Finding the True Gift of Christmas at V&A Waterfront

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Finding the True Gift of Christmas at V&A Waterfront

FluentFiction - Afrikaans

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Finding the True Gift of Christmas at V&A Waterfront

Fluent Fiction - Afrikaans: Finding the True Gift of Christmas at V&A Waterfront
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Story Transcript:

Af: Verlede lente was die V&A Waterfront vol kleurvolle Kersversierings en vrolike feesvierders.
En: Last spring, the V&A Waterfront was full of colorful Christmas decorations and merry festival-goers.

Af: Elmarie en Jaco het deur die skare beweeg, elkeen met hul eie idee van hoe die Kersaankope moes verloop.
En: Elmarie and Jaco moved through the crowd, each with their own idea of how the Christmas shopping should proceed.

Af: Elmarie, 'n vrou van lyste en voornemens, het 'n bondel in haar hand gedraai.
En: Elmarie, a woman of lists and intentions, was twirling a bundle in her hand.

Af: Elke jaar moes die Kersfees perfek wees.
En: Every year, Christmas had to be perfect.

Af: "Ek moet net al die geskenke van my lysie kry," het sy gesê terwyl sy op haar telefoon geskarrel het om die volgende winkel se ligging te bekyk.
En: "I just need to get all the gifts from my list," she said while scrambling on her phone to check the location of the next store.

Af: Jaco, reeds met 'n glas koeldrank in sy hand, het laggend na sy suster gekyk.
En: Jaco, already with a glass of soda in his hand, laughed at his sister.

Af: "Elmarie, ontspan tog 'n bietjie.
En: "Elmarie, relax a bit.

Af: Kersfees gaan oor pret en saam wees.
En: Christmas is about fun and being together."

Af: "Sy het egter bloot haar oë gerol.
En: She simply rolled her eyes.

Af: "Jy verstaan dit nie.
En: "You don’t understand.

Af: Ek het nie tyd om te mors nie.
En: I don’t have time to waste."

Af: "Hulle het by 'n speelgoedwinkel ingeloop, so vol dat daar skaars plek was om 'n karretjie te draai.
En: They walked into a toy store, so full that there was hardly room to turn a cart.

Af: Elmarie het dadelik in aksie gespring.
En: Elmarie sprang into action immediately.

Af: Haar oë was vasgenael op die poppe en blokkies, maar toe gebeur die ondenkbare.
En: Her eyes were glued to the dolls and blocks, but then the unthinkable happened.

Af: Haar lysie was weg.
En: Her list was gone.

Af: Paniek het in haar oë geflits.
En: Panic flashed in her eyes.

Af: "Ek het dit verloor!
En: "I lost it!"

Af: " roep sy.
En: she exclaimed.

Af: Elmarie het wild om haarself begin kyk, hoopvol om die papierflentertjie op die grond te sien.
En: Elmarie started looking around frantically, hoping to see the scrap of paper on the ground.

Af: "Dis nie die einde van die wêreld nie," het Jaco probeer kalmeer.
En: "It's not the end of the world," Jaco tried to calm her.

Af: "Kom ons drink 'n bietjie koffie.
En: "Let's have some coffee.

Af: Dalk help dit jou om te kalmeer en ons kan verder beplan.
En: Maybe it'll help you relax, and we can plan further."

Af: "Na 'n sug van frustrasie het Elmarie uiteindelik ingestem.
En: After a sigh of frustration, Elmarie finally agreed.

Af: By die waterfront kafee het hulle gaan sit met 'n uitsig oor die water en 'n skitterende Kersparade in die verte.
En: They sat at the waterfront café with a view over the water and a sparkling Christmas parade in the distance.

Af: Die feeagtige liggies en vrolike musiek het die spanning in Elmarie se skouers laat sak.
En: The fairy lights and cheerful music eased the tension in Elmarie's shoulders.

Af: Vir die eerste keer het sy weer diep asemgehaal.
En:...