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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Geselsies 2

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Where do you come from? Waar ko- ---a-d--n? W___ k__ u v_______ W-a- k-m u v-n-a-n- ------------------- Waar kom u vandaan? 0
From Basel. Van-Bas-l. V__ B_____ V-n B-s-l- ---------- Van Basel. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. B-s-l-is--n---i---rla--. B____ i_ i_ S___________ B-s-l i- i- S-i-s-r-a-d- ------------------------ Basel is in Switserland. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Mag-e--u----r--e----n-M--ee--------? M__ e_ u v_______ a__ M_____ M______ M-g e- u v-o-s-e- a-n M-n-e- M-l-e-? ------------------------------------ Mag ek u voorstel aan Meneer Müller? 0
He is a foreigner. Hy-is--- --itel----r. H_ i_ ’_ b___________ H- i- ’- b-i-e-a-d-r- --------------------- Hy is ’n buitelander. 0
He speaks several languages. H----a-------ke-- --le. H_ p____ v_______ t____ H- p-a-t v-r-k-i- t-l-. ----------------------- Hy praat verskeie tale. 0
Are you here for the first time? Is--i-----e---e -ee- hie-? I_ d__ u e_____ k___ h____ I- d-t u e-r-t- k-e- h-e-? -------------------------- Is dit u eerste keer hier? 0
No, I was here once last year. Ne-,-ek was-l-as-ja-- oo- hi-r. N___ e_ w__ l___ j___ o__ h____ N-e- e- w-s l-a- j-a- o-k h-e-. ------------------------------- Nee, ek was laas jaar ook hier. 0
Only for a week, though. Ma-r--e- -i--’n-w---. M___ n__ v__ ’_ w____ M-a- n-t v-r ’- w-e-. --------------------- Maar net vir ’n week. 0
How do you like it here? G-n-et------u -ier? G_____ j_ j__ h____ G-n-e- j- j-u h-e-? ------------------- Geniet jy jou hier? 0
A lot. The people are nice. Baie go---------e-se--s ----. B___ g____ D__ m____ i_ g____ B-i- g-e-. D-e m-n-e i- g-a-. ----------------------------- Baie goed. Die mense is gaaf. 0
And I like the scenery, too. En-ek --u-ook van -ie---n--k--. E_ e_ h__ o__ v__ d__ l________ E- e- h-u o-k v-n d-e l-n-s-a-. ------------------------------- En ek hou ook van die landskap. 0
What is your profession? Wa--is u--eroep? W__ i_ u b______ W-t i- u b-r-e-? ---------------- Wat is u beroep? 0
I am a translator. E--i--’n ----aler. E_ i_ ’_ v________ E- i- ’- v-r-a-e-. ------------------ Ek is ’n vertaler. 0
I translate books. E--v-r--a- -o-k-. E_ v______ b_____ E- v-r-a-l b-e-e- ----------------- Ek vertaal boeke. 0
Are you alone here? Is u--l--en--i-r? I_ u a_____ h____ I- u a-l-e- h-e-? ----------------- Is u alleen hier? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. Nee,-my vrou-- -- ma---s-o-- -ier. N___ m_ v___ / m_ m__ i_ o__ h____ N-e- m- v-o- / m- m-n i- o-k h-e-. ---------------------------------- Nee, my vrou / my man is ook hier. 0
And those are my two children. En -a---is-m- -we- --nd-r-. E_ d___ i_ m_ t___ k_______ E- d-a- i- m- t-e- k-n-e-s- --------------------------- En daar is my twee kinders. 0

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