Learn how to refuse politely
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to refuse politely an invitation in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thank you.' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Nee, dankie. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Dewan: [Normal] nee [Slow] nee |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dankie [Slow] dankie |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Nee, dankie. [Normal] Nee, dankie. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Thank you, but I'm full.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Dankie, maar ek is vol. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'thank you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dankie [Slow] dankie |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Dewan: [Normal] maar [Slow] maar |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Dewan: [Normal] is [Slow] is |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'full' |
| Dewan: [Normal] vol [Slow] vol |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you, but I'm full.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Dankie, maar ek is vol. [Normal] Dankie, maar ek is vol. |
| Michael: Next is the formal way to say 'Sorry, I already have plans.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Jammer, ek het alreeds planne. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'sorry' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jammer [Slow] jammer |
| Michael: Next is the 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 'already' |
| Dewan: [Normal] alreeds [Slow] alreeds |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'plans' |
| Dewan: [Normal] planne [Slow] planne |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'Sorry, I already have plans.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Jammer, ek het alreeds planne. [Normal] Jammer, ek het alreeds planne. |
| Michael: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'Thank you, but next time.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Dankie, maar volgende keer. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'thank you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] dankie [Slow] dankie |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Dewan: [Normal] maar [Slow] maar |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'next' |
| Dewan: [Normal] volgende [Slow] volgende |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'time' |
| Dewan: [Normal] keer [Slow] keer |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal sentence meaning 'Thank you, but next time.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Dankie, maar volgende keer. [Normal] Dankie, maar volgende keer. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: If you need to say no to something, you don't need to feel bad. You can say sorry and the person should be polite enough to not ask again. South Africans are not a type of people that would force you to do anything. |
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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