Learn about coordinating conjunctions
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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 22 - Choosing Hobbies is Hard. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Goeie dag almal! My name is Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about hobbies in Afrikaans. |
| Chesney: This conversation takes place in an Afrikaans home. |
| Becky: The conversation is between Marijke and Loes. |
| Chesney: The speakers are close; therefore, they’ll be using informal Afrikaans. |
| Becky: Let’s listen to the conversation! |
Lesson conversation |
| Marijke: Ek dink dat ek ‘n nuwe stokperdjie gaan begin. Wil jy saam met my dit doen? |
| Loes: Goeie idee. Ek hou van swem en ek hou van fiets ry. |
| Marijke: Ek hou ook van swem , maar ek hou nie van fiets ry nie. |
| Loes: Dan gaan ons met swem begin of ons kan iets anders doen. |
| Marijke: Ek wil ook wel fiets ry, want ek weet dat jy dit gaan lekker vind. |
| Loes: Waarom gaan ons nie dans nie, of ons kan ‘n kurses volg. |
| Marijke: Ons kan na die danskool gaan, want jy kan daar uit baie kursusse kies. |
| Loes: Jy kan kies uit soveel kursusse dat jy nie sal weet of jy kom of gaan nie. (haha) |
| Marijke: Goed. Môre gaan ons met ‘n kurses begin. |
| Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Marijke: Ek dink dat ek ‘n nuwe stokperdjie gaan begin. Wil jy saam met my dit doen? |
| Loes: Goeie idee. Ek hou van swem en ek hou van fiets ry. |
| Marijke: Ek hou ook van swem, maar ek hou nie van fiets ry nie. |
| Loes: Dan gaan ons met swem begin of ons kan iets anders doen. |
| Marijke: Ek wil ook wel fiets ry, want ek weet dat jy dit gaan lekker vind. |
| Loes: Waarom gaan ons nie dans nie, of ons kan ‘n kurses volg. |
| Marijke: Ons kan na die danskool gaan, want jy kan daar uit baie kursusse kies. |
| Loes: Jy kan kies uit soveel kursusse dat jy nie sal weet of jy kom of gaan nie. (haha) |
| Marijke: Goed. Môre gaan ons met ‘n kurses begin. |
| Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Marijke: I think that I’m going to start a new hobby. Will you join in? |
| Loes: Good idea. I find swimming fun, and I find biking fun. |
| Marijke: I find swimming fun, but I don’t like biking. |
| Loes: Then we’ll begin with swimming or we’ll do something else. |
| Marijke: I’d like to bike too, because I know that you find it really fun. |
| Loes: Why don’t we go dancing, or take a class? |
| Marijke: We can go to the dance school, because you can choose from so many courses. |
| Loes:You can choose from so many courses that you won’t know whether you are coming or going! |
| Marijke: Good. Tomorrow we’ll start a course. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Okay, is going to dance school a common thing? |
| Chesney: Well, some bigger towns and definitely the cities will have dance schools. I think that it’s mostly kids that take the classes, but there are classes for adults too. |
| Becky: How long do these courses usually last? |
| Chesney: These courses can last from a few weeks up to a few months in length. |
| Becky: What other types of exercise and sports are popular? |
| Chesney: I have also seen that many people do some off track running and racing with their off-road bikes. Especially in Cape Town, where there are many routes. |
| Becky: Is this for sport or for a hobby? |
| Chesney: Well both. You’ll see many people outside in the mornings and many more in the afternoon that do it as a sport. |
| Becky: Is cycling popular in South Africa? |
| Chesney: Cape Town hosts the Cape Argus, the world’s biggest bike race. |
| Becky: How big is it? |
| Chesney: More than 35,000 bikers hit the 109 km road around Cape Town. |
| Becky: Wow, that’s a lot! Are there many foreigners there? |
| Chesney: Yes, thousands go to South Africa to support and participate. |
| 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: stokperdjie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: hobby |
| Chesney: stokperdjie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: stokperdjie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: begin [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to start |
| Chesney: begin [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: begin [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: saam [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to join in, participate |
| Chesney: saam [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: saam [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: swem [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to swim |
| Chesney: swem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: swem [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: Fiets ry [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to ride a bike |
| Chesney: Fiets ry [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: Fiets ry [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: kursus [natural native speed] |
| Becky: course |
| Chesney: kursus [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: kursus [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: volg [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to follow |
| Chesney: volg [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: volg [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: veel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: a lot |
| Chesney: veel [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: veel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: soveel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: so many, so much |
| Chesney: soveel [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: soveel [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: kies [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to choose |
| Chesney: kies [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: kies [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Becky: The first phrase we’ll look at is.... |
| Chesney: Weet nie of jy kom of gaan nie. |
| Becky: This means "Don’t know if you are coming or going." |
| Chesney: It's an exact translation of the English saying, actually. |
| Becky: What’s the next word? |
| Chesney: saam. |
| Becky: This means “along.” |
| Chesney: This is an Afrikaans verb prefix. For example, we use it in the word saamkom. |
| Becky: This means “to come along." |
| Chesney: This is a very common prefix in Afrikaans, way more common than in English. And be aware, that in a sentence, the word with saam will always be placed at the end. |
| Becky: Now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Becky: In this lesson, we’ll look at coordinating conjunctions. |
| Chesney: These are words that connect two sentences. |
| Becky: What are the common coordinating conjunctions in Afrikaans? |
| Chesney: en. |
| Becky: This means “and.” |
| Chesney: of. |
| Becky: “Or.” |
| Chesney: want. |
| Becky: “Because.” |
| Chesney: And maar. |
| Becky: This means “but.” Let’s hear some example sentences. |
| Chesney: First, here’s a sentence with of. |
| Becky: Which, remember, means “or.” |
| Chesney: Mikka gaan swem, of sy gaan fiets ry. |
| Becky: “Mikka goes swimming or she goes biking.” |
| Chesney: Next is en. |
| Becky: “And.” |
| Chesney: Mikka hou van swem en Lina hou van fiets ry. |
| Becky: “Mikka likes swimming, and Lina likes biking.” |
| Chesney: Let’s try a sentence with maar. |
| Becky: This is “but.” |
| Chesney: Mikka hou van swem, maar sy hou ook van fiets ry. |
| Becky: “Mikka likes swimming, but she also likes biking.” |
| Chesney: And finally, want. |
| Becky: This is “because.” |
| Chesney: Mikka hou van swem, want sy hou van water. |
| Becky: “Mikka likes swimming, because she likes water.” |
Outro |
| Becky: That just about does it for this lesson. See you next time! |
| Chesney: Totsiens. |
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