Lien se lankstaanskoene - Derick van der Walt:
Hoofstuk/ Afrikaans Explanation English Explanation
Chapter
Voorspel 'n Voorspel is 'n proloog en gee die agtergrond van die Voorspel means predicted, it is the prologue and gives the
storie. Dit is 'n verduideling vir die karakters se optrede. background to the story. It gives an explanation toe the
Dit prikkel jou belangstelling. characters actions. It gets you interested.
'n Man sit en kyk kassette en glimlag terwyl hy daarna A man is sitting and watching video's and he smiles while he
kyk. Die kassette het geen klank nie. is watching. The video's don't have any sound.
Die kasset wys 'n jong dogtertjie wat haasbek is wat in die The video shows a little girl, who doesn't have teeth, playing
swembad speel met haar opblaaseendjie . Daar is 'n in the swimming pool with a blow up duck. There is a little
seuntjie wat agter twee hondjies aan hardloop en gaan boy that s chasing two dogs and then goes to wee in the pool.
piepie in die swembad. Die dogtertjie gil terwyl die The little girls screams because the boy is weeing in the pool.
seuntjie piepie. Daar is 'n man wat staan en braai. There is also a man that is braai-ing.
Die kasset is van toe Lien en Braam jonger was. Dit wys The video is of Lien and Braam when they were younger. The
'n kontras van hoe dinge was en hoe dit nou is video shows a contrast of how things were and how they are
now.
Hoofstuk Lien ken haar ma se ritueel van wyn skink, dit wys dat Lien knows her mom's ritual of pouring wine and this shows
1 - Geel haar ma baie wyn drink. that her mom drinks a lot of wine.
en Geel en gelukkig-dronk, sy is afhangklink van wyn, die Geel en gelukkig-drunk, she is depends on wine toe make her
gelukkig wyn maak haar gelukkig. Geel verwys aan haar lewer en happy. Geel refers to her liver and what colour it is when you
watter kleur dit is as jy drink. drink.
Die ma sorg nie vir haar kinders nie, ma is 'n alkolis. Lien The mom doesn't look after her kids and she is a alcoholic.
vervul haar ma se rol en maak Braam se broek reg. Lien fulfills her moms role and fixes Braam's pants.
Lien luister na Norah Jones se musiek en die lirieke Lien listens to Norah Jones' music and the lyrics describe how
beskryf hoe sy voel. she feels.
Lien sê "ek haat jou" wat dalk aan haar pa gedirek is, wie Lien says "I hate you" which is probably being directed at her
nie in die prent is nie. dad who isn't in the picture.
Hoofstuk Wouter is Lien se beste vriend, haar enigste vriend wat Wouter is Lien's best friend and is her only friend. Wouter has
2 - Jou ook al net 'n jaar soos Lien by die skool is. also only been at this school for just over 'n jaar, like Lien.
standaard Lien het nogsteeds nie aan die skool gewond geraak nie en Lien still hasn't gotten used to this school even though she has
skoolnom sy was al meer as 'n jaar daar. Lien spandeer baie tyd op been there for over a year. Lien spends a lot of time by herself
mertjie haar eie by die skool. Lien gaan dan biblioteek toe waar and then Lien goes to the library where she searches different
sy skuil dan gaan soek Lien lande op die rekenaars soos countries on the internet like Japan and Prague, where she one
Japan en Praag waarheen sy eendag wil gaan. Lien is baie day wants to go. Lien is very lonely and people don't take
eensaam en mense sien haar nie raak nie. notice of her.
Tannie Bets wat in die selfde woonstel as Lien bly het vir Tannie Bets, who lives in the same apartment block as Lien,
Lien werk by 'n koffie winkel gekry. Lien soek werk want got Lien a job at a coffee shop. Lien needs a job because their
hulle geldsake is sleg. financials aren't good.
