Learn how to watch and understand the weather forecast
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 6 - Understanding an Afrikaans Weather Forecast. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about watching the weather forecast. The conversation takes place at the news station. |
| Chesney: The speaker is Daan. |
| Becky: The speaker is a weather announcer; therefore, he’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Daan: Welkom by die weer berig, Ek is Daan Botha. |
| Daan: Ons verwag verspreide donderbuie oor die meeste van die land. |
| Daan: Daar sal ook sterk winde wees in die Kaap met ekstra sterk winde oor die Ooskus. |
| Daan: Soos wat ons opbeweeg na die OosKaap is daar enkele donderbuie met 'n kans van 80% reën vir die hele dag. |
| Daan: Die Noord Kaap is warm met 'n ligte wind van die weste, met die hoogste temperatuur in die hoë twintigs. |
| Daan: Die weer voorspelling vir die week is meestal koel en nat oor die binneland, dit word wel warmer teen die einde van die week. |
| Daan: Dit is al van my af vir vanaand se weer. Totsiens. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Daan: Welcome to the weather forecast, I am Daan Botha. |
| Daan: We are expecting scattered thunderstorms over most of the country. |
| Daan: There will also be strong winds in the Cape with extra strong winds over the east coast. |
| Daan: As we move up to the Eastern Cape, there might be a few thunderstorms with an 80% chance of rain the whole night. |
| Daan: The Northern Cape is warm with a warm wind from the west, with the highest temperature in the high twenties. |
| Daan: The weather forecast for the week is mostly cool and wet over the interior. It is going to be warmer by the end of the week. |
| Daan: That is all from me for tonight's weather. Goodbye. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: It sounds like South Africa is in for a wet night. |
| Chesney: If the weather forecast is correct, yes. |
| Becky: That’s a big “if!” |
| Chesney: You know, they say that rain is good weather for fishing. |
| Becky: Is that so? |
| Chesney: Apparently it lures the fish to the top of the water. |
| Becky: That’s interesting! Is fishing popular in South Africa? |
| Chesney: Yes, especially popular with Afrikaans men. |
| Becky: Is it popular for the sport of it or for the more social aspects? |
| Chesney: I’m not sure to be honest! It’s a good opportunity to socialize and drink on the shore. |
| Becky: I bet everyone who fishes has their own story of the one that got away. |
| Chesney: I’m sure they do! Fishermen always have stories like that, and also their own trusted bait. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: weerberug [natural native speed] |
| Becky: forecast |
| Chesney: weerberug [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: weerberug [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: donderbuie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: thunderstorms |
| Chesney: donderbuie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: donderbuie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: wind [natural native speed] |
| Becky: wind |
| Chesney: wind [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: wind [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: opbeweeg [natural native speed] |
| Becky: move up |
| Chesney: opbeweeg [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: opbeweeg [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: wes [natural native speed] |
| Becky: west |
| Chesney: wes [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: wes [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: meestal [natural native speed] |
| Becky: mostly |
| Chesney: meestal [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: meestal [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: einde [natural native speed] |
| Becky: end |
| Chesney: einde [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: einde [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is... |
| Chesney: welkom by die |
| Becky: meaning "welcome to the..." |
| Becky: You can use this as a greeting. |
| Chesney: You’ll usually hear it when you are being greeted at a restaurant. |
| Becky: Are there other times you can use it? |
| Chesney: You can use it at a formal event, or to formally welcome someone to your house. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say Welkom by die Tafelberg Hotel. |
| Becky: ...which means "Welcome to the Table Mountain Hotel." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Chesney: enkele donderbuie |
| Becky: meaning "few thunderstorms." Can you break this phrase down for us? |
| Chesney: enkele means “few,” but in the context of being able to count. |
| Becky: And the other word is “thunderstorms?” |
| Chesney: Yes, donderbuie. |
| Becky: When would you usually hear this phrase? |
| Chesney: Usually during a weather forecast or other formal discussions about weather. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Hul voorspel enkele donderbuie oor die naweek. |
| Becky: ...which means "They are predicting a few thunderstorms over the weekend." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about watching the weather forecast. The weather is a great conversation topic. |
| Chesney: Yes, you can use it with anyone. It’s an especially good topic with people you don’t know well. |
| Becky: Yes, it’s always a safe topic. It’s something everyone can talk about, and you won’t offend anyone with it. Chesney, can you give us some expressions so we can speak about the weather in Afrikaans? |
| Chesney: Sure! Dit is ‘n lekker dag vandag. |
| Becky: “It is a nice day today.” |
| Chesney: Mooi dag vandag. |
| Becky: “Nice day today.” |
| Chesney: Dit lyk of dit ‘n koue dag gaan wees. |
| Becky: “It looks like it is going to be a cold day.” |
| Chesney: Ek het my sambreel vergeet en nou reën dit! |
| Becky: “I forgot my umbrella, and now it is raining!” Let’s also look at some prepositions in this lesson. |
| Chesney: Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. |
| Becky: A common preposition is “under.” |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, this is onder. Die kat is onder die bed. |
| Becky: “The cat is under the bed.” Another common preposition is “on top of.” |
| Chesney: bo-op. My pa is bo-op die dak. |
| Becky: “My dad is on top of the roof.” Next is “inside.” |
| Chesney: This is binne. Ek het die sleutels binne die kar vergeet. |
| Becky: “I forgot my keys inside the car.” The opposite is “outside.” |
| Chesney: buite. Ek wil graag buite gaan speel. |
| Becky: “I would like to play outside.” Another preposition is “behind.” |
| Chesney: This is agter. Al die karre het agter die trok gery. |
| Becky: “All the cars were driving behind the truck.” Next is “in front of.” |
| Chesney: voor. An example sentence is Die man voor my in die kar praat op sy foon |
| Becky: “The man in the car in front of me is talking on his phone.” There is also “near” or “close.” |
| Chesney: This is naby. Kan ons naby aan die deur sit asseblief? |
| Becky: “Can we sit close to the door please?” And the last preposition for this lesson is “between.” |
| Chesney: tussen. Ek hou daarvan om tussen my boeties te sit as ons agter in die kar ry. |
| Becky: “I like to sit between my brothers in the back of the car.” |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Chesney: Baai. |
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