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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer why in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'Why are you late?' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Hoekom is jy laat? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Dewan: [Normal] hoekom [Slow] hoekom |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'late' |
| Dewan: [Normal] laat [Slow] laat |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Why are you late?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Hoekom is jy laat? [Normal] Hoekom is jy laat? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here’s a response meaning, 'I missed the train.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ek het die trein gemis. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'have' |
| Dewan: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Dewan: [Normal] die [Slow] die |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'train' |
| Dewan: [Normal] trein [Slow] trein |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'missed' |
| Dewan: [Normal] gemis [Slow] gemis |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'I missed the train.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ek het die trein gemis. [Normal] Ek het die trein gemis. |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Hoekom gaan jy so vroeg? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Dewan: [Normal] hoekom [Slow] hoekom |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'go' |
| Dewan: [Normal] gaan [Slow] gaan |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Dewan: [Normal] so [Slow] so |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'early' |
| Dewan: [Normal] vroeg [Slow] vroeg |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Hoekom gaan jy so vroeg? [Normal] Hoekom gaan jy so vroeg? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'To not miss the train.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Om nie die trein te mis nie. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'to' |
| Dewan: [Normal] om [Slow] om |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
| Dewan: [Normal] nie [Slow] nie |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Dewan: [Normal] die [Slow] die |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'train' |
| Dewan: [Normal] trein [Slow] trein |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'miss' |
| Dewan: [Normal] te mis nie [Slow] te mis nie |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'To not miss the train.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Om nie die trein te mis nie. [Normal] Om nie die trein te mis nie. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: The only trains in South Africa that are active passenger trains and work on a semi-regular schedule are in Cape Town. You might have this conversation with a colleague or a friend, depending on the day and where you are. |
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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