Learn expressions related to sleeping
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Expressions for Talking About Sleep |
| 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 14. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions for Talking About Sleep. |
| Alisha: These expressions are useful when you want to talk about sleeping or if you want to call someone out for snoring too loudly. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dewan: balke saag |
| Dewan: skape tel |
| Dewan: doss |
| Dewan: sat |
| Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
| Dewan: balke saag |
| Alisha: This literally means "sawing timber." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "snoring." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] balke saag [NORMAL] balke saag |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: balke saag |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is snoring. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek hoop nie hy gaan vannaand balke saag nie. [SLOW] Ek hoop nie hy gaan vannaand balke saag nie. |
| Alisha: "I hope that he is not going to snore too loudly tonight." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek hoop nie hy gaan vannaand balke saag nie. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dewan: skape tel |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "counting sheep." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] skape tel [NORMAL] skape tel |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: skape tel |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is trying to fall asleep. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek kon nie slaap nie toe probeer ek skape tel. [SLOW] Ek kon nie slaap nie toe probeer ek skape tel. |
| Alisha: "I could not sleep so I tried counting sheep." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek kon nie slaap nie toe probeer ek skape tel. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dewan: doss |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nap." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] doss [NORMAL] doss |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: doss |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is taking a nap. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek dink ek gaan bietjie doss want ek is moeg. [SLOW] Ek dink ek gaan bietjie doss want ek is moeg. |
| Alisha: "I think I am going to take a nap because I am tired." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek dink ek gaan bietjie doss want ek is moeg. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dewan: sat |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tired." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] sat [NORMAL] sat |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: sat |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone or something is very tired or completely depleted. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Die arme hond is nou sat gespeel. [SLOW] Die arme hond is nou sat gespeel. |
| Alisha: "The poor dog is tired from playing games." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Die arme hond is nou sat gespeel. |
| 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 giving advice to a friend who is struggling to sleep at night. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: skape tel |
| Alisha: "counting sheep" |
| Alisha: You want to talk about someone who snores very loudly. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: balke saag |
| Alisha: "snoring" |
| Alisha: You just completed a tough workout and you are exhausted. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: sat |
| Alisha: "tired" |
| Alisha: You took a short nap on the couch. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: doss |
| Alisha: "nap" |
Outro |
|---|
| 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! |
Comments
HideHi Listeners! Do you know any other related slang expression? Post them in the comments.