Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Climbing Table Mountain: A Journey of Beauty and Responsibility
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Story Transcript:

Af: Die son het pas begin uitkom agter die hoë berge.
En: The sun had just begun to emerge from behind the high mountains.

Af: Johan het sy rugpak gegryp en begin stap.
En: Johan grabbed his backpack and started walking.

Af: Vandag was die dag.
En: Today was the day.

Af: Hy gaan Tafelberg klim.
En: He was going to climb Table Mountain.

Af: Die voetpad was glad en klipperig.
En: The footpath was slippery and rocky.

Af: Hy het voetjie vir voetjie na bo gestap.
En: He walked step by step upward.

Af: Die lug was koel en skoon.
En: The air was cool and clean.

Af: Johan kon die voëls hoor sing.
En: Johan could hear the birds singing.

Af: Hy het gedink aan die pragtige uitsig wat hom wag.
En: He thought about the beautiful view awaiting him.

Af: Uiteindelik, na 'n lang stap, het hy bo gekom.
En: Finally, after a long walk, he reached the top.

Af: Daar lê Kaapstad voor hom.
En: Cape Town lay before him.

Af: Hy kon die see sien, die strate, die huise.
En: He could see the sea, the streets, the houses.

Af: Alles was baie klein van so hoog bo.
En: Everything looked very small from such a height.

Af: Johan het op 'n rots gesit en asem gehaal.
En: Johan sat down on a rock and caught his breath.

Af: "Dit is pragtig," het hy vir homself gesê.
En: "It is beautiful," he said to himself.

Af: Hy het sy kamer gestel en foto's geneem.
En: He set his camera and took photos.

Af: Die stad het geskitter in die sonlig.
En: The city sparkled in the sunlight.

Af: Skielik hoor Johan 'n geluid.
En: Suddenly, Johan heard a sound.

Af: Hy draai om en sien 'n man.
En: He turned around and saw a man.

Af: Die man dra 'n groot sak vol afval.
En: The man was carrying a big bag full of trash.

Af: Johan voel hartseer.
En: Johan felt sad.

Af: Die pragtige Tafelberg word besoedel.
En: The beautiful Table Mountain was being polluted.

Af: Johan het opgeklim om rustig te wees.
En: Johan had climbed to find some peace.

Af: Hy wil nie stry nie.
En: He did not want to argue.

Af: Maar hy kon nie stilbly nie.
En: But he could not remain silent.

Af: "Verskoon my," sê Johan.
En: "Excuse me," Johan said.

Af: "Wat maak jy?
En: "What are you doing?"

Af: "Die man kyk hom aan.
En: The man looked at him.

Af: "Ek gooi hierdie weg," sê hy.
En: "I'm throwing this away," he said.

Af: "Maar waarom hier?
En: "But why here?"

Af: " vra Johan.
En: Johan asked.

Af: "Tafelberg is so mooi.
En: "Table Mountain is so beautiful.

Af: Ons moet dit beskerm.
En: We should protect it."

Af: "Die man huiwer.
En: The man hesitated.

Af: Hy kyk na die sak en dan na Johan.
En: He looked at the bag and then at Johan.

Af: "Jy is reg," sê die man uiteindelik.
En: "You are right," the man finally said.

Af: Johan bied aan om te help.
En: Johan offered to help.

Af: Hy en die man het die afval opgetel en dit na die regte plek geneem.
En: He and the man picked up the trash and took it to the proper place.

Af: Hulle werk hard en vinnig.
En: They worked hard and quickly.

Af: Uiteindelik was Tafelberg weer skoon.
En: Finally, Table Mountain was clean again.

Af: Johan sit weer op die rots.
En: Johan sat on the rock once more.

Af: Hy kyk oor Kaapstad.
En: He looked over Cape Town.

Af: Hierdie keer voel hy trots.
En: This time, he felt proud.

Af: Hy het iets goeds gedoen.
En: He had done a good deed.

Af: Hy het die berg skoon gehou.
En: He had kept the mountain clean.

Af: Die son begin sak.
En: The sun began to set.

Af: Dit is tyd om terug te gaan.
En: It was time to go back.

Af: Johan staan op en glimlag.
En: Johan stood up and smiled.

Af: Hierdie dag op Tafelberg was spesiaal.
En: This day on Table Mountain was special.

Af: Hy het iets geleer.
En: He had learned something.

Af: Elke mens kan 'n verskil maak.
En: Every person can make a difference.

Af: Met 'n laaste blik oor die pragtige Kaapstad begin Johan afstap.
En: With a last look over the beautiful Cape Town, Johan began to descend.

Af: Hy weet dat hy binnekort weer hier sal wees.
En: He knew he would soon be back.

Af: Tafelberg sal altyd in sy hart wees.
En: Table Mountain would always be in his heart.


Vocabulary Words:

• emerge: uitkom
• high: hoë
• mountains: berge
• grabbed: gegryp
• backpack: rugpak
• slippery: glad
• rocky: klipperig
• step by step: voetjie vir voetjie
• cool: koel
• clean: skoon
• awaiting: wag
• view: uitsig
• reached: gekom
• height: hoog
• breathtaking: asemrowend
• beautiful: pragtig
• sparkled: geskitter
• polluted: besoedel
• peace: rustig
• argue: stry
• protection: beskerm
• hesitated: huiwer
• trash: afval
• worked: werk
• proud: trots
• good deed: iets goeds
• sunset: son sak
• descend: afstap
• difference: verskil
• soon: binnekort