![]() (There is no infinitive in the above example.) E.g.: Die hond blaf nie.]Į.g.: Die man sal môre sy groente vinnig mark toe neem. NB: Because "nie" comes after verb 1, this means that if you have only one verb, you also have only one "nie". “nie” comes after verb 1 and at the very end. [If it is a negative sentence, you need to add the double-nie, and the word order becomes: Normally, a sentence follows the S v1TOMP v2I (pronounced "Stompie") rule. This doesn't change the letter inĪny way it is only used in place of italics to stress a word. The second a stressed, closed-syllable e. Means that you won't pronounce the e's as one long e, butįollowed by a long, open-syllable e. Ö) mean that it is the start of a new syllable, without the Indicates that the o is pronounced like an o in a It sounds pretty much like the “o” in “more” Stretched, flattened version of the e, so that it sounds likeĪ stretched version of the ordinary e, so that it's like the Papier || mooi, rooi || tooiings || deur, heuning || leeu, sneeu ||Ĭharacters, like the ^ on top of ô, ê, etc. Mistroostige landskap” a sad, dreary landscape.)Īlphabet: Diphthongs and Special Characters Usually falls on the first syllable, unless the consonants areĭoubled in one syllable, in which case the stress falls there. Occasionally you will come across a word where an iĪlways pronounced like the “i” in “little”, unless it's in a For those of you who know German (or any of the following German words), it's like the “a” in the ![]() In Dutch somewhat like the “a” in “late” or the “ai” inĪ : the closest sound in English is probably the "u" in "cut". “v” after vowels, diphthongs and the letter "r", and like the "w" in "water" (or the ł in Polish) after any other consonant If we want the English g-sound, we usually write it as Syllables (none of them are like “teleskoop” with regards to how In other words, if a syllable ends on a vowel, it is Syllable in “ water” is open, whereas the only syllable in The same, but in “ praat” there are two a's, whereas in “a” in “ praat” and “ water” are pronounced Need a long sound, we will have to double the vowel. ![]() This is because if a syllable is closed, but we Separate from “skoop” when the word is divided into syllables.īecause in some words, you'll notice we double a vowel, whereas in “Tele” has its own meaning, and is therefore kept It will be split into word parts, as well as syllables. For example:Ĭonsisting of more than one word, or meaningful part, in which case Other, in which case we'll split it in the middle. We split words into syllablesīefore a consonant, unless there are two consonants next to each Time, I hope to record some mp3s which will make learning the Grammar, or working through any reading pieces or dialogues yet. It's importantįor spelling and pronounciation, but you won't be learning any It's perhaps a bit like anĪppendix, except that it's at the start of the course. That you will enjoy the rest of this course! Het, en dat julle die res van hierdie kursus sal geniet!Īlready know a few things about South Africa. So! Nou weet julle alreeds 'n paar dinge oor Suid-Afrika. President is Jacob Zuma and the leading party is the ANC. Ons huidige president is Jacob Zuma en die leidende partei is die Second Boer War, South Africa has taken part in three wars. Sedert die tweede Boereoorlog het Suid-Afrika al in drie oorloë Northern Sotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Seswati andĪan ses lande: Namibië, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mosambiek, Swaziland en Lesotho.īorders on six countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho. Has eleven official languages: English, Afrikaans, Southern Sotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Seswati en Venda. The Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.Įlf amptelike tale: Engels, Afrikaans, Suid-Sotho, Noord-Sotho, Has nine provinces: Gauteng, the Northern, Western, and Eastern Cape, ![]() Vrystaat, KwaZulu-Natal, Noordwes, Mpumalanga en Limpopo. Nege provinsies: Gauteng, die Noord-, Wes-, en Oos-Kaap, die Of April 1652 Jan Van Riebeeck landed in South Africa. I am vegetarian / vegan / I don’t eat meat.Įk is vegetaries/veganis/Ek eet nie vleis nie.Het Jan Van Riebeeck in Suid-Afrika geland. Tafel vir een/twee/drie/gesin, asseblief? Table for one / two / three / family, please? This is my friend / father / mother / son / daughter If you’re travelling to South Africa, you will find this guide indispensable.īe sure to share this guide with everyone that you know is visiting South Africa. This is a phrase translation guide from Afrikaans to English. During this period, it was adapted to replace Dutch as it’s written form by a nationalist movement. Afrikaans was purely a spoken language right up until the eighteen hundreds. ![]()
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