Learn basic greetings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson you’ll learn basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are a few to cover, let's jump right in. |
Lesson focus |
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| In Afrikaans, the way you greet people depends completely on the time of day. The way to say “Good morning” is Goeie môre. Let's break it down by syllable. |
| (slow) Goeie môre |
| Now let's hear it one more time. |
| Goeie môre |
| First, we have “Good,” or in Afrikaans goeie. |
| (slow) goeie |
| goeie. |
| Next we have the word “morning,” which in Afrikaans is.. |
| (slow) môre |
| môre |
| Once, again “good morning.” |
| (slow) Goeie môre |
| Goeie môre |
| Goeie môre is appropriate in both formal and informal situations. The phrases that you’ll hear in this lesson can be used in any situation. |
| In the afternoon, you’ll want to say Goeie middag, which means “Good afternoon.” |
| (slow) Goeie middag. |
| Goeie middag. |
| As we mentioned before, goeie means “good.” middag means “afternoon.” |
| (slow) middag |
| middag |
| Let’s hear the whole phrase once again. |
| (slow) Goeie middag. |
| Goeie middag. |
| In the evening South Africans say Goeie naand, which means "Good evening." Let's hear it one more time. |
| (slow) Goeie naand. |
| Goeie naand. |
| Goeie means “good,” then we have the word for “evening,” which is Aand in Afrikaans. |
| (slow) Aand |
| Aand |
| But in the expression Goeie naand, we run the ‘a’ of aand together with an ‘n’ to make it easier to pronounce. |
| Let’s hear it again. “Good evening.” |
| (slow) Goeie naand. |
| Goeie naand. |
| With friends you can simply say “Hi there,” which is hi daar in Afrikaans. |
| (slow) hi daar |
| hi daar |
| Note that this can be used only in informal situations. Another informal greeting is Dag, meaning, "Day” as in “a good day.” |
| (slow) Dag. |
| Dag. |
| When you see your friends in South Africa, simply say hi daar or dag. |
Comments
HideHello, Listeners! Did you know that there are different ways to say hello in Afrikaans? Let's practice some here. Let's say hello to each other.
Hey Nikoletta
Jy gaan baie leer.
Go for it! :-)
Zani
Team AfrikaansPod101.com
I gonna do 5 lessons in half an hour, twice a day. That´s the plan. Step by step.
Dag! 😎
Hi Rashid,
Glad to have you here studying Afrikaans with us!
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team AfrikaansPod101.com
Wow.... Um learning... I mean a lot
Hallo Luna
Lekker dag vir jou.:smile:
Good day to you!
Zani
TeamAfrikaansPod101.com
Goeie môre almal! 😁
Hallo Abigail
Aangename Kennis!
Lekker dag
Zani
AfrikaansPod101.com
Hello. My name is Abigail.
Hallo. My naam is Abigail.
Hallo Ben
Ek is Zani.
Hoe gaan dit?
Lekker dag
Zani
TeamAfrikaansPod101.com
This is a great course but the introduction sucks and you hit us with over and over
Dit is 'n groot kursus, maar die bekendstelling suig en jy ons getref met oor en oor
Goeie naand Ben
Ek is bly dat jy begin om die woorde te skryf.
I am happy that you are writing some of the words.
Dit is 'n goeie manier om woorde te onthou.
It is a good way to remember words.
Het jy enige vrae oor ander maniere om te groet?
Do you have any other questions on how to greet in different ways?
Lekker aand
Have a good night.
Zani
TeamAfrikaansPod101.com
Goeie naand! Ek is Ben.
Good evening! I'm Ben.