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Afrikaans
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Copyright 2005
Contents
Language Note 3
Alphabet & Pronunciation 4
Vocabulary 6
Afrikaans- English Dictionary 8
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Language note
Afrikaans
- previously known asCape Dutch or Kitchen DutchHistory
The language Afrikaans has its roots in seventeenth century Dutch but it has been influenced by many languages including: English, Malay, German, Portuguese, French and some African languages. Up until the 19th century Afrikaans acted only as the spoken language and Dutch was used as the formal and written language. On 14 August 1875 the GRA, an organization that promoted the Afrikaans language, was formed by Rev. S.J. Du Toit. The first complete translation of the Bible into Afrikaans was made in 1933. According toAct 8 of 1925 of South Africa it became the official language (incorporated into Dutch) together with
English. The language was promoted alongside Afrikaner nationalism after 1948 and played an important role in minority white rule in Apartheid South Africa. With the new constitution of South Africa (1996) it was again accepted as one of the official languages of South Africa. It is important to note that Afrikaans is spoken by all races and ethnic groups in South Africa and much has been done in recent years to promote varieties of this language that were suppressed during the years of Apartheid.
CLASSIFICATION:
Family: Indo-European Group: Germanic
Subgroup: West Germanic
VARIETIES: Eastern Cape Afrikaans (Oosgrensafrikaans - which became Standard
Afrikaans), Cape Afrikaans (Kaapse Afrikaans) and Orange River Afrikaans (Oranjerivierafrikaans).
Speakers
Around 5 811 547 people use Afrikaans as their home language in South Africa. The language is also spoken in the Republic of Namibia.
Alphabet
Pronunciation Guide
Example of use in Afrikaans placed in brackets.
a - as u in cup (kap)
aa - as u in cup but longer like ah (daad) aai - as y in why (laai)
ae - as u in dust but longer like ah, followed by article a (dae) b - similar to b in English
c - as k in kitten (Calvinis) c - as s in size (celcius)
ch - guttural sound like ch in loch (chemie) ch - as k in kitten (chloor) ch/sj - as sh in shot (China/Sjina) d - as d in donkey (daar) d - as t in hat (bed) e - as ee in deer (edel) e - as e in hen (ken) e - as e in angel (bevat) ê - as ai in hair (hê)
ee - as ee in deer (een)
eë/ië - as ea in fear, pronounced as two sounds (leër/skiër) eeu - as ew in few (leeu)
ei - as ay in play (seil)
eu - as ee in deer with lips pouted (deur) eu - as ew in few (euforie)
f - similar to f in English
g - gutteral sound like ch in loch (geld) gh - as g in golf (gholf) h - similar to h in English i - as e in angel (sit) ie - as ee in breed (dier) ie - as i in sick (siek) j - as y in you (jaar) kn - as c in cat + n in no (knoop) ng - as ng in sing (vang)
o - as oo in loot followed by rapid w with pouted lips (bode) o - as oo in loot, but shorter (euforie)
o - as o in fort but shorter (oggend) o - as oy in boy (potjie)
ô - as au in cause (môre) oe - as oo in loot (voer)
oe - asoo in loot, but shorter (voet) oë - as oe in doer (vermoë)
oei - as ooey in phooey but preceded with rapid w (koei) oo - as oo in loot followed by rapid w with pouted lips (soom) ooi - as oi in oil but preceded with rapid w (strooi)
ou - as oa in coat (hout) p - similar to p in English
r - as r in very, but lightly rolled (duiker) r - strongly rolled r, almost Scots (rooi) s - similar to s in English
t - similar to t in English tj - as ch in chunk (tjank)
u - as i in sick with lips pouted (u)
ui - as ay in play but longer with pouted lips (lui)
uie - as aye in player but longer with pouted lips (beduie) uu - as ee in breed but with lips pouted (duur)
v - as f in fun (vul)
w - as w in sweep (swem) w - as v in visit (water) y - as ay in play (yster) z - similar to z in English
General Words and Phrases
Greeting
Hello - Hallo
Good afternoon - Goeiemiddag Good evening - Goeienaand
Good day (sir/madam/ladies and gentlemen/Jan) - Goeiedag (meneer/mevrou/dames en here/Jan)
How are you? - Hoe gaan dit met jou? (More respectful: Hoe gaan dit met u?) I am fine. - Dit gaan goed met my.
Fine, thank you. - Goed dankie. Goodbye - Totsiens
Nice to meet you. - Aangename kennis. Good luck - Voorspoed
Have a safe journey. - Veilige reis.
Expressions
yes - ja no - nee
please - asseblief thank you - dankie help - help
danger - gevaar
emergency - noodgeval excuse me - verskoon my I am sorry. - Ek is jammer. I love you. - Ek is lief vir jou.
Questions / sentences
Do you accept (credit cards/traveler's cheques)? - Aanvaar u (kredietkaarte/reisigerstjeks)? How much is this? - Hoeveel kos dit?
I want ... - Ek wil ... hê.
I'm looking for ... - Ek is opsoek na ... What are you doing? - Wat doen jy? What is that? - Wat is dit daardie? What is the time? - Hoe laat is dit? What is this? - Wat is dit?
Where are you going? - Waarheen gaan jy? Where is ...? - Waar is ...?
(bank - bank / doctor - dokter / dentist - tandarts / garage - motorhawe / hotel - hotel / pharmacy apteek / police station polisiestasie / post office poskantoor / railway station -spoorwegstasie / restaurant - restourant / toilets - toilette / winkel - shop)
Numbers 1 - one - een 2 - two - twee 3 - three - drie 4 - four - vier 5 - five - vyf 6 - six - ses 7 - seven - sewe 8 - eight - agt 9 - nine - nege 10 - ten - tien 11 - eleven - elf 12 - twelve - twaalf 13 - thirteen - dertien 14 - fourteen - veertien 15 - fifteen - vyftien 20 - twenty - twintig
21 - twenty one - een en twintig 22 - twenty two - twee en twintig 50 - fifty - vyftig
100 - hundred -honderd 1000 - thousand - duisend
Computers and Internet terms
computer - rekenaar e-mail - e-pos
e-mail address - e-posadres Internet - Internet
Internet café - Internetkafee
Internet service provider - Internetdiensverskaffer website - webwerf
website address - webwerfadres web page - webblad
Expressions and Idioms
The Afrikaans language is very rich in idiomatic expressions. Many of the idioms used in Afrikaans were inherited from Dutch or loaned from English.
The expression is listed, followed by a literal translation (or English equivalent). In the next line the explanation of the idiom is provided in Afrikaans, followed by an English explanation. Vyfde wiel aan die wa wees.(To be the fifth wheel on the wagon.)
Oorbodig wees.(To be redundant.)
'n Naald in 'n hooimied soek.(Look for a needle in a haystack.)
