Learn the question How long have you been studying Afrikaans? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: "How long have you been studying 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 long have you been studying Afrikaans?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? |
| 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 "long" |
| 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 next is... |
| Dewan: studeer |
| Alisha: meaning "study" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) studeer |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: studeer |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer |
| {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 first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next... |
| Dewan: al |
| Alisha: meaning "been" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) al |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: al |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: The last word is... |
| Dewan: Afrikaans |
| Alisha: meaning "Afrikaans" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Afrikaans |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Afrikaans |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How long have you been studying Afrikaans?" |
| Dewan: Vir een maand. |
| Alisha: "For one month." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Vir een maand. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Vir |
| Alisha: meaning "for" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Vir |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Vir |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: een |
| Alisha: meaning "one" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) een |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: een |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last, |
| Dewan: maand |
| Alisha: meaning "month" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) maand |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: maand |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "For one month." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Vir een maand. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For more practice, let’s replace "one month" with "two years." |
| Dewan: twee jaar |
| Alisha: "two years" |
| Dewan: (slow) twee jaar (regular) twee jaar |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "two years." |
| Dewan: Vir twee jaar. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replace "one month" with "two years." Now say, "For two years." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Vir twee jaar. |
| Alisha: To make another phrase, replace "two years" with "five years." |
| Dewan: vyf jaar |
| Alisha: "five years" |
| Dewan: (slow) vyf jaar (regular) vyf jaar |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "five years." |
| Dewan: Vir vyf jaar. |
| Alisha: Again, we simply replace "two years" with "five years." Now say, "For five years." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Vir vyf jaar. |
| Alisha: Now let’s replace "five years" with "a couple of years." |
| Dewan: 'n paar jaar |
| Alisha: "a couple of years" |
| Dewan: (slow) 'n paar jaar (regular) 'n paar jaar |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a couple of years." |
| Dewan: Vir 'n paar jaar. |
| Alisha: Again, it’s almost the same, we just replace "five years" with "a couple of years." Now say "For a couple of years." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Vir 'n paar jaar. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you how long you’ve been studying Afrikaans. You’ve been studying it for one month. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? (five seconds) Vir een maand. |
| Alisha: Imagine you've been studying it for a couple of years. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? (five seconds) Vir 'n paar jaar. |
| Alisha: Imagine you've been studying it for five years. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? (five seconds) Vir vyf jaar. |
| Alisha: Imagine you've been studying it for two years. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? (five seconds) Vir twee jaar. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone how long they’ve been studying Afrikaans. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Hoe lank studeer jy al Afrikaans? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 6. |
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