Learn the question Where do you live? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: "Where do you live?" 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 "Where do you live?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: waar |
| Alisha: meaning "where" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) waar |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: waar |
| {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: bly |
| Alisha: meaning "live" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) bly |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: bly |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: waar bly |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And 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: Waar bly jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Where do you live?" |
| Dewan: Ek bly in New York. |
| Alisha: "I live in New York." The phrase will be repeated, slowly. Listen again and repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek bly in New York. |
| {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 next is... |
| Dewan: bly |
| Alisha: meaning "live." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) bly |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: bly |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: in |
| Alisha: meaning "in." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) in |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: in |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: New York |
| Alisha: which is "New York." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) New York |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: New York |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I live in New York." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek bly in New York. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "New York" with "London." |
| Dewan: London |
| Alisha: "London" |
| Dewan: (slow) London (regular) London |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "London." |
| Dewan: Ek bly in London. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "New York" with "London." Now say, "I live in London." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek bly in London. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "London" with "Cape Town." |
| Dewan: Kaapstad |
| Alisha: "Cape Town" |
| Dewan: (slow) Kaapstad (regular) Kaapstad |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Cape Town." |
| Dewan: Ek bly in Kaapstad. |
| Alisha: Again, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace "London" with "Cape Town." Say, "I live in Cape Town." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek bly in Kaapstad. |
| Alisha: Let’s try one more. Replace "Cape Town" with "Tokyo." |
| Dewan: Tokyo |
| Alisha: "Tokyo" |
| Dewan: (slow) Tokyo (regular) Tokyo |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Tokyo." |
| Dewan: Ek bly in Tokyo. |
| Alisha: Again, all you have to do is replace "Cape Town" with "Tokyo." Say "I live in Tokyo." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek bly in Tokyo. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. How would you respond? |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? (five seconds) Ek bly in New York. |
| Alisha: Imagine you live in Tokyo. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? (five seconds) Ek bly in Tokyo. |
| Alisha: Now imagine you live in Cape Town. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? (five seconds) Ek bly in Kaapstad. |
| Alisha: Imagine you live in London. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? (five seconds) Ek bly in London. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Dewan: Waar bly jy? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Could you answer? Keep practicing until you have mastered the phrase! This is the end of Lesson 3. |
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