Learn expressions that can be used to encourage someone
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Encouraging Someone to Give Their All |
| 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 6. In this lesson you'll learn Encouraging Someone to Give Their All. |
| Alisha: These expressions can be used to encourage someone to give it their best shot. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dewan: gooi mielies |
| Dewan: sit voet in die hoek |
| Dewan: kap dit vlou |
| Dewan: pak die bul by die horings |
| Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
| Dewan: gooi mielies |
| Alisha: This literally means "toss corn." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "knock yourself out." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] gooi mielies [NORMAL] gooi mielies |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: gooi mielies |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to tell someone to knock themselves out. As in to exert maximum effort. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Gooi mielies! [SLOW] Gooi mielies! |
| Alisha: "Knock yourself out!" |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Gooi mielies! |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dewan: sit voet in die hoek |
| Alisha: This literally means "put foot in the corner." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "go flat out." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] sit voet in die hoek [NORMAL] sit voet in die hoek |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: sit voet in die hoek |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to tell someone who is driving to go at full speed. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ons sal moet voet in die hoek sit om betyds te wees. [SLOW] Ons sal moet voet in die hoek sit om betyds te wees. |
| Alisha: "We will have to go flat out to be on time." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ons sal moet voet in die hoek sit om betyds te wees. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dewan: kap dit vlou |
| Alisha: This literally means "hit it weak." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "give it your best." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] kap dit vlou [NORMAL] kap dit vlou |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: kap dit vlou |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to tell someone to give it their best. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Kap dit vlou vandag op die veld. [SLOW] Kap dit vlou vandag op die veld. |
| Alisha: "Give it your best today on the field." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Kap dit vlou vandag op die veld. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dewan: pak die bul by die horings |
| Alisha: This literally means "grab the bull by the horns." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] pak die bul by die horings [NORMAL] pak die bul by die horings |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: pak die bul by die horings |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to tell someone to approach a problem or difficult situation directly and with clear, confident action. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Jy moet die bul by die horings pak vandag. [SLOW] Jy moet die bul by die horings pak vandag. |
| Alisha: "You have to approach the problem directly today." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Jy moet die bul by die horings pak vandag. |
| 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 very late for your appointment and need to hurry up. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: sit voet in die hoek |
| Alisha: "go flat out" |
| Alisha: You can use this expression to tell someone to give it their all and to not hold back. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: gooi mielies |
| Alisha: "knock yourself out" |
| Alisha: Your friend has to study really hard for an upcoming test and they don’t know where to start. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: pak die bul by die horings |
| Alisha: "grab the bull by the horns" |
| Alisha: You want to encourage someone to give it their best shot. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: kap dit vlou |
| Alisha: "give it your best" |
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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