Learn the question How old are you? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 11: "How old are you?" in Afrikaans. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Afrikaans learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How old are you?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: hoe |
| Alisha: meaning "how" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) hoe |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is- |
| Dewan: oud |
| Alisha: meaning "old" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) oud |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: oud |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe oud |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "are" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoe oud is |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And after that we have |
| Dewan: jy |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jy |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How old are you?" |
| Dewan: Ek is agttien jaar oud. |
| Alisha: "I'm eighteen years old." Listen again as the phrase is repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek is agttien jaar oud. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Ek |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Ek |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next we have |
| Dewan: agttien |
| Alisha: meaning "eighteen." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) agttien |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: agttien |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that, |
| Dewan: jaar |
| Alisha: meaning "year" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jaar |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jaar |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last |
| Dewan: oud |
| Alisha: meaning "old." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) oud |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: oud |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm eighteen years old." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek is agttien jaar oud. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For a different answer, replace "eighteen" with "thirty-five years old." |
| Dewan: vyf-en-dertig jaar oud |
| Alisha: "thirty-five years old" |
| Dewan: (slow) vyf-en-dertig jaar oud (regular) vyf-en-dertig jaar oud |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "thirty-five years old." |
| Dewan: Ek is vyf-en-dertig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, simply replace "eighteen" with "thirty-five years old." Now say, "I'm thirty-five years old." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is vyf-en-dertig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "thirty-five years old" with "forty-one years old." |
| Dewan: een-en-veertig jaar oud |
| Alisha: "forty-one years old" |
| Dewan: (slow) een-en-veertig jaar oud (regular) een-en-veertig jaar oud |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "forty-one years old." |
| Dewan: Ek is een-en-veertig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "thirty-five" with "forty-one." Say, "I'm forty-one years old." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is een-en-veertig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: Now let’s replace "forty-one years old" with "seventy-four years old." |
| Dewan: vier-en-sewentig jaar oud |
| Alisha: "seventy-four years old" |
| Dewan: (slow) vier-en-sewentig jaar oud (regular) vier-en-sewentig jaar oud |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "seventy-four years old." |
| Dewan: Ek is vier-en-sewentig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "forty-one" with "seventy-four." Say "I'm seventy-four years old." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is vier-en-sewentig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you how old you are. You’re eighteen. What do you say? |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? (five seconds) Ek is agttien jaar oud. |
| Alisha: Imagine you’re seventy-four years old. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? (five seconds) Ek is vier-en-sewentig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: Now imagine you’re forty-one years old. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? (five seconds) Ek is een-en-veertig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: Imagine you're thirty-five years old. How do you respond? |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? (five seconds) Ek is vyf-en-dertig jaar oud. |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Hoe oud is jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 11. |
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