Onbegonne taak onderneem.(To undertake an impossible task.)
Hy kan nie bokkem (or bokkom) braai nie.(He cannot fry a whole dried and salted mullet.)
Afrikaans English Dictionary
A
aal - eel aalmoes - alms aambeeld - anvil
aambei - haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid, pile aambeie - haemorhoids
aan - to, toward, towards
aan die brand steek - kindle, light aanbeveel - recommend, register aanbeveling - recommendation aanbod - offer
aanbrand - burn aandag - attention
aandenking - keepsake, memento, souvenir aandete - evening meal, supper
aandoen - affect, call at, cause, give rise to aandoening - affection, emotion
aandring - insist
aandui - indicate, suggest, point out, show aangee - give, pass, spend
aangenaam - agreeable, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant aangesien - because, for the reason that, since
aangry - move, stir, affect aanhaal - cite, quote
aanhou - breed, keep, raise, rear aankom - arrive, get
aankoms - arrival
aankweek - cultivate, grow aanmoedig - encourage
aanneem - accept, receive, take, take in aanpak - attempt, test, try
aanpas - try on
aanraai - advise, counsel
aansien - esteem, regard, respect aansienlik - considerably
aansit - put on
aanskakel - put on, start, switch on, turn on aanslag - assault
aansluit - join, associate, come together, pool aansluiting - joining, junction
aansoek doen - aspire, aspire to, hope for, run for election aanspreeklik - responsible
aanstaande - close, near, nearby, next aanstel - appoint
aanstelling - appointment, appointment to office aanstoot - commotion, scandal
aantal - amount, number aantas - corrode
aantrek - put on
aantrekkingskrag - attraction aantreklik - attractive
aanvaar - accept, receive, take, take in aanvaarding - acceptance
aanval - assault, attack aanvul - complete aap - ape, monkey aar - vein
aarbei - strawberry aarde - earth, land, soil aardgas - natural gas aartappel - potato abakus - abacus
abattoir - abattoir, slaughterhouse Abessiniër - Abyssinian
ach - oh
Achilles - Achilles
Achilleshiel Achilles heel Adam - Adam
adamsappel Adam s apple adder - viper
Aden - Aden
administrasie - administration, management admiraal - admiral
Adonis - Adonis adres - address adresseer - address
Adriatiese See - Adriatic, Adriatic Sea adverteer - advertise, announce, give notice advertensie - ad, advertisement
advies - notification, notice, advice, counsel advokaat - advocate, lawyer
afdeling - branch, compartment, department, pigeonhole afdelingswinkel - department store, warehouse, bazaar afdwaal - go astray, stray off
afgaan - descend, get off, go down Afganistan - Afghanistan
afgee - spread afgelope - last Afghaan - Afghan
Afghanistan - Afghanistan afhaal - take off, put off
afklim - get out, get out of a car
afkondig - issue, proclaim, promulgate, publish, reveal aflewer - deliver, furnish, supply
aflewering - delivery
afmeting - dimension, measurement Afrika - Africa
Afrikaan - African
Afrikaans - African, Afrikaans, Afrikaans language Afrikaner - Afrikaner, Afrikander
Afro-Asiaties - Afro-Asian afsender - sender
afskakel - cut, cut a connection
afskeid neem - say goodbye, take leave afskryf - amortize, deaden, write off afslag - abatement, discount, rebate afsny - cut off
afsonderlik - apart, particular, separate, special
afspraak - accommodation, agreement, appointment, date afstaan - cede, give in, give up, give way, relinquish afstand - distance, offset
afsweer - abjure, abnegate aftree - retire
afval - drop, fall, remainder, rest, debris, rubbish afwyk - turn
ag - eight agste - eighth
agter - behind, after, aback, backwards Agter-Indië - Indo-China
agter wees - be late
agterent - backside, rump, behind, bottom, buttocks agtergrond - background, bottom, foundation agterlik - backward, mentally deficient, retarded agtien - eighteen
ah - woe ai - ouch
akkomodasie - equipment akroniem - acronym aksie - action, activity akteur - actor
aktivis - activist aktrise - actress akwarium - aquarium al - already, by now, yet al die - all
Albaans - Albanian Albanees - Albanian Albanië - Albania
Albanies - Albanian, Albanian language Albaniese taal - Albanian, Albanian language albei - both
Aleoete - Aleutian Islands Alexandrië - Alexandria alfabet - alphabet
algemeen - general, usual Algerië - Algeria Algeryn - Algerian Algeryns - Algerian Algiers - Algiers alibi - alibi alkohol - alcohol
alledaags - commonplace, dismal, trite, daily alleen - alone, only, sole, solitary
allerhande - every kind of
Allerheilige - All Hallows, All Saints Day Allersiele - All Souls Day
alles - altogether, everything, all of it almal - all, each, every, everyone almal se everyone s
Alpe - Alps
alreeds - already, by now, yet altwee - both
altyd - always
aluminium - aluminium, aluminum Amasone - Amazon
amateur - amateur, fancier, dabbler, dilettante Amerika - America, United States of America, USA Amerikaans - American
Amerikaanse buffel - bison
Amerikaner - American, US citizen ammunisie - munition, ammunition amper - almost, nearly
ampère - ampere, ampère amptelik - official
amuseer - amuse analise - analysis Andalusië - Andalusia ander - other, another, else anders - differently
Angel-Sakser - Anglo-Saxon Angel-Saksies - Anglo-Saxon Angola - Angola
Antarktika - Antarctic, the Antarctic Antille - Antilles
antwoord - answer, reply, respond Apokalips - Apocalypse
appel - apple appelkoos - apricot applikant - candidate April - April
apteek - chemist s shop, drugstore Apulië - Apulia
Arabië - Arabia Arabier - Arab
Arabies - Arabian, Arabic arbeid - job, work
Ardenne - Ardennes arena - arena arend - eagle Areopagus - Areopagus Argentinië - Argentina Argentyn - Argentine
Argentyns - Argentine, Argentinean argief - archive argument - quarrel argumenteer - maintain Argus - Argus Ariër - Aryan Aries - Aryan
arm - arm, miserable, poor Armenië - Armenia
Armeniër - Armenian Armenies - Armenian
armhorlosie - watch, wrist-watch armoede - poverty
arriveer - arrive, get artikel - article, commodity
as - ash, cinder, when, how, like, such as, than, if Asdag - Ash Wednesday
asem - breathe
Asepoestertjie - Cinderella Asiaat - Asian
Asiaties - Asian, Asiatic Asië - Asia
asof - as if, as though, in a way Asoriese Eilande - Azores asseblief - please
Assirië - Assyria Assiriër - Assyrian
Assiries - Assyrian
assistent - aid, assistant, helper, assistent Astekies - Aztec
asyn - vinegar
Athene - Athena, Athene, Athens Athener - Athenian
Atlanties - Atlantic
Atlantiese Oseaan - Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean Atlas - Atlas
atleet - athlete Atties - Attic Augias - Augeas
Augiasstal - Augean stable Augustus - August Australië - Australia Australiër - Australian Australies - Australian avontuur adventure
