Learn the question How is it? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 10: "How is it?" (referring to food). In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Afrikaans learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How is it?" when referring to food. In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: hoe |
| Alisha: meaning "how" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) hoe |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is- |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: dit |
| Alisha: meaning "it" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) dit |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: dit |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How is it?" (referring to food) |
| Dewan: Dit is heerlik. |
| Alisha: "It's delicious." You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Dit is heerlik. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Dit |
| Alisha: meaning "it" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Dit |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Dit |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: heerlik |
| Alisha: meaning "delicious." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) heerlik |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: heerlik |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "It's delicious." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Dit is heerlik. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For another answer, replace "delicious" with "good." |
| Dewan: lekker |
| Alisha: "good" |
| Dewan: (slow) lekker (regular) lekker |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "good." |
| Dewan: Dit is lekker. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replace "delicious" with "good." Now say, "It's good." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is lekker. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "good" with "a little salty." |
| Dewan: bietjie sout |
| Alisha: "a little salty" |
| Dewan: (slow) bietjie sout (regular) bietjie sout |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a little salty." |
| Dewan: Dit is bietjie sout. |
| Alisha: Again, it’s almost the same, we just replace "good" with "a little salty." Now say, "It's a little salty." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is bietjie sout. |
| Alisha: Let’s use a different phrase and replace "a little salty" with "very nice." |
| Dewan: baie lekker |
| Alisha: "very nice" |
| Dewan: (slow) baie lekker (regular) baie lekker |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "very nice." |
| Dewan: Dit is baie lekker. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replace "a little salty" with "very nice." Now say, "It's very nice." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is baie lekker. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks for your opinion of the food. You want to say it's delicious. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? (five seconds) Dit is heerlik. |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say it's very nice. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? (five seconds) Dit is baie lekker. |
| Alisha: You want to say it's a little salty. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? (five seconds) Dit is bietjie sout. |
| Alisha: You want to say it's good. How will you respond? |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? (five seconds) Dit is lekker. |
| Alisha: Now you want to know what that person thinks of the meal. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Hoe is dit? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 10. |
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