Die mede-aanbieder luister met die oorfone tydens die opnamesessie.

Mede-aanbieder means co-host or co-presenter.

It is made up of:

• mede- = co-
• aanbieder = presenter / host

The hyphen is standard in Afrikaans with many words that begin with mede-. It helps show the parts of the word clearly.

So:

• aanbieder = host/presenter
• mede-aanbieder = co-host

In Afrikaans, die is the normal definite article, meaning the.

It is used for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all genders

So unlike English, where nouns do not change article by gender anyway, and unlike languages such as German or French, Afrikaans keeps things simple: die works in many situations.

In this sentence:

• die mede-aanbieder = the co-host
• die oorfone = the headphones
• die opnamesessie = the recording session

Not exactly.

• luister = listen
• hoor = hear

That is the same distinction English makes:

• listen = pay attention to sound
• hear = perceive sound

Examples:

• Ek luister na die radio. = I listen to the radio.
• Ek hoor die radio. = I hear the radio.

So in your sentence, luister shows an active action: the co-host is listening.

This is a very common learner question.

Afrikaans often uses luister na when you say what someone is listening to.

For example:

• Sy luister na musiek. = She listens to music.
• Hulle luister na die aanbieder. = They listen to the presenter.

But in your sentence, the phrase after luister is not the thing being listened to. It is:

• met die oorfone = with/using the headphones

That tells you how the person is listening, not what they are listening to.

So:

• luister na iets = listen to something
• luister met iets = listen with something / using something

Met die oorfone means with the headphones or more naturally in English, using the headphones.

Here:

• met = with
• oorfone = headphones

So the phrase tells you the instrument or means used for listening.

A natural English translation might be:

• The co-host listens with the headphones during the recording session.
• or more idiomatically: The co-host listens using the headphones during the recording session.

Oorfone is normally plural, meaning headphones.

Related forms:

• oor = ear
• foon = phone
• oorfone = headphones / earphones, depending on context

In everyday use, oorfone often refers to something worn on or in the ears for listening.

If you are learning vocabulary, it is useful to remember that English headphones/earphones may both sometimes be covered by oorfone depending on context.

Tydens means during.

It is a preposition used before a noun phrase.

In your sentence:

• tydens die opnamesessie = during the recording session

More examples:

• tydens die klas = during class
• tydens die vergadering = during the meeting
• tydens die vakansie = during the holiday

So it introduces a time expression.

Opnamesessie means recording session.

It is a compound noun:

• opname = recording
• sessie = session

Afrikaans forms many nouns by joining smaller words together into one compound word, just as English often does with expressions like recording session, classroom, or newspaper.

So:

• opname
  • sessie → opnamesessie

This is a very common feature of Afrikaans vocabulary.

That is a normal and natural position in Afrikaans.

The sentence structure here is:

• Die mede-aanbieder = subject
• luister = verb
• met die oorfone = manner/instrument
• tydens die opnamesessie = time phrase

Afrikaans often places extra information such as manner, place, or time after the verb. The time phrase at the end sounds perfectly natural.

You can also move it for emphasis:

• Tydens die opnamesessie luister die mede-aanbieder met die oorfone.

When you move something to the front in a main clause, the verb still stays in the second position. That is an important Afrikaans word-order rule.

You can translate it literally, but the most natural English may vary a bit.

A close translation is:

• The co-host listens with the headphones during the recording session.

A slightly more natural English version might be:

• The co-host listens using the headphones during the recording session.
• During the recording session, the co-host listens on the headphones.

So the Afrikaans is straightforward, but English may choose a slightly different preposition depending on context.

Then you would usually add na.

For example:

• Die mede-aanbieder luister na die klank met die oorfone tydens die opnamesessie. = The co-host listens to the audio with the headphones during the recording session.

Or:

• Die mede-aanbieder luister na die opname. = The co-host listens to the recording.

So remember:

• luister by itself = listen
• luister na
  • object = listen to something