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Rainbows & Revelations: Rekindling Friendships on Tafelberg

Nov 16, 2024 · 14m 15s
Rainbows & Revelations: Rekindling Friendships on Tafelberg
Chapters

01 · Main Story

1m 44s

02 · Vocabulary Words

11m 8s

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Rainbows & Revelations: Rekindling Friendships on Tafelberg Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.com/af/episode/2024-11-16-23-34-02-af Story Transcript: Af: Teen die hange van die bekende...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Rainbows & Revelations: Rekindling Friendships on Tafelberg
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/af/episode/2024-11-16-23-34-02-af

Story Transcript:

Af: Teen die hange van die bekende Tafelberg, het die sagte lente-son 'n goue gloed oor die veldblomme gegooi.
En: Against the slopes of the famous Tafelberg, the gentle spring sun cast a golden glow over the wildflowers.

Af: Leandra het diep asemgehaal, elke sug gevul met hoop dat hierdie uitstappie haar vriendskappe weer kan versterk.
En: Leandra took a deep breath, each sigh filled with the hope that this outing could strengthen her friendships again.

Af: Pieter en Karien het agter haar geloop, gesels oor die pragtige uitsig oor Kaapstad.
En: Pieter and Karien walked behind her, chatting about the beautiful view over Kaapstad.

Af: Leandra het gestop, na Pieter gedraai en gesê: "Ek is so bly ons kon dit saam doen.
En: Leandra stopped, turned to Pieter, and said, "I'm so glad we could do this together.

Af: Hierdie plek het altyd iets magies.
En: This place always has something magical."

Af: "Pieter het glimlaggend ingestem, maar sy glimlag was flou.
En: Pieter agreed with a smile, but his smile was faint.

Af: Hy het onlangs sy werk verloor, en sy selfvertroue het 'n knou gekry.
En: He had recently lost his job, and his confidence had taken a hit.

Af: "Ja, dis regtig pragtig," het hy toegegee, terwyl hy na die hemel gekyk het wat stadig donkerder geword het.
En: "Yes, it's really beautiful," he admitted, while looking at the sky slowly becoming darker.

Af: Karien, wat altyd die praktiese een was, het bekommerd gekyk.
En: Karien, always the practical one, looked concerned.

Af: "Het iemand die weerberig gekyk?
En: "Did anyone check the weather report?

Af: Dit lyk of daar 'n storm op pad is.
En: It seems like a storm is coming."

Af: "Leandra het haar skouers opgetrek.
En: Leandra shrugged.

Af: Sy wou nie hê iets moet die dag bederf nie.
En: She didn't want anything to spoil the day.

Af: "Ag, 'n bietjie reën kan ons nie skade doen nie.
En: "Oh, a little rain can't harm us.

Af: Laat ons aanhou stap tot ons die beste uitsig kry.
En: Let's keep walking until we find the best view."

Af: "Die wolke het begin samesweer, terwyl die wind sterker begin waai het.
En: The clouds began to conspire as the wind started to blow stronger.

Af: Donderweer het gewaarsku teen die dreigende storm.
En: Thunder warned of the impending storm.

Af: Ten spyte van die toenemende storm, het Leandra daarop aangedring om aan te hou.
En: Despite the increasing storm, Leandra insisted on continuing.

Af: Sy wou nie hierdie kans misloop om hulle vriendskap te versterk nie.
En: She didn't want to miss this opportunity to strengthen their friendship.

Af: Maar die pad het baie glad geword en Karien het aangedring dat hulle skuiling moet soek.
En: But the path became very slippery, and Karien insisted they seek shelter.

Af: "Ek weet jy wil die beste uit hierdie dag maak," het Karien gesë, haar stem kalm en berusend.
En: "I know you want to make the most of this day," Karien said, her voice calm and reassuring.

Af: "Maar ons veiligheid kom eerste.
En: "But our safety comes first."

Af: "Leandra het gestop en omgekyk na haar vriende.
En: Leandra stopped and looked back at her friends.

Af: Pieter het die koue wind in sy jas invou, sy oë vol twyfel.
En: Pieter wrapped the cold wind into his jacket, his eyes full of doubt.

Af: Sy het gedink aan die vriendskappe wat sy probeer vashou.
En: She thought about the friendships she was trying to hold onto.

Af: Was al hierdie hardkoppigheid die moeite werd as hulle dalk in gevaar was?
En: Was all this stubbornness worth it if they might be in danger?

Af: "Kom ons vind 'n plek om te skuil," het sy uiteindelik besluit, haar oë sagter.
En: "Let's find a place to shelter," she finally decided, her eyes softer.

Af: "Ons moet veilig wees.
En: "We need to be safe."

Af: "Hulle het 'n klein grotjie gevind waar hulle kon wegkruip terwyl die storm verbygetrek het.
En: They found a small cave where they could hide while the storm passed.

Af: Saamgedrom in die skuiling het hulle gelag oor ou herinneringe, en nuwe drome gedeel.
En: Huddled together in the shelter, they laughed about old memories and shared new dreams.

Af: Die donker wolke het uiteindelik begin verdwyn en 'n helder reënboog het oor die lug gepryk.
En: The dark clouds eventually began to clear, and a bright rainbow stretched across the sky.

Af: Leandra het met 'n glimlag gesien hoe haar vriende steeds by haar was, en sy besef dat die regte verbintenis nie deur groot dade gesmee word nie, maar deur die daaglikse omgee en verstaan.
En: Leandra watched with a smile as her friends were still with her, and she realized that true connection is not forged through grand gestures, but through daily care and understanding.

Af: Soms is veiligheid en die versorging van mekaar die grootste avontuur.
En: Sometimes, safety and taking care of each other is the greatest adventure.


Vocabulary Words:
  • slopes: hange
  • gentle: sagte
  • glow: gloed
  • outings: uitstappies
  • faint: flou
  • confidence: selfvertroue
  • hit: knou
  • concerned: bekommerd
  • shrugged: opgetrek
  • spoil: bederf
  • conspire: samesweer
  • impending: dreigende
  • stubbornness: hardkoppigheid
  • slippery: glad
  • seek: soek
  • shelter: skuiling
  • reassuring: berusend
  • wrapped: invou
  • hold onto: vashou
  • opportunity: kans
  • cave: grotjie
  • huddled: saamgedrom
  • memories: herinneringe
  • rainbow: reënboog
  • gestures: dade
  • forged: gesmee
  • care: omgee
  • understanding: verstaan
  • safety: veiligheid
  • adventure: avontuur
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