Learn the question What are you doing in Afrikaans? and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 18: "What are you doing?" 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 are you doing?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy? |
| 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: doen |
| Alisha: meaning "do" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) doen |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: doen |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: wat doen |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| 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: Wat doen jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What are you doing?" |
| Dewan: Ek dink. |
| Alisha: "I'm thinking." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek dink. |
| {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: Next is... |
| Dewan: dink |
| Alisha: meaning "think." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) dink |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: dink |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm thinking." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek dink. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For a different answer, replace “thinking” with "playing." |
| Dewan: speel |
| Alisha: "play" |
| Dewan: (slow) speel (regular) speel |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "playing." |
| Dewan: Ek speel. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, we just replace “thinking” with “playing.” Say “I'm playing.” |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek speel. |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "playing" with "eating." |
| Dewan: eet |
| Alisha: "eat" |
| Dewan: (slow) eet (regular) eet |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "eating." |
| Dewan: Ek eet. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "playing" with "eating." Now say, "I'm eating." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek eet. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "eating" with "reading." |
| Dewan: lees |
| Alisha: "read" |
| Dewan: (slow) lees (regular) lees |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "reading." |
| Dewan: Ek lees. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "eating" with "reading." Let’s practice. Say "I'm reading." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek lees. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you what you're doing. You’re thinking. What would you tell them? |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy? (five seconds) Ek dink. |
| Alisha: Now imagine you’re reading. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy? (five seconds) Ek lees. |
| Alisha: Imagine you’re eating. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy? (five seconds) Ek eet. |
| Alisha: Imagine you're playing. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy? (five seconds) Ek speel. |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone what they are doing. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 18. |
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