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The Wild Winds of The Market Chaos

The Wild Winds of The Market Chaos
Dec 30, 2023 · 16m 3s

Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: The Wild Winds of The Market Chaos Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/the-wild-winds-of-the-market-chaos/ Story Transcript: Af: Op 'n skitterende Saterdagoggend het Pieter...

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Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: The Wild Winds of The Market Chaos
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

Af: Op 'n skitterende Saterdagoggend het Pieter vrolik opgestaan.
En: On a splendid Saturday morning, Pieter cheerfully got up.

Af: Hy was opgewonde om na Die Mark te gaan, waar hy elke naweek sy beroemde boerewors en biltong verkoop.
En: He was excited to go to The Market, where he sells his famous boerewors and biltong every weekend.

Af: Die mark was 'n kleurvolle plek vol geluide, geure en vriendelike mense.
En: The market was a colorful place full of sounds, smells, and friendly people.

Af: Johan, met sy vars groente, het altyd langs hom gestaan, en Lara, wat die lekkerste koeksisters in die hele dorp gemaak het, was reg oorkant hulle.
En: Johan, with his fresh vegetables, always stood next to him, and Lara, who made the tastiest koeksisters in the whole town, was right across from them.

Af: Maar op hierdie Saterdag was alles anders.
En: But on this Saturday, everything was different.

Af: Die wind het begin opsteek, so sterk dat dit die baniere en tentpenne ruk.
En: The wind began to pick up, so strong that it shook the banners and tent pegs.

Af: Pieter het nog nooit so 'n wind op Die Mark beleef nie.
En: Pieter had never experienced such wind at The Market before.

Af: Dit het om die hoeke van die stalletjies geloei en selfs die groot ou eikebome laat swaai.
En: It howled around the corners of the stalls and even made the old oak trees sway.

Af: Ten spyte van die wind, het Pieter sy unhengul opgeslaan en sy vleise uitgepak.
En: Despite the wind, Pieter set up his gazebo and unpacked his meats.

Af: Die wors het krulle gemaak en die biltong ruik heerlik.
En: The wors curled and the biltong smelled delicious.

Af: Mense het nadergestaan en gesels, gereed om hul Saterdag-aankope te doen.
En: People gathered and chatted, ready to do their Saturday shopping.

Af: Skielik, met 'n harde rukwind, het die unhengul se penne losgekom en dit het soos 'n groot voël begin opstyg.
En: Suddenly, with a strong gust of wind, the gazebo's pegs came loose and it started to soar like a big bird.

Af: "My vleise!
En: "My meats!"

Af: " het Pieter uitgeroep terwyl hy dit agternagesit het.
En: Pieter exclaimed as he chased after it.

Af: Die unhengul het geswaai en gedraai, en Pieter het geduik en gespring, maar die wind was te sterk.
En: The gazebo swayed and spun, and Pieter dove and jumped, but the wind was too strong.

Af: Johan het die bohaai gesien en het oorgestap om te help.
En: Johan saw the commotion and stepped in to help.

Af: "Hou vas, Pieter!
En: "Hold on, Pieter!

Af: Ek's hier!
En: I'm here!"

Af: " het hy geskree, terwyl hy probeer het die unhengul aan die ander kant vasgryp.
En: he shouted as he tried to grab the gazebo on the other side.

Af: Maar die wind het net sterker gewaai, en nou het Johan ook agter die ontembare unhengul aangehardloop.
En: But the wind just blew stronger, and now Johan was also running after the uncontrollable gazebo.

Af: Mense het begin lag en wys.
En: People started laughing and pointing.

Af: Nie omdat hulle sleg was nie, maar omdat dit so 'n snaakse gesig was – twee mans wat 'n fladderende tent deur die mark agternasit.
En: Not because they were mean, but because it was such a funny sight - two men chasing a fluttering tent through the market.

Af: Lara het haar koeksisters neergesit en haastig na die toneel gestap.
En: Lara set down her koeksisters and hurried to the scene.

Af: Sy was altyd die een met 'n plan.
En: She was always the one with a plan.

Af: "Staan almal in 'n lyn!
En: "Everyone, stand in a line!"

Af: " het sy beveel.
En: she ordered.

Af: Die markmense het begin saamwerk, elkeen het hulle eie stalletjie verlaat om te help.
En: The market people began to work together, each leaving their own stall to help.

Af: Saam het hulle die unhengul omsingel.
En: Together, they surrounded the gazebo.

Af: Met 'n kragtige sprong het Lara die tentlap gegryp en vasgehou.
En: With a powerful leap, Lara grabbed the tent flap and held on.

Af: Een vir een het almal bygespring, en uiteindelik het hulle die unhengul tot stilstand gedwing.
En: One by one, everyone pitched in, and eventually they forced the gazebo to a standstill.

Af: Met 'n sug van verligting het Pieter sy vleise teruggekry, nog heel en gereed om verkoop te word.
En: With a sigh of relief, Pieter got his meats back, still intact and ready to be sold.

Af: Johan het gelag en sy hoed terug op sy kop gesit, en Lara het haar hande in haar sye gestamp en gesê, "Dis hoe ons dinge hier doen!
En: Johan laughed and put his hat back on, and Lara clapped her hands to her sides and said, "That's how we do things here!"

Af: "Van daardie dag af was Die Mark nie net 'n plek vir koop en verkoop nie, maar 'n plek waar almal saamstaan wanneer die wind waai.
En: From that day on, The Market wasn't just a place for buying and selling, but a place where everyone stands together when the wind blows.

Af: Pieter het nooit weer sy unhengul verloor nie, want hy het nou die steun van sy vriende en die hele gemeenskap.
En: Pieter never lost his gazebo again, because he now had the support of his friends and the whole community.

Af: En telkens wanneer 'n nuwe wind op Die Mark begin waai, glimlag almal en berei voor om weer saam te staan.
En: And every time a new wind started blowing at The Market, everyone smiled and prepared to stand together once again.


Vocabulary Words:
  • splendid: skitterende
  • cheerfully: vrolik
  • Market: Mark
  • sells: verkoop
  • famous: beroemde
  • boerewors: boerewors
  • biltong: biltong
  • colorful: kleurvolle
  • sounds: geluide
  • smells: geure
  • friendly: vriendelike
  • stands: gestaan
  • fresh vegetables: vars groente
  • tastiest: lekkerste
  • koeksisters: koeksisters
  • whole town: hele dorp
  • wind: wind
  • picked up: opgesteek
  • shook: ruk
  • banners: baniere
  • tent pegs: tentpenne
  • experienced: beleef
  • howled: geloei
  • corners: hoeke
  • stalls: stalletjies
  • made: gemaak
  • sway: swaai
  • despite: ten spyte van
  • set up: opgeslaan
  • gazebo: unhengul
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