Learn how to greet someone
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part ways in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to say 'Hello.' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Hallo. |
| Michael: This expression has only one word meaning 'hello' |
| Dewan: [Normal] hallo [Slow] hallo |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Hello.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Hallo. [Normal] Hallo. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Good morning.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Goeie more. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'good' |
| Dewan: [Normal] goeie [Slow] goeie |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'morning' |
| Dewan: [Normal] more [Slow] more |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good morning.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Goeie more. [Normal] Goeie more. |
| Michael: Next is the informal way to say 'See you later.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Sien jou later. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'see' |
| Dewan: [Normal] sien [Slow] sien |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jou [Slow] jou |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'later' |
| Dewan: [Normal] later [Slow] later |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'See you later.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Sien jou later. [Normal] Sien jou later. |
| Michael: Finally, a formal way to say 'Goodbye.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Totsiens. |
| Michael: This expression has only one word meaning 'goodbye' |
| Dewan: [Normal] totsiens [Slow] totsiens |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Goodbye.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Totsiens. [Normal] Totsiens. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: South African people always greet everyone to be polite. When you walk in the street you can greet someone with a 'hi' or just a nod. Some people might even start a conversation with you if you are standing around looking at a view. |
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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