Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Thirsty Trails and Café Tales: A Summer Walk to Remember Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/thirsty-trails-and-cafe-tales-a-summer-walk-to-remember Story Transcript:Af: Langs die helder water van die Kaapse Waterfront, onder die warm son, is drie vriende. Annelize, Hendrik en Marlene.En: Along the clear waters of the Cape Waterfront, under the warm sun, are three friends: Annelize, Hendrik, and Marlene.Af: Hulle het besluit om 'n somersdag te geniet met 'n lang stap.En: They decided to enjoy a summer's day with a long walk.Af: Hulle het vroeg die oggend begin. Hulle was nuuskierig oor die kus se skoonheid.En: They started early in the morning, curious about the beauty of the coast.Af: Die pad was lank, en die son het sterk geskyn.En: The path was long, and the sun shone brightly.Af: Hulle het lekker gesels en om die beurt grappies vertel.En: They chatted pleasantly, taking turns telling jokes.Af: Almal was gelukkig en opgewonde oor die dag.En: Everyone was happy and excited about the day.Af: Na ure se stap, begin Annelize haar dors voel.En: After hours of walking, Annelize begins to feel thirsty.Af: Sy sê vir haar vriende: "Ek is baie dors. Ons moet water kry."En: She tells her friends, "I am very thirsty. We need to find water."Af: Marlene voel ook moeg.En: Marlene also feels tired.Af: Hendrik, die sterkste van die drie, glimlag steeds, maar jy kan sien hy raak ook moeg.En: Hendrik, the strongest of the three, still smiles, but you can see he is also getting tired.Af: Hulle stop langs 'n boom.En: They stop by a tree.Af: Die boom bied 'n bietjie skaduwee.En: The tree offers a bit of shade.Af: Marlene sit met 'n sug op die gras.En: Marlene sits on the grass with a sigh.Af: "Ek het water nodig," sê sy sag.En: "I need water," she says softly.Af: Hendrik soek in sy rugsak vir water, maar daar is niks meer oor nie.En: Hendrik searches his backpack for water, but there’s nothing left.Af: Annelize staan op en sê: "Kom ons probeer die kafee daar anderkant die straat."En: Annelize stands up and says, "Let's try the café across the street."Af: Hulle stap saam oor die pad.En: They walk together across the road.Af: Binne die kafee, is dit lekker koel.En: Inside the café, it's pleasantly cool.Af: Hulle koop bottels koue water en sit aan 'n tafel neer.En: They buy bottles of cold water and sit down at a table.Af: Hulle voel dadelik beter.En: They immediately feel better.Af: Die yskoue water verfris hulle.En: The ice-cold water refreshes them.Af: Hulle geniet nog 'n rukkie in die kafee om seker te maak hulle is heeltemal gehidreer.En: They enjoy a bit more time in the café to make sure they are fully hydrated.Af: Annelize noem: "Dit was 'n wonderlike stap, maar volgende keer neem ons meer water saam."En: Annelize mentions, "It was a wonderful walk, but next time we should bring more water."Af: Hendrik knik instemmend en Marlene lag.En: Hendrik nods in agreement, and Marlene laughs.Af: Sy sê: "Ja, ek stem saam. Maar ek het dit baie geniet."En: She says, "Yes, I agree. But I really enjoyed it."Af: Hulle maak hulle dag klaar met 'n heerlike ete by 'n restaurant langs die water.En: They end their day with a delicious meal at a restaurant by the water.Af: Terwyl die son stadig ondergaan, besef hulle die waarde van voorbereiding en die eenvoudige genot van 'n glas koue water.En: As the sun slowly sets, they realize the value of preparation and the simple pleasure of a glass of cold water.Af: En so eindig die dag, 'n dag van avontuur en lesse geleer, met vriende wat nog nader aan mekaar gegroei het.En: And so the day ends—a day of adventure and lessons learned, with friends growing even closer to one another. Vocabulary Words:clear: helderdecided: besluitcurious: nuuskierigpath: padpleasantly: lekkertelling jokes: grappies vertelthirsty: dorsshade: skaduweegrass: grassigh: sugbackpack: rugsaknothing: nikscafé: kafeestreet: straatpleasantly cool: lekker koelbottles: bottelsice-cold: yskouerefreshes: verfrishydrated: gehidreermentions: noemnods in agreement: knik instemmenddelicious: heerlikemeal: eterestaurant: restaurantslowly sets: stadig ondergaanvalue: waardepreparation: voorbereidingsimple pleasure: eenvoudige genotends: eindiglessons learned: lesse geleer
