Learn about the five most historical figures 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 23! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential names related to people &homes. These are five historical figures in South Africa. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at AfrikaansPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Maryssa: Dewan, who's our first historical figure? |
| Dewan: Nelson Mandela |
| Maryssa: Nelson Mandela |
| Dewan: (slow) Nelson Mandela (regular) Nelson Mandela |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Nelson Mandela |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Nelson Mandela is considered the Father of the Nation, and he was the first black president of South Africa in 1994. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Dewan: (normal) Nelson Mandela het Afrikaans geleer om Afrikaners se kultuur beter te verstaan. |
| Maryssa: Nelson Mandela learned Afrikaans to understand Afrikaner culture better. |
| Dewan: (slow) Nelson Mandela het Afrikaans geleer om Afrikaners se kultuur beter te verstaan. |
| Maryssa: Okay, who’s the next historical figure? |
| Dewan: Desmond Tutu |
| Maryssa: Desmond Tutu |
| Dewan: (slow) Desmond Tutu (regular) Desmond Tutu |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Desmond Tutu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Desmond Tutu fought against apartheid and he became the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town. He is a well known religious figure. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Dewan: (normal) Desmond Tutu het 'n vriendelikke persoonlikheid. |
| Maryssa: Desmond Tutu has a friendly personality. |
| Dewan: (slow) Desmond Tutu het 'n vriendelikke persoonlikheid. |
| Maryssa: Okay, who’s the next historical figure? |
| Dewan: Helen Suzman |
| Maryssa: Helen Suzman |
| Dewan: (slow) Helen Suzman (regular) Helen Suzman |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Helen Suzman |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Helen Suzman was one of the only white people in parliament against apartheid and challenged the National Party and its racist policies. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Dewan: (normal) Helen Suzman het vas gestaan vir haar idees. |
| Maryssa: Helen Suzman stood fast to her beliefs. |
| Dewan: (slow) Helen Suzman het vas gestaan vir haar idees. |
| Maryssa: Okay, who’s the next historical figure? |
| Dewan: Hansie Cronje |
| Maryssa: Hansie Cronje |
| Dewan: (slow) Hansie Cronje (regular) Hansie Cronje |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Hansie Cronje |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Hansie Cronje was a great captain of the South African cricket team despite being banned from the sport due to being found guilty of a match-fixing scandal. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Dewan: (normal) Hansie Cronje was 'n goeie man en 'n goeie krieket speler. |
| Maryssa: Hansie Cronje was a good man and a good cricket player. |
| Dewan: (slow) Hansie Cronje was 'n goeie man en 'n goeie krieket speler. |
| Maryssa: Okay, who’s the last historical figure? |
| Dewan: Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
| Maryssa: Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
| Dewan: (slow) Christiaan Neethling Barnard (regular) Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Christiaan Neethling Barnard did the first human-to-human transplant on December 3rd, 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Dewan: (normal) Christiaan Neethling Barnard het 'n groot risiko gevat met die eerste hart oorplanting. |
| Maryssa: Christiaan Neethling Barnard took a big risk doing the first heart transplant. |
| Dewan: (slow) Christiaan Neethling Barnard het 'n groot risiko gevat met die eerste hart oorplanting. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the names you just learned? Dewan will give you the Afrikaans – please repeat the name out loud! Are you ready? |
| Dewan: Nelson Mandela |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Nelson Mandela |
| Dewan: Desmond Tutu |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Desmond Tutu |
| Dewan: Helen Suzman |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Helen Suzman |
| Dewan: Hansie Cronje |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Hansie Cronje |
| Dewan: Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Christiaan Neethling Barnard |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it – five famous historical figures 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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