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Learning to speak Afrikaans
Learning to speak Afrikaans
Personal Inquiry - Three basic steps
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Be aware that Afrikaans is the language of many people in South Africa, Namibia and expats in Anglophonic countries. Afrikaans is a young Germanic language which has a much simpler grammar than English and Dutch. It is not only spoken by (77% of all) coloured and (58% of all) white people in South Africa, but also 11 different cultural groups speak Afrikaans as a home, second or third language. Today, the Flemish, Dutch, Germans, Anglophonic peoples, Swedes and even Polish and Russians are rather keen to get in touch with what is known as the simplest Germanic language in the world.
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Use to good effect. Because Afrikaans sounds quite guttural, it is also the perfect language to swear in! Lots of South Africans use it for this purpose only! Which is kind of sad, but it is certainly a very expressive language in other words. However, if the user are interested in learning Dutch, Afrikaans makes an excellent basic stepping stone.
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Don't let people tell you that we greet with the following phrase : "Goeiemôre." Which means "good morning". Nobody says that anymore. It is old-fashioned. When we greet someone we just say "Hallo" or "Hi" or something similar like "môre" which means "morning". Afrikaans has been influenced a lot by English.
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Personal Inquiry - Practicing time
YouTube
For my research i have used 4 basic learning tools to research my inquiry ( YouTube, Google Translate, Wiki how and Wikipedia.) I have used these websites to develope new skills when it comes to learning a new language
Using YouTube has been a helpful resource because i can listen to the words. This video show how to pronounce words properly
Exposure- personal Inquiry
What?: I would like to learn how to greet and learn the basics of the African language (Afrikaans). I would then like to learn how to speak this language so I may have a conversation with my friends and teacher who grew up in South Africa. I would like to increase the difficulty of the words I learn as the inquiry progresses.
Why?: I have always wanted to learn hot to speak a different language and I thought if, in the future, I want to go to Africa I will be able to communicate with people. Also in College I might want to continue with the language so learning Afrikaans now will give me a head start on the basics.
Inspired?: This video inspired me because it proves no mater what age you can still learn things and it also teacher you the pronunciation of the words.