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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 19 - What Will You Do on Your South African Holiday? John here.
Liza: Hallo! I'm Liza.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn some conversation tactics. The conversation takes place over the phone.
Liza: It's between Liezel and Andre.
John: The speakers are family members, therefore, they will speak informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Liezel: Jammer om jou in die rede te val Andre, ek moet jou vra oor die vakansie planne.
Andre: Ek wou jou nog sê van alles. Ek en my familie gaan saam met julle kom.
Liezel: Ek het 'n vraag, ek hoop nie jy gee om dat ek vra nie. Kom jou ma saam?
Andre: Ek het gedink jy gaan my dalk vra. Nee, sy is by my sussie vir die week wat ons weg is.
Liezel: Dankie tog, jy weet ek en sy baklei baie maklik.
Andre: Dit is omdat julle so baie dieselfde is!
Liezel: In elk geval! Ek dink ons gaan 'n lekker tyd hê.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Liezel: Sorry to interrupt you, Andre. I have to ask you about your holiday plans.
Andre: I still wanted to tell you about everything. My family and I are coming with you on holiday.
Liezel: I have a question, I hope you don't mind that I am asking. Is your mom coming with you?
Andre: I thought you might ask me. No, she is at my sister’s for the week that we’re away.
Liezel: Thank goodness, you know that we fight very easily.
Andre: It is because you are so much alike.
Liezel: Anyway! I think we are going to have a great time!
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John: Sounds like it’s a good thing that Andre’s mother isn’t going if they fight all of the time!
Liza: Yeah, that’s not a good way to spend a family holiday.
John: Is it common to go on holiday as a big family?
Liza: Yes, it is. Christmas and Easter usually see families getting together.
John: Do people go on vacation somewhere?
Liza: No, they alternate between family member’s houses, so everyone gets a turn to host.
John: What kind of things do families do?
Liza: They go to church services and eat things like melktert.
John: What’s that?
Liza: It’s a dessert. Desserts are very popular during family holidays!
John: Do people have houses big enough to host their entire families?
Liza: It can get a little hectic, with beds everywhere!
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: rede [natural native speed]
John: reason
Liza: rede[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: rede [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: vakansie [natural native speed]
John: holiday
Liza: vakansie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: vakansie [natural native speed]
John: Then, there’s...
Liza: plan [natural native speed]
John: plan
Liza: plan[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: plan [natural native speed]
John: Next up is...
Liza: gee [natural native speed]
John: to give
Liza: gee[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: gee [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: sussie [natural native speed]
John: sister
Liza: sussie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: sussie [natural native speed]
John: Then, we have...
Liza: baklei [natural native speed]
John: fight
Liza: baklei[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: baklei [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: elk [natural native speed]
John: each
Liza: elk[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: elk [natural native speed]
John: And lastly...
Liza: maklik [natural native speed]
John: easy
Liza: maklik[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: maklik [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: in elk geval
John: ...meaning "in any case"
John: What can you tell us about this?
Liza: It literally means “in every failing.”
John: But we use it to mean “in any case.”
Liza: You can use this to change the topic during a conversation.
John: But be careful how you use it, because you don’t want to sound rude by changing the topic before it’s fully finished.
Liza: Yes, be especially polite in formal settings.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say In elk geval, kom ons praat oor iets anders.
John: ...which means "In any case, let's talk about something else."
John: Okay, what's the next word?
Liza: baie maklik
John: meaning "very easily."
Liza: This meaning is literal.
John: It can be used to say that something would be very easy.
Liza: That’s right.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Dit is baie maklik om koek te bak.
John: .. which means "It is very easy to bake cake. "
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about conversation tactics.
John: Although it can be considered rude to do so, there are times when you need to interrupt people.
Liza: Yes, you have to be polite and smile when you do so, then it’s usually okay.
John: Liza, can you tell us some phrases we can use so that we can make sure we interrupt in a polite way?
Liza: Sure! Jammer om jou in die rede te val.
John: “Sorry to interrupt you.”
Liza: Verskoon my, ek wil iets vra.
John: “Excuse me, I want to ask something.”
Liza: Kan ek iets bysit?
John: “Can I add something?”
Liza: Kan ek gou iets sê?
John: “Can I say something quickly?”
Liza: In that last phrase, we used the word gou. This is used to mean that you’ll do something quickly.
John: Okay. Next, let’s look at some other conversation tactics. First, some phrases to help you stop someone else from continuing what they are saying.
Liza: Wag, ek moet iets sê.
John: “Wait, I need to say something.”
Liza: Wag, ek wil nie daaroor praat nie.
John: “Wait, I don’t want to talk about it.” Now, a phrase to show you want to talk about something else.
Liza: In elk geval…
John: “Anyway…” How about a couple of phrases to start off a difficult conversation?
Liza: Daar is iets belangrik wat ek vir jou moet sê.
John: “There is something serious I need to tell you.”
Liza: Ek wil vir jou iets sê.
John: “I would like to tell you something.”

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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