Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans:
A Warehouse Reunion: How an Accidental Hero Forged New Bonds Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Af: Die middagson skyn deur gebreekte vensters en laat stofdeeltjies dans in die lug van die ou pakhuis.
En: The afternoon sun shines through broken windows and makes dust particles dance in the air of the old warehouse.
Af: Dit was stil, net die sagte kraak van die roesige staalbalkies kon gehoor word.
En: It was quiet, only the soft creak of the rusty steel beams could be heard.
Af: Riaan sit op 'n ou houtkrat, sy oë getrek na 'n kaartjie in sy hand.
En: Riaan sits on an old wooden crate, his eyes drawn to a card in his hand.
Af: Die woord "Gelukkige Paasfees" glimlag na hom vanaf die eenvoudige groetkaartjie.
En: The words "Happy Easter" smile at him from the simple greeting card.
Af: Dit was nie veel nie, maar sy hoop was dat dit 'n begin sou wees.
En: It wasn't much, but his hope was that it would be a beginning.
Af: Riaan het lank geworstel met sy afgesondering.
En: Riaan had long struggled with his isolation.
Af: Die ongeluk jare gelede het hom uit die boubedryf gedwing, en die gedruis van klopmasjiene het plek gemaak vir die stilte wat hy nou omarm het.
En: The accident years ago had forced him out of the construction industry, and the noise of jackhammers had given way to the silence he now embraced.
Af: Maar een ding het in hom geknaag—die verlore verhouding met sy suster, Elsa.
En: But one thing gnawed at him—the lost relationship with his sister, Elsa.
Af: In sy gedagtes sweef daar herinneringe van hul kinderdae, Paasfees-eiers wat in die tuin weggesteek was, en die klanke van lag.
En: In his thoughts, memories of their childhood floated by, Easter eggs hidden in the garden, and the sounds of laughter.
Af: Hy verlang daarna om hierdie herinneringe weer met Elsa te deel.
En: He longed to share these memories with Elsa again.
Af: Daarom het hy besluit om haar te ontmoet in hierdie pakhuis, ver van die wêreld se bedrukkende besigakeid af.
En: That's why he decided to meet her in this warehouse, far from the world's oppressive hustle and bustle.
Af: Net toe Riaan sy moed bymekaarskraap om alles wat hy wou sê te oefen, bars Elsa by die deur in.
En: Just as Riaan gathered his courage to practice everything he wanted to say, Elsa burst through the door.
Af: Haar gesig was 'n mengelmoes van verrassing en vreugde, maar maklik kon Riaan die spanning daar agter raaksien.
En: Her face was a mix of surprise and joy, but Riaan could easily see the tension behind it.
Af: "Hoi, Elsa," sê hy en probeer sy stem ferm hou.
En: "Hi, Elsa," he says, trying to keep his voice steady.
Af: Hy reik die kaartjie na haar uit.
En: He reaches the card out to her.
Af: Sy glimlag, haar oë blinkend.
En: She smiles, her eyes glistening.
Af: Skielik ruk Elsa se lyf vooroor, en sy begin benoud aan haar keel krap.
En: Suddenly, Elsa's body jerks forward, and she anxiously starts scratching at her throat.
Af: Haar gesig word fluks rooi, en Riaan se hart slaan vinning in sy borskas.
En: Her face quickly turns red, and Riaan's heart pounds quickly in his chest.
Af: "Elsa, wat's verkeerd?" Hy haak sy hande om haar skouers, paniek begin hom omhels.
En: "Elsa, what's wrong?" He hooks his hands around her shoulders, panic starting to engulf him.
Af: Hy onthou hoe sy nooit teen sekere blomme bestand was nie.
En: He remembers how she was never resistant to certain...
