Learn the question Do you like South African food? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: "Do you like 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 "Do you like South African food?" In Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: hou |
| Alisha: meaning "like" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) hou |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: hou |
| {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: hou jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that we have |
| Dewan: van |
| Alisha: meaning "from" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) van |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: van |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Hou jy van |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that we have |
| Dewan: Suid Afrikaanse |
| Alisha: meaning "South African" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Suid Afrikaanse |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Suid Afrikaanse |
| Alisha: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse |
| Alisha: And last is... |
| Dewan: kos |
| Alisha: meaning "food" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) kos |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: kos |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you like South African food?" |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van pap. |
| Alisha: "Yes, I especially like pap." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ja, ek hou veral van pap. |
| {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: ek |
| Alisha: meaning "I." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) ek |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: ek |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that |
| Dewan: hou |
| Alisha: meaning "like." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) hou |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: hou |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is… |
| Dewan: veral |
| Alisha: meaning "especially." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) veral |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: veral |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Next is… |
| Dewan: van |
| Alisha: meaning "from." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) van |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: van |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And last, |
| Dewan: pap |
| Alisha: which is "porridge." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) pap |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: pap |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, I especially like pap." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van pap. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "pap" with "koeksisters." |
| Dewan: koeksisters |
| Alisha: "koeksisters" |
| Dewan: (slow) koeksisters (regular) koeksisters |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "koeksisters." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van koeksisters. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, simply replace "pap" with "koeksisters." Now try. Say "Yes, I especially like koeksisters." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van koeksisters. |
| Alisha: Let’s try another and replace "koeksisters" with "bobotie." |
| Dewan: bobotie |
| Alisha: "bobotie" |
| Dewan: (slow) bobotie (regular) bobotie |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "bobotie." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van bobotie. |
| Alisha: Again, it mostly stays the same, we just replace "koeksisters" with "bobotie." Now say, "Yes, I especially like bobotie." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van bobotie. |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace "bobotie" with "bunny chow." |
| Dewan: bunny chow |
| Alisha: "bunny chow" |
| Dewan: (slow) bunny chow (regular) bunny chow |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "bunny chow." |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van bunny chow. |
| Alisha: Here we just replace "bobotie" with "bunny chow." Now let’s practice. Say "Yes, I especially like bunny chow." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ja, ek hou veral van bunny chow. |
| Alisha: If you don’t like South African food, you can say "no" in a simple way by saying |
| Dewan: Nee, ek doen nie. |
| Alisha: It’s like saying "No, I don't." in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Dewan: (Slowly) Nee, ek doen nie. |
| Alisha: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Dewan: Nee, ek doen nie. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks if you like South African food. You want to answer that you like pap. How can you answer? |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? (five seconds) Ja, ek hou veral van pap. |
| Alisha: Now you want to say that you like bunny chow. What do you say? |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? (five seconds) Ja, ek hou veral van bunny chow. |
| Alisha: You want to say that you like bobotie. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? (five seconds) Ja, ek hou veral van bobotie. |
| Alisha: You want to say that you like koeksisters. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? (five seconds) Ja, ek hou veral van koeksisters. |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone if they like South African food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to answer the question. |
| Dewan: Hou jy van Suid Afrikaanse kos? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 9. |
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