Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Rescue on Table Mountain: A Tale of Friendship and Adventure
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Story Transcript:

Af: Op 'n helder sonnige oggend het Schalk en Marelize besluit om 'n staptoer op Tafelberg aan te pak.
En: On a bright sunny morning, Schalk and Marelize decided to tackle a hike on Table Mountain.

Af: Hulle was avontuurlustig en gretig om die pragtige uitsigte te sien.
En: They were adventurous and eager to see the beautiful views.

Af: Die berg was hoog en steil, maar hulle was gereed.
En: The mountain was high and steep, but they were ready.

Af: Hulle het vroeg begin, met rugsaakke vol kos en water.
En: They started early, with backpacks full of food and water.

Af: Die pad was rotsagtig, maar die uitsigte oor Kaapstad en die oseaan was asemrowend.
En: The path was rocky, but the views over Cape Town and the ocean were breathtaking.

Af: Marelize het haar kamera geneem om foto's te neem.
En: Marelize had brought her camera to take pictures.

Af: Skielik het Schalk op 'n los rots getrap.
En: Suddenly, Schalk stepped on a loose rock.

Af: "Ai!
En: "Ouch!"

Af: " het hy uitgeroep.
En: he exclaimed.

Af: Hy het seergemaak en kon nie sy voet beweeg nie.
En: He was hurt and couldn't move his foot.

Af: "Ek dink ek het my enkel geswik," het hy gesê.
En: "I think I twisted my ankle," he said.

Af: Marelize het haar sak neergesit en na Schalk gegaan.
En: Marelize put down her bag and went to Schalk.

Af: Sy het sy enkel ondersoek.
En: She examined his ankle.

Af: Dit was alreeds geswel.
En: It was already swollen.

Af: "Jy moet sit en rus," het sy gesê.
En: "You need to sit and rest," she said.

Af: Hulle het 'n skaduwee gevind waar Schalk kon sit.
En: They found some shade where Schalk could sit.

Af: Marelize het na Schalk se gesig gekyk.
En: Marelize looked at Schalk's face.

Af: "Ek sal hulp gaan kry," het sy gesê terwyl sy haar selfoon uitgehaal het.
En: "I'll go get help," she said while taking out her cell phone.

Af: Ongelukkig was daar geen sein op die berg nie.
En: Unfortunately, there was no signal on the mountain.

Af: Sy het kortpad gedink en 'n besluit geneem.
En: She thought quickly and made a decision.

Af: "Ek sal afhardloop na die naaste noodtelefoon," het sy gesê.
En: "I'll run down to the nearest emergency phone," she said.

Af: Schalk het ingestem.
En: Schalk agreed.

Af: Marelize het vinnig afgesit, vinnig maar veilig.
En: Marelize took off quickly, fast but safely.

Af: Sy het die pad wat hulle gevolg het, teruggekyk om seker te maak sy onthou waar Schalk sit.
En: She looked back at the path they had followed to make sure she remembered where Schalk was sitting.

Af: Nadat sy 'n rukkie gehardloop het, het sy die noodtelefoon bereik.
En: After running for a while, she reached the emergency phone.

Af: Sy het vinnig na hulp gevra.
En: She quickly called for help.

Af: Die reddingspan was vinnig daar, en hulle het saam met Marelize teruggestap na Schalk.
En: The rescue team arrived promptly, and they hiked back to Schalk with Marelize.

Af: Hulle het Schalk op 'n draagbaar gesit en hom versigtig na die voet van die berg geneem.
En: They placed Schalk on a stretcher and carefully took him down to the foot of the mountain.

Af: By die voet van Tafelberg het die ambulans gewag.
En: An ambulance was waiting at the base of Table Mountain.

Af: Schalk was dankbaar vir Marelize se vinnige denke en die hulp van die reddingspan.
En: Schalk was grateful for Marelize’s quick thinking and the help of the rescue team.

Af: By die hospitaal het die dokter gesê dat Schalk se enkel net geswik was.
En: At the hospital, the doctor said that Schalk's ankle was only sprained.

Af: Hy sou binne 'n paar weke reg wees.
En: He would be fine in a few weeks.

Af: "Dankie, Marelize," het Schalk gesê.
En: "Thank you, Marelize," Schalk said.

Af: "Jy het my regtig gehelp.
En: "You really helped me."

Af: "Marelize het geglimlag.
En: Marelize smiled.

Af: "Dis wat vriende doen," het sy gesê.
En: "That's what friends are for," she said.

Af: Hulle het teruggedink aan die avontuurlike dag op Tafelberg, en hoe hulle saam die uitdaging oorwin het.
En: They thought back to the adventurous day on Table Mountain and how they had overcome the challenge together.

Af: In die dae wat gevolg het, het Schalk se enkel stadig begin herstel.
En: In the days that followed, Schalk's ankle slowly started to heal.

Af: Marelize het hom gereeld kom kuier en hulle het oor nuwe avonture gedroom.
En: Marelize visited him regularly, and they dreamed of new adventures.

Af: Die stap op Tafelberg het hulle vriendskap sterker gemaak, en hulle was dankbaar vir elke geleentheid om saam die lewe se uitdagings aan te pak.
En: The hike on Table Mountain had strengthened their friendship, and they were grateful for every opportunity to face life's challenges together.


Vocabulary Words:

• bright: helder
• sunny: sonnige
• decided: besluit
• tackle: aan te pak
• adventurous: avontuurlustig
• eager: gretig
• steep: steil
• backpacks: rugsaakke
• rocky: rotsagtig
• breathtaking: asemrowend
• loose: los
• exclaimed: uitgeroep
• twisted: geswik
• examined: ondersoek
• swollen: geswel
• rest: rus
• shade: skaduwee
• face: gesig
• unfortunately: ongelukkig
• signal: sein
• emergency phone: noodtelefoon
• rescue team: reddingspan
• stretcher: draagbaar
• ambulance: ambulans
• grateful: dankbaar
• quick thinking: vinnige denke
• sprained: geswik
• overcome: oorwin
• heal: herstel
• challenging: uitdagende