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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 22 - Doing a Presentation in Afrikaans. John here. |
| Liza: Hallo! I'm Liza. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about giving a presentation. The conversation takes place in a boardroom. |
| Liza: The speaker is Andre. |
| John: Andre is in a work situation, therefore, he will speak both formal and informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Andre: Dames en Here, ek is besonder bly om so baie mense te sien vandag. |
| Andre: Vandag gaan ek bietjie gesels oor die voordele van water en suurlemoensap drink in die oggende. |
| Andre: Eerstens, kan ek die hande sien van mense wat reeds die roetine in hul lewe aangepas het. |
| Andre: Net 'n paar, dis goed. Ek is dan bly om vandag 'n bietjie meer lig op die onderwerp te sit. |
| Andre: Tweedens het enige van u dalk al een van ons boeke aanlyn gesien? U kan gerus van ons resepte aflaai! |
| Andre: Teen laaste wil ek met u deel dat enige roetine wat jou lewe verbeter is 'n goeie roetine. |
| Andre: Dankie weereens dat u gekom het en vir my geluister het. |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Andre: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am exceptionally happy to see so many people here today. |
| Andre: Today, I’m going to talk a bit about the benefits of drinking water and lemon juice in the morning. |
| Andre: Firstly, can I see the hands of the people who have already adopted this routine in their life? |
| Andre: Only a few, that is good, I am happy then to shed a bit more light on this topic today. |
| Andre: Secondly, have any of you seen our book online? You are welcome to download any of our recipes. |
| Andre: Lastly, the thing I want to share with you is that any routine that improves your life is a good routine. |
| Andre: Thank you again for coming and listening to me. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: Andre sounded very confident as he was giving the presentation. |
| Liza: Yeah, he did. I don’t think I would have been that confident! |
| John: Yeah, not everyone can stand in front of an audience and give a presentation, regardless of whether it was a business thing or something else, like a comedy routine. |
| Liza: South Africa is a growing hotbed for comedians, actually! |
| John: Oh really? |
| Liza: Yeah, there are several Afrikaans comedians that are active, both on YouTube and in comedy clubs. |
| John: Comedy clubs are the best place to see any comedy, I think. |
| Liza: I think so too. I suggest that you search for “The Daywalker” - you’ll find some funny clips that will introduce you to South African culture. |
| John: Sounds like a good thing for our listeners to do! |
| Liza: It is! And if any of our listeners are based in the US, they can catch a South African comedian on TV every weekday. |
| John: Oh right! Trevor Noah from the Daily Show is from South Africa. You can also watch that on YouTube, too. |
| Liza: He’s just one of many South African comedians. |
| John: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Liza: toespraak [natural native speed] |
| John: speech |
| Liza: toespraak[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: toespraak [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Liza: opsê [natural native speed] |
| John: recite |
| Liza: opsê[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: opsê [natural native speed] |
| John: Next up is... |
| Liza: dame [natural native speed] |
| John: lady |
| Liza: dame[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: dame [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, there’s... |
| Liza: heer [natural native speed] |
| John: gentlemen |
| Liza: heer[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: heer [natural native speed] |
| John: Then, we have... |
| Liza: verwelkom [natural native speed] |
| John: welcome |
| Liza: verwelkom[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: verwelkom [natural native speed] |
| John: Next up is... |
| Liza: skyfie [natural native speed] |
| John: slide |
| Liza: skyfie[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: skyfie [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Liza: afrond [natural native speed] |
| John: round off |
| Liza: afrond[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: afrond [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, there’s... |
| Liza: frase [natural native speed] |
| John: phrase |
| Liza: frase[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: frase [natural native speed] |
| John: And lastly... |
| Liza: voorsitter [natural native speed] |
| John: chairman |
| Liza: voorsitter[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: voorsitter [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Liza: bietjie gesels |
| John: ...meaning "talk a bit." |
| John: What can you tell us about this? |
| Liza: The first word is bietjie, and it means “little” or “bit.” The second word is gesels. |
| John: This means “talking, chatting.” It’s pretty literal. |
| Liza: Yes, but you use it to say that you want to talk something through fully. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Kan ons 'n bietjie praat oor jou nuwe werk. |
| John: ...which means "Can we talk a bit about your new work?" |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Liza: lig op die onderwerp |
| John: ...meaning "light on the subject." |
| Liza: It’s used in the sense of trying to understand something. |
| John: Oh, so you can use it to ask someone to explain something more thoroughly. |
| Liza: That’s right. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Kan jy vir my meer lig op die onderwerp sit. |
| John: ...which means "Could you put some more light on this subject." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about giving a presentation. |
| John: Let’s go through this in a logical order. We’ll start with the start! How can we open a presentation? |
| Liza: You can use phrases like Goeie more, ek is bly om julle almal hier te sien. |
| John: “Good morning, I’m happy to see everyone here.” |
| Liza: Die eerste punt is baie belangrik. |
| John: “The first point is very important.” Okay, we’ve opened our presentation, and now we want it to flow nicely. |
| Liza: You can use a phrase like My volgende punt is… |
| John: “My next point is…” |
| Liza: Die volgende punt bring goeie feite. |
| John: “The next point brings up some interesting facts.” |
| Liza: Other sentences you can use in the main body of the presentation are Kom ons kyk na die punt op die grafiek. |
| John: “Let’s look at this point on the graph.” |
| Liza: ‘n Belangrike punt is dat… |
| John: “An important point is that…” |
| Liza: My laaste punt is… |
| John: “My last point is…” Now that we’ve got to the last point, how do we close a presentation? |
| Liza: You can use phrases like ‘n Belangrike punt wat ek wil herhaal. |
| John: “An important point that I would like to repeat.” |
| Liza: Die hoogtepunt is… |
| John: “The highlight is…” |
| Liza: Ons gaan nou afsluit met my laaste punt. |
| John: “We are going to close with my last point.” |
| Liza: Dankie vir die geleentheid. |
| John: “Thank you for the opportunity.” |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Liza: Baai. |
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