B
baai - bay Baäl - Baal baan - playgroundbaas - boss, chief, leader, master baba - baby bababed - bedstead Babilonië - Babylonia Babilonies - Babylonian Bacchus - Bacchus bad - bath badkamer - bathroom bagasie - baggage, luggage
baie - a lot of, much, many, quite, very, very much bak - bake, fry, tub, vat, basin, bowl, pelvis, jug bakker - baker baksteen - brick bal - ball balans - equilibrium balju - taskmaster Balkan - Balkans ballet - ballet Balties - Baltic
band - binding, strip, tape, tyre bank - bank
bankrot - bankrupt
bankrot raak - be bankrupt, go broke Bantoe - Bantu
Bantoe- - Bantu barbier - barber bars - split
basies - basic Bask - Basque basketbal - basketball Baskies - Basque Bataaf - Batavian Bataviaan - Batavian Batavier - Batavian
battery - accumulator, battery, storage battery beantwoord - answer
bed - bed
bedaar - calm down
bedags - by day, during the day, in the daytime bedanking - rejection, refusal
bederf - damage, injure, spoil, bribe bedien - serve, introduce, perform, present bediende - maid, servant
bedoel - aim, intend, mean bedrag - amount, sum bedreig - menace, threaten bedreiging - menace, threat beeld - image, picture, statue been - leg, paw
beer - bear
bees - bovine, bovine animal beesvleis - beef
begin - begin, commence, start, beginning, commencement beginner - beginner
beginsel - principle begrip - understanding begroting - budget
behaal - acquire, attain, get, obtain, accomplish, reach behandel - care for, cure, treat
beheer - administration, management behoor aan - belong to
behoorlik - decent, fitting, proper, suitable, decently behou - hang onto, hold
Beier - Bavarian Beiere - Bavaria beïndruk - impress
beïnvloed - affect, influence bekeer - convert
bekend - well-known
bekendstel - introduce, perform, present beklemtoon - accent, accentuate, stress bekom - get, have, receive
bekommer hom - care about, take care of bekommerd - anxious
belaai - burden, load beland - arrive, get
belangrik - important, serious belangstelling - interest beleid - policy, politics Belg - Belgian
België - Belgium Belgies - Belgian Belgrado - Belgrade
beloon - compensate, reward Bengale - Bengal
Bengalees - Bengal beoefen - exert, practice
beplan - plan
bêre - put away, stow
bereid - finished, ready, through bereik - accomplish, attain, reach berg - mountain
berig - information, communication berk - birch
berkeboom - birch Berlyn - Berlin Berlyner - Berliner Berlyns - Berlin Bern - Bern, Berne
beroemd - famous, glorious
beroep - handicraft, occupation, trade, profession beseer - hurt
besef - understand, realise, realize, be aware of beset - busy
besig - busy
besit - own, possess, possession beskawing - civilization
beskikbaar - available beskrywing - description
beslis - absolutely, definitely, without fail besluit - decide
besoedel - soil besoek - visit
besoeker - caller, visitor
besoekersboek - visitor s register besonderheid - detail
bespaar - save, spare bespreek - reserve bestaan - exist beste - best
besteding - expenses bestel - book, order, reserve bestelling - order
bestuur - direct, guide, manage, steer, conduct, lead bestuurder - manager, director
beswaar - protest betaal - pay
betaam - befit, be fitting beteken - imply, mean, signify betekenis - meaning
betekenisvol - significant beter - better
Betlehem - Bethlehem betrekking - post
betrokke - concerned, in question betyds - at the right time, in time beuk - beech
bevat - comprise, contain, include
bevestig - assent, say yes, confirm, corroborate bevolking - population
bevorder - promote bevordering - promotion bevrore - frozen
bewaar - conserve, keep, maintain, preserve beweeg - move
beweging - movement bewonder - admire bewys - proof, sign, token
biblioteek - library bid - pray
bied - offer, propose, suggest bieg - admit, confess, profess bier - ale, beer
bikini - bikini biljart - billiards
billik - fair, just, righteous
bind - bind, connect, join, tie, tie up binne - a, in, inside, into, per, within binnekort - soon
binnelands - aboriginal, domestic bioskoop - cinema, movie theatre Birma - Burma Birmaan - Burmese Birmees - Burmese Bisantium - Byzantium Bisantyns - Byzantine biskop - bishop bison - bison bitter - bitter blaarslaai - lettuce blaas - blow bladsy - page blank - blank, white
blanke - European, white man bleik - point out to be
blik - can, tin, tin can blind - blind
blink - bright, brilliant bloed - blood
bloedrooi - blood red, blood-red Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein bloese - blouse
blok - block, pad blokletter - type blom - bloom, flower blou - blue
Bloubaard - Bluebeard blus - extinguish, put out
bly - remain, stay, stay over, happy, glad bo - above, over, on top, overhead, upstairs bobbejaan - baboon Boeddha - Buddha Boeddhisme - Buddhism Boeddhist - Buddhist boek - book Boekarest - Bucharest boekhou - book-keeping
Boer - Afrikaner, Afrikander, Boer
boereplaas - estate, farm, property, ranch Boergondië - Burgundy
Boesman - Bushman boete - fine
boetekaartjie - minutes, protocol bogenoemd - above, above-mentioned Boheems - Bohemian
Boheme - Bohemia
boks - box, jug, container, vessel bokser - boxer
Boliwies - Bolivian Bolsjewiek - Bolshevik Bolsjewis - Bolshevik Bombaai - Bombay
bondel - bunch, bundle, cluster, sheaf bonus - bonus
boodskap - errand, message boom - tree boonop - on top of boor - bore boord - orchard bord - plate bordeel - brothel
bors - bosom, breast, chest borsel - brush
bos - forest, woods bosbok - bushbuck bots - collide botsing - collision bottel - bottle botter - butter bouer - builder braai - roast, toast Brabander - Brabantine Brabant - Brabant Brabants - Brabantine
brand - burn, conflagration, fire brandewyn - brandy brandstof - fuel Brasiliaan - Brazilian Brasiliaans - Brazilian Brasilië - Brazil breek - break
breekbaar - breakable, brittle, fragile brein - brain
Bretagne - Bretagne, Brittany brief - letter
briefkaart - postcard bril - glasses, spectacles bring - bring, fetch Brit - Briton Brits - British broei - incubate, sit broer - brother
bron - fountain, source, spring brood - bread, loaf
brosjure - leaflet, pamphlet, paperback brug - bridge
Brugge - Bruges bruin - brown
Brunswyk - Braunschweig, Brunswick Brussel - Brussels
Brussels - Brussels
Brusselse spruitjies - Brussels-sprouts buffel - buffalo
buffer - buffer, bumper buig - bend
buis - barrel, channel, pipe, tube buite - outside, outside of buiteland - foreign country bul - bull
Bulgaar - Bulgar, Bulgarian Bulgaars - Bulgarian Bulgarye - Bulgaria bundel - collection
burger - middleclass citizen, hamburger buro - bureau, office
