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Coffee Spill to Friendship: A Cape Town Tale

Jan 2, 2024 · 15m 48s
Coffee Spill to Friendship: A Cape Town Tale
Chapters

01 · Main Story

1m 39s

02 · Vocabulary Words

12m 23s

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Coffee Spill to Friendship: A Cape Town Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/coffee-spill-to-friendship-a-cape-town-tale/ Story Transcript: Af: Op 'n sonskyn-oggend in Kaapstad,...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Coffee Spill to Friendship: A Cape Town Tale
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Story Transcript:

Af: Op 'n sonskyn-oggend in Kaapstad, in 'n gesellige koffiewinkel vol geurige aromas en sagte kletsery, het Pieter haastig deur die deur geloop.
En: On a sunny morning in Cape Town, in a cozy coffee shop filled with fragrant aromas and soft chatter, Pieter hurriedly walked through the door.

Af: Hy was al laat vir sy werk en het desperaat 'n koffie nodig gehad om die dag te begin.
En: He was already late for work and desperately needed a coffee to start the day.

Af: Die koffiewinkel, bekend vir sy uitstekende koffie en vriendelike diens, was alreeds besig met klante wat gesels en laggend hulle oggenddrankies geniet.
En: The coffee shop, known for its excellent coffee and friendly service, was already bustling with customers chatting and laughing as they enjoyed their morning drinks.

Af: In die hoek by die venster het Linda gesit, haar dagboek oop en 'n wit hemp aan wat so skoon en helder was, dit het geskyn teen die oggendson wat deur die venster gestroom het.
En: In the corner by the window sat Linda, her diary open and wearing a white blouse so clean and bright that it shone in the morning sun streaming through the window.

Af: Linda was 'n kunstenaar wat elke oggend haar kreatiewe inspirasie hier kom soek het, met haar koffie as getroue metgesel.
En: Linda was an artist who came here every morning to seek her creative inspiration, with her coffee as a faithful companion.

Af: Pieter, met sy bruin oë gefokus op die toonbank, het nie die mense rondom hom raakgesien nie.
En: Pieter, with his brown eyes fixed on the counter, didn't notice the people around him.

Af: Hy het haastig sy beker koffie gegryp en omgedraai, reguit in Linda se rigting.
En: He hastily grabbed his cup of coffee and turned straight in Linda's direction.

Af: Met 'n senuweeagtige trip het die warm koffie uit sy hand gespat en direk op Linda se wit hemp beland.
En: With a nervous stumble, the hot coffee splattered from his hand and directly onto Linda's white blouse.

Af: Die koffiewinkel het skielik stil geword, almal se oë op Pieter en Linda gerig.
En: The coffee shop suddenly fell silent, everyone's eyes fixed on Pieter and Linda.

Af: Linda het verras gespring en uitgeroep, "My hemp!
En: Linda jumped in surprise and exclaimed, "My blouse!

Af: Dit was splinternuut!
En: It was brand new!"

Af: "Pieter was platgeslaan van verleentheid en het vinnig probeer om te help, maar het net meer malheid veroorsaak toe hy per ongeluk 'n suikerpot oor die toonbank stoot.
En: Pieter was flattened by embarrassment and quickly tried to help, but only caused more chaos when he accidentally knocked over a sugar pot onto the counter.

Af: Nou was daar koffie én suiker oor die vloer en Linda se hemp.
En: Now there was coffee and sugar on the floor and on Linda's blouse.

Af: 'n Ouer vrou het gegiggel, en binnekort het die hele koffiewinkel in 'n lagbui uitgebars.
En: An elderly woman giggled and soon the whole coffee shop burst into laughter.

Af: Linda, nadat sy 'n oomblik na haar bevlekte hemp gestaar het, kon nie anders as om self ook te lag nie.
En: After staring at her stained blouse for a moment, Linda couldn't help but laugh herself.

Af: Die spanning het verbreek en Pieter het begin om eksoties met servette die gemors op te ruim.
En: The tension broke and Pieter nervously began to clean up the mess with napkins.

Af: Tussen die lag en chaos, het die koffiewinkel eienaar vorentoe gekom en 'n hand na Linda uitgesteek met 'n nuwe koffie.
En: In the midst of laughter and chaos, the coffee shop owner stepped forward and extended a hand to Linda with a new coffee.

Af: "Op die huis," het hy gesê, met 'n glimlag.
En: "On the house," he said, with a smile.

Af: Linda het dankbaar die nuwe koffie aanvaar.
En: Linda gratefully accepted the new coffee.

Af: Na 'n paar minute, het die komedie bedaar en Pieter het sy moed bymekaar geskraap om vir Linda om verskoning te vra.
En: After a few minutes, the comedy subsided and Pieter gathered the courage to apologize to Linda.

Af: "Ek is so jammer oor jou hemp, en jou oggend," het hy gesê met 'n verleë blik.
En: "I'm so sorry about your blouse and your morning," he said with an embarrassed look.

Af: Linda het gelag en geantwoord, "Dis oukei, dinge gebeur.
En: Linda laughed and replied, "It's okay, things happen.

Af: En kyk, dit het almal laat lag.
En: And look, it made everyone laugh.

Af: Dit is tog nie elke dag wat jy deel van 'n koffiewinkel-klug word nie!
En: It's not every day you become part of a coffee shop comedy!"

Af: "Hulle het die voorval met nog 'n lag afgeskud.
En: They shook off the incident with another laugh.

Af: Pieter het homself beloof om meer aandag te skenk aan waar hy loop, en Linda het besluit dat sy 'n storie het om later in haar dagboek te teken.
En: Pieter promised himself to pay more attention to where he was walking, and Linda decided she had a story to sketch in her diary later.

Af: So, te midde van gemors en verleentheid, het daar 'n snaakse herinnering in 'Die Kaapstad Koffiewinkel' ontstaan.
En: So, amid the mess and embarrassment, a humorous memory was created in 'The Cape Town Coffee Shop.'

Af: En wie weet, miskien het hierdie ongelukkige voorval 'n begin van 'n nuwe vriendskap tussen Pieter en Linda gemerk, sweerwendele oor koffiebevlektes en onverwagte lag.
En: And who knows, perhaps this unfortunate incident marked the beginning of a new friendship between Pieter and Linda, filled with coffee stains and unexpected laughter.


Vocabulary Words:
  • sunny: sonnige
  • cozy: gesellig
  • coffee shop: koffiewinkel
  • fragrant: geurige
  • aromas: aromas
  • soft: sagte
  • chatter: kletsery
  • hurriedly: haastig
  • late: laat
  • desperately: desperaat
  • bustling: besig
  • bustling: besig
  • customers: klante
  • chatted: gesels
  • laughing: laggend
  • corner: hoek
  • window: venster
  • diary: dagboek
  • open: oop
  • white: wit
  • blouse: hemp
  • clean: skoon
  • bright: helder
  • shone: geskyn
  • morning: oggend
  • artist: kunstenaar
  • creative: kreatiewe
  • inspiration: inspirasie
  • faithful: getroue
  • companion: metgesel
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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