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INTRODUCTION
Alisha: Expressions for Talking About Sleep
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 14. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions for Talking About Sleep.
Alisha: These expressions are useful when you want to talk about sleeping or if you want to call someone out for snoring too loudly.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Dewan: balke saag
Dewan: skape tel
Dewan: doss
Dewan: sat
Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression?
Dewan: balke saag
Alisha: This literally means "sawing timber." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "snoring."
Dewan: [SLOW] balke saag [NORMAL] balke saag
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat.
Dewan: balke saag
[pause - 5 sec.]
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is snoring.
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek hoop nie hy gaan vannaand balke saag nie. [SLOW] Ek hoop nie hy gaan vannaand balke saag nie.
Alisha: "I hope that he is not going to snore too loudly tonight."
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek hoop nie hy gaan vannaand balke saag nie.
Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression?
Dewan: skape tel
Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "counting sheep."
Dewan: [SLOW] skape tel [NORMAL] skape tel
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat.
Dewan: skape tel
[pause - 5 sec.]
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is trying to fall asleep.
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek kon nie slaap nie toe probeer ek skape tel. [SLOW] Ek kon nie slaap nie toe probeer ek skape tel.
Alisha: "I could not sleep so I tried counting sheep."
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek kon nie slaap nie toe probeer ek skape tel.
Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression?
Dewan: doss
Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nap."
Dewan: [SLOW] doss [NORMAL] doss
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat.
Dewan: doss
[pause - 5 sec.]
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is taking a nap.
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek dink ek gaan bietjie doss want ek is moeg. [SLOW] Ek dink ek gaan bietjie doss want ek is moeg.
Alisha: "I think I am going to take a nap because I am tired."
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ek dink ek gaan bietjie doss want ek is moeg.
Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression?
Dewan: sat
Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tired."
Dewan: [SLOW] sat [NORMAL] sat
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat.
Dewan: sat
[pause - 5 sec.]
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone or something is very tired or completely depleted.
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Dewan: [NORMAL] Die arme hond is nou sat gespeel. [SLOW] Die arme hond is nou sat gespeel.
Alisha: "The poor dog is tired from playing games."
Dewan: [NORMAL] Die arme hond is nou sat gespeel.
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 giving advice to a friend who is struggling to sleep at night.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Dewan: skape tel
Alisha: "counting sheep"
Alisha: You want to talk about someone who snores very loudly.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Dewan: balke saag
Alisha: "snoring"
Alisha: You just completed a tough workout and you are exhausted.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Dewan: sat
Alisha: "tired"
Alisha: You took a short nap on the couch.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Dewan: doss
Alisha: "nap"

Outro

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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