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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1, Lesson 4 - Do You Like South African Food? Becky here.
Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney.
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give an opinion on food. The conversation takes place at an office party.
Chesney: It's between Nadia and Daleen.
Becky: The speakers are co-workers. Therefore, they’ll speak both formal and informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Nadia: Wat dink jy van die kos?
Daleen: Ek is mal oor die knoffel brood, hou jy van dit?
Nadia: Ek hou nie baie daarvan nie dit is te souterig. Ek verkies soet goed.
Daleen: Ek hou ook van soet goed, ek dink ek hou van alles!
Nadia: Het jy die kerrie hoender geproe?
Nadia: Ek het ja, maar dit het my mond gebrand, miskien hou ek nie van alles nie!
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Nadia: Wat dink jy van die kos?
Daleen: Ek is mal oor die knoffel brood, hou jy van dit?
Nadia: Ek hou nie baie daarvan nie dit is te souterig. Ek verkies soet goed.
Daleen: Ek hou ook van soet goed, ek dink ek hou van alles!
Nadia: Het jy die kerrie hoender geproe?
Nadia: Ek het ja, maar dit het my mond gebrand, miskien hou ek nie van alles nie!
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Nadia: What do you think of the food?
Daleen: I love the garlic bread. Do you like it?
Nadia: I don't like it much; it is too salty. I prefer sweets.
Daleen: I also like sweets. Actually, I think I like everything!
Nadia: Did you taste the curry chicken?
Nadia: Yes, I did, but it burned my mouth. Maybe I don't like everything.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: Office parties: they can either be fantastic or the worst nights ever!
Chesney: Yeah, it all depends on your colleagues and how good the food is.
Becky: The food is very important! What are office parties like in South Africa?
Chesney: It’s common to go out somewhere and drink alcohol.
Becky: What other types of things do companies do?
Chesney: Some might do adventure sports, but that will also usually result in celebratory drinks.
Becky: Okay. Now, let’s get back to the food...
Chesney: There are some really delicious finger foods in South Africa.
Becky: Like what?
Chesney: Like koeksisters and samosas. You can find them in most supermarkets.
Becky: Are office parties themed or formal?
Chesney: Some might have themes, but most are semi-formal.
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: kos [natural native speed]
Becky: food
Chesney: kos [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: kos [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: knoffel [natural native speed]
Becky: garlic
Chesney: knoffel [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: knoffel [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: daarvan [natural native speed]
Becky: it
Chesney: daarvan [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: daarvan [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: soet [natural native speed]
Becky: sweet
Chesney: soet [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: soet [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: eintlik [natural native speed]
Becky: actually
Chesney: eintlik [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: eintlik [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: sout [natural native speed]
Becky: salt
Chesney: sout [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: sout [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: brand [natural native speed]
Becky: burn
Chesney: brand [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: brand [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: miskien [natural native speed]
Becky: maybe
Chesney: miskien [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: miskien [natural native speed]
Becky: And lastly...
Chesney: proe [natural native speed]
Becky: to taste
Chesney: proe [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: proe [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: mal oor
Becky: meaning "crazy about." Can you break this two-word phrase down for us?
Chesney: Sure. Mal means “crazy,” and oor means “over.”
Becky: So it’s literally “crazy over,” but is translated to “crazy about.”
Chesney: Exactly. You can use it to talk about things that you really like or love.
Becky: Can you use it in both informal and formal settings?
Chesney: Yes, you can.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ek is mal oor Adele se nuwe liedjie.
Becky: ...which means "I am crazy about Adele's new song."
Becky: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Chesney: hou van
Becky: meaning "to like." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Chesney: Like mal oor, this can also be used to talk about things you like.
Becky: What’s the difference between the two phrases?
Chesney: Hou van is not as strong as mal oor. You can use mal oor to say that you’re crazy about somebody, but hou van doesn’t carry the same weight.
Becky: That makes sense. Can you also 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 hou van tamatie sous oor my kos.
Becky: ...which means "I like tomato sauce over my food."
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give opinions on food.
Becky: This is another great conversation topic.
Chesney: Yes, it is! You’ll talk about food with people in many different situations.
Becky: First, let’s look at how to make positive statements about food in the present tense.
Chesney: Earlier in this lesson, we heard the phrase hou van. So, to start, let’s make a sentence using that phrase.
Becky: Remember, that means “to like.”
Chesney: We can say, Ek hou van soet koekies.
Becky: “I like sweet cookies.”
Chesney: We can also make a sentence with mal oor. Ek is mal oor soet koekies.
Becky: “I am crazy about sweet cookies.” Now, what if you don’t like something?
Chesney: You can say, Ek hou nie van kaas nie.
Becky: “I don’t like cheese.”
Chesney: You can also use glad nie to say that you don’t like something at all.
Becky: Okay, let’s hear a sentence with that.
Chesney: Ek hou glad nie van kaas nie.
Becky: “I don’t like cheese at all.” It might be that you don’t like something because it’s too sweet, too salty, or too spicy. How do we say that something is “too” something?
Chesney: You can use te. You can add it before an adjective or adverb for emphasis.
Becky: How do I say that something is “too pretty?”
Chesney: Te mooi. In a sentence, it would sound like Die katjie is te mooi.
Becky: “The kitten is too pretty.” Okay, let’s hear one more sentence example.
Chesney: Die kar ry te stadig.
Becky: “The car is driving too slow.” Finally, let’s hear a couple of adjectives that we can use to describe food.
Chesney: You can say that something is soet.
Becky: “Sweet.” Or...
Chesney: souterig
Becky: “Salty.” There are more examples of words to describe food in the lesson notes. Let’s end this lesson with one final example.
Chesney: Ek is mal oor kos wat souserig is.
Becky: “I am crazy about saucy food.”

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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