Learn the question What's wrong in Afrikaans? and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 19: "What's wrong?" 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's wrong?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? |
| 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: verkeerd |
| Alisha: meaning "wrong" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) verkeerd |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: verkeerd |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What's wrong?" |
| Dewan: Ek is moeg. |
| Alisha: "I'm tired." Listen as the phrase is repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek is moeg. |
| {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 after that is... |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: The last word is... |
| Dewan: moeg |
| Alisha: meaning "tired." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) moeg |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: moeg |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm tired." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek is moeg. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "tired" with "hungry." |
| Dewan: honger |
| Alisha: "hungry" |
| Dewan: (slow) honger (regular) honger |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "hungry." |
| Dewan: Ek is honger. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "tired" with "hungry." Now say, "I'm hungry." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is honger. |
| Alisha: To give a different answer, replace "hungry" with "angry." |
| Dewan: kwaad |
| Alisha: "angry" |
| Dewan: (slow) kwaad (regular) kwaad |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "angry." |
| Dewan: Ek is kwaad. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "hungry" with "angry." Now say, "I'm angry." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is kwaad. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "angry" with "alright." |
| Dewan: okay |
| Alisha: "alright" |
| Dewan: (slow) okay (regular) okay |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "alright." |
| Dewan: Ek is okay. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "angry" with "alright." Now say "I'm alright." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is okay. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you what's wrong. You want to answer that you’re tired. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? (five seconds) Ek is moeg. |
| Alisha: Now you want to say you’re alright. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? (five seconds) Ek is okay. |
| Alisha: You want to say you’re angry. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? (five seconds) Ek is kwaad. |
| Alisha: Imagine you're hungry. What do you say? |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? (five seconds) Ek is honger. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone what's wrong. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Wat is verkeerd? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 19. |
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