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Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question What are you doing? in Afrikaans.
Body
Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Afrikaans.
Dewan: [Normal] Wat maak jy?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'what'
Dewan: [Normal] wat [Slow] wat
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'make'
Dewan: [Normal] maak [Slow] maak
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you'
Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy
Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Dewan: [Slow] Wat maak jy? [Normal] Wat maak jy?
Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'What are you doing?'
Dewan: [Normal] Waarmee is jy besig?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'with what'
Dewan: [Normal] waarmee [Slow] waarmee
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'busy'
Dewan: [Normal] besig [Slow] besig
Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Dewan: [Slow] Waarmee is jy besig? [Normal] Waarmee is jy besig?
Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.'
Dewan: [Normal] Ek studeer.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'studying'
Dewan: [Normal] studeer [Slow] studeer
Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.'
Dewan: [Slow] Ek studeer. [Normal] Ek studeer.
Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm doing nothing special.'
Dewan: [Normal] Ek doen niks spesiaal nie.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'do'
Dewan: [Normal] doen [Slow] doen
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'nothing'
Dewan: [Normal] niks [Slow] niks
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'special'
Dewan: [Normal] spesiaal [Slow] spesiaal
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'not'
Dewan: [Normal] nie [Slow] nie
Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I'm doing nothing special.'
Dewan: [Slow] Ek doen niks spesiaal nie. [Normal] Ek doen niks spesiaal nie.
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Dewan: It might seem funny to ask someone what they are making, but it's actually very general to ask. If you would ask Wat doen jy? very loud it could sound serious, as if you are stealing a cookie from the cookie jar.

Outro

Michael: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Dewan: Totsiens!

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