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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 22 - Doing a Presentation in Afrikaans. John here.
Liza: Hallo! I'm Liza.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about giving a presentation. The conversation takes place in a boardroom.
Liza: The speaker is Andre.
John: Andre is in a work situation, therefore, he will speak both formal and informal Afrikaans. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Andre: Dames en Here, ek is besonder bly om so baie mense te sien vandag.
Andre: Vandag gaan ek bietjie gesels oor die voordele van water en suurlemoensap drink in die oggende.
Andre: Eerstens, kan ek die hande sien van mense wat reeds die roetine in hul lewe aangepas het.
Andre: Net 'n paar, dis goed. Ek is dan bly om vandag 'n bietjie meer lig op die onderwerp te sit.
Andre: Tweedens het enige van u dalk al een van ons boeke aanlyn gesien? U kan gerus van ons resepte aflaai!
Andre: Teen laaste wil ek met u deel dat enige roetine wat jou lewe verbeter is 'n goeie roetine.
Andre: Dankie weereens dat u gekom het en vir my geluister het.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Andre: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am exceptionally happy to see so many people here today.
Andre: Today, I’m going to talk a bit about the benefits of drinking water and lemon juice in the morning.
Andre: Firstly, can I see the hands of the people who have already adopted this routine in their life?
Andre: Only a few, that is good, I am happy then to shed a bit more light on this topic today.
Andre: Secondly, have any of you seen our book online? You are welcome to download any of our recipes.
Andre: Lastly, the thing I want to share with you is that any routine that improves your life is a good routine.
Andre: Thank you again for coming and listening to me.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: Andre sounded very confident as he was giving the presentation.
Liza: Yeah, he did. I don’t think I would have been that confident!
John: Yeah, not everyone can stand in front of an audience and give a presentation, regardless of whether it was a business thing or something else, like a comedy routine.
Liza: South Africa is a growing hotbed for comedians, actually!
John: Oh really?
Liza: Yeah, there are several Afrikaans comedians that are active, both on YouTube and in comedy clubs.
John: Comedy clubs are the best place to see any comedy, I think.
Liza: I think so too. I suggest that you search for “The Daywalker” - you’ll find some funny clips that will introduce you to South African culture.
John: Sounds like a good thing for our listeners to do!
Liza: It is! And if any of our listeners are based in the US, they can catch a South African comedian on TV every weekday.
John: Oh right! Trevor Noah from the Daily Show is from South Africa. You can also watch that on YouTube, too.
Liza: He’s just one of many South African comedians.
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: toespraak [natural native speed]
John: speech
Liza: toespraak[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: toespraak [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: opsê [natural native speed]
John: recite
Liza: opsê[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: opsê [natural native speed]
John: Next up is...
Liza: dame [natural native speed]
John: lady
Liza: dame[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: dame [natural native speed]
John: Next, there’s...
Liza: heer [natural native speed]
John: gentlemen
Liza: heer[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: heer [natural native speed]
John: Then, we have...
Liza: verwelkom [natural native speed]
John: welcome
Liza: verwelkom[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: verwelkom [natural native speed]
John: Next up is...
Liza: skyfie [natural native speed]
John: slide
Liza: skyfie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: skyfie [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: afrond [natural native speed]
John: round off
Liza: afrond[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: afrond [natural native speed]
John: Next, there’s...
Liza: frase [natural native speed]
John: phrase
Liza: frase[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: frase [natural native speed]
John: And lastly...
Liza: voorsitter [natural native speed]
John: chairman
Liza: voorsitter[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: voorsitter [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: bietjie gesels
John: ...meaning "talk a bit."
John: What can you tell us about this?
Liza: The first word is bietjie, and it means “little” or “bit.” The second word is gesels.
John: This means “talking, chatting.” It’s pretty literal.
Liza: Yes, but you use it to say that you want to talk something through fully.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Kan ons 'n bietjie praat oor jou nuwe werk.
John: ...which means "Can we talk a bit about your new work?"
John: Okay, what's the next word?
Liza: lig op die onderwerp
John: ...meaning "light on the subject."
Liza: It’s used in the sense of trying to understand something.
John: Oh, so you can use it to ask someone to explain something more thoroughly.
Liza: That’s right.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Kan jy vir my meer lig op die onderwerp sit.
John: ...which means "Could you put some more light on this subject."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about giving a presentation.
John: Let’s go through this in a logical order. We’ll start with the start! How can we open a presentation?
Liza: You can use phrases like Goeie more, ek is bly om julle almal hier te sien.
John: “Good morning, I’m happy to see everyone here.”
Liza: Die eerste punt is baie belangrik.
John: “The first point is very important.” Okay, we’ve opened our presentation, and now we want it to flow nicely.
Liza: You can use a phrase like My volgende punt is…
John: “My next point is…”
Liza: Die volgende punt bring goeie feite.
John: “The next point brings up some interesting facts.”
Liza: Other sentences you can use in the main body of the presentation are Kom ons kyk na die punt op die grafiek.
John: “Let’s look at this point on the graph.”
Liza: ‘n Belangrike punt is dat…
John: “An important point is that…”
Liza: My laaste punt is…
John: “My last point is…” Now that we’ve got to the last point, how do we close a presentation?
Liza: You can use phrases like ‘n Belangrike punt wat ek wil herhaal.
John: “An important point that I would like to repeat.”
Liza: Die hoogtepunt is…
John: “The highlight is…”
Liza: Ons gaan nou afsluit met my laaste punt.
John: “We are going to close with my last point.”
Liza: Dankie vir die geleentheid.
John: “Thank you for the opportunity.”

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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