bus - bus, autobus, omnibus bushalte - bus stop, busstop buurman - neighbor, neighbour
by - at, beside, by, near to, next to, with Bybel - Bible
bybel - bible
bylae - appendix, codicil, rider bymekaar - together
bymekaarbring - collect, gather, pick up, join, unite byna - almost, nearly
byt - bite byvoeg - add
bywoon - attend, be present, witness bywoord - adverb bywoordelik adverbial
C
Caesar - Caesar Calvyn - Calvin Carthager - Carthaginian Carthago - Carthage casino - casino Celebes - Celebes Ceylon - Ceylon chaos - chaos, tangle chemie - chemistry Chileen - Chilean Chileens - Chilean Chili - Chile China - China Chinees - Chinese chirurg - surgeon Christen - Christian Christendom - Christianity Christus - ChristCipries - Cypriot, Cypriote Ciprioot - Cypriot, Cypriote Ciprus - Cyprus
Columbus - Columbus Confucius - Confucius Cupido - Cupid, Eros Curaçao Curaçao
daad - act, action daag - assign daagliks - daily
daal - descend, go down, land daar - there, yonder
daardie - that, that one, those daardie een - that, that one
daarna - afterwards, next, subsequently daarom - therefore
daarvandaan - from there, thence
dadelik - at once, instantly, immediately, without delay dag - hello
dagvaarding - summons Dalmasië - Dalmatia dam - dame, king, queen
damestudent - student, female student dan - then
dank - thank dankbaar - thankful dankie - thank you, thanks danksy - thanks to
dans - dance
dapperheid - courage Dardanelles - Dardanelles
darem - genuinely, indeed, really, truly, absolutely das - tie, necktie
dat - that dateer - date datum - date day - day
deeglik - enormously, extremely deel - part, piece, share
deelneem - participate, take part deels - partially, partly
Deen - Dane Deens - Danish definisie - definition
definitief - absolutely, definitely, without fail deftig - beautiful, fine, handsome, lovely dek - cover
dekade - decade deken - blanket
dekor - decor, décor, decoration delikaat - dainty, delicate, fine, refined demokrasie - democracy
demokraties - democratic den - fir, pine, pine tree Denemarke - Denmark denneboom - fir departement - department deponeer - deposit deporteer - deport derde - third dertien - thirteen dertig - thirty Desember - December destyds - then
detail - detail
deur - by, by means of, through, with, door, gate deurbring - pass, spend
deurdat - because, for the reason that deurmaak - experience, live through, survive deurmekaar - dazed, perplexed, upset
deurpad - motor road, motorway, super highway, turnpike deursnee - profile
Deuteronomium - Deuteronomy diamant - diamond
die - the, that, that one dié - those, this
die Elsas - Alsace, Elsass
die Kaapprovinsie - Cape Province die Krim - Crimea
die Transkei - Transkei dieet - diet
dief - thief diens - service diep - deep, profound diepte - depth
dier - animal, beast dieretuin - zoo digter - poet
dikwels - frequently, often, regularly dimensie - dimension, measurement dinee - dinner, midday meal
ding - affair, business, business deal, case, matter dink - deem, opine, think
Dinsdag - Tuesday diploma - diploma direk - direct, straight direkteur - director, manager dissipline - discipline
dit - that, that over there, those, these, this dit daardie - that, that over there, those dit hierdie - these, this, this here doel - aim, goal, purpose doen - act, do, make, perform dogter - daughter, girl, lass dokter - doctor, physician dokument - document, paper dom - foolish, stupid
dominee - pastor
Dominikaans - Dominican donasie - gift, present Donau - Danube Donderdag - Thursday
donker - bleak, dark, dismal, dreary, dim donkie - ass, donkey
dood - dead, death
doodmaak - extinguish, put out doodskiet - shoot dead
doof - deaf
doopnaam - Christian name doos - box
dor - dry
Dories - Dorian, Doric dorp - village
dors - thirsty
dosyn - dozen dra - carry, wear draagbaar - stretcher draai - turn
Drakensberge - Drakensberg Mountains drama - drama
dreigement - menace, threat drie - three
Driekoninge - Epiphany, Twelfth-night Driekoningefees - Epiphany, Twelfth-night dringend - pressing, urgent
drink - drink, drink to excess drinkpan - bar, pub
dronk - drunk, intoxicated droog - dry
droogte - dryness druif - grape
druk - press, oppress, squeeze drup - drip
dryf - drift, be adrift, float, swim, chase, drive duidelik - clearly
duim - thumb
duisend - thousand, one thousand duister - dark, dim
Duits - German, German language Duitse masels - German measles Duitse taal - German, German language Duitser - German
Duitsland - Germany duiwel - devil
dun - gaunt, lean, slender, thin durf - courage
dus - so, then, therefore, consequently, subsequently duur - dear, expensive, lovely, valuable, costly, pricey dwarsdeur - throughout
dwerg - dwarf, midget, pigmy dwing - compel, force
E
Edam - Edam edel - of noble birth edelweiss - edelweiss Eden - Eden Edenburg - Edinburgh eed - oath eekhoring - squirrel eekhorinkie - squirrel een - one
een-en-twintig - twenty-one een en twintig - twenty-one eend - duck
eendag - at some time, ever eenheid - unity
eensaam - lonely, solitary
eergister - the day before yesterday eerlik - above-board, honest
eers - at some time, ever, first, firstly, first of all eerskomende - nearest, next, close, nearby eerste - first
eet - eat, feed
eetkamer - dining-room eetservies - crockery set eeu - centennial, century effek - effect, impression effektief - actual, real Egeïese See - Aegean Sea eggenoot - husband eggo - echo
Egipte - Egypt Egiptenaar - Egyptian Egipties - Egyptian
egter - but, however, nevertheless, yet ei - egg
eie - own, personal eienaar - owner
eienaardig - odd, peculiar, strange, typical eiendomsagentskap - broker
eik - oak eiland - island einde - end, ending
eindeksamen - final examination
eindig - accomodate, end, finish, terminate eintlik - to tell the truth
ek - I, me
ekonomies - economical
eksamen - investigation, examination, test Eksodus - Exodus
eksperiment - experiment ekstase - ecstasy
ekstra - extra
ekstreem - excessive, inordinate, extreme elders - elsewhere
elegant - elegant elektries - electric elektrisiteit - electricity elektron - electron
elementêr - elemental, elementary elf - eleven
elke - all, each, every, everyone elkeen - all, each, every, everyone els - alder
Elsas - Alsace, Elsass Elsasies - Alsatian Elsasser - Alsatian elsboom - alder emigreer - emigrate emosie - affection, emotion en - and
Engeland - England
Engels - English, English language Engelsman - Englishman, Sassenach enige - a few, any, some
enige tyd - any time, momentarily
enigiemand - a, any, anybody, some, somebody, someone enigiets - anything, something
enigste - alone, only, sole, solitary enkele - a few, any, some
enorm - enormous, huge, immense ens. - etc.
