Learn the question Can you eat South African food? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: "Can you eat South African food?" 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 "Can you eat South African food?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: kan |
| Alisha: meaning "can" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) kan |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: kan |
| {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: jy |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jy |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: kan jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: Suid Afrikaanse |
| Alisha: meaning "South African" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Suid Afrikaanse |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Suid Afrikaanse |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And after that |
| Dewan: kos |
| Alisha: meaning "food" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) kos |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: kos |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: eet |
| Alisha: meaning "eat" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) eet |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: eet |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Can you eat South African food?" |
| Dewan: Ja, dit is lekker. |
| Alisha: "Yes, it's good." Listen as the phrase is repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ja, dit is lekker. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Ja |
| Alisha: meaning "yes" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Ja |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Ja |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is... |
| Dewan: dit |
| Alisha: meaning "it." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) dit |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: dit |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that |
| Dewan: is |
| Alisha: meaning "is." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) is |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: is |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last... |
| Dewan: lekker |
| Alisha: meaning "good." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) lekker |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: lekker |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, it's good." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ja, dit is lekker. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To make a different answer, replace "good" with "delicious." |
| Dewan: heerlik |
| Alisha: "delicious" |
| Dewan: (slow) heerlik (regular) heerlik |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "delicious." |
| Dewan: Ja, dit is heerlik. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, just replace "good" with "delicious." Now say, "Yes, it's delicious." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, dit is heerlik. |
| Alisha: For more emphasis, replace "delicious" with "I love South African food." |
| Dewan: ek is mal oor Suid Afrikaanse kos |
| Alisha: "I love South African food" |
| Dewan: (slow) ek is mal oor Suid Afrikaanse kos (regular) ek is mal oor Suid Afrikaanse kos |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "I love South African food." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek is mal oor Suid Afrikaanse kos. |
| Alisha: Again, it’s almost the same. Simply replace "delicious" with "I love South African food." Now try. Say "Yes, I love South African food." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek is mal oor Suid Afrikaanse kos. |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace "I love South African food" with "not bad." |
| Dewan: nie sleg nie |
| Alisha: "not bad" |
| Dewan: (slow) nie sleg nie (regular) nie sleg nie |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "not bad." |
| Dewan: Ja, dit is nie sleg nie. |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same, we just replace "I love South African food" with "not bad." Let’s practice. Say "Yes, it's not bad." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, dit is nie sleg nie. |
| Alisha: To say "no", in a simple way, just say |
| Dewan: Nee, ek kan nie. |
| Alisha: Which is like saying "No, I can't." in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Dewan: (Slowly) Nee, ek kan nie. |
| Alisha: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Dewan: Nee, ek kan nie. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you if you can eat South African food. You want to answer that it’s good. What do you say? |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? (five seconds) Ja, dit is lekker. |
| Alisha: Now you want to say that it's not bad. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? (five seconds) Ja, dit is nie sleg nie. |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say that you love South African food. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? (five seconds) Ja, ek is mal oor Suid Afrikaanse kos. |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say that it's delicious. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? (five seconds) Ja, dit is heerlik. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat South African food. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to give your own answer. |
| Dewan: Kan jy Suid Afrikaanse kos eet? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 8. |
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