Learn how to talk about motorcycles and cars in a casual way
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Motorcycles and Cars |
| Alisha: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. I'm Alisha. |
| Dewan: And I'm Dewan! |
| Alisha: This is Must-Know Afrikaans Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about motorcycles and cars. |
| Alisha: Here are some of the many names for scooters, motorcycles, and cars used by Afrikaans people. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dewan: poegie |
| Dewan: bromponie |
| Dewan: ysterperd |
| Dewan: tjor |
| Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
| Dewan: poegie |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tiny scooter." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] poegie [NORMAL] poegie |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: poegie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that a scooter is tiny, underpowered, or in a dilapidated condition. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Het jy met jou poegie gery? [SLOW] Het jy met jou poegie gery? |
| Alisha: "Did you come on your tiny, underpowered, scooter?" |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Het jy met jou poegie gery? |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dewan: bromponie |
| Alisha: This literally means "growling pony." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "scooter." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] bromponie [NORMAL] bromponie |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: bromponie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about a scooter. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het 'n bromponie. [SLOW] Hy het 'n bromponie. |
| Alisha: "He has a scooter." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het 'n bromponie. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dewan: ysterperd |
| Alisha: This literally means "iron horse." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "motorcycle." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] ysterperd [NORMAL] ysterperd |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: ysterperd |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about a motorcycle. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Dit is 'n mooi ysterperd. [SLOW] Dit is 'n mooi ysterperd. |
| Alisha: "That is a pretty motorcycle." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Dit is 'n mooi ysterperd. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dewan: tjor |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a car." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] tjor [NORMAL] tjor |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: tjor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a car in a diminutive way. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Kyk daardie simpel tjor. [SLOW] Kyk daardie simpel tjor. |
| Alisha: "Look at that silly car." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Kyk daardie simpel tjor. |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Alisha: You are talking about your scooter. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: bromponie |
| Alisha: "scooter" |
| Alisha: You see your friend on a really old, tiny, little scooter. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: poegie |
| Alisha: "tiny scooter" |
| Alisha: You see someone driving around in an old jalopy. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: tjor |
| Alisha: "jalopy" |
| Alisha: You are walking around a showroom with large shiny motorbikes. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: ysterperd |
| Alisha: "motorcycle" |
Outro |
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| Alisha: There you have it; you have mastered four Afrikaans Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at AfrikaansPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Dewan: Totsiens! |
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