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Intro

Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner Season 1, Lesson 25 - Sending an Afrikaans Postcard from Greece. Becky here.
Chesney: Goeie dag almal! My name is Chesney!
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to write a postcard in Afrikaans.
Chesney: This conversation takes place on holiday in Greece.
Becky: The conversation is between Mikka, Lina, and Bart.
Chesney: The speakers are family, so they’ll be using informal Afrikaans.
Becky: Now, let’s listen to the conversation.

Lesson conversation

Mikka: Kyk wat ‘n mooi poskaart, ek gaan dit na ouma stuur en die een stuur ek na my broer.
Lina: Die een is ook baie mooi, hoeveel moet ek koop...
Bart: Jy hoef nie almal nou te koop nie. Jy kan ook môre koop.
Lina: Nee, ek vind die poskaart baie mooi. Ek koop vir almal. Ek moet ses koop.
Mikka: Sal ons die poskaart na Anna stuur, dan skryf ons dit dadelik.
Mikka: Liewe Anna en Jan,
Mikka: Ons is nou in Kreta. Die weer is warm en ons het ‘n hotel.
Mikka: Die kinders swem baie in die see en Bart en ek sit lekker op die strand.
Mikka: Ons eet ook baie in die restaurantjie hier naby ons.
Mikka: Die kos is baie lekker!!! Ons neem ook baie foto’s.
Mikka: Ek sien uit daarna om jullie weer te sien.
Mikka: Groete van ons almal,
Mikka: Bart, Mikka, Lina en Johan.
Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Mikka: Kyk wat ‘n mooi poskaart, ek gaan dit na ouma stuur en die een stuur ek na my broer.
Lina: Die een is ook baie mooi, hoeveel moet ek koop...
Bart: Jy hoef nie almal nou te koop nie. Jy kan ook môre koop.
Lina: Nee, ek vind die poskaart baie mooi. Ek koop vir almal. Ek moet ses koop.
Mikka: Sal ons die poskaart na Anna stuur, dan skryf ons dit dadelik.
Mikka: Liewe Anna en Jan,
Mikka: Ons is nou in Kreta. Die weer is warm en ons het ‘n hotel.
Mikka: Die kinders swem baie in die see en Bart en ek sit lekker op die strand.
Mikka: Ons eet ook baie in die restaurantjie hier naby ons.
Mikka: Die kos is baie lekker!!! Ons neem ook baie foto’s.
Mikka: Ek sien uit daarna om jullie weer te sien.
Mikka: Groete van ons almal,
Mikka: Bart, Mikka, Lina en Johan.
Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Mikka: Look, what a beautiful postcard. I’m going to send it to grandma, and I’ll send that one to my brother.
Lina: This one is also really nice. How many do I have to buy…
Bart: You don’t need to buy them all now. You can also buy them tomorrow.
Lina: No, I find these postcards really beautiful. I’ll buy them for everyone at once. I need to buy six of them.
Mikka: Shall we write this card to Anna? Then we'll write it immediately.
Mikka: Dear Anna and Jan,
Mikka: We’re in Crete right now. The weather is warm and the hotel is beautiful.
Mikka: The children are swimming in the sea a lot, and Bert and I are sitting comfortably on the beach.
Mikka: We also often eat in little restaurants that are near here.
Mikka: The food is really tasty!!! We’re also taking a lot of nice photos.
Mikka: I look forward to seeing you guys again.
Mikka: Greetings from all of us,
Mikka: Bart, Mikka, Lina, and Johan.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: So now, they’re on vacation! It sounds like they’re having a great time.
Chesney: Yes, it does. Maybe when this recording is over, I’ll go on vacation too.
Becky: Good idea! Send me a postcard! Actually, is it still common to send and receive postcards in South Africa?
Chesney: It’s not as common as it used to be, but you’ll find that most, if not all towns have postcards of the area.
Becky: So they’re there if you want to buy and send them.
Chesney: I think I have some postcards somewhere in my house…waiting to be sent.
Becky: Oh, so maybe it’s a common thing to buy postcards but not send them!
Chesney: Maybe!
Becky: Do South Africans give a lot of cards on other occasions?
Chesney: Yes, every shopping center has a shop or two that has cards for birthdays and many other life events.
Becky: And everybody sends cards?
Chesney: Well, one interesting fact is that more than 75% of cards are written by women.
Becky: So if you want to get more birthday cards, just make more female friends.
Chesney: That’s the way!
Becky: 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: poskaart [natural native speed]
Becky: postcard
Chesney: poskaart [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: poskaart [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: stuur [natural native speed]
Becky: to send
Chesney: stuur [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: stuur [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: hoef [natural native speed]
Becky: to need
Chesney: hoef [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: hoef [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: almal [natural native speed]
Becky: everyone, everybody
Chesney: almal [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: almal [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: skryf [natural native speed]
Becky: to write
Chesney: skryf [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: skryf [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: dadelik [natural native speed]
Becky: at once, immediately
Chesney: dadelik [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: dadelik [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: liewe... [natural native speed]
Becky: dear...
Chesney: liewe... [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: liewe... [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: naby [natural native speed]
Becky: near, close by
Chesney: naby [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: naby [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: uitkyk na [natural native speed]
Becky: to look forward to
Chesney: uitkyk na [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: uitkyk na [natural native speed]
Becky: And last...
Chesney: groete [natural native speed]
Becky: greetings
Chesney: groete [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: groete [natural native speed]
KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Becky: The first phrase we’ll look at is....
Chesney: uitkyk na.
Becky: This means “to look forward to.”
Chesney: This is a verb together with a preposition. In this case, the preposition changes the meaning of the verb.
Becky: What does the verb usually mean?
Chesney: uitkyk means “to be careful or watchful.”
Becky: The preposition makes quite a difference then! Okay, what’s the next word?
Chesney: lekker.
Becky: This word can have different meanings, depending on how it’s used.
Chesney: In the dialogue, we saw two different meanings.
Becky: What was the first?
Chesney: Lekker eet.
Becky: We’ve learned this before; it means “tasty food.”
Chesney: The second was lekker sit.
Becky: This means that we sit comfortably and relaxed, we’re enjoying ourselves, or even that we’re resting. Ok, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about two modal verbs.
Chesney: Yes, let's continue our study of Afrikaans modal verbs.
Becky: What’s the first modal verb for this lesson?
Chesney: hoef.
Becky: We heard this in the conversation.
Chesney: Right. It means “to need.”
Becky: How do we say “I need?”
Chesney: ek hoef.
Becky: And, “you need?”
Chesney: jy hoef. You often hear this modal verb in negative sentences.
Becky: Do you have an example?
Chesney: Sy hoef nie die boek te lees nie.
Becky: “She doesn’t need to read the book.”
Chesney: The second modal verb for this lesson is moet.
Becky: This means “must.”
Chesney: Yes. “I must” is ek moet.
Becky: And what’s “she must?”
Chesney: sy moet.
Becky: Okay, let’s hear some examples.
Chesney: Sy moet die boek lees.
Becky: “She has to read the book.”
Chesney: Jy moet nie skree nie.
Becky: “You mustn’t shout.”
Chesney: Hoef and moet have similar meanings, but there’s a difference.
Becky: What’s the difference?
Chesney: Moet is much more severe than hoef. When you use moet, it emphasizes the necessity of a situation.
Becky: It’s something that you must or have to do, and you don’t have any choice.
Chesney: Whereas when you use hoef, you do have a choice whether or not to do it.
Becky: Thanks for explaining the difference!

Outro

Becky: That just about does it for this lesson and this series. Thank you for listening and we’ll see you in another series!
Chesney: Totsiens.

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