Learn about the five most popular sports in South Africa
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Intro |
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| Maryssa: Hi everyone, I’m Maryssa. |
| Dewan: And I’m Dewan! |
| Maryssa: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Afrikaans Vocabulary, Lesson 13! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to recreation and leisure. These are five popular sports in South Africa. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at AfrikaansPod101.com |
| BODY |
| Maryssa: Dewan, what’s our first word? |
| Dewan: rugby |
| Maryssa: rugby |
| Dewan: (slow) rugby (regular) rugby |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: rugby |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Rugby is the national sport in South Africa. Teams play with an oval ball that can be carried, kicked, and passed from hand to hand. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Meeste skole het rugby as 'n sport in die winter. |
| Maryssa: Most schools have rugby as a sport in the winter. |
| Dewan: (slow) Meeste skole het rugby as 'n sport in die winter. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: krieket |
| Maryssa: cricket |
| Dewan: (slow) krieket (regular) krieket |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: krieket |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: The South African Cricket team is well-known internationally. They have won many international matches. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Suid Afrika het die beste krieket span in die heelal. |
| Maryssa: South Africa has the best cricket team in the universe. |
| Dewan: (slow) Suid Afrika het die beste krieket span in die heelal. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: sokker |
| Maryssa: soccer |
| Dewan: (slow) sokker (regular) sokker |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: sokker |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: You can see many kids playing soccer near the side of the road in a city. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Sokker word nou 'n groter sport in Suid Afrika. |
| Maryssa: Soccer is becoming a bigger sport in South Africa. |
| Dewan: (slow) Sokker word nou 'n groter sport in Suid Afrika. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: hokkie |
| Maryssa: hockey |
| Dewan: (slow) hokkie (regular) hokkie |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: hokkie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Hockey is offered as a field sport in the winter time in many schools. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Hokkie is meestal 'n vroue sport in Suid Afrika. |
| Maryssa: Hockey is mostly a woman's sport in South Africa. |
| Dewan: (slow) Hokkie is meestal 'n vroue sport in Suid Afrika. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Dewan: tennis |
| Maryssa: tennis |
| Dewan: (slow) tennis (regular) tennis |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: tennis |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Tennis is a winter sport in many schools and is played as a hobby for some. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Tennis kan die hele jaar gespeel word. |
| Maryssa: Tennis can be played all year round. |
| Dewan: (slow) Tennis kan die hele jaar gespeel word. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Dewan will give you the Afrikaans – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Dewan: rugby |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: rugby |
| Dewan: krieket |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: cricket |
| Dewan: sokker |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: soccer |
| Dewan: hokkie |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: hockey |
| Dewan: tennis |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: tennis |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it – five sports in South Africa! We have more vocab lists available at AfrikaansPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Dewan: Baai. |
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