Learn the question Where did you learn Afrikaans? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: "Where did you learn 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 "Where did you learn Afrikaans?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? |
| 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: het |
| Alisha: meaning "did" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) het |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: het |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: waar het |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: jy |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jy |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: Afrikaans |
| Alisha: meaning "Afrikaans" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Afrikaans |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Afrikaans |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: geleer |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: meaning "learn" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) geleer |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: geleer |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Where did you learn Afrikaans?" |
| Dewan: Ek het dit in hoërskool geleer. |
| Alisha: "I learned it in high school." Listen as we say it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek het dit in hoërskool geleer. |
| {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: het |
| Alisha: meaning "did" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) het |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: het |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: dit |
| Alisha: meaning "it" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) dit |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: dit |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: in hoërskool |
| Alisha: which is "in high school" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) in hoërskool |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: in hoërskool |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is… |
| Dewan: geleer |
| Alisha: which is "learn" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) geleer |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: geleer |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I learned it in high school." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek het dit in hoërskool geleer. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, let’s replace "in high school" with "at home." |
| Dewan: by die huis |
| Alisha: "at home" |
| Dewan: (slow) by die huis (regular) by die huis |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "at home." |
| Dewan: Ek het dit by die huis geleer. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "in high school" with "at home." Now say, "I learned it at home." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek het dit by die huis geleer. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "at home" with "at school." |
| Dewan: by die skool |
| Alisha: "at school" |
| Dewan: (slow) by die skool (regular) by die skool |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "at school." |
| Dewan: Ek het dit by die skool geleer. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, just replace "at home" with "at school." Now say, "I learned it at school." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek het dit by die skool geleer. |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "at school" with "while I was living in Cape Town." |
| Dewan: terwyl ek in Kaapstad gebly het |
| Alisha: "while I was living in Cape Town" |
| Dewan: (slow) terwyl ek in Kaapstad gebly het (regular) terwyl ek in Kaapstad gebly het |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "while I was living in Cape Town." |
| Dewan: Ek het dit geleer terwyl ek in Kaapstad gebly het. |
| Alisha: Again, just replace "at school" with "while I was living in Cape Town." Now try. Say "I learned it while I was living in Cape Town." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek het dit geleer terwyl ek in Kaapstad gebly het. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you where you learned Afrikaans. You learned Afrikaans in high school. How will you answer? |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? (five seconds) Ek het dit in hoërskool geleer. |
| Alisha: Now, imagine you learned while you were living in Cape Town. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? (five seconds) Ek het dit geleer terwyl ek in Kaapstad gebly het. |
| Alisha: Imagine you learned at school. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? (five seconds) Ek het dit by die skool geleer. |
| Alisha: Imagine you learned at home. How will you respond? |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? (five seconds) Ek het dit by die huis geleer. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Afrikaans. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Waar het jy Afrikaans geleer? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 7. |
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