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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 22 - Talking About your Christmas Plans in Afrikaans. Becky here.
Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about talking about plans. The conversation takes place at the office.
Chesney: It's between Nadia and Fanie.
Becky: The speakers are co-workers. Therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Nadia: Fanie, het jy planne vir Kersfees?
Fanie: Ja, ek gaan vir my ouers kuier. Hul bly in die Kaap.
Nadia: Dit klink lekker. Ek gaan net by die huis wees.
Fanie: Wel, dit kan ook lekker wees.
Nadia: Ek sal in my kop reis en die wêreld sien.
Fanie: As jy nou begin beplan, daar is nog tyd.
Nadia: Daar is net nie genoeg geld nie.
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Nadia: Fanie, het jy planne vir Kersfees?
Fanie: Ja, ek gaan vir my ouers kuier. Hul bly in die Kaap.
Nadia: Dit klink lekker. Ek gaan net by die huis wees.
Fanie: Wel, dit kan ook lekker wees.
Nadia: Ek sal in my kop reis en die wêreld sien.
Fanie: As jy nou begin beplan, daar is nog tyd.
Nadia: Daar is net nie genoeg geld nie.
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Nadia: Fanie, do you have plans for Christmas?
Fanie: Yes, I am going to visit my parents. They stay in the Cape.
Nadia: That sounds nice. I am just going to be at home.
Fanie: Well, that can also be nice.
Nadia: I will travel in my mind and see the world.
Fanie: If you start planning, there is enough time.
Nadia: There's just not enough money.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: We heard some holiday plans this time. They were pretty different.
Chesney: Yes, Fanie will visit his parents, and Nadia will stay home.
Becky: I think Nadia’s Christmas will be more relaxing.
Chesney: But Fanie’s will probably have more food!
Becky: I’m sure! Is visiting family a typical activity for holidays?
Chesney: Yes, many Afrikaans families make the effort to visit each other during the holidays.
Becky: Do people have holiday homes?
Chesney: Some families have holiday homes near the beach.
Becky: That’d be a good place to spend a holiday!
Chesney: Sometimes people will take their own holidays next to public holidays, so that they can spend more time with their family.
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: kersfees [natural native speed]
Becky: Christmas
Chesney: kersfees [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: kersfees [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: plan [natural native speed]
Becky: to plan
Chesney: plan [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: plan [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: ouers [natural native speed]
Becky: parents
Chesney: ouers [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: ouers [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: kuier [natural native speed]
Becky: to visit
Chesney: kuier [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: kuier [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: reis [natural native speed]
Becky: to travel
Chesney: reis [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: reis [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: beplan [natural native speed]
Becky: plan
Chesney: beplan [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: beplan [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: genoeg [natural native speed]
Becky: enough
Chesney: genoeg [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: genoeg [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: wel [natural native speed]
Becky: well
Chesney: wel [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: wel [natural native speed]
Becky: And lastly...
Chesney: klink [natural native speed]
Becky: to sound
Chesney: klink [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: klink [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: nie genoeg nie
Becky: meaning "not enough."
Chesney: You have to be careful when you use this phrase.
Becky: Yeah, it can be rude if you say something isn’t enough.
Chesney: Yes, especially if you’re talking about something like a gift or food someone has prepared for you.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Die petrol was nie genoeg nie.
Becky: ...which means "The gas was not enough."
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Chesney: klink soos
Becky: meaning "sounds like." Does this mean “sound” as in noise?
Chesney: No, it refers to talking about an idea.
Becky: Oh, like “it sounds like someone will do something?”
Chesney: That’s right. You can use this to give positive or negative emotions about something.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Dit klink of hul Durban toe trek.
Becky: ...which means "It sounds like they are moving to Durban."
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about talking about plans.
Becky: If we’re going to talk about future plans, then we need to use the future tense.
Chesney: In Afrikaans, you make the future tense with the auxiliary sal and an infinitive verb.
Becky: Do you have an example for us?
Chesney: Sure. Ek sal kom.
Becky: “I will come.” Let’s hear some examples in longer sentences.
Chesney: Ek sal vir jou more kom kuier.
Becky: “I will come and visit you tomorrow.”
Chesney: Hy sal vir my die klere more aflaai.
Becky: “He will drop the clothes off tomorrow.”
Chesney: Ons sal nie soontoe ry nie.
Becky: “I will not drive there.”
Chesney: It’s pretty straightforward!
Becky: It is! Next, let’s look at existential sentences.
Chesney: These are sentences that state that something exists or doesn’t.
Becky: That sounds complicated, but they’re easy and common. In English these are sentences that use “There is..” or “There are…”
Chesney: The sentences are similar in Afrikaans. We use Daar is...
Becky: Let’s hear some example sentences.
Chesney: Daar is ‘n God.
Becky: “There is a God.”
Chesney: Daar is meer tot die lewe as net werk.
Becky: “There is more to life than work.”
Chesney: Daar is te veel goed om te doen vandag.
Becky: “There are too many things to do today.”

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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