Learn the question Have you been to Cape Town? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: "Have you been to Cape Town?" 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, "Have you been to Cape Town?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: was |
| Alisha: meaning "have" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) was |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: was |
| {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: jy |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jy |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: was jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: in |
| Alisha: meaning "in" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) in |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: in |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: was jy in |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: Kaapstad |
| Alisha: meaning "Cape Town" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Kaapstad |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Kaapstad |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: was jy in Kaapstad |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last is... |
| Dewan: gewees |
| Alisha: meaning "been" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) gewees |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: gewees |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Have you been to Cape Town?" |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al twee keer daar. |
| Alisha: "Yes, I've been there twice." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ja, ek was al twee keer daar. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Ja |
| Alisha: meaning "yes" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Ja |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Ja |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: ek |
| Alisha: meaning "I." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) ek |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: ek |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: was |
| Alisha: meaning "have." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) was |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: was |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: al |
| Alisha: which is "already." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) al |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: al |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: twee keer daar |
| Alisha: which is "twice." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) twee keer daar |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: twee keer daar |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, I've been there twice." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al twee keer daar. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "twice" with "many times." |
| Dewan: baie kere |
| Alisha: "many times" |
| Dewan: (slow) baie kere (regular) baie kere |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "many times." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al baie kere. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "twice" with "many times." Now say, "Yes, I've been there many times." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al baie kere. |
| Alisha: To give a different answer, replace "many times" with "once." |
| Dewan: een keer daar |
| Alisha: "once" |
| Dewan: (slow) een keer daar (regular) een keer daar |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "once." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al een keer daar. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "many times" with "once." Now say, "Yes, I've been there once." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al een keer daar. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "once" with "a couple of times." |
| Dewan: daar 'n paar keer |
| Alisha: "a couple of times" |
| Dewan: (slow) daar 'n paar keer (regular) daar 'n paar keer |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a couple of times." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al daar 'n paar keer. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "once" with "a couple of times." Now say "Yes, I've been there a couple of times." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek was al daar 'n paar keer. |
| Alisha: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Dewan: Nee, ek was nie. |
| Alisha: Which is like saying “No, I haven’t” in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Dewan: (Slowly) Nee, ek was nie. |
| Alisha: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Dewan: Nee, ek was nie. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and a stranger asks you if you have visited Cape Town. You want to answer that you've been there twice. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? (five seconds) Ja, ek was al twee keer daar. |
| Alisha: Now you want to say yes, you’ve visited a couple of times. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? (five seconds) Ja, ek was al daar 'n paar keer. |
| Alisha: You want to say yes, you’ve visited once. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? (five seconds) Ja, ek was al een keer daar. |
| Alisha: You want to answer that you’ve visited many times. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? (five seconds) Ja, ek was al baie kere. |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone if they’ve visited Cape Town. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Dewan: Was jy in Kaapstad gewees? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 24. |
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