ensovoorts - et cetera, et caetera erediens - service, worship service êrens - anywhere, somewhere erf - inherit
erg - important, serious erken - confirm, corroborate ernstig - important, serious ertjie - pea
ervare - experienced, expert ervaring - experience esel - ass, donkey Eskimo - Eskimo esperantis - Esperantist Esperanto - Esperanto Est - Estonian Estland - Estonia Ests - Estonian ete - meal Ethiopië - Ethiopia Ethiopiër - Ethiopian Etrurië - Etruria
Etruriër - Etrurian, Etruscan Etruries - Etrurian, Etruscan Etruskies - Etrurian, Etruscan Eufraat - Euphrates Europa - Europe Europeaan - European Europeër - European Europees - European Eve - Eva
evolusie - development, evolution
ewe - all the same, equally, a while, momentarily ewig - eternal, for ever, forever
F
fabriek - factory familie - family
fase - phase, stage fasiliteer - facilitate fassineer - fascinate Februarie - February fee - fairy feit - fact feodaal - feudal
ferm - firm, robust, sturdy, solid fiets - bike, cycle, bicycle fietsry - cycle
fiks - healthy, well Filippyns - Philippine Filistyn - Philistine
film - film, motion picture, movie Fin - Finn
Finland - Finland Finlander - Finn Fins - Finnish
firma - company, firm flard - rag, scrap
fliek - go to the cinema, go to the movies fliekhuis - cinema, movie theatre
flikker - flare, flare up
floreer - be succesful, prosper flou word - faint, swoon fluit - flute
fonds - fund fooitjie - tip forel - trout
foresti - be lacking, be missing formeel - formal
fossiel - fossil foto - photograph
fout - aberration, error, mistake framboos - raspberry
Frankeland - Franconia Frankies - Frankish Frankryk - France
Frans - French, French language Franse taal - French, French language Fries - Frisian
Friesland - Friesland funksie function
G
gaaf - good, nice, okay, fine, very well gaan - go, shall, will
gade - wife galery - gallery Galicies - Galician Gallië - Gaul garage - garage garnaal - prawn gas - gas, guest gasvry - hospitable gasvryheid - hospitality gat - hole geadresseerde - addressee geag - dear gebed - prayer
gebeur - come about, happen, occur
gebeurtenis - event, occasion, occurence, opportunity, chance gebied - area, region
geboorte - birth gebou - building
gebruik - custom, habit, way, employ, use, make use of gebruiker - user
gedaante - form, shape gedagte - thought
gedeelte - part, piece, share gedeeltelik - partially, partly gedig - poem
gedra hom - behave, conduct oneself geduld - patience
geduldig - patient
gedurende - for, during, while, whilst gee - give
geel - yellow
gees - soul, ghost, phantom, fairy, intellect, mind geesdrif - enthusiasm
geesdriftig - enthusiastic geheim - secret
gehoorsaam - obey
geïnteresseerd - gripped, interested geld - money
geldstuk - coin gelede - ago ago
geleentheid - chance, event, occurence, opportunity geliefde - lover
geluk - luck, happiness gelukkig - fortunate, happy gelykheid - draw, equality gemaklik - comfortable
gemiddeld - average, middle, mean geneig - inclined
generaal - general generasie - generation Genesis - Genesis Geneve - Geneva
geniet - be glad, enjoy, rejoice, delight in genoeg - enough, sufficient
genot - fun, pleasure genre - genre Gent - Ghent Genua - Genoa
geografies - geographic, geographical geraamte - skeleton
geregtigheid - justice, righteousness gerieflik - comfortable
Germaan - German, Teuton Germaans - Germanic, Teutonic
geruime tyd - a long time, for a long time gesag - authority, glamor, glamour, prestige gesels - speak, talk
gesig - expression, face gesin - family
gesins- - domestic geskei - divorced geskenk - gift, present
geskie - come about, happen, occur geskiedenis - story, history
geskikt - appropriate, becoming, seemly, suitable geskoolde - able
geslag - generation, sex gesond - healthy, well gesondheid - health gespanne - strained gesprek - conversation getroud - married
geur - odor, odour, scent, smell geveg - battle, scuffle, struggle
gevolglik - consequently, so, subsequently gevolgtrekking - conclusion, inference geweldig - enormous, huge, immense gewete - conscience
gewig - weight gewild - popular
gewoon - common, ordinary, usual
gewoond wees - accustom, be in the habit of gewoonlik - ordinarily, usually
gewoonte - custom, habit, way gholf - golf, gulf
gids - handbook, guide, guidebook gier - vulture
giet - pour, scatter, shed giftig - poisonous gil - yell
gimnastiek - gymnastics gips - gypsum, plaster of Paris gister - yesterday
glad nie - not at all glas - glass gleuf - slot glimlag - smile glo - believe, deem gly - glide, slip god - god God - God
godsdiens - religion
godsdienstig - pious, religious goed - good, nice, okay, OK, well goedkoop - cheap, inexpensive Goeie Vrydag - Good Friday goeiemiddag - good afternoon goeiemôre - good morning goeienaand - good evening goeienag - good night golf - golf, gulf
gooi - throw gordyn - curtain Goties - Gothic
gou - fast, quickly, swiftly gou maak - go fast, hurry, rush goud - gold
Gouda - Gouda
goudgeel - golden yellow Goudkus - Gold Coast goudvis - goldfish goue - gold, golden
graad - degree, grade, heading, title graag - willingly
Graal - Grail
gram - gram, gramme grammatika - grammar gras - grass
grasgroen - grass green gratis - free
grens - boundary, frontier, limit gretig - avid, eager for, greedy Griek - Greek
Griekeland - Greece
Grieks - Greek, Hellenian, Hellenic griep - flu, grip, influenza
grimeer - make up
grimering - make up, make-up groen - green
Groenland - Greenland groente - vegetable groep - group
groet - greet, salute, greeting grond - ground, soil
grondwet - constitution groot - big, great, large
Groot-Brittanje - Britain, Great Britain grootte - bulk, dimension, extend, size grot - cave, grotto, cavern, den groutjie - ass, donkey
gryp - clutch, grab, grasp, grip, seize grys - gray, grey
Guinee - Guinea
Gulde Vlies - Golden Fleece
gunsteling- - advantageous, favourable
H
haai - shark
haan - cock, rooster
haarkapper - barber, hairdresser haas - haste, go fast, hurry, rush
haastig - hurried, fast, quick, rapid, speedy, swift haat - hate
hael - hail Haïti - Haiti
hakie - clamp, bracket, parenthesis, staple hakskeensening - Achilles tendon
