Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Discovering Love and Self on Table Mountain’s Summit
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Story Transcript:

Af: Die koue winterwind waai oor die plat bokant van Tafelberg.
En: The cold winter wind blows over the flat top of Table Mountain.

Af: Die stad Kaapstad is onder hulle soos 'n skildery, met die oseaan wat blink in die sonlig.
En: The city of Cape Town lies below them like a painting, with the ocean sparkling in the sunlight.

Af: Annelie staan by die kabelkar se hek en hou haar tas vas.
En: Annelie stands at the gate of the cable car, holding her bag tightly.

Af: Haar hande bewe 'n bietjie.
En: Her hands tremble a little.

Af: Sy kom van Johannesburg, ver meer noord van hier.
En: She is from Johannesburg, much further north from here.

Af: Sy het Pieter nog net aanlyn ontmoet, nou gaan sy hom in die werklike lewe sien.
En: She has only met Pieter online, and now she is going to see him in real life.

Af: Annelie is opgewonde, maar ook bang.
En: Annelie is excited but also scared.

Af: Sy wonder of Pieter dieselfde persoon sal wees as wat hy aanlyn lyk.
En: She wonders if Pieter will be the same person he appears to be online.

Af: Sy hoop dit, maar daar is tog 'n vrees in haar hart.
En: She hopes he is, but there is still a fear in her heart.

Af: Wat as hy haar nie van hou nie?
En: What if he does not like her?

Af: Wat as hy anders is as wat sy dink?
En: What if he is different from what she thinks?

Af: Sy besluit om haar beste voet voor te sit, om positief te wees.
En: She decides to put her best foot forward, to be positive.

Af: Pieter staan by die uitsigpunt bo-op Tafelberg en kyk uit oor die stad.
En: Pieter stands at the viewpoint on top of Table Mountain, looking out over the city.

Af: Hy voel ook senutergend.
En: He also feels nervous.

Af: Hy is skaam en bang dat hy nie sal weet wat om te sê of te doen nie.
En: He is shy and afraid that he will not know what to say or do.

Af: Hy wil graag oopmaak en wees wie hy werklik is, maar dit is moeilik vir hom.
En: He wants to open up and be who he really is, but it is difficult for him.

Af: Hy vra homself af of Annelie hom sal verstaan.
En: He wonders if Annelie will understand him.

Af: Die kabelkar kom aan en die mense begin uitstap.
En: The cable car arrives and people start to disembark.

Af: Annelie stap stadig uit, haar oë soekend tussen die mense.
En: Annelie steps out slowly, her eyes searching among the people.

Af: Dan sien sy hom.
En: Then she sees him.

Af: Pieter staan daar, 'n bietjie senuweeagtig, maar met 'n sagte glimlag op sy gesig.
En: Pieter stands there, a bit nervous, but with a gentle smile on his face.

Af: Sy glimlag terug, en vir 'n oomblik voel sy haar vrees wegsmelt.
En: She smiles back, and for a moment, she feels her fear melt away.

Af: "Hallo, Pieter," sê sy met 'n bewerige stem, maar met opregte blydskap in haar oë.
En: "Hello, Pieter," she says with a shaky voice, but with genuine happiness in her eyes.

Af: "Hallo, Annelie," antwoord hy.
En: "Hello, Annelie," he replies.

Af: Sy stem is rustig, maar sy oë verklap sy eie senuweegeit.
En: His voice is calm, but his eyes reveal his own nervousness.

Af: Hulle begin gesels, eers oor die alledaagse dinge: die weer, die reis van Johannesburg, die pragtige uitsig oor die stad.
En: They start to chat, at first about everyday things: the weather, the trip from Johannesburg, the beautiful view of the city.

Af: Dan, stadig maar seker, begin hulle mekaar beter leer ken.
En: Then, slowly but surely, they begin to get to know each other better.

