Learn the question How much is this in Afrikaans? and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 25: "How much 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, "How much is this?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Hoeveel is dit? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: hoeveel |
| Alisha: meaning "how much" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) hoeveel |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: hoeveel |
| {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: hoeveel 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: Hoeveel 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 "How much is this?" |
| Dewan: Vyftig rand. |
| Alisha: "Fifty rand." Listen as it’s repeated again slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Vyftig rand. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Vyftig |
| Alisha: meaning "fifty" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Vyftig |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Vyftig |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: rand |
| Alisha: meaning "rand." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) rand |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: rand |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "Fifty rand." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Vyftig rand. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To give a different price, replace "fifty" with "two hundred seventy." |
| Dewan: twee honderd en sewentig |
| Alisha: "two hundred seventy" |
| Dewan: (slow) twee honderd en sewentig (regular) twee honderd en sewentig |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "two hundred seventy." |
| Dewan: Twee honderd en sewentig rand. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "fifty" with "two hundred seventy." Now say, "Two hundred seventy rand." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Twee honderd en sewentig rand. |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "two hundred seventy" with "thousand." |
| Dewan: duisend |
| Alisha: "thousand" |
| Dewan: (slow) duisend (regular) duisend |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "thousand." |
| Dewan: Duisend rand. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "two hundred seventy" with "thousand." Now say, "A thousand rand." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Duisend rand. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "thousand" with "five." |
| Dewan: vyf |
| Alisha: "five" |
| Dewan: (slow) vyf (regular) vyf |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "five." |
| Dewan: Vyf rand. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "thousand" with "five." Say "Five rand." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Vyf rand. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you how much something is. It’s fifty rand. What do you tell them? |
| Dewan: Hoeveel is dit? (five seconds) Vyftig rand. |
| Alisha: Now imagine it's five rand. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Hoeveel is dit? (five seconds) Vyf rand. |
| Alisha: Imagine it's a thousand rand. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Hoeveel is dit? (five seconds) Duisend rand. |
| Alisha: Now imagine it's two hundred seventy rand. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Hoeveel is dit? (five seconds) Twee honderd en sewentig rand. |
| Alisha: You want to learn how much something is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Hoeveel is dit? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 25. |
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