hallo - hello hals - neck
hamburger - hamburger hand - hand
handel - business, commerce, trade handelaar - merchant, businessman
handlanger - abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice handtekening - signature
hang - droop, hang
hanteer - handle, manipulate hap - morsel, mouthful hard - loud
hardloop - run
hare - hair, hairs, hers hart - heart
Havanna - Havana Hawaïes - Hawaiian Hawaiï - Hawaii
hawe - harbor, harbour, port hê - have, have got
Hebreër - Hebrew, Jew Hebreeus - Hebrew, Jewish
Hebride - Hebrides, Western Islands heelal - universe
heeltemal - at all, entirely, wholly
heerlik - agreeable, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant heide - heath
heilig - sanctify heks - witch hel - hell held - hero
helder - bright, clear, light, distinct, plain heldhaftig - heroic
heldin - heroine
hele - entire, overall, whole Helleens - Hellenian, Hellenic helm - helmet
help - abet, aid, assist, help, accomodate Helvesië - Helvetia
hemel - heaven, sky
Hemelvaartdag - Ascension Day hemp - shirt
hen - chicken, fowl hengel - fishing rod herdenking - recollection herder - shepherd herfs - autumn herhaal - repeat
herinnering - memory, recollection herken - recognise, recognize herkoms - lineage, origin heroïen - heroin
heuning - honey heup - hip
hiëna - hyaena, hyena hier - here
hierbo - above hierdie - these, this hierheen - here, hither
hiervandaan - from here, hence higiënies - hygienic
Hindoe - Hindu, Hindoo Hindoe- - Hindu, Hindoo Hindoes - Hindu, Hindoo hitte - heat
hoe - how, in what way, as, like, such as
hoe gaan dit met u? - how are you?, how do you do? hoe laat - what time
hoe ver - how far hoed - hat
hoekom - what for, why hoender - chicken, hen, fowl hoer - hooker, whore hoerhuis - brothel hoes - cough
hoeveel - how many, how much hoeveelste - how many, what number hof - court
hok - cage hokkie - hockey Holland - Holland
Hollander - Dutchman, Hollander Hollands - Dutch
hom - him hond - dog
honderd - hundred, one hundred Hongaar - Hungarian
Hongaars - Hungarian Hongarye - Hungary honger - hungry
honger wees - be hungry hoofkwartier - headquarters hoofpyn - headache
hoofsaaklik - above all, especially, chiefly, mainly hoofstad - metropolis, capital, capital city
hoofweg - major road Hooglander - Highlander
Hooglied - Canticles, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs hoop - hope
hoor - hear, find out, learn of horlosie - watch
horror - horror hospitaal - hospital hotel - hotel
hou - hang onto, hold hou van - appreciate, like
houding - behaviour, conduct, deportment, position houer - holder, socket
hout - timber, wood
huidig - current, present, present-day huis - house
huis toe - home huldig - honor, honour
hulle - them, to them, they, their, her, his, its hulle s n - theirs
hulp - aid, help
hurk - cower, crouch, squat huur - hire
huurmotor - taxi
huwelik - marriage, matrimony hy - he, him
hyser - elevator, lift
I
Iberies - Iberian ideaal - ideal idee - idea idioom - idiom
iemand - a, any, anybody, some, somebody, someone iep - elm
Ier - Irishman Ierland - Ireland Iers - Irish
iets - anything, something ignoreer - ignore
immigreer - immigrate immoreel - abandoned, nasty impak - effect, impression in - a, in, inside, into, per, within
in aanmerking kom - be considered, count in die algemeen - generally
in elk geval - in any event in kennis stel - inform, report in verband met - with reference to inasem - inhale
inbreker - burglar indeks - index
Indiaan - Indian, American Indian Indiaans - Indian, Red Indian Indië - India
indien - if, provided that Indiër - Indian
Indies - Indian Indiese tier - tiger individueel - individual Indo-China - Indo-China
Indo-Europeaan - Indo-European Indo-Europeër - Indo-European
Indo-Europees - Indo-European, Indo-Germanic Indo-Germaans - Indo-European, Indo-Germanic
Indo-Sjina - Indo-China Indonesië - Indonesia Indonesiër - Indonesian Indonesies - Indonesian indruk - effect, impression industrie - industry
ineenkrimp - cower, shrink informasie - information ingenieur - engineer
inheems - aboriginal, domestic, native inhoud - contents
inleiding - introduction, preface
inlewer - deliver, furnish, supply, convey, hand, hand over inligting - information
inligtingskantoor - inquiry-office inmaak - preserve
innig - close, intimate, cardiac, cordial, hearty inrig vir - pay attention to
inrigting - institute inruil - interchange, swap insameling - collection
insident - event, occasion, occurence, opportunity insit - enter, insert, put in, put away, stow
inskep - dish up
insluitend - including, inclusively inspekteur - inspector
inspektisto - inspector inspuit - inject
inspuiting - injection
instel - begin, commence, start instituut - institute
instruksie - directions, instruction inteendeel - on the contrary intelligent - intelligent, sagacious intens - intense, intensive interessant - interesting internasionaal - international
intusse - all the time, in the meantime, meanwhile invoer - import
invul - fill, fill in, fill up Ionies - Ionian
Iraaks - Iraki, Iraqi, Iraquian Irak - Irak, Iraq
Irakiër - Iraki, Iraqi, Iraquian Iran - Iran
Iraniër - Iranian Iranies - Iranian Islam - Islam Islamities - Islamic
isolasie - insulation, isolation Israel - Israel
Israeli - Israelian Israelies - Israelian
Israeliet - Hebrew, Jew, Israelite Israelities - Israelite, Israelitish Istanboel - Istanbul
Italiaan - Italian Italiaans - Italian Italianer - Italian Italië - Italy
ivoor ivory
J
ja - yes
jaag - race, run, chase, hunt jaar - year
jaarliks - annual, yearly jag - yacht
jager - hunter jakkals - jackal jaloers - jealous Jamaika - Jamaica
jammer - regrettably, unfortunately jammer wees - be sorry about, regret Januarie - January
Japan - Japan
Japannees - Japanese Japanner - Japanese Japans - Japanese jas - coat, overcoat Java - Java Javaan - Javanese
Javaans - Javan, Javanese
jeens - at, by, on, across from, against, in exchange for Jehova - Jehovah
Jerusalem - Jerusalem Jesus - Jesus
joernalis - journalist
Johannesburg - Johannesburg jongmens - youngster, youth jonk - young
