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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Expressions for Difficult Situations |
| Alisha: Hi everyone, and welcome back to AfrikaansPod101.com. I'm Alisha. |
| Dewan: And I'm Dewan! |
| Alisha: This is Must-Know Afrikaans Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 11. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions for Difficult Situations. |
| Alisha: These expressions can be used when talking about making difficult decisions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dewan: vergaap |
| Dewan: die kat uit die boom kyk |
| Dewan: trou is nie perde koop nie |
| Dewan: kopkrapper |
| Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
| Dewan: vergaap |
| Alisha: This literally means "yawn." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be amazed." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] vergaap [NORMAL] vergaap |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: vergaap |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to express your amazement. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek vergaap my aan hom. [SLOW] Ek vergaap my aan hom. |
| Alisha: "I marvel at him." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek vergaap my aan hom. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dewan: die kat uit die boom kyk |
| Alisha: This literally means "stare the cat out of the tree." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "suss out a situation." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] die kat uit die boom kyk [NORMAL] die kat uit die boom kyk |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: die kat uit die boom kyk |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to wait to see how things develop before you act. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek kyk die kat uit die boom uit voor ek 'n besluit maak. [SLOW] Ek kyk die kat uit die boom uit voor ek 'n besluit maak. |
| Alisha: "I am waiting to see how things develop before I make a decision." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek kyk die kat uit die boom uit voor ek 'n besluit maak. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dewan: trou is nie perde koop nie |
| Alisha: This literally means "getting married is not buying horses." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "marriage is serious." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] trou is nie perde koop nie [NORMAL] trou is nie perde koop nie |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: trou is nie perde koop nie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to express that getting married is a serious decision. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Trou is nie perde koop nie en daarom is dit belangrik om reg te kies. [SLOW] Trou is nie perde koop nie en daarom is dit belangrik om reg te kies. |
| Alisha: "Marriage is serious and therefore it is important to choose wisely." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Trou is nie perde koop nie en daarom is dit belangrik om reg te kies. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dewan: kopkrapper |
| Alisha: This literally means "head scratcher." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a difficult problem." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] kopkrapper [NORMAL] kopkrapper |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: kopkrapper |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that a problem is difficult. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Dit is nou 'n kopkrapper. [SLOW] Dit is nou 'n kopkrapper. |
| Alisha: "This is a difficult problem." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Dit is nou 'n kopkrapper. |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Alisha: You are new in town and want to see how things are done around here. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: die kat uit die boom kyk |
| Alisha: "suss out a situation" |
| Alisha: You are really surprised by how certain people do things. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: vergaap |
| Alisha: "to be amazed" |
| Alisha: You are trying to solve a difficult word puzzle in the newspaper. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: kopkrapper |
| Alisha: "a difficult problem" |
| Alisha: You are talking to a friend who is thinking about getting engaged soon. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: trou is nie perde koop nie |
| Alisha: "marriage is serious" |
Outro |
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| Alisha: There you have it; you have mastered four Afrikaans Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at AfrikaansPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Dewan: Totsiens! |
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