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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 17: "What time is it?" 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, "What time is it?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: wat |
| Alisha: meaning "what" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) wat |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: wat |
| {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: wat is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: die |
| Alisha: meaning "the" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) die |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: die |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Medina: wat is die |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: tyd |
| Alisha: meaning "time" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) tyd |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: tyd |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What time is it?" |
| Dewan: Dit is twaalf (12) uur. |
| Alisha: "It's twelve o'clock." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Dit is twaalf (12) uur. |
| {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: twaalf (12) |
| Alisha: meaning "twelve." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) twaalf (12) |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: twaalf (12) |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: uur |
| Alisha: which is "o'clock." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) uur |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: uur |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "It's twelve o'clock." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Dit is twaalf (12) uur. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To make another phrase, replace "twelve o'clock" with "8 p.m." |
| Dewan: agt (8) uur |
| Alisha: "8 p.m." |
| Dewan: (slow) agt (8) uur (regular) agt (8) uur |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "8 p.m." |
| Dewan: Dit is agt (8) uur. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same. Just replace "twelve o'clock" with "8 p.m." Now say, "It's 8 p.m." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is agt (8) uur. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "8 p.m." with "2:30." |
| Dewan: twee dertig (2:30) |
| Alisha: "2:30" |
| Dewan: (slow) twee dertig (2:30) (regular) twee dertig (2:30) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "2:30." |
| Dewan: Dit is twee dertig (2:30). |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "8 p.m." with "2:30." Now say, "It's 2:30." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is twee dertig (2:30). |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "2:30" with "18:25." |
| Dewan: vyf-en-twintig minute oor ses (18:25) |
| Alisha: "18:25" |
| Dewan: (slow) vyf-en-twintig minute oor ses (18:25) (regular) vyf-en-twintig minute oor ses (18:25) |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "18:25." |
| Dewan: Dit is vyf-en-twintig minute oor ses (18:25). |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "2:30" with "18:25." Let’s practice. Say "It's 18:25." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is vyf-en-twintig minute oor ses (18:25). |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you what time it is. It's twelve o'clock. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? (five seconds) Dit is twaalf (12) uur. |
| Alisha: Now imagine it's 18:25. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? (five seconds) Dit is vyf-en-twintig minute oor ses (18:25). |
| Alisha: Imagine it's 2:30 Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? (five seconds) Dit is twee dertig (2:30). |
| Alisha: Imagine it's 8 p.m. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? (five seconds) Dit is agt (8) uur. |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone what time it is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Wat is die tyd? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 17. |
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