Learn casual ways to express approval in Afrikaans
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Expressing Approval |
| 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 3. In this lesson you'll learn Expressing Approval. |
| Alisha: There are many ways to express approval in Afrikaans. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dewan: lekker |
| Dewan: kief |
| Dewan: sharp |
| Dewan: mooi |
| Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
| Dewan: lekker |
| Alisha: This literally means "nice." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "good." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] lekker [NORMAL] lekker |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: lekker |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that you like something. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ag lekker man. Ek is bly om dit te hoor. [SLOW] Ag lekker man. Ek is bly om dit te hoor. |
| Alisha: "Oh nice. I am glad to hear that." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ag lekker man. Ek is bly om dit te hoor. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dewan: kief |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cool." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] kief [NORMAL] kief |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: kief |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something is cool. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Dit is kief. [SLOW] Dit is kief. |
| Alisha: "It is cool." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Dit is kief. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dewan: sharp |
| Alisha: This literally means "sharp." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "ok." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] sharp [NORMAL] sharp |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: sharp |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to respond in the affirmative. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Sharp, ek sal dit doen. [SLOW] Sharp, ek sal dit doen. |
| Alisha: "Ok, I'll do it." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Sharp, ek sal dit doen. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dewan: mooi |
| Alisha: This literally means "pretty." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "good." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] mooi [NORMAL] mooi |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: mooi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to express your approval. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Mooi so. [SLOW] Mooi so. |
| Alisha: "Well done." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Mooi so. |
| 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 want to say that something is cool. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: kief |
| Alisha: "cool" |
| Alisha: You want to say that you enjoyed something. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: lekker |
| Alisha: "good" |
| Alisha: You want to express your approval of something. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: mooi |
| Alisha: "good" |
| Alisha: You want to agree with a suggestion. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: sharp |
| Alisha: "ok" |
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! |
Comments
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