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1L Basic Greetings Flashcards

1
Q

Hallo, my naam is Pieter (Hello my naahm ös Pee-ter)

A

Hello, my name is Peter

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Wat is jou naam? ( vaht is yo nahm)

Injouatmosfeer.
Inyouratmosphere.

A

What is your name?

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My naam is Zani.

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My name is Zani

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4
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Dis gaaf om

jou te ontmoet (Dis hahf ohm yo te ohnt-moot)

A

It’s nice… you(r).

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Jou ook (yo ooehk)

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You too (you as object)

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Hallo

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

A

Hi/Hello informal

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7
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Dis

Dis (Dit is) nie so moeilik om Afrikaans te leer nie.

Usage notes

Ditisis commonly contracted todis, both in speech and writing:Dis ‘n huis.

A

It’s

[Referring to context rather than real object or nonpersonal singular object]

It is not so difficult to learn Afrikaans

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8
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gaaf (hahf)

A

nice

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9
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om jou te ontmoet (ohm yo tə ohntmöt)

A

to meet you

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10
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Wat …?

A

What….?

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11
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is Af

A

is En

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12
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Goeie Dag! (Hoyeh dach)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

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Good day (late morning to early evening)

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13
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Jy (yie)

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You (informal subject)

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14
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Jou (yo)

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You (object pronoun) or your possessive

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15
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ontmoet

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meet

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16
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Dit so gaaf wees (dit so hoe’ vee-ehs)

dit(possessivesy)

it,this,that(subject and object)

referring to the context

Ditlyk baie moeilik.Itseems very difficult.

referring to something seen or heard in the real world

Ditis ’n huis.―Thisis a house.

referring to non-personal singular nouns

Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek hetditnog nie gelees nie.She gave me the book, but I haven’t readityet

A

That would be nice.

referring to the context

17
Q

Hello (informal, phone) Af

A

Hello (En) (phone)

18
Q

Hello, kan ek met Anna praat?

A

Hello, may I speak to Anna

19
Q

Dit is vir jou

Ditisis commonly contracted todis, both in speech and writing:Dis ‘n huis.

dit(possessivesy)

it,this,that(subject and object)

referring to the context

Ditlyk baie moeilik.Itseems very difficult.

referring to something seen or heard in the real world

Ditis ’n huis.―Thisis a house.

referring to non-personal singular nouns

Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek hetditnog nie gelees nie.She gave me the book, but I haven’t readityet

A

This is for you (object pronoun)

referring to something seen or heard in the real world

20
Q

Jy is lank

A

You are tall. (Subject pronoun)

21
Q

Jy het ‘n mooie naam

A

You have a pretty name

22
Q

Sy naam is John

A

His name is John

An exception to the previous rule is the 3rd person singular masculine or neuter, where Afrikaans clearly distinguishes betweenhom(him) andsy(his). Likewise, the neuter pronoundit(it, subject or object) is distinguished from the possessivesy(its), and the termhycan emphatically be used to describe inanimate objects in the same way as the feminine in English, such as in theRooibaardhot sauce brand’s slogan“hy brand mooi rooi”(“He burns beautifully red”), referring to its product’s intense spice.

23
Q

Kom ons ..

A

Let us..

24
Q

Ons het mekaar voor drie maande ontmoet (ohns heht meh-core four dree mohndə ohntmöt)

A

We met 3 months ago.

25
Q

Gaan jy ook op vakantie (hahn yie ooehk ohp vah-kahn-tsee?)

A

Are you also going on vacation?

26
Q

Ek praat ook Engels

A

I also speak English

27
Q

om

..te

A

to (for infinitive)

28
Q

Goeie môre (Hoyeh morə)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

A

Good morning (formal)

29
Q

Goeie middag (Hoyeh middach)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

A

Good afternoon (formal)

30
Q

Goeie naand (Hoyeh nahnt)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

A

Good evening (formal)

31
Q

Goed (höt)

A

good

32
Q

totsiens (tœt seens)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

A

goodbye (formal)

33
Q

Lekker dag (leh’ker dach)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

If you’re visiting South Africa any time soon, it’s useful to know a few turns of phrase to help you along the way. Lekker [lek-uh] is a widely used term indicating that something… ‘great’ or … ‘nice’. For example, ‘The food was lekker’, or ‘We had a lekker day…Sep 26, 2019

A

Goodbye (nice day) (friends and family)

34
Q

Baai (bī)

https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4

A

Bye (informal)

35
Q

dit(possessivesy) (3)

referring to the context

Ditlyk baie moeilik.Itseems very difficult.

referring to something seen or heard in the real world

Ditis ’n huis.―Thisis a house.

referring to non-personal singular nouns

Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek hetditnog nie gelees nie.She gave me the book, but I haven’t readityet.

Usage notes

Ditisis commonly contracted todis, both in speech and writing:Dis ‘n huis.

A

it,this,that(subject and object)

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