Opening the course…
Friendly conversations, useful expressions and Ricky’s questionable decisions. Begin at Lesson 1; each new story will build on what came before.
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A courtyard braai, a basil plant and your first real conversation. Learn to greet someone, ask how they are and navigate the serving table.
A community garden, misplaced name labels and a well-earned cake break. Build on Lesson 1 to exchange names, find the cake and ask for a slice.
A tiny display cake, a coffee and too few hands. Practise ordering one item, choosing a drink and asking where things are in Afrikaans.
Keep a simple conversation going when you need repetition, slower speech or help understanding.
Distinguish where someone comes from and where they live, ask both questions, and locate/request a useful key.
Describe objects and choose what you need by size or colour, with short guided speaking and listening decisions.
Find who has the bag, blanket, torch or key, then understand and use a two-marker negative answer.
Locations, owners and one time word pointing in two directions.
Small quantities and selected plurals; a book-language discovery.