Learn how to ask for a favor and respond to requests for a favor
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 13 - Why Don't You Rent a Car in South Africa? Becky here. |
| Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about asking for a favor and how to respond to this kind of question. The conversation takes place at the stationary shop. |
| Chesney: It's between Nadia and Fanie. |
| Becky: The speakers are co-workers. Therefore, they’ll speak both formal and informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Nadia: Middag Fanie, kan ek jou 'n guns vra asseblief? |
| Fanie: Seker, hoe kan ek help? |
| Nadia: Kan ek dalk die maatskappy kar gebruik vir die naweek. |
| Fanie: Nadia, dit is ongelukkig nie moontlik nie. |
| Nadia: Ek moet dringend my familie gaan sien en my kar is stukkend. |
| Fanie: Het jy dalk daaraan gedink om 'n kar te huur. |
| Nadia: Nee nog nie, ek sal nou rondvra. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Nadia: Middag Fanie, kan ek jou 'n guns vra asseblief? |
| Fanie: Seker, hoe kan ek help? |
| Nadia: Kan ek dalk die maatskappy kar gebruik vir die naweek. |
| Fanie: Nadia, dit is ongelukkig nie moontlik nie. |
| Nadia: Ek moet dringend my familie gaan sien en my kar is stukkend. |
| Fanie: Het jy dalk daaraan gedink om 'n kar te huur. |
| Nadia: Nee nog nie, ek sal nou rondvra. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Nadia: Afternoon, Fanie, can I ask you a favor, please? |
| Fanie: Sure, how can I help? |
| Nadia: Can I use the company car for the weekend? |
| Fanie: Nadia, unfortunately, that is not possible. |
| Nadia: I need to see my family urgently, and my car is broken. |
| Fanie: Have you thought about renting a car? |
| Nadia: Not yet, I will ask around now. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Poor Nadia, it sounds like she’s in some trouble. |
| Chesney: Yeah, you don’t want your car to break down right before a big trip! |
| Becky: I hope she can find someone who’ll help her. |
| Chesney: Luckily, Afrikaans people can be very helpful. |
| Becky: That’s good to hear. |
| Chesney: Yeah, we’ll often go the extra mile to help people, if it’s possible. Just ask in a nice and friendly way. |
| Becky: I’m sure there are some circumstances where people can’t help though, like if it’s against a company policy. |
| Chesney: That’s true, but people will still do their best to help you. |
| Becky: What happens if they do say “no” though? |
| Chesney: Accept it and move on. Don’t keep on asking. |
| Becky: That would be kind of rude, huh? |
| Chesney: Yes, people might get offended if you kept asking. |
| 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: guns [natural native speed] |
| Becky: favor |
| Chesney: guns [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: guns [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: maatskappy [natural native speed] |
| Becky: company |
| Chesney: maatskappy [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: maatskappy [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: ongelukkig [natural native speed] |
| Becky: unfortunately |
| Chesney: ongelukkig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: ongelukkig [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: moontlik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: possible |
| Chesney: moontlik [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: moontlik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: dringend [natural native speed] |
| Becky: urgent |
| Chesney: dringend [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: dringend [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: stukkend [natural native speed] |
| Becky: broken |
| Chesney: stukkend [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: stukkend [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: huur [natural native speed] |
| Becky: renting |
| Chesney: huur [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: huur [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Chesney: rondvra [natural native speed] |
| Becky: asking around |
| Chesney: rondvra [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: rondvra [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And lastly... |
| Chesney: dink [natural native speed] |
| Becky: thought |
| Chesney: dink [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chesney: dink [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: n guns vra |
| Becky: meaning "ask a favor." What can you tell us about this phrase? |
| Chesney: The word guns means “favor." N means “a," but can refer to more than one. |
| Becky: When would you use this phrase? |
| Chesney: You can use this when you don’t want to ask someone for something directly and when you want to be polite. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Kan ek jou 'n groot guns vra asseblief? |
| Becky: ...which means "Can I ask you a big favor, please?" |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Chesney: daaraan gedink |
| Becky: meaning "thought about." When is this used? |
| Chesney: You can use it to suggest another option. |
| Becky: Ah, like “have you thought about this?” |
| Chesney: Right. You can also use this phrase when you’ve thought about something. |
| Becky: Can you use this phrase in both formal and informal situations? |
| Chesney: Yes, you can. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek het nounet daaraan gedink! |
| Becky: ...which means "I just thought about it." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about asking for a favor and how to respond to this kind of question. |
| Becky: But first, let’s look at some more conjunctions. |
| Chesney: As we said in lesson 11, there are three types of conjunctions. |
| Becky: The first group doesn’t change the sentences at all. You just add a comma in the middle. |
| Chesney: For example, Ek is nie lus vir lees nie, maar dit reën buite. |
| Becky: “I don’t feel like reading, but it’s raining outside.” |
| Chesney: Or Ek bak elke dag, en ek kook weekliks. |
| Becky: “I bake every day, and I cook weekly.” With the second group, the first part of the sentence remains the same, and the verb goes to the middle. |
| Chesney: Sy eet baie kos dan gaan stap sy. |
| Becky: “She eats a lot of food, then she goes for a walk.” In the final group, the verb goes to the end. |
| Chesney: Ons ry more aangesien dit ‘n vakansie dag is. |
| Becky: “We are leaving tomorrow, seeing that it is a holiday.” Next, let’s look at how to make invitations. |
| Chesney: Ek wil graag vra means “I would like to ask.” |
| Becky: This is a polite request that’s formal, but can be used in any setting. |
| Chesney: A more informal sentence would be Wil jy gaan uiteet Vrydag aand? |
| Becky: “Do you want to go out for dinner Friday night?” You can also ask for availability before making the invitation. |
| Chesney: Right. You can say something like Is jy dalk beskikbaar Vrydag aand? |
| Becky: “Are you available Friday night?” |
| Chesney: A full invitation using that might sound like Is jy dalk beskikbaar Vrydag aand? Wil jy gaan uiteet? |
| Becky: “Are you available Friday night? Do you want to go for dinner?” Finally, let’s hear some more examples using adverbs. |
| Chesney: Ons gaan later swem. |
| Becky: “We are going to swim later.” |
| Chesney: Hier is altyd vinnige diens. |
| Becky: “There is always service here.” |
| Chesney: Sy het baie mooi gedans vanaand. |
| Becky: “She danced very nicely tonight.” |
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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