Learn the question What do you do? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 4: "What do you do for a living?" 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 do you do for a living?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? |
| 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" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) doen |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: doen |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and then 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: And next is... |
| Dewan: vir |
| Alisha: meaning "for" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) vir |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: vir |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: ‘n |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: meaning "a" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) ‘n |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: ‘n |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: lewe |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: meaning "living" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) lewe |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: lewe |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What do you do for a living?" |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n onderwyser. |
| Alisha: "I'm a teacher." Listen as the phrase is repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek is 'n onderwyser. |
| {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, |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "am." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: ‘n |
| Alisha: meaning "a." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) ‘n |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: ‘n |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: onderwyser |
| Alisha: which is "teacher." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) onderwyser |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: onderwyser |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I'm a teacher." and repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n onderwyser. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, let’s replace "teacher" with "singer." In Afrikaans this is |
| Dewan: sanger |
| Alisha: "singer" |
| Dewan: (slow) sanger (regular) sanger |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "singer." |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n sanger. |
| Alisha: We replaced "teacher" with "singer," but the phrase mostly stays the same. Now say, "I'm a singer." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n sanger. |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "singer" with "artist." |
| Dewan: kunsternaar |
| Alisha: "artist" |
| Dewan: (slow) kunsternaar (regular) kunsternaar |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "artist." |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n kunstenaar. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "singer" with "artist." Say, "I'm an artist." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n kunstenaar. |
| Alisha: For more practice, let’s replace "artist" with "banker." |
| Dewan: bankier |
| Alisha: "banker" |
| Dewan: (slow) bankier (regular) bankier |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "banker." |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n bankier. |
| Alisha: Here we simply replaced "artist" with "banker." Now say, "I'm a banker." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek is 'n bankier. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks what you do. You’re a teacher. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? (five seconds) Ek is 'n onderwyser. |
| Alisha: Imagine you’re a banker. How would you respond? |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? (five seconds) Ek is 'n bankier. |
| Alisha: Imagine you’re an artist. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? (five seconds) Ek is 'n kunstenaar. |
| Alisha: Imagine you're a singer. How will you answer? |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? (five seconds) Ek is 'n sanger. |
| Alisha: You want to learn what that person does. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. Make sure to practice out loud. |
| Dewan: Wat doen jy vir 'n lewe? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 4. |
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