Learn how to count ordinal numbers
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Intro |
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| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 17 - Asking the Way in Afrikaans. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Goeie dag almal! My name is Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to understand directions in Afrikaans. |
| Chesney: This conversation takes place on a street in Stellenbosch. |
| Becky: The conversation is between Mikka and a lady on the street. |
| Chesney: The speakers don't know each other; therefore, they’ll be speaking formal Afrikaans. |
| Becky: Let’s listen to the conversation! |
Lesson conversation |
| Mikka: Jammer om te pla, mevrou, weet u waar Dorp straat is? |
| Mev.: Ja, as u hier langs loop met die straat af en dan links by die Museum draai. |
| Mev.: Dan loop jy langs die museum reg oorkant na die winkelsentrum. |
| Mev.: By die winkelsentrum draai u regs af en loop tot u by die BMW gebou. |
| Mev.: Daar draai u links by die BMW gebou, dan is dit die tweede straat aan u regterhand. |
| Mikka: Dus, linksaf na die Museum, regs by die winkelsentrum en links by die BMW gebou dan is dit die tweede straat aan my regterkant. |
| Mev: Ja. |
| Mikka: Baie Dankie mevrou. |
| Mev.: Jy is welkom. |
| Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Mikka: Jammer om te pla, mevrou, weet u waar Dorp straat is? |
| Mev.: Ja, as u hier langs loop met die straat af en dan links by die Museum draai. |
| Mev.: Dan loop jy langs die museum reg oorkant na die winkelsentrum. |
| Mev.: By die winkelsentrum draai u regs af en loop tot u by die BMW gebou. |
| Mev.: Daar draai u links by die BMW gebou, dan is dit die tweede straat aan u regterhand. |
| Mikka: Dus, linksaf na die Museum, regs by die winkelsentrum en links by die BMW gebou dan is dit die tweede straat aan my regterkant. |
| Mev: Ja. |
| Mikka: Baie Dankie mevrou. |
| Mev.: Jy is welkom. |
| Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Mikka: Excuse me, ma’am, do you know where Vilakazi Street is? |
| Mev: Yes, walk past the museum and then to the left of the museum. |
| Mev: Then walk past the museum, straight ahead toward the shopping centre. |
| Mev: At the shopping centre, you’ll turn right and walk straight until you come to the BMW building. |
| Mev: There you’ll turn left by the BMW building, and then it’s the second street on your right. |
| Mikka: So, to the left toward the museum, right at the shopping centre, and at the BMW building turn left, and it's the second street on your right. |
| Mev: Yes. |
| Mikka: Thank you very much, ma’am. |
| Mev: You’re welcome. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: It’s not fun getting lost, but it seems like Mikka’s in a nice place if there are museums around. |
| Chesney: Yes, Stellenbosch is a place where many tourists go, not only for museums but also because it’s just a beautiful town. |
| Becky: Is there a museum that you’d recommend in particular? |
| Chesney: In Stellenbosch, there are many places to choose from, such as the Village Museum. It consists of four period houses. |
| Becky: What else is there? |
| Chesney: The V.O.C. Kruithuis has a collection of weaponry. The Rupert Museum has works from renowned South African artists. The Oude Meester Brandy Museum gives an in-depth insight into the history of brandy, and The Toy and Miniature Museum houses a collection of miniatures and a lifelike miniature of South Africa’s prestigious Blue Train. |
| Becky: Well it seems like Stellenbosch is definitely the place to go for a museum lover! |
| Chesney: Yes, even if you aren’t a museum lover, the town still offers many other delights, such as shopping and wine tasting. |
| Becky: Now onto the vocab. |
| VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| Becky: The first word we’ll see is... |
| Chesney: Jammer om te pla [natural native speed] |
| Becky: sorry to bother |
| Chesney: Jammer om te pla [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: Jammer om te pla [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: weet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to know |
| Chesney: weet [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: weet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: straat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: street |
| Chesney: straat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: straat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: langs [natural native speed] |
| Becky: along, past |
| Chesney: langs [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: langs [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: links [natural native speed] |
| Becky: left |
| Chesney: links [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: links [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: links af [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to the left |
| Chesney: links af [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: links af [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: regs [natural native speed] |
| Becky: right |
| Chesney: regs [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: regs [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: regs af [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to the right |
| Chesney: regs af [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: regs af [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: Reg oorkant [natural native speed] |
| Becky: straight ahead |
| Chesney: Reg oorkant [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: Reg oorkant [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: Dis ‘n plesier [natural native speed] |
| Becky: my pleasure, you're welcome |
| Chesney: Dis ‘n plesier [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: Dis ‘n plesier [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. |
| Becky: That phrase is… |
| Chesney: Aan my regterhand. |
| Becky: This means "on my right" or “on my right-hand side”. |
| Chesney: You can use this when talking about directions. |
| Becky: Let’s hear an example using this phrase. |
| Chesney: Dit is die tweede straat aan my regterhand. |
| Becky: “It is the second street on my right.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about ordinal numbers. |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, there are two endings for ordinal numbers: -de and -ste. |
| Becky: What’s the difference? |
| Chesney: The ordinal numbers, “second” to “nineteenth,” all end in -de. These numbers are composed of the cardinal number plus the ending -de. |
| Becky: “Second” to “nineteenth?” What about “first?” |
| Chesney: “First” is irregular. |
| Becky: How do you say “first” in Afrikaans? |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, we say “first” as eerste. |
| Becky: And then from there, “second” to “fifth?” |
| Chesney: tweede, derde, vierde, vyfde |
| Becky: How about “tenth?” |
| Chesney: Tiende. |
| Becky: And “nineteenth.” |
| Chesney: negentiende. |
| Becky: What happens after “nineteenth?” |
| Chesney: There’s a change. From 20th and upwards, the ordinal numbers are formed with the cardinal number plus the ending -ste. |
| Becky: What is “twentieth?” |
| Chesney: twintigste. |
| Becky : “Thirtieth?” |
| Chesney: dertigste. |
| Becky: Okay, something more difficult. “Fifty-ninth?” |
| Chesney: negen-en-vyftigste. |
| Becky: “Hundredth?” |
| Chesney: honderdste. |
| Becky: What about above “hundredth?” |
| Chesney: You say honderd, and then the ordinal number. |
| Becky: What’s “hundred fifteenth?” |
| Chesney: honderd vyftiende. |
| Becky: Okay, that seems pretty systematic and regular. |
| Chesney: It is, so I hope that everyone will master it quickly. |
| Becky: I hope so too! |
Outro |
| Becky: That just about does it for this lesson. See you next time! |
| Chesney: Totsiens. |
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