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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson we’ll learn the phrases that will help you take matters into your own hands! We will look at the word "please," which will be very important when you need to ask for something. |
Lesson focus |
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| In Afrikaans, “Please” is asseblief. Let's break it down by syllable. |
| (slow) asseblief |
| Now let's hear it one more time. |
| asseblief |
| The easiest way to use "please" is to point at something while saying Asseblief, but let's try to expand on this a bit, shall we? Let's start with the expression "This, please," which in Afrikaans is Hierdie Asseblief. It literally means “This, please.” In English, "this" comes before "please." In Afrikaans, the order is the same. So we have Hierdie asseblief. |
| First, we have “this,” or in Afrikaans, Hierdie. |
| (slow) Hierdie |
| Hierdie. |
| Using this word, “This, please” in Afrikaans is.. |
| (slow) Hierdie asseblief |
| Hierdie asseblief |
| The pronoun “this” or Hierdie can be replaced by dit, which also means “this.” Let’s hear this again. |
| (slow) dit |
| dit |
| Now, look at the word for “that” in Afrikaans. It’s daardie. |
| (slow) daardie |
| daardie |
| Using this word, “That please” in Afrikaans is.. |
| (slow) daardie asseblief |
| daardie asseblief |
| The pronoun “that” or daardie can be replaced by dit, which also means “that” or “this”. Let’s hear this again. |
| (slow) dit |
| dit |
| If you’ve forgotten or don't know the name of the object you're asking for, it's okay to point at it and say “this, please,” Hierdie asseblief, or “that, please,” Daardie asseblief. |
| If you know the name of the object, you can say the name of the object, then say asseblief meaning “please.” |
| For example, if you need a piece of bread, you can say “One bread, please,” or in Afrikaans Een brood asseblief. |
| (slow) Een brood asseblief. |
| Een brood asseblief. |
| First we have een meaning “one.” |
| (slow) een |
| een |
| Then, we have “bread” which is brood in Afrikaans. |
| (slow) brood |
| brood |
Comments
HideHello, Listeners! Could you make some sentences using 'Please give me' in Afrikaans?
This is the perfect introduction, before learning grammar and sentence construction. I say this because learning the words of courtesy and gratitude sets a good tone for first communications. Courtesy and respect are very important. I anjoy the way you integrate some cultural facts into the lessons.
Baie dankie vir alles!
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Baie dankie vir alles!!
Hallo Dale
Dankie vir die vertalings! Ons sal dit aanstuur!
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This lesson was good but where was the audio?
Baie dankie
Thank you very much
I love to learn Afrikaans it's a great language 💙
fyi
Dit is my moeder.
"That is my mother."
should be"This" is my mother
FYI
Hi guys
on lesson "Please in Afrikaans"
the slideshow for daardie English translation is wrong.
The Example is
Daardie is nie die regte plek nie.
"That is the right place."
The English should be "That is the wrong place"
Just saying !
Thanks Dale
Hallo Ashley
Dankie vir die sin. 👍
Remember to write "a" as " 'n ". The apostrophe befor the 'n'.
'n Lekker dag
A Nice day
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Zani
Team AfrikaansPod101.com
Gee asseblief vir my n'koffie met melk en suiker.
Please give me a coffee with milk and sugar.
Hi Amalia,
Thank you for your message!
Please feel free to post more sentences using the expressions taught in the lesson :wink:
If you have any doubts, please contact us.
Cristiane
Team AfrikaansPod101.com
asseblief
Hallo Robert
You did it right! Great job.
Can you think of something in your daily life that you use a lot?
Gee asseblief vir my die suiker aan.
Please give me the sugar.
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Zani
Team AfrikaansPod101.com
Gee asseblief vir my 'n koppie rooibostee.:sweat_smile:
Please give me a cup of rooibos tea.