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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 16 - Talking About Your Favorite Person in Afrikaans. John here.
Liza: Hallo! I'm Liza.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about describing people. The conversation takes place at a restaurant.
Liza: It's between Liezel and Andre.
John: The speakers are family members; therefore, they'll speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Liezel: Vertel my meer van die oulike meisie van jou?
Andre: Sy is oulik, sy is ook slim, vriendelik en baie, baie lief vir diere.
Liezel: Sy klink na die perfekte meisei vir jou.
Andre: Sy is, sy het nou die dag vir my kos gemaak. Dit was so lekker ek wou haar dadelik vra om te trou.
Liezel: Stadig oor die klippe Andre, jy moet net 'n bietjie wag!
Andre: Ek weet, ek is net mal oor haar persoonlikheid.
Liezel: Ons moet wag dat jou ma haar gaan ontmoet, dan praat ons weer!
Andre: Jy is reg, kom ons wag nog 'n rukkie.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Liezel: Tell me more about this cute girlfriend of yours.
Andre: She is cute, she is also clever, friendly, and really, really loves animals.
Liezel: She sounds like the perfect girl for you.
Andre: She is, she cooked for me the other day. It was so delicious that I wanted to ask her to marry me.
Liezel: Take it slowly, Andre. You have to wait a bit!
Andre: I know, I am just crazy about her personality.
Liezel: We have to wait till your mom meets her, then we will talk again.
Andre: You are right, let's wait a bit.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: I agree, I think Andre is getting a little carried away there!
Liza: Yes, slowing down is a good idea!
John: What is dating like in South Africa?
Liza: It’s not that different to the West. You go on a few dates...
John: ...and meet the parents later?
Liza: Yes. That’s always a frightening time!
John: Definitely!
Liza: One interesting thing is that people usually ask their parents' permission before they start dating someone.
John: That is different to the West.
Liza: And South African men like to ask for permission from the parents of their date, as they think it’s gentlemanly.
John: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Liza: oulike [natural native speed]
John: cute
Liza: oulike [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: oulike [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: meisie [natural native speed]
John: girlfriend
Liza: meisie [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: meisie [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: diere [natural native speed]
John: animals
Liza: diere [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: diere [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: lief [natural native speed]
John: love
Liza: lief [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: lief [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: slim [natural native speed]
John: smart
Liza: slim [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: slim [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: vriendelik [natural native speed]
John: friendly
Liza: vriendelik [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: vriendelik [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: trou [natural native speed]
John: to marry
Liza: trou [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: trou [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Liza: rukkie [natural native speed]
John: while
Liza: rukkie [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: rukkie [natural native speed]
John: And lastly...
Liza: persoonlikheid [natural native speed]
John: personality
Liza: persoonlikheid [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: persoonlikheid [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...
Liza: praat weer
John: meaning "talk again." This is pretty literal.
Liza: Yes, it is. Praat is “talk,” and weer is “again.”
John: You can use this to say that you’ll talk again soon.
Liza: It’s most often used over the phone, at the end of a call.
John: But it can be used in any situation where it’s appropriate, right?
Liza: That’s right.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say, Ons praat weer oor die plan, totsiens.
John: ...which means "We will talk again about this plan, goodbye."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Liza: stadig oor die klippe
John: meaning "take it slowly." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Liza: This is an idiom.
John: When would you use it?
Liza: You can use it when someone is acting too quickly.
John: Is it a formal or informal phrase?
Liza: It’s mostly informal, but if you say it respectfully enough you can say it to anyone.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say, Stadig oor die klippe, wat het jy nounet gesê.
John: ...which means "Take it slowly, what did you just say?"
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about describing people.
John: In this lesson we’re not going to look at how to describe physical features, but personalities.
Liza: Yes. We can use words such as Oulik.
John: “cute”
Liza: Kwaai
John: “angry”
Liza: Vriendelik
John: “friendly”
Liza: Sagmoedig
John: “meek”
Liza: Pragtig
John: “beautiful”
Liza: Introvert
John: “introvert”
Liza: Ekstrovert
John: “extrovert” Okay, next let’s look at how to express strong preferences. Sometimes you need to make your opinion heard, but you don’t want to sound rude. These following phrases will help.
Liza: Remember that tone of voice is important too.
John: Of course! Let’s hear some phrases.
Liza: Ek stem nie saam nie, ek dink…
John: “I don’t agree, I think…”
Liza: Ek stem nie saam nie. Ek dink dit is heeltemal fyn.
John: “I don’t agree. I think that’s totally fine.”
Liza: Ek wil jou nie in die gesig vat nie, maar…
John: “I don’t want to offend you, but…”
Liza: Ek dink nie ons voel dieselfde oor die saak nie.
John: “I don’t think we feel the same on this matter.”

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Liza: Baai.

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