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Unexpected Bonds: A Winter Picnic's Heartwarming Connections

Jul 7, 2024 · 14m 46s
Unexpected Bonds: A Winter Picnic's Heartwarming Connections
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01 · Main Story

1m 43s

02 · Vocabulary Words

11m 4s

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Unexpected Bonds: A Winter Picnic's Heartwarming Connections Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/unexpected-bonds-a-winter-picnics-heartwarming-connections/ Story Transcript: Af: Onder die helder blou hemel van...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Unexpected Bonds: A Winter Picnic's Heartwarming Connections
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/unexpected-bonds-a-winter-picnics-heartwarming-connections

Story Transcript:

Af: Onder die helder blou hemel van 'n Suid-Afrikaanse winter, het die maatskappy se jaarlikse somer piekniek in die pragtige park afgespeel.
En: Under the bright blue sky of a South African winter, the company's annual summer picnic took place in the beautiful park.

Af: Groen grasperke, kleurvolle blomme en 'n stil dam met eende het die toneel gevorm.
En: Green lawns, colorful flowers, and a tranquil pond with ducks set the scene.

Af: Dit was Johan se eerste keer by die piekniek.
En: It was Johan's first time at the picnic.

Af: Hy was 'n IT-spesialis wat in gehuggies dink en met sagte woorde fluister.
En: He was an IT specialist who thought in huddles and whispered in soft words.

Af: Hy het 'n geheime passie vir poësie gehad, iets wat baie min mense geweet het.
En: He had a secret passion for poetry, something very few people knew.

Af: Nie ver van waar Johan gestaan het nie, was Mariska besig om foto's te neem.
En: Not far from where Johan was standing, Mariska was busy taking photos.

Af: Sy was onlangs oorgeplaas na hierdie kantoor en wou so graag nuwe vriende maak.
En: She had recently been transferred to this office and was eager to make new friends.

Af: Sy was nuut in die stad en het met haar kamera in die hand beweeg soos 'n kunstenaar op soek na haar muse.
En: She was new in town and moved with her camera in hand like an artist in search of her muse.

Af: Sy het 'n pragtige rooi rok gedra wat haar uitbundigheid weerspieël het.
En: She wore a beautiful red dress that reflected her exuberance.

Af: Johan het opgemerk hoe sy sukkel om die perfekte hoek te kry.
En: Johan noticed how she struggled to get the perfect angle.

Af: Hy het diep asem gehaal en besluit dit was nou of nooit.
En: He took a deep breath and decided it was now or never.

Af: Hy het nader gestap, sy stem effens bewerig: "Kan ek help?
En: He stepped closer, his voice slightly trembling: "Can I help?"

Af: " Mariska het hom dankbaar aangekyk, die ys onmiddellik gebreek.
En: Mariska looked at him gratefully, immediately breaking the ice.

Af: "Dankie!
En: "Thank you!"

Af: " het sy gesê en haar kamera aan hom gegee.
En: she said and handed him her camera.

Af: Hulle het begin werk as 'n span, idees uitgeruil en saam gelag.
En: They started working as a team, exchanging ideas and laughing together.

Af: Johan het vertel hoe hy gedigte in sy vrye tyd skryf.
En: Johan shared how he wrote poems in his free time.

Af: Mariska, verras en beïndruk, het oor haar liefde vir fotografie en haar stryd om aan te pas by die nuwe werkplek gesels.
En: Mariska, surprised and impressed, spoke about her love for photography and her struggle to adjust to the new workplace.

Af: "Jy het 'n talent," het sy gesê terwyl sy na een van sy gedigte geluister het.
En: "You have a talent," she said as she listened to one of his poems.

Af: Johan het gebloos, maar haar opregtheid het hom gemaklik laat voel.
En: Johan blushed, but her sincerity made him feel comfortable.

Af: Sy het hom uitgenooi om haar assistent vir die dag te wees.
En: She invited him to be her assistant for the day.

Af: Johan het toegestem, dankbaar vir hierdie kans om 'n dieper verbintenis te vorm.
En: Johan agreed, grateful for this chance to form a deeper connection.

Af: Hulle het saam 'n reeks mooi foto's geskep, al hoe nader aan mekaar gegroei as die dag verloop het.
En: They created a series of beautiful photos together, growing closer as the day went on.

Af: Aan die einde van die piekniek het hulle kontakbesonderhede uitgeruil.
En: At the end of the picnic, they exchanged contact details.

Af: Mariska het voorgestel dat hulle die volgende naweek 'n fotografie uitstappie doen.
En: Mariska suggested they go on a photography outing the next weekend.

Af: Johan het ingestem, sy oë vol hoop.
En: Johan agreed, his eyes full of hope.

Af: Mariska het gevoel sy het uiteindelik iemand gevind wat haar verstaan, en Johan het meer selfvertroue gehad as ooit tevore.
En: Mariska felt she had finally found someone who understood her, and Johan had more confidence than ever before.

Af: Hulle het elkeen met 'n glimlag die piekniek verlaat, gereed om nuwe avonture saam te beleef.
En: They each left the picnic with a smile, ready to embark on new adventures together.

Af: Die koel winterlug het 'n belofte van nuwe beginne gedra, en beide Johan en Mariska het gevoel hulle het 'n ware verbinding gemaak.
En: The cool winter air carried a promise of new beginnings, and both Johan and Mariska felt they had made a true connection.


Vocabulary Words:
  • bright: helder
  • annual: jaarlikse
  • picnic: piekniek
  • tranquil: stil
  • passion: geheime passie
  • eager: so graag
  • exuberance: uitbundigheid
  • struggled: sukkel
  • trembling: bewerig
  • gratefully: dankbaar
  • immediately: onmiddellik
  • breaking the ice: die ys gebreek
  • laughed: gelag
  • impressed: beïndruk
  • sincerity: opregtheid
  • comfortable: gemaklik
  • assistant: assistent
  • chance: kans
  • deeper: dieper
  • growing closer: nader aan mekaar gegroei
  • contact details: kontakbesonderhede
  • photography outing: fotografie uitstappie
  • hope: hoop
  • confidence: selfvertroue
  • adventures: avonture
  • embark: beleef
  • new beginnings: nuwe beginne
  • connection: verbinding
  • scene: toneel
  • team: span
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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