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Intro |
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| 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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