Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Winter Blossoms: A Tale of Perseverance and Innovation
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Story Transcript:

Af: Die son het lastig oor die heuwels van Kaapstad opgestyg.
En: The sun rose lazily over the hills of Cape Town.

Af: Luan was reeds aan die werk in die luukse omheinde gemeenskap.
En: Luan was already at work in the luxurious gated community.

Af: Die kille winterlug kon hom nie van sy doel afgehou nie.
En: The chilly winter air could not deter him from his goal.

Af: Hy wou indruk maak op die gemeenskapsbestuurder en meer kontrakte wen.
En: He wanted to impress the community manager and win more contracts.

Af: Dit sou hom help om sy eie tuinmaakbesigheid te begin.
En: This would help him start his own gardening business.

Af: Elke dag het Luan vroeg begin.
En: Every day, Luan began early.

Af: Hy het struike gesnoei, blomme geplant en gras gesny.
En: He pruned shrubs, planted flowers, and mowed lawns.

Af: Die gemeenskap se tuine was pragtig, danksy sy harde werk.
En: The community's gardens were beautiful, thanks to his hard work.

Af: Maar dit was winter, en die werk het minder geword.
En: But it was winter, and the work had become less.

Af: Minder mense wou hul tuine in die koue laat werk.
En: Fewer people wanted their gardens tended to in the cold.

Af: Dit was 'n groot uitdag vir Luan.
En: This was a significant challenge for Luan.

Af: Op 'n dag het 'n nuwe tuinier, Hendrik, opgedaag.
En: One day, a new gardener, Hendrik, arrived.

Af: Hendrik het ook kontrakte gesoek.
En: Hendrik was also seeking contracts.

Af: Hy was Luan se nuwe mededinger.
En: He became Luan’s new competitor.

Af: Hendrik was goed in sy werk.
En: Hendrik was good at his job.

Af: Hy het Luan se werk voorheen gesien en was vasbeslote om beter te wees.
En: He had seen Luan's work before and was determined to be better.

Af: Luan het besluit om ekstra ure te werk.
En: Luan decided to work extra hours.

Af: Hy het vroeg begin en laat geëindig.
En: He started early and finished late.

Af: Hy het nuwe idees vir winter-weerstandige plante nagevors.
En: He researched new ideas for winter-resistant plants.

Af: Hy het dit aangeplant en aan die gemeenskapsbestuurder gewys.
En: He planted them and showed them to the community manager.

Af: "Kyk hoe mooi hierdie winterblomme is," het hy gesê.
En: "Look how beautiful these winter flowers are," he said.

Af: Die gemeenskapsbestuurder was beïndruk.
En: The community manager was impressed.

Af: Maar Hendrik het nie teruggestaan nie.
En: But Hendrik did not hold back.

Af: Hy het ook goeie werk gedoen en die bestuurder probeer oorreed.
En: He also did good work and tried to persuade the manager.

Af: Dit was 'n koue oggend toe hulle albei by die gemeenskapsbestuurder se kantoor opgedaag het om die laaste kontrak te kry.
En: It was a cold morning when they both turned up at the community manager’s office to get the final contract.

Af: "Ek het innoverende plante ingetrek," het Luan verduidelik.
En: "I have introduced innovative plants," Luan explained.

Af: "Hulle floreer in die winter.
En: "They thrive in the winter."

Af: "Hendrik het probeer oortuig met sy ervare argumente.
En: Hendrik tried to convince with his experienced arguments.

Af: Maar Luan se harde werk en nuwe idees het die verskil gemaak.
En: But Luan’s hard work and new ideas made the difference.

Af: Die gemeenskapsbestuurder het gesê, "Luan, jy het ons gemeenskap pragtig gemaak, selfs in die winter.
En: The community manager said, "Luan, you have made our community beautiful, even in winter.

Af: Jy het die laaste kontrak gewen.
En: You have won the final contract."

Af: "Luan was oorstelp van vreugde.
En: Luan was overjoyed.

Af: Hy het nie net die kontrak gewen nie, maar ook die respek van die gemeenskap gekry.
En: He had not only won the contract but also gained the respect of the community.

Af: Hy het geglo in sy vaardighede en sy drome.
En: He believed in his skills and dreams.

Af: Met die ekstra geld het hy begin spaar vir sy eie besigheid.
En: With the extra money, he began saving for his own business.

Af: Die huisies in die omheinde gemeenskap het steeds mooi gelyk, selfs in die winter.
En: The houses in the gated community continued to look beautiful, even in winter.

Af: Luan het met meer vertroue gewerk en beplan om binnekort sy eie tuinmaakonderneming te begin.
En: Luan worked with more confidence and planned to start his own gardening business soon.

Af: Hy het geweet dat harde werk en toewyding altyd beloon word.
En: He knew that hard work and dedication are always rewarded.


Vocabulary Words:

• rose: opgestyg
• hills: heuwels
• chilly: kille
• deter: afgehou
• gated: omheinde
• community: gemeenskap
• luxurious: luukse
• pruned: gesnoei
• shrubs: struike
• planted: geplant
• mowed: gesny
• gardens: tuine
• challenge: uitdag
• competitor: mededinger
• extra: ekstra
• research: nagevors
• winter-resistant: winter-weerstandige
• flowers: blomme
• innovative: innoverende
• thrive: floreer
• arguments: argumente
• impressed: beïndruk
• contracts: kontrakte
• respect: respek
• overjoyed: oorstelp van vreugde
• dedication: toewyding
• gardening: tuinmaak
• experience: ervare
• persuade: oorreed
• office: kantoor