Mister MacMillan is Lien se Engels meneer en sy hou baie Mr MacMillan is Lien's English teacher and is her favourite.
van hom. In Lewensoriëntering moet hulle 'n beroep neer In LO the students had to write down a career that they are
skryf wat hulle in belang stel, Lien kies prokureur want dit interested in. Lien wrote down lawyer because that was
was nog altyd die plan maar sy is nie meer seker daaroor always the plan but now she isn't sure anymore because she
nie, sy wil net hier weg. Meneer Bruwer sit hulle in just wants to leave. Mr Bruwer put them in groups of who
groepies van die selfde beroep gekies het en Lien beland chose the same careers and Lien got stuck with Miemie Spies,
met Miemie Spies, Sally Swanepoel en Hein Venter. Sally Swanepoel and Hein Venter.
Hoofstuk Lien se ma(Christien Jooste) luister na baie musiek, Kakofonie-cacophony, lots of sounds.
3 - 'n klassiek musiek. Christien was altyd 'n mooi vrou maar sy Christien Jooste, Lien's mom, listens to music and classic
Kakofoni het laat gaan en nou lyk sy slordig. Christien het altyd baie music a lot. Christien was always a beautiful woman but she
e van mooi klavier gespeel maar sy speel nie meer nie en sy wil has let herself go and looks sloppy. Christien used to play the
klanke niks daarvan weet nie. As Lien haar vra om te speel skut piano but she doesn't play anymore and is not interested
sy haar kop. anymore. When Lien asks her to play, she says no.
Die koffie winkel waar Lien werk is genoem Malie se The coffee shop where Lien works is called Malie's Garden.
Tuin. Die plek is vol blomme en is bekend as 'n The shop is full of flowers and is known for a hang out place
uithangplek vir die ou mense en die ouetehuis. Die ou for old people and for the old age home. The pensioners get
mense kry Dinsdae en Donderdae 'n 20% afslag. 20% discount on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tant Malie(Mevrou Dry) het baie reëls, reël nommer 1: Mrs Dry has lots of rule, rule number 1: Everything must go
Alles moet glad verloop en ons kliënte se belange kom smoothly and the clients needs come first. Rule number 2:
eerste. Reël nommer 2: Jy moet altyd vriendelik wees, jy You must always be friendly, you must be patient and as soon
moet geduldig wees en sodra kliënte instap moet jy hulle as a client walks in you must immediately escort them to a
dadelik na 'n tafel neem en hulle 'n spyskaart gee. Jy moet table and give them a menu. You must also tell the clients
Hoofstuk/ Afrikaans Explanation English Explanation
Chapter
Voorspel 'n Voorspel is 'n proloog en gee die agtergrond van die Voorspel means predicted, it is the prologue and gives the
storie. Dit is 'n verduideling vir die karakters se optrede. background to the story. It gives an explanation toe the
Dit prikkel jou belangstelling. characters actions. It gets you interested.
'n Man sit en kyk kassette en glimlag terwyl hy daarna A man is sitting and watching video's and he smiles while he
kyk. Die kassette het geen klank nie. is watching. The video's don't have any sound.
Die kasset wys 'n jong dogtertjie wat haasbek is wat in die The video shows a little girl, who doesn't have teeth, playing
swembad speel met haar opblaaseendjie . Daar is 'n in the swimming pool with a blow up duck. There is a little
seuntjie wat agter twee hondjies aan hardloop en gaan boy that s chasing two dogs and then goes to wee in the pool.
piepie in die swembad. Die dogtertjie gil terwyl die The little girls screams because the boy is weeing in the pool.
seuntjie piepie. Daar is 'n man wat staan en braai. There is also a man that is braai-ing.
Die kasset is van toe Lien en Braam jonger was. Dit wys The video is of Lien and Braam when they were younger. The
'n kontras van hoe dinge was en hoe dit nou is video shows a contrast of how things were and how they are
now.
Hoofstuk Lien ken haar ma se ritueel van wyn skink, dit wys dat Lien knows her mom's ritual of pouring wine and this shows
1 - Geel haar ma baie wyn drink. that her mom drinks a lot of wine.
en Geel en gelukkig-dronk, sy is afhangklink van wyn, die Geel en gelukkig-drunk, she is depends on wine toe make her
gelukkig wyn maak haar gelukkig. Geel verwys aan haar lewer en happy. Geel refers to her liver and what colour it is when you
watter kleur dit is as jy drink. drink.
Die ma sorg nie vir haar kinders nie, ma is 'n alkolis. Lien The mom doesn't look after her kids and she is a alcoholic.
vervul haar ma se rol en maak Braam se broek reg. Lien fulfills her moms role and fixes Braam's pants.
