Learn the modal verbs kan and wil hê
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Intro |
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| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 16 - Going to See the South African Doctor. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Goeie dag almal! My name is Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to make an appointment in Afrikaans. |
| Chesney: This conversation takes place over the phone. |
| Becky: The conversation is between Mikka and the doctor's assistant. |
| Chesney: The speakers have a professional relationship, so they’ll be using formal Afrikaans. |
| Becky: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
| Assistent: Dokter, goeie môre. |
| Mikka: Goeie môre, kan u my dalk help? |
| Assistent: Natuurlik. |
| Mikka: Ek wil graag ‘n afspraak maak vir Woensdag. |
| Assistent: U wil vir Woensdag ‘n afspraak maak? |
| Mikka: Ja, kan ek op Woensdag kom? |
| Assistent: Kan u op Woensdag middag kom? |
| Mikka: Nee, ek kan nie. Ek kan net in die oggend? |
| Assistent: Ek is jammer maar die dokter het nie tyd nie. U kan op dinsdag oggend kom. |
| Mikka: Goed, ek kom op Dinsdag oggend. Kan u vir my die nuwe adres van die praktyk gee? |
| Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Assistent: Dokter, goeie môre. |
| Mikka: Goeie môre, kan u my dalk help? |
| Assistent: Natuurlik. |
| Mikka: Ek wil graag ‘n afspraak maak vir Woensdag. |
| Assistent: U wil vir Woensdag ‘n afspraak maak? |
| Mikka: Ja, kan ek op Woensdag kom? |
| Assistent: Kan u op Woensdag middag kom? |
| Mikka: Nee, ek kan nie. Ek kan net in die oggend? |
| Assistent: Ek is jammer maar die dokter het nie tyd nie. U kan op dinsdag oggend kom. |
| Mikka: Goed, ek kom op Dinsdag oggend. Kan u vir my die nuwe adres van die praktyk gee? |
| Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Assistant: General practice, good morning. |
| Mikka: Good morning, can you help me? |
| Assistant: Of course. |
| Mikka: I’d like to make an appointment for Wednesday. |
| Assistant: You want to make an appointment for Wednesday? |
| Mikka: Yes, can I come on Wednesday? |
| Assistant: Can you come on Wednesday afternoon? |
| Mikka: No, I can’t then. Can it be in the morning? |
| Assistant: I’m sorry, but the doctor has no time. You can come on Tuesday morning. |
| Mikka: Good, I’ll come on Tuesday morning. Can you give me the new address of the practice? |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: In this lesson, we heard a conversation about making a doctor’s appointment. I hope it isn’t anything serious! |
| Chesney: Me too! |
| Becky: Is it difficult to see a doctor in South Africa? |
| Chesney: No, not at all. There should be a doctor in every town, and you’ll be spoiled for choice in the city. |
| Becky: How can you find out where your nearest doctor’s office is? |
| Chesney: You’ll be able to find it on Google. You can just search for doctors in your area and find one. |
| Becky: Don’t you have to be registered by the doctor to be able to see one? |
| Chesney: Some doctors might ask that you pay upfront if you’re just there for a holiday. Overall, you can phone them, and if it is an emergency you’ll be able to see them the same day. |
| Becky: Is it easy to get medication as well? |
| Chesney: If you’re in a position where you can’t see the doctor immediately, then you can go to the pharmacist. They should be able to give you some medication or advice. |
| Becky: Ok, it seems like you won’t struggle for care when you’re in South Africa. 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: Huis dokter [natural native speed] |
| Becky: general practitioner |
| Chesney: Huis dokter [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: Huis dokter [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: praktyk [natural native speed] |
| Becky: general practice |
| Chesney: praktyk [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: praktyk [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: kan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: can, to be able to |
| Chesney: kan [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: kan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: dokter [natural native speed] |
| Becky: doctor, physician |
| Chesney: dokter [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: dokter [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: afspraak [natural native speed] |
| Becky: appointment |
| Chesney: afspraak [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: afspraak [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: middag [natural native speed] |
| Becky: midday, afternoon |
| Chesney: middag [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: middag [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: oggend [natural native speed] |
| Becky: morning |
| Chesney: oggend [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: oggend [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: Ek is jammer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: I'm sorry |
| Chesney: Ek is jammer [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: Ek is jammer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: nuwe [natural native speed] |
| Becky: new |
| Chesney: nuwe [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: nuwe [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: tyd [natural native speed] |
| Becky: time |
| Chesney: tyd [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: tyd [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage for one of the words from this lesson. |
| Becky: That word is.... |
| Chesney: Maandag. |
| Becky: This means “Monday.” |
| Chesney: This is the first day of the week in South Africa. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Chesney: Ek begin maandag met ‘n nuwe werk. |
| Becky: "I'll start a new job on Monday." Thank you! Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about some modal verbs. |
| Chesney: Yes, we’ll look at the modal verbs kan and wil hê. |
| Becky: These mean “can” and “to want,” respectively. Can you give us some example sentences? |
| Chesney: Well, there’s Ek kan and Ek will hê. |
| Becky: “I can” and “I want.” |
| Chesney: And jy kan and jy wil hê. |
| Becky: “You can” and “you want.” |
| Chesney: Just to note: this is a bit more formal as in the dialogue, they’re in a “business” situation. |
| Becky: How do these modal verbs work in a sentence? |
| Chesney: Word order is very important! |
| Becky: What do we need to know about the word order? What happens, for example, in a sentence in the present tense? |
| Chesney: In this case, the modal verb takes the second place in a sentence. The action verb becomes an infinitive and goes to the end of the clause. |
| Becky: Can you give us some examples? |
| Chesney: Sure. Sy kan nie op vrydag kom nie |
| Becky: “She can’t come on Friday.” |
| Chesney: Another example is Ek wil graag ‘n koerant koop. |
| Becky: “I would like to buy a newspaper.” |
Outro |
| Becky: That just about does it for this lesson. See you next time! |
| Chesney: Totsiens. |
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