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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 20 - Talking About our Food Preferences in Afrikaans. John here. |
| Liza: Hallo! I'm Liza. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about mastering articles. The conversation takes place at a restaurant. |
| Liza: It's between Daan and Liezel. |
| John: The speakers are strangers, therefore, they will speak both formal and informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Daan: Kan ek u help mevrou? |
| Liezel: Ag dit sal welkom wees, ek wil graag weet of jul knoffel in die dis het? Kan jy dalk die kok vra? |
| Daan: Ek is nie seker nie maar ek kan vir u uitvind. |
| Liezel: Dankie, kan jy die kok vra of hul dalk die kaas ook apart van die dis kan sit. |
| Daan: Mevrou, daar is ongelukkig knoffel in die dis, maar as u wil wag kan ons dit van die begin af maak. |
| Liezel: Ek sal baie bly wees, ek gee nie om, om te wag nie. Daar is 'n ander opsie van groente op die spyskaart maar ek wil die dis eet. |
| Daan: Goed, ek sal u drankie kry solank. |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Daan: Can I help you, ma'am? |
| Liezel: Oh, that would be welcome. I would like to know if this dish has garlic in it? Could you ask the chef? |
| Daan: I am not sure, but I will go and find out for you. |
| Liezel: Thank you, could you ask the chef if they can put the cheese on the side? |
| Daan: Ma'am, unfortunately there is garlic in the dish, but if you can wait, we can make it from scratch. |
| Liezel: I would be very happy, I don't mind waiting. There is another vegetable option on the menu, but I want to eat this dish. |
| Daan: Great, I will get your drink in the meantime. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: It’s good that the restaurant is willing to make the dish from scratch so there’s no garlic in it. |
| Liza: Yes, I’m glad that Liezel could get the dish that she wants! |
| John: Is that typical of South African restaurants? |
| Liza: Most restaurants allow you to make changes. |
| John: So they’ll work around your allergies. |
| Liza: Yeah, they can substitute items. |
| John: What about tipping in South Africa? |
| Liza: The average tipping fee is 10%, but you can pay more. |
| John: Do wait staff get a decent wage? |
| Liza: No, not always, so tips are important for them. |
| John: Finally, what types of meals are popular in South Africa? |
| Liza: Things like bobotie, boerewors, malva pudding, milk tart, koeksisters, and pap. |
| 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: graag [natural native speed] |
| John: like to, gladly |
| Liza: graag[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: graag [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Liza: kok [natural native speed] |
| John: chef |
| Liza: kok[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: kok [natural native speed] |
| John: Then, we have... |
| Liza: uitvind [natural native speed] |
| John: to find out |
| Liza: uitvind[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: uitvind [natural native speed] |
| John: Next up is... |
| Liza: kaas [natural native speed] |
| John: cheese |
| Liza: kaas[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: kaas [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Liza: apart [natural native speed] |
| John: separately |
| Liza: apart[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: apart [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, there’s... |
| Liza: knoffel [natural native speed] |
| John: garlic |
| Liza: knoffel[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: knoffel [natural native speed] |
| John: Next, we have... |
| Liza: begin [natural native speed] |
| John: start |
| Liza: begin[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: begin [natural native speed] |
| John: And lastly... |
| Liza: solank [natural native speed] |
| John: meantime |
| Liza: solank[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Liza: solank [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: graag weet |
| John: ...meaning "would like to know." |
| John: What can you tell us about this? |
| Liza: Graag means “want to” or “like to,” and the second word weet means “know.” |
| John: So the phrase means “would like to know.” |
| Liza: You can use this phrase to ask for more information about something. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Ek wil graag meer weet oor die produk. |
| John: ..which means "I would like to know more about this product." |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Liza: van die begin af |
| John: ...meaning "from scratch." |
| Liza: You can use this to say “from the beginning” or “from the start.” |
| John: Yes, so it’s used for starting fresh or restarting from the beginning. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Ons sal alles van die begin af moet begin. |
| John: ...which means "We have to start everything from the beginning. " |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about mastering articles. |
| John: There are different types of articles. The first type is the definite article. In English this is “the.” |
| Liza: In Afrikaans it is die. It’s the same for singular and plural. |
| John: Okay. Let’s hear some examples. |
| Liza: Die tafel. |
| John: “The table.” |
| Liza: Die koffie is sterk. |
| John: “The coffee is strong.” There are also indefinite articles. |
| Liza: In Afrikaans, this is ‘n, which is the abbreviation of een. |
| John: In English, the indefinite articles are a and an. Can we hear some examples of this, too? |
| Liza: Ons het ‘n dag in April die toets gehad. |
| John: “We had a test on a day in April.” |
| Liza: Kan ek ‘n koffie bestel? |
| John: “Can I order a coffee?” |
| Liza: Kan ek ‘n kar bespreek? |
| John: “Can I reserve a few cars?” Let’s finish this lesson, by giving some examples of how to order special dishes. |
| Liza: Is daar enige koring in die dis.? |
| John: “Is there any wheat in this dish?” |
| Liza: Is daar enige melk in die pastei? |
| John: “Is there any milk in this pie?” |
| Liza: Kan ek dalk ‘n koffie met soya melk kry? |
| John: “Can I get a coffee with soy milk?” |
| Liza: Het jul enige vegetariese opsies? |
| John: “Do you have any vegetarian options?” |
| Liza: Ek is allergies vir vis. |
| John: “I am allergic to fish.” |
| Liza: Ek is allergies vir knoffel, kan jul dit uithaal? |
| John: “I am allergic to garlic, can you take it out?” |
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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