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Spring Encounters: Capturing Friendship in Bloom

Sep 25, 2024 · 16m 44s
Spring Encounters: Capturing Friendship in Bloom
Chapters

01 · Main Story

1m 43s

02 · Vocabulary Words

13m 2s

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Spring Encounters: Capturing Friendship in Bloom Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/spring-encounters-capturing-friendship-in-bloom/ Story Transcript: Af: Die son was lig en vriendelik, en...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Spring Encounters: Capturing Friendship in Bloom
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/spring-encounters-capturing-friendship-in-bloom

Story Transcript:

Af: Die son was lig en vriendelik, en 'n vars briesie het deur Kirstenbosch se pragtige bloeisels gewaai.
En: The sun was bright and friendly, and a fresh breeze swept through the beautiful blossoms of Kirstenbosch.

Af: Johan stap stadig oor die paadjies, sy kamera stewig in sy hand.
En: Johan walked slowly along the paths, his camera steady in his hand.

Af: Vir hom was die lente die ideale tyd om die kleurvolle skoonheid van die natuur vas te vang.
En: For him, spring was the perfect time to capture the colorful beauty of nature.

Af: Hy het gehoop om 'n foto te neem wat hom die eerste plek in die plaaslike fotokompetisie sou laat wen.
En: He hoped to take a photo that would win him first place in the local photo competition.

Af: Intussen het Mariska die tuin geniet, die kleurkombinasies en delikate geure inasem.
En: Meanwhile, Mariska enjoyed the garden, inhaling the combinations of colors and delicate scents.

Af: Die tuin het uitgeborrel in sy hele prag en sy kon nie help om te glimlag nie.
En: The garden burst forth in all its splendor, and she couldn’t help but smile.

Af: Haar voete het haar gelei na ’n pragtige blomlyn wat in pienk en pers skyn.
En: Her feet led her to a stunning line of flowers that shone in pink and purple.

Af: Johan het gestop net 'n paar tree van haar af.
En: Johan stopped just a few steps away from her.

Af: Hy het deur sy lens gekyk en Mariska sien stilstaan, bekoor deur die kleure.
En: He looked through his lens and saw Mariska standing still, captivated by the colors.

Af: Sy rooi rok het in die briesie gevladder en die oomblik was perfek.
En: Her red dress fluttered in the breeze, and the moment was perfect.

Af: Hy het vinnig 'n foto geneem, al was dit nie die een waarvoor hy hier was nie.
En: He quickly snapped a photo, even though it wasn't the one he came for.

Af: Hy het vir 'n oomblik gewik en geweeg, toe besluit om haar aan te spreek.
En: He hesitated for a moment, then decided to speak to her.

Af: "Hallo," het hy sag gesê.
En: "Hello," he said softly.

Af: "Jou vreugdevolle glimlag met die blomme, dit lyk perfek.
En: "Your joyful smile with the flowers looks perfect.

Af: Ek hoop jy gee nie om nie.
En: I hope you don’t mind."

Af: "Mariska het na hom toe gedraai, 'n bietjie verras maar geamuseerd.
En: Mariska turned to him, a bit surprised but amused.

Af: "Dit hang af," het sy geantwoord.
En: "That depends," she replied.

Af: "Kan ek dit sien?
En: "Can I see it?"

Af: "Hulle het begin praat, eers oor die blomme, toe oor die tuin, en dan oor hulself.
En: They started talking, first about the flowers, then the garden, and then about themselves.

Af: Johan het gepraat oor sy liefde vir fotografie, en Mariska oor haar soeke na ware vriendskap en egte mense.
En: Johan talked about his love for photography, and Mariska about her search for true friendship and genuine people.

Af: Hulle het stadig maar seker meer teenwoordig geraak in mekaar se geselskap.
En: Slowly but surely, they became more present in each other's company.

Af: Met 'n opkomende besluit, het Johan vir Mariska gevra: "Wil jy dalk saamkom na die dam?
En: With a growing resolve, Johan asked Mariska, "Would you like to come with me to the pond?

Af: Ek hoor die waterlelies is asemrowend.
En: I hear the water lilies are breathtaking."

Af: "Mariska het 'n oomblik getwyfel, maar het toe ingestem.
En: Mariska hesitated for a moment but then agreed.

Af: Sy het gevoel dat Johan anders was – opreg en betroubaar.
En: She felt that Johan was different—sincere and trustworthy.

Af: Die pad na die dam het hulle byna soos ou vriende laat stap.
En: The path to the pond had them walking almost like old friends.

Af: Die waterlelies het op die oppervlak van die dam gedryf, hul sagte kleure wat in die middagson glinster.
En: The water lilies floated on the surface of the pond, their soft colors shimmering in the afternoon sun.

Af: Johan het sy kamera weer opgestel en hierdie keer towende: "Mariska, sal jy in die foto wees?
En: Johan set up his camera again, this time suggesting, "Mariska, will you be in the photo?

Af: Dit sal natuurlik en pragtig wees.
En: It will be natural and beautiful."

Af: "Sy het verleë geglimlag, maar ingestem.
En: She blushed slightly but agreed.

Af: Die klik van die kamera het die begin van 'n nuwe vriendskap vasgevang.
En: The click of the camera captured the beginning of a new friendship.

Af: Hulle het plekke geruil van voor en agter die lens, gelag en gesels oor als en niks.
En: They traded places in front of and behind the lens, laughing and talking about everything and nothing.

Af: Teen die einde van die dag het hulle kontakte uitgeruil.
En: By the end of the day, they exchanged contact information.

Af: Daar was hoop en blydskap in hul harte vir toekomsige ontmoetings en gedeelde avonture.
En: There was hope and joy in their hearts for future meetings and shared adventures.

Af: In daardie tuin, op dié sonnige Erfenisdag, het iets nuuts begin.
En: In that garden, on that sunny Heritage Day, something new began.

Af: Johan se selfvertroue het gegroei, sy liggaamshouing regop soos die kragtige bome rondom hom.
En: Johan's confidence grew, his posture as upright as the mighty trees around him.

Af: Mariska het begin om weer vir mense te vertrou, haar wantroue verswak met elke sinvolle gesprek.
En: Mariska began to trust people again, her distrust waning with each meaningful conversation.

Af: En so het die lente nie net in die natuur nie, maar ook tussen twee betreklik vreemdelinge voluit geblom.
En: And so, spring blossomed not only in nature but also between two relative strangers.


Vocabulary Words:
  • breeze: briesie
  • steady: stewig
  • springs forth: uitgeborrel
  • splendor: prag
  • captivated: bekoort
  • fluttered: gevladder
  • hesitated: getwyfel
  • sincere: opreg
  • trustworthy: betroubaar
  • shimmering: glinster
  • suggesting: towende
  • blushed: verleë geglimlag
  • resolve: opkomende besluit
  • surface: oppervlak
  • capture: vas te vang
  • inhaled: inasem
  • combinations: kleurkombinasies
  • moment: oomblik
  • amused: geamuseerd
  • genuine: egte
  • adventures: avonture
  • posture: liggaamshouing
  • beginning: begin
  • competition: fotokompetisie
  • splendorous: voluit geblom
  • trust: vertrou
  • waning: verswak
  • meaningful: sinvolle
  • uplifted: regop
  • relative strangers: betreklik vreemdelinge
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