Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Afrikaans Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Afrikaans. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Afrikaans. |
| Dewan: [Normal] Praat jy Engels? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'speak' |
| Dewan: [Normal] praat [Slow] praat |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Praat jy Engels? [Normal] Praat jy Engels? |
| Michael: Now, here's the informal way to ask 'Can you speak English?' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Kan jy Engels praat? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'can' |
| Dewan: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Dewan: [Normal] jy [Slow] jy |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'English' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Dewan: [Normal] praat [Slow] praat |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Can you speak English?' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Kan jy Engels praat? [Normal] Kan jy Engels praat? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Ja, ek praat Engels. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Dewan: [Normal] praat [Slow] praat |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Engels [Slow] Engels |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Ja, ek praat Engels. [Normal] Ja, ek praat Engels. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Dewan: [Normal] Nee, ek praat nie Engels nie. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Dewan: [Normal] nee [Slow] nee |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Dewan: [Normal] ek [Slow] ek |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Dewan: [Normal] praat [Slow] praat |
| Michael: Last is the phrase meaning 'not English' |
| Dewan: [Normal] nie Engels nie [Slow] nie Engels nie |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Dewan: [Slow] Nee, ek praat nie Engels nie. [Normal] Nee, ek praat nie Engels nie. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Dewan: Most people in South Africa can understand English even though they can't speak it well. They will be friendly to help you even if it might be in broken English. |
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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