Recognize and use common greetings such as hallo, dag, goeie môre, goeie middag, and goeie naand. Choose greetings that fit the time of day and the level of formality.
Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.
Use common farewells such as totsiens, sien jou later, lekker dag, and nag. Match casual and polite goodbye phrases to simple social situations.
Use courtesy words like asseblief, dankie, baie dankie, and dis ’n plesier. Build short polite exchanges for giving, receiving, and responding to thanks.
Read sentences using words you recently learned.
Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.
Recognize and use jammer, verskoon my, and ekskuus in simple first-encounter situations. Choose the right phrase for apologizing, getting attention, or politely interrupting.
Ask and answer Hoe gaan dit? with short replies like goed, baie goed, nie te sleg nie, and sleg. Continue the exchange with en met jou? or en met u?
Say who you are with Ek is… and My naam is…. Ask someone’s name with Wat is jou naam? or Wat is u naam?, and respond with aangename kennis.
Distinguish informal jy and jou from polite u in greetings and introductions. Choose the right form for friends, strangers, and respectful first encounters.
Build simple introduction sentences with is, such as Ek is Anna, Dit is Pieter, and My naam is Sara. Recognize that Afrikaans uses is with ek, jy, u, and dit in these social phrases.
Form common first-meeting questions with hoe, wat, and waar, such as Hoe gaan dit?, Wat is jou naam?, and Waar kom jy vandaan? Answer with short, natural phrases.
Use ja, nee, oukei, reg, goed, and natuurlik to keep a simple conversation moving. Choose short responses that sound polite and natural in first encounters.
Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.