Lien luister na Norah Jones se musiek en die lirieke Lien listens to Norah Jones' music and the lyrics describe how
beskryf hoe sy voel. she feels.
Lien sê "ek haat jou" wat dalk aan haar pa gedirek is, wie Lien says "I hate you" which is probably being directed at her
nie in die prent is nie. dad who isn't in the picture.
Hoofstuk Wouter is Lien se beste vriend, haar enigste vriend wat Wouter is Lien's best friend and is her only friend. Wouter has
2 - Jou ook al net 'n jaar soos Lien by die skool is. also only been at this school for just over 'n jaar, like Lien.
standaard Lien het nogsteeds nie aan die skool gewond geraak nie en Lien still hasn't gotten used to this school even though she has
skoolnom sy was al meer as 'n jaar daar. Lien spandeer baie tyd op been there for over a year. Lien spends a lot of time by herself
mertjie haar eie by die skool. Lien gaan dan biblioteek toe waar and then Lien goes to the library where she searches different
sy skuil dan gaan soek Lien lande op die rekenaars soos countries on the internet like Japan and Prague, where she one
Japan en Praag waarheen sy eendag wil gaan. Lien is baie day wants to go. Lien is very lonely and people don't take
eensaam en mense sien haar nie raak nie. notice of her.
Tannie Bets wat in die selfde woonstel as Lien bly het vir Tannie Bets, who lives in the same apartment block as Lien,
Lien werk by 'n koffie winkel gekry. Lien soek werk want got Lien a job at a coffee shop. Lien needs a job because their
hulle geldsake is sleg. financials aren't good.
Mister MacMillan is Lien se Engels meneer en sy hou baie Mr MacMillan is Lien's English teacher and is her favourite.
van hom. In Lewensoriëntering moet hulle 'n beroep neer In LO the students had to write down a career that they are
skryf wat hulle in belang stel, Lien kies prokureur want dit interested in. Lien wrote down lawyer because that was
was nog altyd die plan maar sy is nie meer seker daaroor always the plan but now she isn't sure anymore because she
nie, sy wil net hier weg. Meneer Bruwer sit hulle in just wants to leave. Mr Bruwer put them in groups of who
groepies van die selfde beroep gekies het en Lien beland chose the same careers and Lien got stuck with Miemie Spies,
met Miemie Spies, Sally Swanepoel en Hein Venter. Sally Swanepoel and Hein Venter.
Hoofstuk Lien se ma(Christien Jooste) luister na baie musiek, Kakofonie-cacophony, lots of sounds.
3 - 'n klassiek musiek. Christien was altyd 'n mooi vrou maar sy Christien Jooste, Lien's mom, listens to music and classic
Kakofoni het laat gaan en nou lyk sy slordig. Christien het altyd baie music a lot. Christien was always a beautiful woman but she
e van mooi klavier gespeel maar sy speel nie meer nie en sy wil has let herself go and looks sloppy. Christien used to play the
klanke niks daarvan weet nie. As Lien haar vra om te speel skut piano but she doesn't play anymore and is not interested
sy haar kop. anymore. When Lien asks her to play, she says no.
Die koffie winkel waar Lien werk is genoem Malie se The coffee shop where Lien works is called Malie's Garden.
Tuin. Die plek is vol blomme en is bekend as 'n The shop is full of flowers and is known for a hang out place
uithangplek vir die ou mense en die ouetehuis. Die ou for old people and for the old age home. The pensioners get
mense kry Dinsdae en Donderdae 'n 20% afslag. 20% discount on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tant Malie(Mevrou Dry) het baie reëls, reël nommer 1: Mrs Dry has lots of rule, rule number 1: Everything must go
Alles moet glad verloop en ons kliënte se belange kom smoothly and the clients needs come first. Rule number 2:
eerste. Reël nommer 2: Jy moet altyd vriendelik wees, jy You must always be friendly, you must be patient and as soon
moet geduldig wees en sodra kliënte instap moet jy hulle as a client walks in you must immediately escort them to a
dadelik na 'n tafel neem en hulle 'n spyskaart gee. Jy moet table and give them a menu. You must also tell the clients
