South Africa are very friendly, so you might get strangers talking to you. |
| Becky: That’s common? |
| Chesney: It can be. If you’re standing in line, don’t be surprised if someone makes conversation with you. |
| Becky: And the weather is a typical topic? |
| Chesney: Yes, but South Africans can be pretty straightforward too, so don’t be offended if they ask you a very direct question. |
| 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: perfekte [natural native speed] |
| Becky: perfect |
| Chesney: perfekte [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: perfekte [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: uitstappie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: outing |
| Chesney: uitstappie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: uitstappie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: koel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: chilly |
| Chesney: koel [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: koel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: waai [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to blow |
| Chesney: waai [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: waai [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: donderbuie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: thunderstorms |
| Chesney: donderbuie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: donderbuie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: bietjie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: bit |
| Chesney: bietjie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: bietjie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: warmer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: warmer |
| Chesney: warmer [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: warmer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: waar [natural native speed] |
| Becky: true |
| Chesney: waar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: waar [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And lastly... |
| Chesney: wen [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to win |
| Chesney: wen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: wen [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: Nie waar nie |
| Becky: meaning "not true." When’s this phrase used? |
| Chesney: It can be used to confirm if something is true or not. |
| Becky: So it’s used to ask whether something is correct or true, not if something is morally right or wrong? |
| Chesney: That’s right. |
| Becky: Is it used in formal or informal situations? |
| Chesney: It can be used in both. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Sy het rooi hare, nie waar nie? |
| Becky: ...which means "She has red hair, not true?" |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Chesney: ag nee |
| Becky: meaning "oh no." What can you tell us about this interjection? |
| Chesney: Ag is often used in Afrikaans to show emotion. What it means depends on the situation and intonation. |
| Becky: How do we use the full phrase? |
| Chesney: Ag nee can be used to say something like “I can’t believe it!” |
| Becky: Can it be used in both informal and formal settings? |
| Chesney: Yes, it can. |
| Becky: And can you give us an example using this word? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ag nee Jan, ek wou gaan slaap. |
| Becky: ...which means "Oh no, Jan, I wanted to sleep." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about the weather. |
| Becky: If we’re going to talk about the weather, we’re probably going to talk about the weather at the current moment. So, we’ll need the present tense. |
| Chesney: You can tell a sentence is present tense by the context, and the lack of ge and het... |
| Becky: ...which you’ll hear in past tense sentences... |
| Chesney: and the lack of sal. |
| Becky: You’ll hear that in the future tense. |
| Chesney: You’ll find is, meaning “am,” in present tense sentences. |
| Becky: We’ve heard descriptions of present tense sentences; now let’s actually hear a present tense sentence! |
| Chesney: Ek is bang vir die wind. |
| Becky: “I am afraid of the wind.” |
| Chesney: If this was past tense, we would say Ek was bang vir die wind. |
| Becky: “I was afraid of the wind.” |
| Chesney: And future tense would be Ek sal bang wees vir die wind. |
| Becky: “I will be afraid of the wind.” So we heard quite a few sentences there about “wind," let’s check another couple of weather words. How do we say “heat wave”? |
| Chesney: Hitte golf. My ouers ondervind nou ‘n hitte golf. |
| Becky: “My parents are experiencing a heat wave.” How about “cold front”? |
| Chesney: Koue front. Net die Kaap het ‘n koue front vandag. |
| Becky: “Only the Cape has a cold front today.” |
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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