Jood - Hebrew, Jew Joods - Jewish Jordaan - Jordan Josef - Joseph josie - devil
jou - you, to you, thou, your joune - yours
juis - accurate, precise, correct, exact, proper, right Julie - July
julle - you, to you, your julle s n - yours
Junie - June juweel - gem, jewel juwelier - jeweller jy - thou, you
K
Kaapprovinsie - Cape Province Kaaps - Cape
Kaapstad - Cape Town kaart - map
kaartjie - bill, ticket, note kaartjieskantoor - booking-office kabaret - cabaret
kabeljou - cod, codfish kabinet - cabinet kafeteria - cafetaria Kain - Cain Kaïro - Cairo Kalifornië - California kalkoen - turkey
kalm - calm, quiet, tranquil Kalvarieberg - Calvary, Golgotha kam - comb
kameel - camel kameelperd - giraffe kamer - chamber, room kamera - camera
Kameroen - Cameroon, Cameroun
kamp - camping ground, camping site, camp of tents kampeer - camp, be encamped, lie encamped, camp out kampeerterrein - camping ground, camping site
kan - be able to, can, may kanaal - canal, channel Kanada - Canada Kanadees - Canadian Kanaries - Canary
Kanariese Eilande - Canary Islands kandidaat - candidate
kangeroe - kangaroo kanker - cancer, canker kans - chance, luck
kanselleer - abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, remit kant - side
kantoor - office, bureau kantoorklerk - clerk Kapitool - Capitol
kapster - hairdresser, female hairdresser kaptein - captain
kar - car, cart, chariot
karakter - character, nature, personality karig - in short supply
karma - karma Karmeliet - Carmelite
Karpate - Carpathians
kas - cabinet, closet, cupboard, sideboard Kaspiese See - Caspian Sea
kasset - cassette kasteel - castle Kastiliaans - Castillian Katalaans - Catalonian
katalogus - catalog, catalogue, directory Katalonië - Catalonia
katoliek - Catholic katolisisme - Catholisism Kaukasus - Caucasus keel - throat
keer - occasion, time, halt, stop kelder - basement, cellar kelkie - cocktail
kelner - waiter Kelt - Celt
Kelties - Gaelic, Celtic
ken - be acquainted with, know Kenia - Kenya
kenmerkend - characteristic kennis - acquaintance, knowledge
kennisgewing - information, communication kerk - church, kirk
kerrie - curry kers - candle
kersboom - Christmas tree, Christmas-tree Kersfees - Christmas, Christmas feast, Yule Kersmis - Christmas, Christmas feast Kersvader - Father Christmas
Keulen - Cologne
keuse - alternative, option, choice, election kies - choose, elect, pick out
kilogram - kilo
kilometer - kilometer, kilometre kind - child, offspring, young, infant kla - complain
klaar - already, by now, yet, finished, through klank - sound
klap - hit, knock, strike klas - class
klassiek - classic, classical klavier - piano
klee - clothe, dress
klein - diminutive, little, small Klein-Asië - Asia Minor kleindogter - granddaughter kleingeld - change
kleinkind - grandson kleinseun - grandson klere - clothes, clothing klets - gossip
kleur - colour, dye, tint kleuterskool - nursery school
kliek - clan, clique, coterie, junto, set kliënt - client, customer
klik - clap, click, rattle klim - climb
klimaat - climate kliniek - clinic
klink - sound
klokkie - bellflower, Canterbury bell klomp - heap, pile, stack
klub - club, society knie - knee
knip - bolt
knoop - knot, node kobra - cobra kode - code koeël - bullet koei - cow koel - cool
koepee - compartment, coupé
koerant - gazette, magazine, newspaper, periodical koffer - trunk
koffie - coffee kollega - colleague kollege - college kolom - column, pillar kolonie - colony, settlement kom - come
kombinasie - combination kombuis - kitchen
komedie - comedy
komhalertjie - Adam s apple kommandant - commander kommentaar - annotation, note kommissie - commission kompak - compact
kompartement - compartment, coupé kompetisie - competition, contest koms - arrival
kondukteur - guard Kongo - Congo, Zaire koning - king
koninkryk - kingdom konneksie - connection
konsep - draft, rough draft, plan, project, scheme konsert - concert
Konstantinopel - Istanbul konsternasie - consternation konsul - consul
kontak - contact kontant - cash, in cash kontrak - contract
kontrole - administration, management
kontroleer - audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify kook - boil, cook
koop - buy, purchase koors - fever
koorsig - feverish kop - head, pate
Kopenhagen - Copenhagen kopiereg - copyright
koppelaar - clutch koppie - cup
koppies-en-pierings - bellflower, Canterbury bell Korinthies - Corinthian
kort - short, brief
kos - cost, food, nourishment
kou - chew
koud - bleak, chilly, cold koud word - get cold kous - stocking kraal - bead
krag - force, strength, vigour krap - scratch
kredietkaart - credit card kreëer - create
kreef - crayfish, lobster Kremlin - Kremlin Kreta - Crete Krim - Crimea
krisis - crisis, depression, emergency Krisjna - Krishna kristal - crystal kritiseer - criticize Kroaat - Croat Kroasië - Croatia Kroaties - Croatian krokodil - crocodile
kronkel - meander, twist, wind around kropslaai - lettuce
kruier - porter kruip - crawl, creep kruis - cross
Kruisberg - Calvary, Golgotha kruisskyf - steak, beefsteak kruk - crutch
kry - get, have, receive Kuba - Cuba
Kubaan - Cuban Kubaans - Cuban kubus - cube kudde - flock, herd
kuier - attend, call on, see, visit kultuur - culture
kuns - art
kunsgalery - art gallery kunstenaar - artist
kunstig - artificial, artistic, clever, dexterous, skillful Kupido - Cupid, Eros
kurk - cork
kursus - class, course
kus - kiss, coast, seaside, shore kussing - cushion
kwaai - bad, miserable, nasty, poor kwaal - disease, illness
kwalifikasie - ability, qualification kwartier - quarter of an hour kweek - cultivate, grow
kwessie - question, dispute, quarrel
kyk - consider, deem, look, look at, regard, view kyk na - consider, deem, look, look at, regard, view
L
laag - layer
laai - drawer, burden, load laaste - last
laat - allow, leave, let, release, late, tardy laerskool - primary school
lag - laugh laken - sheet lam - lamb lamp - lamp
landbouskool - agricultural school landskap - landscape, scenery lang - long
langs - at, beside, by, near to, next to, alongside langsaan - nearby
lank - a long time, for a long time Lap - Laplander, Lapp