Af: Annelie vertel hoe sy lief is vir skilder en hoe sy daarvan hou om nuwe plekke te ontdek.
En: Annelie talks about her love for painting and how she enjoys discovering new places.

Af: Pieter vertel van sy liefde vir fotografie en hoe hy hou van stil plekkies waar hy kan nadink.
En: Pieter talks about his love for photography and how he likes quiet spots where he can think.

Af: Terwyl hulle loop, voel hulle albei die spanning minder word.
En: As they walk, they both feel the tension lessen.

Af: Annelie voel meer dapper en probeer haar vrese opsy skuif.
En: Annelie feels braver and tries to set her fears aside.

Af: Pieter voel hoe sy skaamte verdwyn en hy begin meer oopmaak oor sy gevoelens.
En: Pieter feels his shyness fade and starts to open up more about his feelings.

Af: Hulle kom by 'n bankie aan die rand van die berg en sit.
En: They reach a bench at the edge of the mountain and sit down.

Af: Die wolke begin om hulle opstyg en die sonskyn breek deur die mis.
En: The clouds begin to rise around them, and the sunlight breaks through the mist.

Af: Dit is 'n pragtige toneel, een wat hulle sal onthou.
En: It is a beautiful scene, one they will remember.

Af: "Ek is bly ek het gekom," sê Annelie skielik.
En: "I'm glad I came," Annelie says suddenly.

Af: "Ek ook," antwoord Pieter, en vir die eerste keer vandag kyk hy reg in haar oë.
En: "Me too," Pieter replies, and for the first time today, he looks her straight in the eyes.

Af: In daardie oomblik weet hulle albei dat hulle 'n kans moet vat.
En: In that moment, they both know they have to take a chance.

Af: Hulle is meer dieselfde as wat hulle gedink het, en hulle voel 'n nuwe hoop vir die toekoms.
En: They are more alike than they thought, and they feel a new hope for the future.

Af: Die res van die dag bring hulle saam deur, geniet die magiese atmosfeer van Tafelberg.
En: They spend the rest of the day together, enjoying the magical atmosphere of Table Mountain.

Af: Hulle lag, deel stories en vorm 'n nuwe band.
En: They laugh, share stories, and form a new bond.

Af: Die koue winterbries is nie meer so voelbaar nie, want hulle het 'n warmte gevind in mekaar se geselskap.
En: The cold winter breeze is no longer as noticeable, because they have found warmth in each other’s company.

Af: Nadat die son gesak het, ry hulle terug stad toe.
En: After the sun sets, they head back to the city.

Af: Op pad af voel Annelie hoe haar vrese vervaag.
En: On the way down, Annelie feels her fears fade.

Af: Sy weet sy het moed gewys, en dit het haar lewe verander.
En: She knows she showed courage, and it has changed her life.

Af: Pieter voel hoe sy hart rustiger klop, wetende hy het die regte keuse gemaak om sy hart oop te maak.
En: Pieter feels his heart beating more calmly, knowing he made the right choice to open his heart.

Af: So, op daardie koue wintersdag op Tafelberg, het twee mense hul vrese konfronteer en iets kosbaars gevind.
En: So, on that cold winter day on Table Mountain, two people confronted their fears and found something precious.

Af: Die begin van iets wat werklik is.
En: The beginning of something real.


Vocabulary Words:

• tremble: bewe
• disembark: uitstap
• gentle: sagte
• genuine: opregte
• viewpoint: uitsigpunt
• sparkling: blink
• breeze: bries
• flat: plat
• fear: vrees
• braver: dapper
• nervous: senuweeagtig
• scared: bang
• shaky: bewerige
• toneel: scene
• tension: spanning
• hope: hoop
• quiet: stil
• new: nuwe
• trip: reis
• everyday: alledaagse
• painting: skildery
• view: uitsig
• arrival: kom
• bench: bankie
• sunlight: sonskyn
• edge: rand
• clouds: wolke
• mist: mis
• feel: voel
• open up: oopmaak