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Learn slang expressions related to love and romance
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INTRODUCTION |
Alisha: Romantic Relationships |
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 8. In this lesson you'll learn Romantic Relationships. |
Alisha: Some expressions to use when you or someone else is in love. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Dewan: uitgevat |
Dewan: smoor verlief |
Dewan: muisneste hê |
Dewan: kers opsit |
Alisha: Dewan, what's our first expression? |
Dewan: uitgevat |
Alisha: This literally means "taken out." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "looking very nice." |
Dewan: [SLOW] uitgevat [NORMAL] uitgevat |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: uitgevat |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is very neatly dressed. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy is omtrent uitgevat. [SLOW] Hy is omtrent uitgevat. |
Alisha: "He is really neatly dressed." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy is omtrent uitgevat. |
Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Dewan: smoor verlief |
Alisha: This literally means "suffocate in love." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be in love." |
Dewan: [SLOW] smoor verlief [NORMAL] smoor verlief |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: smoor verlief |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is madly in love. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hulle is smoor verlief. [SLOW] Hulle is smoor verlief. |
Alisha: "They are madly in love." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hulle is smoor verlief. |
Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Dewan: muisneste hê |
Alisha: This literally means "to have mouse nests." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "blindly in love." |
Dewan: [SLOW] muisneste hê [NORMAL] muisneste hê |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: muisneste hê |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is so in love that they are not thinking straight. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy dink nie reguit nie want hy het muisneste. [SLOW] Hy dink nie reguit nie want hy het muisneste. |
Alisha: "He is not thinking straight because he is blindly in love." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy dink nie reguit nie want hy het muisneste. |
Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Dewan: kers opsit |
Alisha: This literally means "put up a candle." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to visit your sweetheart." |
Dewan: [SLOW] kers opsit [NORMAL] kers opsit |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Dewan: kers opsit |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is visiting their sweetheart. |
Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het gaan kers opsit. [SLOW] Hy het gaan kers opsit. |
Alisha: "He went to visit his sweetheart." |
Dewan: [NORMAL] Hy het gaan kers opsit. |
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 so in love with someone you can't think straight. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: smoor verlief |
Alisha: "to be in love" |
Alisha: You are dressed in your best clothes. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: uitgevat |
Alisha: "looking very nice" |
Alisha: You want to talk about visiting a love interest you are trying to pursue. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: kers opsit |
Alisha: "to visit your sweetheart" |
Alisha: You can use this expression to describe someone who is head over heels in love. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Dewan: muisneste hê |
Alisha: "blindly in love" |
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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