Learn about the five most common vegetables 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 7! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to food and drink. These are five common Afrikaans Vegetables. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at AfrikaansPod101.com |
| BODY |
| Maryssa: Dewan, what’s our first word? |
| Dewan: patats |
| Maryssa: sweet potato |
| Dewan: (slow) patats (regular) patats |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: patats |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Sweet potato is a root vegetable which is roasted or boiled and served with Sunday lunches. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Patats word baie geëet op Sondag middagetes. |
| Maryssa: Sweet potato is often eaten at Sunday lunches. |
| Dewan: (slow) Patats word baie geëet op Sondag middagetes. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: mielies |
| Maryssa: corn |
| Dewan: (slow) mielies (regular) mielies |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: mielies |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: South African people like to roast corn over an open fire or boiled. It is enjoyed with butter and salt and is grinded to create other products, like pap. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Mielies proe die beste wanneer dit gebraai word oor 'n vuur. |
| Maryssa: Corn tastes the best when it is grilled over a fire. |
| Dewan: (slow) Mielies proe die beste wanneer dit gebraai word oor 'n vuur. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: boontjie |
| Maryssa: green bean |
| Dewan: (slow) boontjie (regular) boontjie |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: boontjie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Green beans are kept in their pods and cooked with other vegetables for light lunches and dinners. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Boontjie en aartappel kan fyngedruk word met 'n bietjie botter om 'n heerlikke dis te maak. |
| Maryssa: Green beans and potatoes can be mashed with some butter to make an amazing dish. |
| Dewan: (slow) Boontjie en aartappel kan fyngedruk word met 'n bietjie botter om 'n heerlikke dis te maak. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: pampoen |
| Maryssa: pumpkin |
| Dewan: (slow) pampoen (regular) pampoen |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: pampoen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: South Africa has a variety of pumpkins and people eat it mostly at dinner, especially in a soup. The best one for soup is called the butternut pumpkin. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Elke kind is mal oor soet pampoen en kaneel. |
| Maryssa: Every child loves sweet pumpkin and cinnamon. |
| Dewan: (slow) Elke kind is mal oor soet pampoen en kaneel. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Dewan: spinasie |
| Maryssa: spinach |
| Dewan: (slow) spinasie (regular) spinasie |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: spinasie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Spinach is a leaf vegetable eaten raw or cooked and is eaten with a pap in many African homes. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Spinasie is een van die beste groente wat jy kan eet. |
| Maryssa: Spinach is one of the best vegetables you can eat. |
| Dewan: (slow) Spinasie is een van die beste groente wat jy kan eet. |
| 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: patats |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: sweet potato |
| Dewan: mielies |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: corn |
| Dewan: boontjie |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: green bean |
| Dewan: pampoen |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: pumpkin |
| Dewan: spinasie |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: spinach |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it – five vegetables 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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