Learn the question Whose is this in Afrikaans? and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: "Whose is this?" 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, "Whose is this?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: wie s'n |
| Alisha: meaning "whose" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) wie s'n |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: wie s'n |
| {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: wie s'n is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: dit |
| Alisha: meaning "this" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) dit |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: dit |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Whose is this?" |
| Dewan: Dit is myne. |
| Alisha: "It's mine." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Dit is myne. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Dit |
| Alisha: meaning "this" |
| 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: myne |
| Alisha: meaning "mine." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) myne |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: myne |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "It's mine." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Dit is myne. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "mine" with "hers." |
| Dewan: hare |
| Alisha: "hers" |
| Dewan: (slow) hare (regular) hare |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "hers." |
| Dewan: Dit is hare. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "mine" with "hers." Now say, "It's hers." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is hare. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "hers" with "his." |
| Dewan: syne |
| Alisha: "his" |
| Dewan: (slow) syne (regular) syne |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "his." |
| Dewan: Dit is syne. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "hers" with "his." Now say, "It's his." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is syne. |
| Alisha: Now let’s replace "his" with "theirs." |
| Dewan: hulle s'n |
| Alisha: "theirs" |
| Dewan: (slow) hulle s'n (regular) hulle s'n |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "theirs." |
| Dewan: Dit is hulle s'n. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "his" with "theirs." Now say "It's theirs." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Dit is hulle s'n. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you whom something belongs to. You want to say it belongs to you. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? (five seconds) Dit is myne. |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say it belongs to them. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? (five seconds) Dit is hulle s'n. |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say “It's his.” Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? (five seconds) Dit is syne. |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say “It's hers.” Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? (five seconds) Dit is hare. |
| Alisha: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Wie s'n is dit? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 23. |
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