Chapter
Challenges of Learning Afrikaans as a Dutch Speaker
12:03 - 14:08 (02:04)
A Dutch speaker discusses the challenges of learning Afrikaans, including the differences in pronunciation and language evolution, while also noting that English-speaking South Africans have a tougher time due to their ingrained accents.
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The speaker discusses his experience of learning English through ballet classes with teachers from the Royal Academy of London and how it helped him drop his accent easily when he moved to America at 19.
12:03 - 12:51 (00:47)
Summary
The speaker discusses his experience of learning English through ballet classes with teachers from the Royal Academy of London and how it helped him drop his accent easily when he moved to America at 19.
ChapterChallenges of Learning Afrikaans as a Dutch Speaker
Episode"Charlize Theron"
PodcastSmartLess
Afrikaans is a language that originated from a combination of Dutch and German and is still spoken today by a small group of 44 people.
12:51 - 13:44 (00:53)
Summary
Afrikaans is a language that originated from a combination of Dutch and German and is still spoken today by a small group of 44 people. Despite being a dying language, it still has unique linguistic features, although it has been bastardized over time.
ChapterChallenges of Learning Afrikaans as a Dutch Speaker
Episode"Charlize Theron"
PodcastSmartLess
The speaker talks about their experience in a movie called "The Last Face" where they did a South African accent and expresses their love for the movie "Alien Prometheus".
13:44 - 14:08 (00:23)
Summary
The speaker talks about their experience in a movie called "The Last Face" where they did a South African accent and expresses their love for the movie "Alien Prometheus".