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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 12 - Choosing the Right Outfit in South Africa. Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to give suggestions and advice. The conversation takes place at the department store. |
| Chesney: It's between Nadia and Daleen. |
| Becky: The speakers are co-workers. Therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Nadia: Daleen, wat dink jy van die rok vir môre se werks funksie? |
| Daleen: Ek dink regtig jy moet dalk die lang groen rok vat. |
| Nadia: Jy is reg! Ek kan dalk goue juwele ook dra. |
| Daleen: Jy moet net iets nou kies, dan sal dit werk! |
| Nadia: Nee man, ons gaan albei fantasties lyk! |
| Daleen: Ek weet darem nie, almal gaan so spoggerig lyk! |
| Nadia: Moet jy nie bekommer nie, jy gaan soos aspoestertjie lyk. |
| Daleen: Kom, ons moet nou dadelik werk toe gaan! |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Nadia: Daleen, wat dink jy van die rok vir môre se werks funksie? |
| Daleen: Ek dink regtig jy moet dalk die lang groen rok vat. |
| Nadia: Jy is reg! Ek kan dalk goue juwele ook dra. |
| Daleen: Jy moet net iets nou kies, dan sal dit werk! |
| Nadia: Nee man, ons gaan albei fantasties lyk! |
| Daleen: Ek weet darem nie, almal gaan so spoggerig lyk! |
| Nadia: Moet jy nie bekommer nie, jy gaan soos aspoestertjie lyk. |
| Daleen: Kom, ons moet nou dadelik werk toe gaan! |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Nadia: Daleen, what do you think about this dress for tomorrow's work function? |
| Daleen: I think you should take the long green dress. |
| Nadia: You are right! I can wear the gold jewels as well. |
| Daleen: You just have to choose something now; then it will work! |
| Nadia: No man, we are going to look fantastic. |
| Daleen: I don't know. Everyone is going to look so fancy! |
| Nadia: Don't worry. You are going to look like Cinderella. |
| Daleen: Come, we should go to work immediately. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: There’s a lot of discussion going into this work function! |
| Chesney: Yes, you have to have the right clothes though, right? |
| Becky: You do! That’s very important! Are dress codes and the right clothes important on regular days too, though? |
| Chesney: There’s a variety of work cultures, and a variety of fashion that goes with that. You can usually express your own style in most work environments though. |
| Becky: That’s good to know. Do people usually follow trends? |
| Chesney: Yes, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to be stylish in South Africa! |
| Becky: There’s something in the English translation that I’d like to ask you about, Chesney. What was that phrase “no man?” |
| Chesney: That’s a common expression that is usually used positively, to say something like “I can’t believe it.” |
| Becky: That makes sense. Can it be used in a negative way? |
| Chesney: It can, to show you’re not happy. It all depends on context and tone. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: moet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: should |
| Chesney: moet [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: moet [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: lang [natural native speed] |
| Becky: long |
| Chesney: lang [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: lang [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: goue [natural native speed] |
| Becky: gold |
| Chesney: goue [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: goue [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: spoggerig [natural native speed] |
| Becky: fancy |
| Chesney: spoggerig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: spoggerig [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: bekommer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: worry |
| Chesney: bekommer [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: bekommer [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: aspoestertjie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Cinderella |
| Chesney: aspoestertjie [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: aspoestertjie [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: dadelik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: immediately |
| Chesney: dadelik [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: dadelik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: juwele [natural native speed] |
| Becky: jewels |
| Chesney: juwele [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: juwele [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: darem [natural native speed] |
| Becky: at least |
| Chesney: darem [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: darem [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Chesney: werk [natural native speed] |
| Becky: work |
| Chesney: werk [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: werk [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Chesney: dit werk |
| Becky: meaning "it works." In what context is this phrase used? |
| Chesney: It can be used literally, to say that something is working. |
| Becky: Can it also be used to say that something is a good idea? |
| Chesney: Yes, it can. |
| Becky: Where can you use this phrase? |
| Chesney: You can use it at home or in the office as it’s both formal and informal. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Dit werk, kom ons doen dit. |
| Becky: ...which means "That works; let's do that." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Chesney: elke aand |
| Becky: meaning "every night." What can you tell us about this phrase? |
| Chesney: elke means “every." Depending on tone, it can be used to show frustration or frequency. |
| Becky: When can you use this phrase? |
| Chesney: You can use it anytime. Just be careful with that intonation! |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek kan nie meer elke aand werk nie. |
| Becky: ...which means "I can't work every night." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to give suggestions and advice. |
| Becky: An easy way to give suggestions and advice in English is to use “should." |
| Chesney: In Afrikaans, we can use moet, which means “should.” It’s added after a pronoun. Be careful as it can sound impolite on its own. |
| Becky: How do we make it sound polite? |
| Chesney: By adding asseblief. |
| Becky: This means “please.” |
| Chesney: For example, Jy moet dadelik werk toe kom. |
| Becky: “You should come to work immediately.” |
| Chesney: Jy moet asseblief dadelik werk toe kom. |
| Becky: “You should come to work please.” |
| Chesney: You can also use asseblief when giving instructions. |
| Becky: It’ll make your requests more polite too. It also might work better with people who don’t like being given instructions. |
| Chesney: Right. |
| Becky: Can you give us some examples of polite instructions, please? |
| Chesney: Well, since you said “please!” Ons moet asseblief nie vergeet om te bel nie, dankie. |
| Becky: “We should not forget to phone, thank you.” |
| Chesney: Julle moet asseblief al die kontrakte bring. |
| Becky: “You should bring all the contracts, please.” |
| Chesney: Afrikaners can be direct and straightforward, but they’re also polite. |
| Becky: Finally, let’s look at some adverbs. In the lesson notes are some tables of the most common adverbs. Learning these words will help expand your vocabulary. |
| Chesney: It’s not every adverb, but some of the most common. |
| Becky: For now, let’s hear some of these adverbs in sentences. |
| Chesney: Ons gaan later swem. |
| Becky: “We are going to swim later.” |
| Chesney: Daar is baie mense hier. |
| Becky: “There are many people here.” |
| Chesney: Ek wou nog altyd kreef eet. |
| Becky: “I have always wanted to eat crayfish.” |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Chesney: Baai. |
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