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Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Afrikaans.
Body
Michael: Here's the common way to ask 'Do you have plans on Friday?' in Afrikaans.
Dewan: [Normal] Het jy planne vir Vrydag?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'have'
Dewan: [Normal] het [Slow] het
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'plans'
Dewan: [Normal] planne [Slow] planne
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'for'
Dewan: [Normal] vir [Slow] vir
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Friday'
Dewan: [Normal] Vrydag [Slow] Vrydag
Michael: Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday?'
Dewan: [Slow] Het jy planne vir Vrydag? [Normal] Het jy planne vir Vrydag?
Michael: Ok, now let's see the common way to ask 'Are you busy on Friday evening?'
Dewan: [Normal] Is jy besig Vrydag aand?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'are'
Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you '
Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'busy '
Dewan: [Normal] besig [Slow] besig
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'Friday '
Dewan: [Normal] Vrydag [Slow] Vrydag
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'evening'
Dewan: [Normal] aand [Slow] aand
Michael: Listen again to the question meaning 'Are you busy on Friday evening?'
Dewan: [Slow] Is jy besig Vrydag aand? [Normal] Is jy besig Vrydag aand?
Michael: Then, we have the common way to say 'I'm going to the movies.'
Dewan: [Normal] Ek gaan fliek.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'go'
Dewan: [Normal] gaan [Slow] gaan
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'movie'
Dewan: [Normal] fliek [Slow] fliek
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm going to the movies.'
Dewan: [Slow] Ek gaan fliek. [Normal] Ek gaan fliek.
Michael: Finally, here is the common way to ask 'Do you want to go with me?'
Dewan: [Normal] Wil jy saam my gaan?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'will'
Dewan: [Normal] wil [Slow] wil
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'together'
Dewan: [Normal] saam [Slow] saam
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'me'
Dewan: [Normal] my [Slow] my
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'go'
Dewan: [Normal] gaan [Slow] gaan
Michael: Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you want to go with me?'
Dewan: [Slow] Wil jy saam my gaan? [Normal] Wil jy saam my gaan?
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Dewan: You can ask these questions to friends or someone you might be interested in. It is not good to persist if someone says no, you can just add 'next time' - volgende keer if you want to leave the conversation less awkwardly.

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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