Learn the question When is your birthday? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 12: "When is your birthday?" 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 "When is your birthday?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: wanneer |
| Alisha: meaning "when" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) wanneer |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: wanneer |
| {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: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: wanneer is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: jou |
| Alisha: meaning "your" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jou |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jou |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: verjaarsdag |
| Alisha: meaning "birthday" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) verjaarsdag |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: verjaarsdag |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "When is your birthday?" |
| Dewan: Dit is Augustus die twee-en-twintigste. |
| Alisha: "It's August 22nd." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Dit is Augustus die twee-en-twintigste. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Dit |
| Alisha: meaning "it" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Dit |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Dit |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: Augustus |
| Alisha: meaning "August." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Augustus |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Augustus |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: die |
| Alisha: meaning "the." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) die |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: die |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last... |
| Dewan: twee-en-twintigste |
| Alisha: which is the "22nd." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) twee-en-twintigste |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: twee-en-twintigste |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "It's August 22nd." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Dit is Augustus die twee-en-twintigste. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Let’s try another and replace "August 22nd" with "April 18th." |
| Dewan: April die agtiende |
| Alisha: "April 18th" |
| Dewan: (slow) April die agtiende (regular) April die agtiende |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "April 18th." |
| Dewan: Dit is April die agtiende. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, simply replace "August 22nd" with "April 18th." Now say, "It's April 18th." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is April die agtiende. |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "April 18th" with "May 5th." |
| Dewan: Mei die vyfde |
| Alisha: "May 5th" |
| Dewan: (slow) Mei die vyfde (regular) Mei die vyfde |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "May 5th." |
| Dewan: Dit is Mei die vyfde. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "April 18th" with "May 5th." Now say, "It's May 5th." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is Mei die vyfde. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "May 5th" with "October 30th." |
| Dewan: Oktober die dertigste |
| Alisha: "October 30th" |
| Dewan: (slow) Oktober die dertigste (regular) Oktober die dertigste |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "October 30th." |
| Dewan: Dit is Oktober die dertigste. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace "May 5th" with "October 30th." Now say, "It's October 30th." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is Oktober die dertigste. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? (five seconds) Dit is Augustus die twee-en-twintigste. |
| Alisha: Imagine your birthday is October 30th. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? (five seconds) Dit is Oktober die dertigste. |
| Alisha: Now imagine your birthday is May 5th. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? (five seconds) Dit is Mei die vyfde. |
| Alisha: Imagine your birthday is April 18th. Answer the question. |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? (five seconds) Dit is April die agtiende. |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Wanneer is jou verjaarsdag? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 12. |
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