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Pieter: Verskoon my, hoe sê ek "Cheese" in Afrikaans?

Zani: Kaas.

Pieter: Sorry, ek verstaan dit nie. Kan u dit herhaal?

Zani: Kaas.

Pieter: Kan u stadiger praat?

Zani: Ka-as.

Pieter: Kan u dit vir my opskryf asseblief?

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Pieter: Excuse me, how do you say "Cheese" in Afrikaans?

Zani: Cheese.

Pieter: I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Can you repeat that?

Zani: Cheese.

Pieter: Can you speak more slowly?

Zani: Chee-se.

Pieter: Can you write this down for me, please?

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Learn common Afrikaans conversational phrases with our Afrikaans in Three Minutes series! In South Africa, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking Afrikaans. A native Afrikaans teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary.

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Die Wes-Kaapse dorp Oudtshoorn in Suid-Afrika word dikwels na verwys as die "volstruishoofstad van die wêreld," en as sulks, is daar verskeie volstruis skouplase wat daar geleë is.

Oudtshoorn het inderdaad die grootste bevolkingstal volstruise in die wêreld.

Die dorp is al in die volstruisbedryf sedert 1864.

Grensbewoners het in die gebied begin inbeweeg gedurende twee tydperke van oplewing in die volstruisveerbedryf.

Die eerste het plaasgevind tussen 1865 en 1870 en die tweede was van 1900 tot 1914.

Vandag het Oudtshoorn 'n bevolking van sowat 60,000 mense, wat dit die Klein-Karoogebied se grootste dorp maak.

Een van die grootste en bekendste volstruis skouplase in Oudtshoorn is die Highgate Volstruis Skouplaas, wat geleë is net suid van die dorp.

Highgate se beroep is voortplanting van volstruise en besoekers leer oor hoe die groot voëls ontwikkel en het 'n geleentheid om aan 'n paar volstruise te raak en hulle te streel, hulle te voer en op hulle te ry en dan natuurlik om volstruisresies te kyk.

Highgate se personeellede demonstreer ook 'n wye verskeidenheid handwerk wat gemaak kan word met volstruisvere, leer en eiers.

Die plaas bestaan reeds vir langer as 'n eeu.

Die Safari Skouplaas is nog 'n volstruisplaas geleë naby Oudtshoorn en spesialiseer ook in volstruisteelt en bewaring.

Safari het begin om toere aan te bied en gasheer te wees vir toeriste in 1956 en bied ander soorte aktiwiteite aan as Highgate.

Byvoorbeeld, Safari bied ook trekkertoere aan op die plaas.

Besoekers kan ook een van die plaas se broeiplekke besoek sodat hulle werklik kan sien hoe 'n paar volstruiseiers uitbroei.

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The Western Cape town of Oudtshoorn in South Africa is often referred to as the "ostrich capital of the world," and as such, there are several ostrich show farms located there.

In fact, Oudtshoorn holds the biggest population of ostriches in the world.

The town has been in the ostrich industry since 1864.

Frontiersmen started moving into the area during two periods of upsurge in the ostrich feather industry.

The first occurred between 1865 and 1870, and the second was from 1900 to 1914.

Today Oudtshoorn has a populace of about 60,000 people, making it the Little Karoo area's largest town.

One of the largest and most well-known ostrich farms in Oudtshoorn is the Highgate Ostrich Show Farm, which is located just south of town.

Highgate's métier is ostrich propagation, and visitors learn about how the large birds develop and have an opportunity to pet and fondle some ostriches, feed and ride them, and watch ostrich races.

Highgate staff members also demonstrate a miscellany of crafts that can be made using ostrich feathers, leather, and eggs.

The farm has been in continuation for more than a century.

The Safari Show Farm is another ostrich farm located near Oudtshoorn which also specializes in ostrich husbandry and conservation.

Safari started offering tours and hosting tourists in 1956 and offers different kinds of activities than Highgate.

For example, Safari also offers tractor tours of the farm.

Visitors can also visit one of the farm's hatcheries so that they can actually watch some ostrich eggs hatch.

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learn how to talk about your ethnicity using the verb "to be"

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Pieter: Hallo. My naam is Pieter. Ek is Suid-Afrikaans.

Zani: Hallo. My naam is Zani. Ek is Namibies.

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Pieter: Hello. My name is Pieter. I'm South African.

Zani: Hello. My name is Zani. I'm Namibian.

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Krokodille is een van daardie besienswaardighede wat alomteenwoordig is in Suid-Afrika en glo dit of nie, een van die gewildste aktiwiteite daar is om te kajak saam met hulle.

Om te kajak in water wat wemel van dreigende roofdiere soos krokodille is besonder gevaarlik, soos gedemonstreer deur die ontelbare stories van kajakvaarders wat aangeval en gedood is deur hulle.

Alhoewel, ten spyte van die onsekerheid van die aktiwiteit, staan sensasiesoekers wat soek vir hul volgende waaghalsigheid steeds in lyn om dit te doen.

Gidse wat kajakvaarders daagliks uitneem om te roei tussen die krokodille, waarsku hulle dat een van die gevaarlikste dele van die rit is die tewaterlating van die kajakke.

Krokodille val dikwels kajakvaarders aan wanneer hulle in vlak water is, want hulle weet dat mense—'n bron van voedsel vir hulle—gereeld daar is.

Die gidse vertel kajakvaarders om nie eens één toon in die water te sit nie, as gevolg van die gevaar.

Een van die gewildste plekke in Suid-Afrika vir kajakvaarders om uit te gaan tussen die krokodille is die St.Lucia riviermonding.

Dit is ongeveer drie voet diep, maar die water is baie donker daar, wat dit alreeds 'n baie ontstellende ervaring maak. Selfs nog meer omdat dit moeilik is om die krokodille te sien waarvan die kajakvaarders deeglik bewus is.

St.Lucia is 'n klein nedersetting in Suid-Afrika se KwaZulu-Natal provinsie en dien meestal as basis vir die Groter St.Lucia Vleilandpark.

Ongeveer 1,200 Nyl-krokodille bly in die vleilandgebied.

Die Nyl-krokodil is die tweede grootste reptiel wat steeds bestaan en 'n uiters aggressiewe tipe krokodil. Dit maak dat kajakvaart saam met meer as 'n duisend van hulle die adrenalien laat pomp deur jou are as gevolg van die gevaar.

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Crocodiles are one of the most ubiquitous sights in South Africa, and believe it or not, one of the most popular activities there is kayaking with them.

Kayaking in a body of water that's teeming with menacing predators like crocodiles is singularly dangerous, as is demonstrated by the countless stories of kayakers being attacked and killed by them.

However, in spite of the precariousness of the activity, thrill-seekers looking for their next derring-do still line up to do it.

Guides who routinely take kayakers out to paddle among the crocodiles warn them that one of the most dangerous parts of the trip is the launch of the kayaks.

Crocodiles often assail kayakers when they're in shallow water because they know people—a source of food for them—are there frequently.

They tell kayakers not to put a single toe in the water there because of the peril.

One of the most popular places in South Africa for kayakers to go out among the crocodiles is the St.Lucia estuary.

It's only about three feet deep, but the water is very tenebrous there, making an already disconcerting experience even more so because it's difficult to see the crocodiles the kayakers know are there.

St.Lucia is a small settlement in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province and serves mostly as a base for the Greater St.Lucia Wetlands Park.

About 1,200 Nile crocodiles live in the wetlands area.

The Nile crocodile is the second biggest extant reptile and an extremely aggressive type of crocodile, which makes kayaking with more than a thousand of them a huge adrenaline rush because of the danger.

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