Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Discovering Wonders: A Hike Through Table Mountain's Splendor
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Story Transcript:

Af: Die son het helder geskyn oor Tafelberg.
En: The sun shone brightly over Table Mountain.

Af: Jan, Elmarie, en Thabo het besluit om 'n staptog te maak.
En: Jan, Elmarie, and Thabo decided to go for a hike.

Af: Hulle was opgewonde oor die avontuur.
En: They were excited about the adventure.

Af: Die lug was skoon en vars.
En: The air was clean and fresh.

Af: Die voëls het gesing en die wind het liggies gewaai.
En: The birds sang and the wind blew gently.

Af: Hulle het vroeg die oggend begin stap.
En: They started hiking early in the morning.

Af: Jan het 'n rugzak met water en kos gedra.
En: Jan carried a backpack with water and food.

Af: Elmarie het 'n kamera gehad om foto's te neem.
En: Elmarie had a camera to take photos.

Af: Thabo het 'n gids boek oor plants gehad.
En: Thabo had a guidebook on plants.

Af: Die roete was pragtig.
En: The route was beautiful.

Af: Dit was bedek met groen blare en kleurvolle blomme.
En: It was covered in green leaves and colorful flowers.

Af: "Kom kyk hier!
En: "Come look here!"

Af: " het Thabo uitgeroep en na 'n spesiale plant gewys.
En: Thabo exclaimed, pointing to a special plant.

Af: Jan en Elmarie het nader gestap.
En: Jan and Elmarie walked closer.

Af: "Dis 'n dissel," het Thabo verduidelik.
En: "That's a thistle," explained Thabo.

Af: "Hulle groei volop op Tafelberg.
En: "They grow abundantly on Table Mountain."

Af: "Elmarie het 'n foto van die dissel geneem.
En: Elmarie took a photo of the thistle.

Af: "Dit is pragtig," het sy gesê.
En: "It’s beautiful," she said.

Af: "Ek het nog nooit so 'n plant gesien nie.
En: "I have never seen such a plant before."

Af: "Hulle het verder gestap.
En: They continued walking.

Af: Die roete het moeiliker geword.
En: The route became more difficult.

Af: Steil klippe en wortels het die pad bemoeilik.
En: Steep rocks and roots made the path challenging.

Af: Maar hulle was dapper en vol moed.
En: But they were brave and full of spirit.

Af: Na 'n ruk het hulle 'n groot boom gesien.
En: After a while, they saw a large tree.

Af: Die boom het 'n diep skadu gemaak.
En: The tree cast a deep shade.

Af: "Kom ons rus hier 'n bietjie," het Jan gesê.
En: "Let's rest here for a bit," said Jan.

Af: Hulle het onder die boom gesit en water gedrink.
En: They sat under the tree and drank water.

Af: Die uitsig oor Kaapstad was asemrowend.
En: The view over Cape Town was breathtaking.

Af: Terwyl hulle rus, het Thabo in sy boek gekyk.
En: While they rested, Thabo looked in his book.

Af: "Daar is nog baie plante wat ons kan vind," het hy gesê.
En: "There are many more plants we can find," he said.

Af: "Kom ons hou aan stap.
En: "Let's keep walking."

Af: "Hulle het aanhou stap.
En: They kept walking.

Af: Uiteindelik het hulle 'n veld vol Proteas gesien.
En: Eventually, they saw a field full of Proteas.

Af: Elmarie het in ekstase geraak en baie foto's geneem.
En: Elmarie was ecstatic and took many photos.

Af: Die Protea is Suid-Afrika se nasionale blom, en dit was 'n spesiale oomblik.
En: The Protea is South Africa's national flower, and it was a special moment.

Af: "Dankie dat julle my hierheen gebring het," het Elmarie gesê.
En: "Thank you for bringing me here," Elmarie said.

Af: "Dit is ongelooflik.
En: "This is incredible."

Af: "Jan het geglimlag.
En: Jan smiled.

Af: "Dit was 'n goeie idee om te kom stap.
En: "It was a great idea to come hiking.

Af: Ons het soveel mooi dinge gesien.
En: We have seen so many beautiful things."

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

Af: Hulle het geweet dis tyd om terug te keer.
En: They knew it was time to head back.

Af: Maar die prentjies in hul gedagtes en Elmarie se kamera het die herinneringe vasgevang.
En: But the pictures in their minds and Elmarie's camera captured the memories.

Af: Toe hulle by die beginpunt kom, was hulle moeg maar gelukkig.
En: When they reached the starting point, they were tired but happy.

Af: "Ons moet weer 'n keer kom," het Thabo gesê.
En: "We must come again," said Thabo.

Af: "Beslis," het Jan en Elmarie saamgestem.
En: "Definitely," Jan and Elmarie agreed.

Af: En so eindig hul dag vol ontdekking en avontuur op Tafelberg.
En: And so ended their day full of discovery and adventure on Table Mountain.

Af: Hulle het beleef hoe mooi en ryk Suid-Afrika se natuur is.
En: They experienced the beauty and richness of South Africa's nature.

Af: En hulle het geweet dat elke staptog nuwe wonders sou bring.
En: And they knew that every hike would bring new wonders.


Vocabulary Words:

• shone: geskyn
• brightly: helder
• hike: staptog
• excited: opgewonde
• adventure: avontuur
• clean: skoon
• fresh: vars
• backpack: rugzak
• route: roete
• beautiful: pragtig
• leaves: blare
• flowers: blomme
• exclaimed: uitgeroep
• pointing: gewys
• special: spesiale
• abundantly: volop
• continued: verder
• steep: steil
• roots: wortels
• challenging: bemoeilik
• brave: dapper
• spirit: moed
• shade: skadu
• rest: rus
• breathtaking: asemrowend
• ecstatic: in ekstase
• captured: vasgevang
• memories: herinneringe
• happy: gelukkig
• discovery: ontdekking