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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 23 - Making that Sale in South Africa. John here.
Liza: Hallo! I'm Liza.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about initiating and closing a conversation. The conversation takes place on the street at a festival.
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: Verskoon my, kan ek vir jou iets vra?
Liezel: Uhm, seker.
Daan: Laat ek myself voorstel. Ek is Daan Swanepoel. Ek verkoop vitamien aanvullings vir alle ouderdom mense.
Liezel: Ok, dit is interessant.
Daan: Stel u dalk belang om na die stalletjie te kyk vir 'n minuut en te sien wat ons offer?
Liezel: Ek kan nie nou op die oomblik nie maar ek kan later terugkom.
Daan: Dankie ek sal dit waardeer, geniet die res van jou dag.
Liezel: Dankie, jy ook.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Daan: Excuse me, can I ask you something?
Liezel: Uhm, sure.
Daan: Let me introduce myself. I’m Daan Swanepoel. I sell vitamin supplements for all ages.
Liezel: Okay, that’s interesting.
Daan: Would you be interested in looking at the stall for a minute to see what we offer?
Liezel: I won't be able to at this moment, but I can come back later.
Daan: Thank you, I would appreciate it. Enjoy the rest of the day.
Liezel: Thank you, you too.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: That was very nice of Liezel to promise to come back later.
Liza: Yeah, it was. I guess Liezel has an interest in vitamin supplements!
John: Looks that way! What can you tell us about shopping in South Africa? Is it common to see salesmen like this?
Liza: Definitely. Most tourist destinations have people displaying their goods on the side of the road.
John: Really? What are the prices like?
Liza: If the sellers know that you’re a foreigner, it’ll be more expensive.
John: They jack the prices up for foreigners? Wow. Can you bargain to get the price lower?
Liza: At those kinds of stores, yes. In fact, you’ll find people from other African countries selling things, too.
John: That’s interesting.
Liza: Although you can bargain on the streets, it’s rare to do so in stores with fixed prices.
John: That makes sense.
Liza: It does happen occasionally though.
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: verskoon [natural native speed]
John: to excuse
Liza: verskoon[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: verskoon [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: voorstel [natural native speed]
John: introduce
Liza: voorstel[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: voorstel [natural native speed]
John: Next, there’s...
Liza: vitamien [natural native speed]
John: vitamin
Liza: vitamien[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: vitamien [natural native speed]
John: Next up, we have...
Liza: aanvulling [natural native speed]
John: supplement
Liza: aanvulling[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: aanvulling [natural native speed]
John: Next, there’s...
Liza: oomblik [natural native speed]
John: moment
Liza: oomblik[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: oomblik [natural native speed]
John: Next, we have...
Liza: waardeer [natural native speed]
John: appreciate
Liza: waardeer[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: waardeer [natural native speed]
John: Next, there’s...
Liza: res [natural native speed]
John: rest
Liza: res[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: res [natural native speed]
John: Next up is...
Liza: offer [natural native speed]
John: offering
Liza: offer[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: offer [natural native speed]
John: And lastly...
Liza: stalletjie [natural native speed]
John: stall
Liza: stalletjie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Liza: stalletjie [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: stel belang
John: ...meaning "interested."
John: How do you use this?
Liza: You can use this to show your interest in something or someone.
John: Can you give us an example using this word?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Ek stel belang in alles om my.
John: ...which means "I am interested in everything around me"
John: Okay, what's the next word?
Liza: vir 'n minuut
John: ...meaning "for a minute."
John: Is this a literal or figurative minute?
Liza: Both! It can literally mean a minute or just a short period of time.
John: So if you want to speak to someone quickly, you could use this to explain how long it’ll take.
Liza: That’s right.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Liza: Sure. For example, you can say Kan ek gou vir 'n minuut met jou praat.
John: ...which means "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about starting and closing a conversation.
John: Starting a conversation can be difficult in any language.
Liza: Most Afrikaans people are friendly and easy to talk to, so there is no need to be nervous about speaking to them.
John: That’s good, but let’s hear some questions that will help us start a conversation in Afrikaans.
Liza: Hey, waar kom jy vandaan?
John: “Hey, where are you from?”
Liza: Dit is ‘n wonderlike dag, dink jy nie?
John: “It’s a wonderful day, don’t you think?” Now, how do we close a conversation?
Liza: Here are a few examples. Baie dankie vir jou tyd.
John: “Thank you for your time.”
Liza: Skuus, ek moet nou gaan.
John: “Sorry I need to go.”
Liza: Ek wil nog een iets sê voor ek ry.
John: “I would like to say one more thing before I leave.” Next, let’s move onto plurals.
Liza: I’m going to give you some examples of plurals with words that have oo, aa, and ee.
John: Okay. I’ll say the English singular and plural, and then Liza will say the Afrikaans singular and plural. It’ll always be in that order - singular first, then plural. First, “bean” and “beans.”
Liza: Boon, bone.
John: Next, “fire,” “fires.”
Liza: Vuur, vure.
John: Next, “wall,” “walls.”
Liza: Muur, mure.
John: Now, how about “phone,” “phones.”
Liza: Foon, fone.
John: Finally, “leaf” and “leaves.”
Liza: Blaar, blare.
John: Thank you for that!

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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