Learn about the five most common natural disasters 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 25! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to health &emergencies. These are five common natural disasters 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: vloede |
| Maryssa: floods |
| Dewan: (slow) vloede (regular) vloede |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: vloede |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Floods are common in South Africa in the summertime, especially near man-made dams. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Daar was onlangs 'n vloed in Johannesburg. |
| Maryssa: There was a flood in Johannesburg recently. |
| Dewan: (slow) Daar was onlangs 'n vloed in Johannesburg. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: droogte |
| Maryssa: drought |
| Dewan: (slow) droogte (regular) droogte |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: droogte |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Some areas of South Africa can experience drought over the summer time. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Baie mense in die Wes Kaap sukkel as gevolg van die droogte. |
| Maryssa: Many people in the Western Cape are struggling because of the drought. |
| Dewan: (slow) Baie mense in die Wes Kaap sukkel as gevolg van die droogte. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: vuur |
| Maryssa: fire |
| Dewan: (slow) vuur (regular) vuur |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: vuur |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Fires are common all around the country, but especially in the summer near Cape Town and in the winter near Johannesburg. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Dit is algemeen vir vure in die fynbos areas van die Kaap om maklik te versprei wanneer dit brand. |
| Maryssa: It is common for a fire in the Fynbos area of Cape Town to spread fire easily when it burns. |
| Dewan: (slow) Dit is algemeen vir vure in die fynbos areas van die Kaap om maklik te versprei wanneer dit brand. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: hael |
| Maryssa: hail |
| Dewan: (slow) hael (regular) hael |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: hael |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: The Johannesburg area and the northern area have very bad hail spells in the summer. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Hael storms is algemeen in Johannesburg area in die somer. |
| Maryssa: Hailstorms are common in the Johannesburg area over the summer. |
| Dewan: (slow) Hael storms is algemeen in Johannesburg area in die somer. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Dewan: tornado |
| Maryssa: tornado |
| Dewan: (slow) tornado (regular) tornado |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: tornado |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Tornadoes are not very common in South Africa, but there have been a few in the past couple of years. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Tornados is nie so erg in Suid Afrika soos dit in die VSA is nie. |
| Maryssa: Tornadoes are not as bad in South Africa as they are in the U.S.A. |
| Dewan: (slow) Tornados is nie so erg in Suid Afrika soos dit in die VSA is nie. |
| 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: vloede |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: floods |
| Dewan: droogte |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: drought |
| Dewan: vuur |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: fire |
| Dewan: hael |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: hail |
| Dewan: tornado |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: tornado |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it – five natural disasters in South Africa! We have more vocab lists available at AfrikaansPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you on another series! |
| Dewan: Baai. |
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