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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 15 - A South African Always Pays Their Debts. Becky here.
Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss percentages and simple math operations. The conversation takes place outside a department store.
Chesney: It's between Johan and Nadia.
Becky: The speakers are friends. Therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Nadia: Johan, hoeveel skuld ek jou? Het jy dit opgetel?
Johan: Laat ek gou dink, R40 maal 15, so dit is R600 vir die kussings.
Nadia: Goed, ek skryf dit neer. Hoeveel was die afslag by die linne winkel?
Johan: Ons het 20% afslag gekry vir die duvet.
Nadia: Ek skuld jou dan R800vir die duvet minus die kombers van R200 wat ek betaal het.
Johan: Sover is dit dan R600 plus R600 vir alles.
Nadia: Ek sal middagete koop, dan gesels ons oor die detals.
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Nadia: Johan, hoeveel skuld ek jou? Het jy dit opgetel?
Johan: Laat ek gou dink, R40 maal 15, so dit is R600 vir die kussings.
Nadia: Goed, ek skryf dit neer. Hoeveel was die afslag by die linne winkel?
Johan: Ons het 20% afslag gekry vir die duvet.
Nadia: Ek skuld jou dan R800vir die duvet minus die kombers van R200 wat ek betaal het.
Johan: Sover is dit dan R600 plus R600 vir alles.
Nadia: Ek sal middagete koop, dan gesels ons oor die detals.
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Nadia: Johan, how much do I owe you? Did you calculate it yet?
Johan: Let me think, R40 times 15, so that is R600 for the pillows.
Nadia: Ok, I am writing that down. How much of a discount did we get in the linen shop?
Johan: We got a 20% discount on the duvet.
Nadia: I owe you R800 for the duvet minus the blanket of R200, which I paid.
Johan: So far, it is R600 plus R600 for everything.
Nadia: I will buy lunch; then we can chat about the details.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: Oh, math. I’m sure our listeners all love math!
Chesney: I’m sure they don’t, but it’s still important!
Becky: Right, especially when talking about money and how much people owe.
Chesney: It’s especially important in those circumstances.
Becky: Do people borrow and lend money from friends much in South Africa?
Chesney: No, South Africa is a place where money and friends don’t usually mix.
Becky: How do people deal with events where everyone needs to pay something?
Chesney: It’s common for friends to pay for each other, or for one person to pay for everything and for the others to pay them back.
Becky: Do they pay back immediately?
Chesney: Yes. It might cause fights if you don’t!
Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Chesney: hoeveel [natural native speed]
Becky: how much
Chesney: hoeveel [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: hoeveel [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: skuld [natural native speed]
Becky: to owe
Chesney: skuld [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: skuld [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: optel [natural native speed]
Becky: to calculate
Chesney: optel [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: optel [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: afslag [natural native speed]
Becky: discount
Chesney: afslag [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: afslag [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: minus [natural native speed]
Becky: minus
Chesney: minus [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: minus [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: plus [natural native speed]
Becky: plus
Chesney: plus [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: plus [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: kussing [natural native speed]
Becky: pillow
Chesney: kussing [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: kussing [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: betaal [natural native speed]
Becky: to pay
Chesney: betaal [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: betaal [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: kombers [natural native speed]
Becky: blanket
Chesney: kombers [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: kombers [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Chesney: dink [natural native speed]
Becky: to think
Chesney: dink [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: dink [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is...
Chesney: skuld ek jou
Becky: meaning "do I owe you." How can you use this phrase?
Chesney: It can be used as a sentence on its own or as part of a bigger sentence.
Becky: You can use it to ask if you owe someone money.
Chesney: You can also use it in a restaurant and other places like that to settle the money owed.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Skuld ek jou nog geld?
Becky: ...which means "Do I still owe you money?"
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Chesney: te veel
Becky: meaning "too much." When would you use this phrase?
Chesney: It can be used to add emphasis when something is too much.
Becky: Is it okay to use in any situation?
Chesney: Be careful, as it can sound rude to a potential client.
Becky: Are there other ways to say this?
Chesney: You can say duur, which also means “too much.”
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Dit is te veel vir die rok.
Becky: ...which means "This is too much for the dress."
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss percentages and simple math operations.
Becky: First, let’s look at basic numbers. We’ll go through from one to twelve.
Chesney: OK. Ladies first.
Becky: “One”
Chesney: een
Becky: “Two”
Chesney: twee
Becky: “Three”
Chesney: drie
Becky: “Four”
Chesney: vier
Becky: “Five”
Chesney: vyf
Becky: “Six”
Chesney: ses
Becky: “Seven”
Chesney: sewe
Becky: “Eight”
Chesney: ag
Becky: “Nine”
Chesney: nege
Becky: “Ten”
Chesney: tien
Becky: “Eleven”
Chesney: elf
Becky: “Twelve”
Chesney: twaalf. After that, the numbering system until “twenty” is similar to English, as you add tien.
Becky: So, for example, what is “thirteen?”
Chesney: dertien.
Becky: How do we make the tens?
Chesney: Add tig. For example, sestig.
Becky: That’s “sixty.”
Chesney: For “hundreds,” use honderd, and for “thousands,” duisend.
Becky: Now, let’s look at percentages.
Chesney: You just add persentasie, meaning “percentage," after the number.
Becky: Let’s hear an example sentence.
Chesney: Hy het nog nie die 14% verhoging gekry nie.
Becky: “He has not received his 14% increase yet.” Finally, let’s look at some example sentences for calculations in Afrikaans.
Chesney: Trek asseblief my fooi af.
Becky: “Please subtract my fee.”
Chesney: Ons moet die totaal deur 2 deel.
Becky: “We have to divide the total by two.”

Outro

Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Chesney: Baai.

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