Learn how to ask "Who is it?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'Who is it?' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Wie is dit? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Dewan: [Normal] wie [Slow] wie |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'it' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Wie is dit? [Normal] Wie is dit? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the informal way to ask, 'Who is that?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Wie is dit daardie? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Dewan: [Normal] wie [Slow] wie |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'that' |
| Dewan: [Normal] daardie [Slow] daardie |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Who is that?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Wie is dit daardie? [Normal] Wie is dit daardie? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Dit is ek. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'it' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'It's me.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Dit is ek. [Normal] Dit is ek. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Dit is my vriend van my. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'that' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dit [Slow] dit |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Dewan: [Normal] my [Slow] my |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Dewan: [Normal] vriend [Slow] vriend |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'of mine' |
| Dewan: [Normal] van my [Slow] van my |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Dit is my vriend van my. [Normal] Dit is my vriend van my. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: You can use the phrase Wie is dit? In many situations, maybe someone is at the door or you ask a friend who the new face is at the party. Just try not to point when you are asking. |
Outro |
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| 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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