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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 8 - You Can Always Talk About the Weather in Afrikaans! Becky here.
Chesney: Hallo! I'm Chesney.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about the weather. The conversation takes place in the park.
Chesney: It's between Johan and Nadia.
Becky: The speakers are friends. Therefore, they’ll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Johan: Ons het die perfekte dag gekies vir 'n uitstappie nie waar nie?
Nadia: Dit is nog vir my 'n bietjie koel, maar dit gaan nog warmer word.
Johan: Kom ons loop dan buite rond in die warm sonlig?
Nadia: Ja, voor die wind ons koud waai.
Johan: Ek dink daar is donderbuie later vanaand.
Nadia: Ag nee, ons kan net nie wen nie.
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Johan: Ons het die perfekte dag gekies vir 'n uitstappie nie waar nie?
Nadia: Dit is nog vir my 'n bietjie koel, maar dit gaan nog warmer word.
Johan: Kom ons loop dan buite rond in die warm sonlig?
Nadia: Ja, voor die wind ons koud waai.
Johan: Ek dink daar is donderbuie later vanaand.
Nadia: Ag nee, ons kan net nie wen nie.
Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Johan: We chose the perfect day for an outing, didn't we?
Nadia: It is still a little chilly for me, but it will get warmer.
Johan: Let's walk around outside in the warm sunlight.
Nadia: Yes, before the wind blows us cold.
Johan: I think there will be thunderstorms tonight.
Nadia: Oh no, we just can't win.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: Wow, the weather sounds a bit unpredictable!
Chesney: Yes, it can be!
Becky: Is it wise to travel with an extra layer of clothes?
Chesney: I would advise to always have some warm clothes with you, especially in the Cape Town area.
Becky: Thanks for the advice!
Chesney: Conversations about the weather are always safe, aren’t they?
Becky: Yeah, both friends and strangers can talk about the weather with each other.
Chesney: People in South Africa are very friendly, so you might get strangers talking to you.
Becky: That’s common?
Chesney: It can be. If you’re standing in line, don’t be surprised if someone makes conversation with you.
Becky: And the weather is a typical topic?
Chesney: Yes, but South Africans can be pretty straightforward too, so don’t be offended if they ask you a very direct question.
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: perfekte [natural native speed]
Becky: perfect
Chesney: perfekte [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: perfekte [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: uitstappie [natural native speed]
Becky: outing
Chesney: uitstappie [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: uitstappie [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: koel [natural native speed]
Becky: chilly
Chesney: koel [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: koel [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: waai [natural native speed]
Becky: to blow
Chesney: waai [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: waai [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: donderbuie [natural native speed]
Becky: thunderstorms
Chesney: donderbuie [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: donderbuie [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: bietjie [natural native speed]
Becky: bit
Chesney: bietjie [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: bietjie [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: warmer [natural native speed]
Becky: warmer
Chesney: warmer [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: warmer [natural native speed]
Becky: Next we have...
Chesney: waar [natural native speed]
Becky: true
Chesney: waar [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: waar [natural native speed]
Becky: And lastly...
Chesney: wen [natural native speed]
Becky: to win
Chesney: wen [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chesney: wen [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 waar nie
Becky: meaning "not true." When’s this phrase used?
Chesney: It can be used to confirm if something is true or not.
Becky: So it’s used to ask whether something is correct or true, not if something is morally right or wrong?
Chesney: That’s right.
Becky: Is it used in formal or informal situations?
Chesney: It can be used in both.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Sy het rooi hare, nie waar nie?
Becky: ...which means "She has red hair, not true?"
Becky: Okay, what's the next word?
Chesney: ag nee
Becky: meaning "oh no." What can you tell us about this interjection?
Chesney: Ag is often used in Afrikaans to show emotion. What it means depends on the situation and intonation.
Becky: How do we use the full phrase?
Chesney: Ag nee can be used to say something like “I can’t believe it!”
Becky: Can it be used in both informal and formal settings?
Chesney: Yes, it can.
Becky: And can you give us an example using this word?
Chesney: Sure. For example, you can say, Ag nee Jan, ek wou gaan slaap.
Becky: ...which means "Oh no, Jan, I wanted to sleep."
Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about the weather.
Becky: If we’re going to talk about the weather, we’re probably going to talk about the weather at the current moment. So, we’ll need the present tense.
Chesney: You can tell a sentence is present tense by the context, and the lack of ge and het...
Becky: ...which you’ll hear in past tense sentences...
Chesney: and the lack of sal.
Becky: You’ll hear that in the future tense.
Chesney: You’ll find is, meaning “am,” in present tense sentences.
Becky: We’ve heard descriptions of present tense sentences; now let’s actually hear a present tense sentence!
Chesney: Ek is bang vir die wind.
Becky: “I am afraid of the wind.”
Chesney: If this was past tense, we would say Ek was bang vir die wind.
Becky: “I was afraid of the wind.”
Chesney: And future tense would be Ek sal bang wees vir die wind.
Becky: “I will be afraid of the wind.” So we heard quite a few sentences there about “wind," let’s check another couple of weather words. How do we say “heat wave”?
Chesney: Hitte golf. My ouers ondervind nou ‘n hitte golf.
Becky: “My parents are experiencing a heat wave.” How about “cold front”?
Chesney: Koue front. Net die Kaap het ‘n koue front vandag.
Becky: “Only the Cape has a cold front 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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