Learn expressions that can be used to describe someone's relationship status
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: How To Talk About Relationship Status |
| 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 20. In this lesson you'll learn some slang words for relationships. |
| Alisha: These expressions can be used to describe someone's relationship status. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Dewan: oujongnooi |
| Dewan: kêrel |
| Dewan: kys |
| Dewan: meisie |
| Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
| Dewan: oujongnooi |
| Alisha: This literally means "old young maid." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "spinster." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] oujongnooi [NORMAL] oujongnooi |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: oujongnooi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about an older woman who has never been married. Be careful when you use this word, as older women might feel offended. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Die oujongnooi is baie kwaai. [SLOW] Die oujongnooi is baie kwaai. |
| Alisha: "The spinster is very angry." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Die oujongnooi is baie kwaai. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Dewan: kêrel |
| Alisha: This literally means "chap." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boyfriend." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] kêrel [NORMAL] kêrel |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: kêrel |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is your boyfriend. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Kyk, hier kom my kêrel. [SLOW] Kyk, hier kom my kêrel. |
| Alisha: "Look, here comes my boyfriend." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Kyk, hier kom my kêrel. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Dewan: kys |
| Alisha: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "girlfriend, boyfriend." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] kys [NORMAL] kys |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: kys |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is in a fixed relationship with someone of the opposite sex, or is entering into such a relationship. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het sy kys saam genooi. [SLOW] Hy het sy kys saam genooi. |
| Alisha: "Hy invited his girlfriend along." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het sy kys saam genooi. |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Dewan: meisie |
| Alisha: This literally means "girl." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "girlfriend." |
| Dewan: [SLOW] meisie [NORMAL] meisie |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Dewan: meisie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is your girlfriend. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] My meisie is vir my baie mooi. [SLOW] My meisie is vir my baie mooi. |
| Alisha: "My girlfriend is very pretty to me." |
| Dewan: [NORMAL] My meisie is vir my baie mooi. |
| 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: Your friend recently started going out with a guy. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: kêrel |
| Alisha: "boyfriend" |
| Alisha: You’re talking about a woman who never got married. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: oujongnooi |
| Alisha: "spinster" |
| Alisha: Your brother recently started going out with a girl. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: meisie |
| Alisha: "girlfriend" |
| Alisha: You recently entered into a new romantic relationship. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Dewan: kys |
| Alisha: "girlfriend, boyfriend" |
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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