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Intro

Becky: Hello and welcome to AfrikaansPod101.com, where we study Afrikaans in a fun, educational format! I’m Becky, and this is Absolute Beginner Season 1 , Lesson 10 - Let's go Shopping for Flowers at the South African Market
Chesney: Hallo, I’m Chesney.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss a buying decision in Afrikaans.
Chesney: This conversation takes place at the flower market in Cape Town.
Becky: The conversation is between Anet and Mikka.
Chesney: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll be using informal Afrikaans.
Becky: Let’s listen to the conversation

Lesson conversation

Mikka: Die blomme mark is baie beroemd.
Anet: Ja, dit is die blomme mark waar toeriste en plaasllike mense kom.
Mikka: Kyk, die blomme is pragtig. Ek is mal oor die blomme.
Anet: Die vrou verkoop pragtige proteas.
Mikka: Ja, maar daardie vrou verkoop ook tulpe. Ek dink dat ek my blomme daar gaan koop.
Anet: Dit is ‘n goeie idee.
Mikka: Die prys van die bos tulpe staan daar. Die bos is nie duur nie.
Anet: Koop jy jou blomme hier by die vrou ek sal myne daar koop.
Mikka: Ok, wanneer ons klaar blomme gekoop het dan gaan kry ons ‘n koffie.
Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Mikka: Die blomme mark is baie beroemd.
Anet: Ja, dit is die blomme mark waar toeriste en plaasllike mense kom.
Mikka: Kyk, die blomme is pragtig. Ek is mal oor die blomme.
Anet: Die vrou verkoop pragtige proteas.
Mikka: Ja, maar daardie vrou verkoop ook tulpe. Ek dink dat ek my blomme daar gaan koop.
Anet: Dit is ‘n goeie idee.
Mikka: Die prys van die bos tulpe staan daar. Die bos is nie duur nie.
Anet: Koop jy jou blomme hier by die vrou ek sal myne daar koop.
Mikka: Ok, wanneer ons klaar blomme gekoop het dan gaan kry ons ‘n koffie.
Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Mikka: This flower market is very famous.
Anet: Yes, this is the flower market where tourists and locals come.
Mikka: Look, those flowers are beautiful. I’m really crazy about flowers.
Anet: That man is selling beautiful proteas.
Mikka: Yes, but that woman is also selling tulips. I think I’m going to buy my flowers there.
Anet: That’s a good idea.
Mikka: The price of the bunch of tulips is there. Those bunches aren’t expensive.
Anet: You buy your tulips here from this lady, and then I’ll buy my flowers there from that lady.
Mikka: Okay, when I’m done here, we’ll go there together to buy the flowers.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: Are flower markets common in South Africa?
Chesney: Yes, a lot of cities have flower markets.
Becky: Are there any that are particularly famous?
Chesney: Yeah, the blomme mark in Trafalgar Place, Cape Town is great! It’s very unique. It’s situated on Adderley street. You can’t miss it as you drive down the street.
Becky: Why’s that?
Chesney: Because you can hear the sellers calling out the prices loudly on the street to attract customers.
Becky: That sounds like an interesting place.
Chesney: When this market was first established before Apartheid, ladies of color were the ones selling their flowers. Today, they are mostly still selling the flowers.
Becky: So it carried on during Apartheid?
Chesney: Yes, even though it was in the so-called white area of Cape Town.
Becky: So of course people go there to buy flowers, but does it have any other special features?
Chesney: It’s also a beautiful place to talk with the ladies there. You can hear their stories, which are shared from their past and their family’s past.
Becky: Are there usually many tourists there?
Chesney: Yes, tourists and locals mix together, and everyone visits the market just to enjoy the beautiful atmosphere and the smell of flowers.
Becky: Wow!
Chesney: It’s an interesting place to be.
Becky: It sounds like it! Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
Becky: The first word we’ll see is...
Chesney: beroemd [natural native speed]
Becky: famous
Chesney: beroemd [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: beroemd [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: toeriste [natural native speed]
Becky: tourists
Chesney: toeriste [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: toeriste [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: kyk [natural native speed]
Becky: to look
Chesney: kyk [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: kyk [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: pragtige [natural native speed]
Becky: beautiful
Chesney: pragtige [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: pragtige [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: egte [natural native speed]
Becky: real, really, truly
Chesney: egte [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: egte [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: verkoop [natural native speed]
Becky: to sell
Chesney: verkoop [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: verkoop [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: protea [natural native speed]
Becky: protea
Chesney: protea [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: protea [natural native speed]
Becky: Next is...
Chesney: dink [natural native speed]
Becky: to think
Chesney: dink [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: dink [natural native speed]
Becky: And next...
Chesney: koop [natural native speed]
Becky: to buy
Chesney: koop [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: koop [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Chesney: duur [natural native speed]
Becky: expensive
Chesney: duur [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: duur [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Becky: Now let's have a closer look at the usage for one of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Becky: The first word we’ll look at is....
Chesney: blomme mark
Becky: This means “flower market.”
Chesney: This is a compound noun.
Becky: Afrikaans is like German in that you can stick words together and create longer words that way. Are there other related phrases that can be made in this way?
Chesney: Another collective noun is n bos blomme, meaning “bunch of flowers.”
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about demonstrative pronouns.
Chesney: What are some common demonstrative pronouns in English, Becky?
Becky: They are words like "this," "that," "these," or “those.”
Chesney: What are they used for?
Becky: They’re used to point to something specific in a sentence.
Chesney: Thank you for the English grammar lesson!
Becky: You’re welcome! Now, maybe we should go back to the Afrikaans grammar lesson?
Chesney: I guess so.
Becky: How do demonstrative pronouns work in Afrikaans?
Chesney: In Afrikaans, the form is similar to English, as there’s no gender for these pronouns.
Becky: Are they affected by being singular or plural?
Chesney: No, they aren’t.
Becky: So, what does affect demonstrative pronouns in Afrikaans?
Chesney: Proximity, how close something is.
Becky: This affects demonstrative pronouns in English too. Can you tell us about the Afrikaans ones?
Chesney: First is, hier.
Becky: This means “here,” so it’s used for close items.
Chesney: And there’s daar.
Becky: This is “there,” so it’s used for close-by items.
Chesney: That’s right.
Becky: So what do you do when something is far away?
Chesney: When you’re talking about things that are further away, you can use daardie.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this?
Chesney: daardie stoel.
Becky: “That chair.”
Chesney: Daardie stoele
Becky: “Those chairs.”
Chesney: In those examples, daardie didn’t change.
Becky: That’s right! Even though one noun was singular and the other plural, the pronoun doesn’t change.
Chesney: You got it!

Outro

Becky: That just about does it for this lesson. See you next time!
Chesney: Totsiens.

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