Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: A Perilous Climb: Rediscovering Friendship in Baviaanskloof
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Story Transcript:

Af: Riaan en Marelize stap deur die pragtige Baviaanskloof.
En: Riaan and Marelize walk through the beautiful Baviaanskloof.

Af: Die lug is vars en vol lentegeure.
En: The air is fresh and full of spring scents.

Af: Rondom hulle is berge en helder blomme wat kleur aan die landskap gee.
En: Around them are mountains and bright flowers that add color to the landscape.

Af: Riaan is stil.
En: Riaan is quiet.

Af: Hy staar voor hom uit en dink aan sy toekoms.
En: He stares ahead, thinking about his future.

Af: Marelize merk sy stilte op en voel 'n knyp in haar hart.
En: Marelize notices his silence and feels a pang in her heart.

Af: Sy verlang na die dae toe Riaan vir haar alles vertel het.
En: She longs for the days when Riaan told her everything.

Af: "Kom ons klim," stel Marelize voor terwyl sy na 'n hoër uitkykpunt wys.
En: "Let's climb," suggests Marelize as she points to a higher vantage point.

Af: "Van daar af sal ons kan sien waarheen om te gaan.
En: "From there, we'll be able to see where to go."

Af: " Riaan huiwer, maar stem in.
En: Riaan hesitates but agrees.

Af: Sy behoefte aan orde en beheer laat hom ongemaklik voel oor onverwagse dinge.
En: His need for order and control makes him uncomfortable about unexpected things.

Af: Hulle begin klim, hul voete gly soms op die klippe.
En: They begin to climb, their feet occasionally slipping on the rocks.

Af: Die son skyn helder en 'n briesie koel hul gesigte af.
En: The sun shines brightly, and a breeze cools their faces.

Af: "Ek wens ek het die kaart gebring," sê Riaan effens gespanne.
En: "I wish I had brought the map," says Riaan, slightly tense.

Af: Maar Marelize lag.
En: But Marelize laughs.

Af: "Ons sal regkom.
En: "We'll be fine.

Af: Vertrou net," sê sy met 'n warm glimlag.
En: Just trust," she says with a warm smile.

Af: Soos hulle klim, begin Marelize oor hul vriendskap praat.
En: As they climb, Marelize starts talking about their friendship.

Af: "Ek voel jy het verander, Riaan.
En: "I feel you've changed, Riaan.

Af: Ek mis ons geselsies," bieg sy.
En: I miss our chats," she confesses.

Af: Voor Marelize haar sin kan voltooi, gly sy skielik.
En: Before Marelize can finish her sentence, she suddenly slips.

Af: Sy gil en gryp na 'n nabygeleë tak.
En: She screams and grabs for a nearby branch.

Af: Riaan spring vorentoe, sy hart klop vinnig.
En: Riaan jumps forward, his heart beating fast.

Af: Sy hande sluit om Marelize s'n en trek haar terug, sy asem rukkerig van die skrik.
En: His hands clasp Marelize's and pull her back, his breath ragged from the fright.

Af: Daar, in dié oomblik van angs, sien Riaan die dierbare vriendin wat hy amper verloor het, nie net letterlik nie, maar ook figuurlik.
En: There, in this moment of fear, Riaan sees the dear friend he almost lost, not just literally, but also figuratively.

Af: Hulle gaan sit stadig.
En: They sit down slowly.

Af: In die stilte, ná die adrenalien, kyk hulle mekaar diep in die oë.
En: In the silence, after the adrenaline rush, they look deeply into each other's eyes.

Af: Riaan se stem is sag en eerlik.
En: Riaan's voice is soft and honest.

Af: "Ek is jammer, Marelize.
En: "I'm sorry, Marelize.

Af: Ek het baie in my kop.
En: I have a lot on my mind.

Af: Ek het probeer uitvind wat volgende om te doen met alles.
En: I've been trying to figure out what to do next with everything."

Af: "Marelize hou sy hand styf vas.
En: Marelize holds his hand tightly.

Af: "Geen probleem is te groot as ons dit saam aanpak nie," sê sy en glimlag met begrip.
En: "No problem is too big if we tackle it together," she says, smiling with understanding.

Af: Riaan knik, sy oë vol dankbaarheid.
En: Riaan nods, his eyes full of gratitude.

Af: Ná hul gesprek en 'n laaste uitkyk oor die wildernis, sien hulle 'n bekende paadjie in die verte.
En: After their conversation and a final look over the wilderness, they see a familiar path in the distance.

Af: Met hernieude krag begin hulle terugbeweeg, die avontuur volmaak in hul gedagtes.
En: With renewed strength, they begin to move back, the adventure perfectly etched in their minds.

Af: Hulle stap nou langs mekaar, die spanning verlig.
En: They now walk side by side, the tension eased.

Af: Met elke treë voel Riaan 'n groeiende vertroue in die onbekende van sy reis.
En: With each step, Riaan feels a growing confidence in the unknown of his journey.

Af: Marelize, intussen, waardeer die skoonheid van detail en die noodsaaklikheid daarvan.
En: Marelize, in the meantime, appreciates the beauty of detail and its necessity.

Af: Albei het iets kosbaars bymekaar geleer.
En: Both have learned something precious from each other.

Af: Terwyl die skemer oor Baviaanskloof sak, stap Riaan en Marelize rustig huis toe, saam sterker as ooit tevore.
En: As dusk falls over Baviaanskloof, Riaan and Marelize walk home peacefully, stronger together than ever before.


Vocabulary Words:

• beautiful: pragtige
• fresh: vars
• scent: geur
• silence: stilte
• vantage: uitkykpunt
• hesitate: huiwer
• order: orde
• control: beheer
• unexpected: onverwagse
• occasionally: soms
• breeze: briesie
• tense: gespanne
• trust: vertrou
• confess: bieg
• scream: gil
• grab: gryp
• branch: tak
• jump: spring
• clasp: sluit
• ragged: rukkerig
• fear: angs
• figure: uitvind
• tackle: aanpak
• gratitude: dankbaarheid
• wilderness: wildernis
• familiar: bekende
• etched: volmaak
• tension: spanning
• confidence: vertroue
• necessity: noodsaaklikheid