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| Pieter and Paula, My Afrikaans Tutors |
I learned many, many lessons in Africa. Some were very
obvious; however I am just now beginning to understand and grasp others.
During my time in South Africa I attempted to learn some
Afrikaans. “Attempted” would be the key word in that sentence.
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language. It is a daughter
language to Dutch… I have NO experience with German or Dutch so the language
sounded very foreign to me. I tried to learn at least one word each day. Paula
and Pieter were great tutors, but I’m not sure I was the best student. I think
everyone got a kick out of listening to me try though.
Here is one of my Afrikaans lessons:
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