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Porthos · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: Ik wil gesproken Afrikaans horen

I wish to hear spoken Afrikaans. I would like to hear the Lord's Prayer and perhaps a film or movie clips in Afrikaans, or any dialogue.

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Porthos · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject:

It's no longer on there.
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Porthos · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

Oh yes, it is still there. I was mistaken. But I wish to hear more, something with more substance, like a documentary or a television show, or radio, or the Lord's Prayer - "Onze Vader", which I like to use to compare.
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Walker · Moderator Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 758

Check this out!

And they speak in different dialects!

Porthos · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject:

Wow, that girl was cute, but I could only make out a few words. I didn't understand much of it, probably because they were talking too fast. It sounded just like Dutch, although a wee bit softer than what I'm used to hearing. Did you get that impression as well?
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Deborah · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject:

What a wonderful story! Yes, I also thought it sounded very much like Dutch, from what I remember about it -- it's been awhile since I've heard Dutch, so I can't really tell whether Afrikaans is softer. It seems to have fewer glottal stops. But in regards to either of them being a "harsh" language, I never thought that about either. I don't actually find any language harsh, only the way that certain people speak it.

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Julian · Expert Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 324

This clip looks funny...if only I understood it

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Stand-up comedy in Afrikaans:

Same guy on "Dis hoe dit is met Steve":

André in Zuid-Afrika · Site Admin Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 1908

Ah yes, the short guy in the middle is Casper de Vries, popular Afrikaans comedian. He's hilarious!! And that was of course a spoof on Harry Potter. The other guy I don't know, but if he was on Dis hoe dit is met Steve (major show with Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr), he must be somewhat famous....

But then, Steve has some obscure guests....

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Didier69 · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

Ik weet niet waarom als ik naar "Radio sonder Grense" luister, wordt de uitzending dikwijls afgebroken. Dit probleem heb ik niet als ik naar "Radio Nederland Wereld Omroep". Dat is zo vreemd. Ik vraag me waarom het gebeurt.

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Benjamin [inactive] · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

I was watching some SABC documentaries about housing issues in South Africa a few weeks ago. They were mainly in English, but the people they interviewed often spoke Afrikaans without being subtitled or dubbed — in other words, the documentaries had been made under the assumption that the viewer at least understood both English and Afrikaans. I could sort of follow most of it, but I thought that the whole idea of it was rather interesting.