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INTRODUCTION |
Alisha: Slang on Campus |
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 7. In this lesson you'll learn Slang on Campus. |
Alisha: Students and other people often use these phrases when the going gets tough, when something is difficult and success is not guaranteed. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Dewan: vrek moeilik |
Dewan: klas draf |
Dewan: duik in die hek |
Dewan: die mas opkom |
Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
Dewan: vrek moeilik |
Alisha: This literally means "die difficult." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very difficult." |
Dewan: [SLOW] vrek moeilik [NORMAL] vrek moeilik |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: vrek moeilik |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something is very difficult. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Die toets was vrek moeilik. [SLOW] Die toets was vrek moeilik. |
Alisha: "The test was very difficult." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Die toets was vrek moeilik. |
Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Dewan: klas draf |
Alisha: This literally means "class jog." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "go to class." |
Dewan: [SLOW] klas draf [NORMAL] klas draf |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: klas draf |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to explain that someone is going to class. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ons draf klas op Woensdae. [SLOW] Ons draf klas op Woensdae. |
Alisha: "We go to class on Wednesdays." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Ons draf klas op Woensdae. |
Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Dewan: duik in die hek |
Alisha: This literally means "dive into the gate." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to fail." |
Dewan: [SLOW] duik in die hek [NORMAL] duik in die hek |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: duik in die hek |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone fails or has failed. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het in die hek geduik. [SLOW] Hy het in die hek geduik. |
Alisha: "He failed." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het in die hek geduik. |
Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Dewan: die mas opkom |
Alisha: This literally means "the mast rises." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to succeed." |
Dewan: [SLOW] die mas opkom [NORMAL] die mas opkom |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: die mas opkom |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone has succeeded or question whether they would be able to succeed. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Sy het die mas opgekom. [SLOW] Sy het die mas opgekom. |
Alisha: "She succeeded." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Sy het die mas opgekom. |
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 a student attending a class on campus. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: klas draf |
Alisha: "go to class" |
Alisha: You just wrote a very difficult exam. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: vrek moeilik |
Alisha: "very difficult" |
Alisha: You are not sure if someone is going to make it. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: die mas opkom |
Alisha: "to succeed" |
Alisha: You are sure that you have not passed your exam. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: duik in die hek |
Alisha: "to fail" |
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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