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Intro

Becky: Hello, and welcome to AfrikaansPod101.com, where we study Afrikaans in a fun, educational format! I’m Becky, and this is Absolute Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 5, Having Kids in South Africa
Chesney: Hallo, I’m Chesney.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to further introduce yourself.
Chesney: This conversation takes place at a café in Bloemfontein.
Becky: The conversation is between Anet and Mikka.
Chesney: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll be speaking informal Afrikaans.
Becky: Let’s listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

Anet: Ek het lus vir ‘n koffie met iets lekkers.
Mikka: Het hulle lekker koffie hier?
Anet: Ja, die koffie is baie lekker.
Mikka: Ok, Ek wil ook koffie hê.
Mikka: Het Bert en jy kinders?
Anet: Ons het twee kinders. En jy? het jy kinders?
Mikka: Ja, ons het ook twee kinders.
Anet: Jy het 'n besige lewe.
Mikka: Jan het 'n besige lewe. Ek het 'n lekker lewe.
Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Anet: Ek het lus vir ‘n koffie met iets lekkers.
Mikka: Het hulle lekker koffie hier?
Anet: Ja, die koffie is baie lekker.
Mikka: Ok, Ek wil ook koffie hê.
Mikka: Het Bert en jy kinders?
Anet: Ons het twee kinders. En jy? het jy kinders?
Mikka: Ja, ons het ook twee kinders.
Anet: Jy het 'n besige lewe.
Mikka: Jan het 'n besige lewe. Ek het 'n lekker lewe.
Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Anet: I feel like having coffee with something tasty.
Mikka: Do they have good coffee here?
Anet: Yes, the coffee is very good.
Mikka: Okay, I’ll also have coffee.
Mikka: Do you and Bert have children?
Anet: We have two children. And you? Do you have children?
Mikka: Yes, we also have two children.
Anet: You have a busy life.
Mikka: Jan has a busy life. I have a good life.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Chesney: Today most Afrikaner families have two to three children.
Becky: Okay, that seems pretty normal. Was it different before?
Chesney: In the past, having many children was seen as a sign of wealth. The government even encouraged having bigger families.
Becky: Why did couples start having fewer children?
Chesney: As I’m sure everyone listening knows, children are expensive!
Becky: Yes, they are!
Chesney: So because of financial constraints, it’s become a lot less common to have more than three children.
Becky: That makes sense. Big families are an expense that a lot of people can’t afford these days.
Chesney: I think so.
Becky: What about pets?
Chesney: Dogs and cats are favored as pets. Dogs are even bred to protect the home and property.
Becky: Cool! Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is...
Chesney: sin [natural native speed]
Becky: sense, sentence
Chesney: sin [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: sin [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: met [natural native speed]
Becky: with
Chesney: met [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: met [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: iets [natural native speed]
Becky: anything, something
Chesney: iets [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: iets [natural native speed]
Becky: And next is...
Chesney: lekker [natural native speed]
Becky: tasty, delicious
Chesney: lekker [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: lekker [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: hulle [natural native speed]
Becky: they (unstressed)
Chesney: hulle [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: hulle [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: baie [natural native speed]
Becky: very much, very
Chesney: baie [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: baie [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: neem [natural native speed]
Becky: to take
Chesney: neem [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: neem [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: besig [natural native speed]
Becky: busy, crowded
Chesney: besig [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: besig [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Chesney: lewe [natural native speed]
Becky: life
Chesney: lewe [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: lewe [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's take a closer look at the usage for one of the phrases from this lesson. The phrase is...
Chesney: Ek is lus vir.
Becky: “I want to eat.”
Chesney: This is a very common expression.
Becky: When is it used?
Chesney: It’s used to show that you feel like eating something.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Ek is lus vir iets lekker.
Becky: Meaning “I feel like something tasty.”
Becky: Now, onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about the verb “to have.”
Chesney: In Afrikaans, this is het.
Becky: Does it conjugate at all, depending on the speaker?
Chesney: No, it stays the same for different pronouns.
Becky: Let’s see it in action with different pronouns.
Chesney: Okay, ek het.
Becky: This is “I have.”
Chesney: jy het
Becky: “You have.”
Chesney: hy het
Becky: “He has.”
Chesney: As you can see, it’s always the same.
Becky: Right, that makes it easy! Let’s just check one more example. Can you tell me what “you have” is when it’s a plural “you?”
Chesney: So, for more than one person?
Becky: Right! We heard it for one person earlier.
Chesney: For multiple people, we say julle het.
Becky: And let’s hear an example sentence.
Chesney: Ek het ‘n blou hemp.
Becky: “I have a blue shirt.”
Chesney: We can combine het with something we learned in a previous lesson.
Becky: The past tense?
Chesney: The past tense! Remember, for past tense we had ge.
Becky: Let’s hear an example.
Chesney: Ek het ‘n blou hemp gehad.
Becky: “I had a blue shirt.”
Chesney: Or Ek het dit self gedoen.
Becky: “I did it myself.”
Chesney: So het doesn’t conjugate. It’s a verb that stays the same
Becky: Thank you!

Outro

Becky: That just about does it for this lesson. See you next time!
Chesney: Totsiens.

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