Learn about the five biggest cities in South Africa
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Intro |
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| Maryssa: Hi everyone, I’m Maryssa. |
| Dewan: And I’m Dewan! |
| Maryssa: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Afrikaans Vocabulary, Lesson 12! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are five popular cities in South Africa. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at AfrikaansPod101.com |
| BODY |
| Maryssa: Dewan, what’s our first word? |
| Dewan: Kaapstad |
| Maryssa: Cape Town |
| Dewan: (slow) Kaapstad (regular) Kaapstad |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Kaapstad |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Cape Town is the best tourist city in South Africa. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Kaapstad is bekend vir die verskeidenheid toerist aantreklikhede wat dit het. |
| Maryssa: Cape Town is famous for the variety of tourist attractions it has. |
| Dewan: (slow) Kaapstad is bekend vir die verskeidenheid toerist aantreklikhede wat dit het. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: Pretoria |
| Maryssa: Pretoria |
| Dewan: (slow) Pretoria (regular) Pretoria |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Pretoria |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Pretoria is the capital city of South Africa. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Pretoria het die mooiste pers Jakanranda bome in November oor die hele stad. |
| Maryssa: Pretoria has the most beautiful purple Jacaranda trees in November over the whole city. |
| Dewan: (slow) Pretoria het die mooiste pers Jakanranda bome in November oor die hele stad. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: Johannesburg |
| Maryssa: Johannesburg |
| Dewan: (slow) Johannesburg (regular) Johannesburg |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Johannesburg |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Johannesburg is the largest capital city and was established in 1886 with the discovery of gold. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Johannesburg het baie lekker restuarante en 'n besige nag lewe. |
| Maryssa: Johannesburg has a lot of nice restaurants and an active nightlife. |
| Dewan: (slow) Johannesburg het baie lekker restuarante en 'n besige nag lewe. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Dewan: Durban |
| Maryssa: Durban |
| Dewan: (slow) Durban (regular) Durban |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Durban |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Durban is a coastal city with the busiest port. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Durban is 'n algemene Desember vakansie plek. |
| Maryssa: Durban is a common place to go for December holiday. |
| Dewan: (slow) Durban is 'n algemene Desember vakansie plek. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Dewan: Bloemfontein |
| Maryssa: Bloemfontein |
| Dewan: (slow) Bloemfontein (regular) Bloemfontein |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Dewan: Bloemfontein |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Bloemfontein is a small city in the interior of South Africa and the judicial capital of the country. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Dewan: (normal) Bloemfontein is amper in die middel van die land en is naby Clarens. |
| Maryssa: Bloemfontein is almost in the middle of the country and is close to Clarens. |
| Dewan: (slow) Bloemfontein is amper in die middel van die land en is naby Clarens. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Dewan will give you the Afrikaans – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Dewan: Kaapstad |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Cape Town |
| Dewan: Pretoria |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Pretoria |
| Dewan: Johannesburg |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Johannesburg |
| Dewan: Durban |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Durban |
| Dewan: Bloemfontein |
| [pause] |
| Maryssa: Bloemfontein |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it – five cities in South Africa! We have more vocab lists available at AfrikaansPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Dewan: Baai. |
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