Learn the difference in pronunciation of long and short vowels
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Intro |
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| 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 7 - Dividing Your Chores |
| Chesney: Hallo, I’m Chesney |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about common chores. |
| Chesney: This conversation takes place at a café in Durban. |
| Becky: The conversation is between Anet and Mikka. |
| Chesney: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Afrikaans. |
| Becky: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
| Mikka: Wie kook in julle huis? |
| Anet: Ek kook saam met my man. Ons kook altyd saam. |
| Mikka: Hou jy van kook? |
| Anet: Ek hou nie van kook nie maar my man vind dit heel lekker. |
| Mikka: My vrou kook nie maar sy was wel skottelgoed. |
| Anet: My man en ek haat skottelgoed was. |
| Mikka: Wie doen die inkopies in julle huis? |
| Anet: Ons doen die inkopies ook saam. |
| Becky: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Mikka: Wie kook in julle huis? |
| Anet: Ek kook saam met my man. Ons kook altyd saam. |
| Mikka: Hou jy van kook? |
| Anet: Ek hou nie van kook nie maar my man vind dit heel lekker. |
| Mikka: My vrou kook nie maar sy was wel skottelgoed. |
| Anet: My man en ek haat skottelgoed was. |
| Mikka: Wie doen die inkopies in julle huis? |
| Anet: Ons doen die inkopies ook saam. |
| Becky: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Mikka: Who cooks in your home? |
| Anet: I cook along with my husband. We always cook together. |
| Mikka: Do you like cooking? |
| Anet: I don’t like cooking, but my husband likes it very much. |
| Mikka: My wife doesn’t cook, but she does the dishes. |
| Anet: My husband and I hate the dishes. |
| Mikka: Who does the shopping in your home? |
| Anet: We also do the shopping together. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: In the conversation, it seems like they divide the chores pretty equally in their houses. |
| Chesney: Right. |
| Becky: Is that typical in South Africa? Is the division of tasks pretty equal, like husbands and wives both do something around the house? |
| Chesney: Although it’s common for the women to do most of the household tasks, I must say that Afrikaner men do help around the house. It depends on the couple |
| Becky: Right. How about children? |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans families, the boys have chores that are a bit different to the girls -- hence the logical assumption that they continue to help out when they have a partner of their own. |
| Becky: But it’s still women who do the majority of the chores? |
| Chesney: Yes, women are more likely to stay home with the kids. Though, in many cases they have a part-time job. |
| Becky: Has it always been that way, or were things different in the past? |
| Chesney: There was a clear division of labor for the Afrikaner men and women in the olden days. Women specialized in knitting and crocheting, and the men in woodworking or delicate leather crafting. |
| Becky: It seems that there’s still some separation in the tasks between men and women, but in relationships the couple comes up with their own, personal arrangement. |
| Chesney: That’s a fair assessment, I think. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocabulary. |
| VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| Becky: The first word we’ll see is... |
| Chesney: wie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: who |
| Chesney: wie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: wie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And next... |
| Chesney: kook [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to cook |
| Chesney: kook [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: kook [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And next... |
| Chesney: waar [natural native speed] |
| Becky: where |
| Chesney: waar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: waar [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next is... |
| Chesney: altyd [natural native speed] |
| Becky: always |
| Chesney: altyd [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: altyd [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next is... |
| Chesney: vind [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to find, to agree |
| Chesney: vind [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: vind [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And next... |
| Chesney: lekker [natural native speed] |
| Becky: nice |
| Chesney: lekker [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: lekker [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And next... |
| Chesney: lekker vind [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to like |
| Chesney: lekker vind [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: lekker vind [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next is... |
| Chesney: die skottelgoed doen [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to do the dishes |
| Chesney: die skottelgoed doen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: die skottelgoed doen [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And next... |
| Chesney: haat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to hate |
| Chesney: haat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: haat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: die inkopies doen [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to do the (grocery) shopping |
| Chesney: die inkopies doen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: die inkopies doen [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 word we’ll look at is.... |
| Chesney: Wie |
| Becky: This means “who.” |
| Chesney: This is another question word, of course. But, it can also be used as “who” in other circumstances. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example? |
| Chesney: Dit maak nie saak wie bel nie, jy mag nie die telefoon hier gebruik nie. |
| Becky: "I don't care who is calling, you cannot use the phone here." |
| Becky: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Chesney: lekker vind |
| Becky: This means “to like.” |
| Chesney: This is a set expression that literally means "to find nice." |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this expression? |
| Chesney: Ek vind soetigheid, veral sjokolade lekker. |
| Becky: "I like sweets, chocolate in particular." |
| Becky: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Chesney: Doen |
| Becky: This means “to do.” |
| Chesney: This appears in many expressions, for example die skottelgoed doen. |
| Becky: This means “to do the dishes.” |
| Chesney: and die inkopies doen. |
| Becky: “To do the grocery shopping.” Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Chesney: Ek weet nie wat ek moet doen nie. |
| Becky: "I don't know what to do." |
| Becky: Now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about short and long vowels. |
| Chesney: For example, bas and baas. |
| Becky: Do you have some more examples? |
| Chesney: Sure! Rook and rok, and stook and stok. |
| Becky: The words are very similar, listeners, but I hope you can hear the difference! |
| Chesney: In the case of kook, the “o” is long. OO is a long sound, and O is a short sound. |
| Becky: Are there any rules about whether vowels are long sounds or short sounds? |
| Chesney: When there's a double vowel in the middle of a word, it’s always long. |
| Becky: That makes sense. |
| Chesney: When there's a consonant at the end of a word, as in afwas, the vowel is short. Listeners, can you hear the difference in bas and baas? |
| Becky: They mean “bark” and “boss,” respectively. |
| Chesney: Long and short vowels become important when you're learning new words, as the long or the short vowel will change the meaning. |
| Becky: Yes, some of these words we’ve heard so far in this lesson have been spelled exactly the same, other than the vowels. |
| Chesney: Right. The vowels make a big difference. For example, jy rook is “you smoke.” |
| Becky: And the other sound? |
| Chesney: Jou rok, which is “your dress.” |
| Becky: I see. So it can make a significant difference if you use the long or the short vowel sound. |
| Chesney: It can make a big difference. |
| Becky: So, Chesney, can you give us some more words with double vowels? |
| Chesney: Of course Becky! Baat, raad, and saad all have a double vowel. |
| Becky: And some short, single vowels? |
| Chesney: Los, bos, and kos. |
| Becky: Is there anything else we should know? |
| Chesney: When there's a vowel at the end of a syllable, it’s always long. For example, gebroke. |
| Becky: Which means “broken.” The more you read and speak Afrikaans, the more you’ll be able to recognize these sounds when native speakers talk. |
| Chesney: So keep listening and speaking! |
Outro |
| Becky: That just about does it for this lesson. See you next time! |
| Chesney: Totsiens. |
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