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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: "How tall are you?" in Afrikaans. 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 tall are you?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? |
| 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: lank |
| Alisha: meaning "tall" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) lank |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: lank |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe lank |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "are" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe lank is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: jy |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jy |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How tall are you?" |
| Dewan: Ek is 180 cm lank. |
| Alisha: "I'm 180 cm tall." Listen as it’s repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek is 180 cm lank. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Ek |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Ek |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "are" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: honderd en tagtig (180) |
| Alisha: meaning "180." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) honderd en tagtig (180) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: honderd en tagtig (180) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next ... |
| Dewan: cm |
| Alisha: which is "centimeters." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) cm |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: cm |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: lank |
| Alisha: which is "tall." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) lank |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: lank |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm 180 cm tall." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek is 180 cm lank. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To make another phrase, replace "180" with "167." |
| Dewan: honderd sewe en sestig (167) |
| Alisha: "167" |
| Dewan: (slow) honderd sewe en sestig (167) (regular) honderd sewe en sestig (167) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "167." |
| Dewan: Ek is 167 cm lank. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replaced "180" with "167." Now say, "I'm 167 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is 167 cm lank. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "167" with "170." |
| Dewan: honderd en sewentig (170) |
| Alisha: "170" |
| Dewan: (slow) honderd en sewentig (170) (regular) honderd en sewentig (170) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "170." |
| Dewan: Ek is 170 cm lank. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, we just replaced "167" with "170." Now say, "I'm 170 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is 170 cm lank. |
| Alisha: For a different answer, replace "170" with "163.5." |
| Dewan: honderd drie en sestig punt vyf (163,5) |
| Alisha: "163.5” |
| Dewan: (slow) honderd drie en sestig punt vyf (163,5) (regular) honderd drie en sestig punt vyf (163,5) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "163.5." |
| Dewan: Ek is 163,5 cm lank. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace 170 with 163.5. Let’s practice. Say "I'm 163.5 cm tall." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is 163,5 cm lank. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you how tall you are. You’re 180 centimeters. What do you say? |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? (five seconds) Ek is 180 cm lank. |
| Alisha: Imagine you’re 163.5 centimeters. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? (five seconds) Ek is 163,5 cm lank. |
| Alisha: Now imagine you’re 170 centimeters. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? (five seconds) Ek is 170 cm lank. |
| Alisha: Imagine you're 167 centimeters. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? (five seconds) Ek is 167 cm lank. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Hoe lank is jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 14. |
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