Learn basic greetings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson you’ll learn basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are a few to cover, let's jump right in. |
Lesson focus |
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| In Afrikaans, the way you greet people depends completely on the time of day. The way to say “Good morning” is Goeie môre. Let's break it down by syllable. |
| (slow) Goeie môre |
| Now let's hear it one more time. |
| Goeie môre |
| First, we have “Good,” or in Afrikaans goeie. |
| (slow) goeie |
| goeie. |
| Next we have the word “morning,” which in Afrikaans is.. |
| (slow) môre |
| môre |
| Once, again “good morning.” |
| (slow) Goeie môre |
| Goeie môre |
| Goeie môre is appropriate in both formal and informal situations. The phrases that you’ll hear in this lesson can be used in any situation. |
| In the afternoon, you’ll want to say Goeie middag, which means “Good afternoon.” |
| (slow) Goeie middag. |
| Goeie middag. |
| As we mentioned before, goeie means “good.” middag means “afternoon.” |
| (slow) middag |
| middag |
| Let’s hear the whole phrase once again. |
| (slow) Goeie middag. |
| Goeie middag. |
| In the evening South Africans say Goeie naand, which means "Good evening." Let's hear it one more time. |
| (slow) Goeie naand. |
| Goeie naand. |
| Goeie means “good,” then we have the word for “evening,” which is Aand in Afrikaans. |
| (slow) Aand |
| Aand |
| But in the expression Goeie naand, we run the ‘a’ of aand together with an ‘n’ to make it easier to pronounce. |
| Let’s hear it again. “Good evening.” |
| (slow) Goeie naand. |
| Goeie naand. |
| With friends you can simply say “Hi there,” which is hi daar in Afrikaans. |
| (slow) hi daar |
| hi daar |
| Note that this can be used only in informal situations. Another informal greeting is Dag, meaning, "Day” as in “a good day.” |
| (slow) Dag. |
| Dag. |
| When you see your friends in South Africa, simply say hi daar or dag. |
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