Alissa probeer om werk toe te gaan.
Alissa|||||to|
Alissa tries to go to work.
Sy probeer haar kar aanskakel.
||her|car|start
She tries to start her car.
Maar dis te koud buite, so haar kar skakel nie aan nie.
|||cold|outside|||car|does not start|not|on|not
But it's too cold outside, so her car won't start.
Sy gaan eers die bus skedule na.
||||bus|schedule|check
She first checks the bus schedule.
Die stadsbusse is te stadig.
|city buses|||slow
The city buses are too slow.
Sy gaan eerder die trein skedule na.
|will check|rather||train||
She checks the train schedule instead.
Die treine loop betyds.
|trains||on time
The trains run on time.
Sy besluit om die trein werk toe te vat.
She decides to take the train to work.
Sy hoop sy is nie laat vir werk nie.
||||not|late|||
She hopes she is not late for work.
Hier is dieselfde storie, op ‘n ander manier vertel.
||the same||on|a|other|way|tell
Ek probeer om werk toe te gaan.
I'm trying to go to work.
Ek probeer my kar aanskakel.
I'm trying to start my car.
Maar dis te koud buite.
But it's too cold outside.
So my kar skakel nie aan nie.
So my car won't start.
Ek gaan eers die bus skedule na.
I'll check the bus schedule first.
Die stadsbusse is te stadig.
The city buses are too slow.
Ek gaan eerder die trein skedule na.
I'd rather check the train schedule.
Die treine loop betyds.
The trains run on time.
Ek besluit om die trein werk toe te vat.
I decide to take the train to work.
Ek hoop ek is nie laat vir werk nie.
I hope I'm not late for work.
Vrae:
Een: Alissa probeer om werk toe te gaan.
One: Alissa is trying to go to work.
Probeer Alissa werk toe gaan?
Is Alissa trying to go to work?
Ja, Alissa probeer om werk toe te gaan.
Yes, Alissa is trying to go to work.
Twee: Dis koud buite.
Two: It's cold outside.
Is dit warm buite?
Is it hot outside?
Nee, dis nie warm buite nie.
No, it's not hot outside.
Dis koud buite.
Drie: Alissa se kar wil nie aanskakel nie want dis te koud buite.
||||||turn on||||||
Three: Alissa's car won't start because it's too cold outside.
Skakel Alissa se kar aan?
connect||||
Turn on Alissa's car?
Nee, Alissa se kar wil nie aanskakel nie want is te koud buite.
Vier: Alissa gaan eers die bus skedule na.
||go|||||
Four: Alissa first checks the bus schedule.
Gaan Alissa eers die trein skedule na?
|Alissa|||||
Does Alissa check the train schedule first?
Nee, Alissa gaan eers die bus skedule na.
No, Alissa checks the bus schedule first.
Vyf: Die stadsbusse was te stadig.
|||were|too|slow
Five: The city buses were too slow.
Was die stadsbusse stadig?
were|||
Were the city buses slow?
Ja, die stadsbusse was te stadig.
|the||||
Yes, the city buses were too slow.
Ses: Die treine het betyds geloop.
|||||ran
Six: The trains ran on time.
Het die treine laat geloop?
|||let|run
Were the trains running late?
Nee, die treine het nie laat geloop nie.
Hulle het betyds geloop.
|have|on time|walked
They walked on time.
Sewe: Alissa besluit om die trein werk toe te vat.
Seven: Alissa decides to take the train to work.
Het Alissa besluit om die bus werk toe te vat?
Did Alissa decide to take the bus to work?
Nee, Alissa het nie besluit om die bus te vat nie.
No||||||||||
No, Alissa didn't decide to take the bus.
Sy het besluit om die trein werk toe te vat.
She decided to take the train to work.
Agt: Alissa het gehoop sy sal nie laat wees vir werk nie.
|||hoped||will|||be|||
Eight: Alissa hoped she wouldn't be late for work.
Wou Alissa laat wees?
Would|||be
Did Alissa want to be late?
Nee, sy wou nie laat wees nie.
||would||||
No, she didn't want to be late.
Sy het gehoop sy sal nie laat wees vir werk nie.
||||will||||||
She hoped she wouldn't be late for work.