Lapland - Lapland
Laplander - Laplander, Lapp Laplands - Lapp, Lappish
later - later, later on, afterwards, next, subsequently Latyn - Latin
Latyns - Latin
lawaai - ado, din, noise, riot, tumult lê - take off, put off, lie, recline leef - be alive
leek - layman leen - borrow
leer - teach, leather, learn leër - army
leerware - leather goods lees - read
leeu - lion legende - legend
lei - conduct, direct, guide, head, lead Leiden - Leiden, Leyden
leiding - platform, stage leier - leader
lek - hole
lekker - agreeable, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant lekkers - delicacy, tidbit, sweet
lektor - lector, lecturer lelie - lily
lelik - nasty, ugly lemoen - orange lengte - length lening - loan
lente - spring, springtime lepel - spoon
les - lesson
lessenaar - desk, lectern, school desk Let - Latvian, Lett
Letland - Latvia Lets - Latvian, Lettish letterkunde - literature
lewe - life
lewendig - alert, brisk, keen
lewer - liver, deliver, furnish, supply Libanon - Lebanon
Liberië - Liberia Libië - Libya Libiër - Libyan Libies - Libyan
lid - member, supporter, limb lidmaatskap - membership lief wees vir - appreciate, like liefde - love
liefhê - love
lieflik - gentle, soft, sweet, tender, charming, lovely liewer - preferably
lig - light liggaam - body ligroos - pink
lindeboom - lime-tree, linden-tree linguïs - linguist
linguïsties - linguistic linkerkant - left, left side links - on the left, to the left lisensie - licence
Lissabon - Lisbon Litaue - Lithuania Litauer - Lithuanian Litaus - Lithuanian liter - liter, litre literatuur - literature logies - logical
lok - attract, decoy, lure Londen - London long - lung
Loofhuttefees - Feast of Tabernacles loop - flow, function, operate, run, work lork - larch
lorkboom - larch
lot - destiny, fate, ill fate, fortune, luck Lotaringe - Lorraine, Lothringen lourier - laurel
Lucifer - Lucifer, Satan lug - air
lughawe - airfield, airport lugpos - air-mail
lugposbrief - air letter, aerogramme lui - lazy, slothful, sound
Luik - Liège luiperd - leopard luister - listen luister naar - listen
lus - disposal, inclination, tendency Lusern - Lucerne
luukse - deluxe, de luxe, luxurious, luxury lyf - body
Lyfland - Livonia Lyflands - Livonian
lyk - appear, look, cadaver, corpse, appear to be, seem lyn - line
M
ma - mother maag - stomach
maak - act, do, make, perform maal - occasion, time
maaltyd - meal maand - month Maandag - Monday
maar - but, however, nevertheless, yet Maart - March Macedonië - Macedonia Machiavelli - Machiavelli Madagaskar - Madagascar Madonna - Madonna Madrid - Madrid
maer - gaunt, lean, meager, skimpy, skinny, thin mag - force, strength, vigour, be allowed to, may makker - buddy, companion, comrade, pal maklik - easy, facile
maksimum - maximum mal - crazy, insane, mad, nuts mal wees oor - be fond of, love Malakka - Malacca Maleis - Malay Malta - Malta Maltees - Maltese Malteser - Maltese man - husband mandjie - basket mango - mango
manlik - male, masculine Mantsjoerye - Manchuria Maria - Mary
Maria-ligmis - Candlemas
mariëteklokke - bellflower, Canterbury bell mark - bazaar, fair, market, marketplace Marokkaan - Moroccan
Marokkaans - Moroccan Marokko - Morocco masboom - pine, pine tree masjien - engine, machine masker - mask
massa - crowd, heap, mass, multitude, pile, lump mat - carpet
materieel - material
matig - moderate, reasonable medies - medical
medisyne - drug, medicine, pharmaceutical medium - average, middle
meebring - bring along, take along
meedeel - communicate, report, let know, inform
meen - believe, deem, guess, presume, suppose, surmise meer - more, further
meeste - most Mei - May meisie - girl, lass
mekaar - each other, one another Mekka - Mecca
Melanesië - Melanesia Melanesiër - Melanesian Melanesies - Melanesian
meld - advertise, announce, give notice, report melk - milk
meng - blend, mingle, mix, shuffle mengsel - mixture
menigte - crowd, heap, mass, multitude, pile mening - opinion
mens - man, human being mensekind - man, human being menslik - human
merendeels - for the greater part, for the most part, mostly merk - notice
mes - knife
met - with, by, by means of, through meter - meter, metre
meubel - piece of furniture Mexikaans - Mexican Mexiko - Mexico
middag - good afternoon
middagete - dinner, midday meal Middel-Ooste - Middle East
mielies - corn, Indian corn, maize, mealies miljoen - million
millimeter - millimeter, millimetre min - little minder - less mineraal - mineral minimum - minimum minister - minister minste - least minuut - minute mis - fog, mist
miskien - maybe, perhaps, possibly misterieus - abstruse, mysterious mite - myth
mode - fashion, mode modern - modern moed - courage
Moedermaagd - Madonna moeg - tired
moeilik - difficult, hard, inconvenient moeilikheid - difficulty, trouble moeite - effort
moet - have to, must, ought to, should Mohammedaans - Islamic
Mohammedanisme - Islam mol - mole
Mongolië - Mongolia
Mongool - Mongol, Mongolian Mongools - Mongolian monnik - monk
monster - monster, sample, specimen Montenegro - Montenegro
Montenegryn - Montenegrin Montenegryns - Montenegrin monument - monument
mooi - beautiful, fine, handsome, lovely moontlik - possible
moontlikheid - possibility Moor - Mauritanian, Moor moordenaar - murderer
Moors - Mauretanian, Moorish, Moresque môre - tomorrow
môreaand - tomorrow evening moreel - moral
môreoggend - tomorrow morning morfologie - morphology, accidence Mosambiek - Mozambique Moskou - Moscow Moskowiet - Muscovite mossie - sparrow mot - moth motel - motel
motor - car, automobile, motor car, motor-car motorfiets - motorcycle
motorfietsryer - motor-cyclist motorhawe - garage
motreën - drizzle, drizzling rain muis - mouse
munt - coin muntstuk - coin museum - museum musiek - music
musiekinstrument - musical instrument muur - wall muurbal - squash my - me, to me, I, my myl - mile myn - mine mynbou - mining myne - mine myself myself
N
na ... toe - to, toward, towards naaldwerk doen - sew
naam - appellation, name naamlik - namely, viz. naand - good evening naaste - nearest, next
naasteliefde - charity, love of one s neighbour naburig - adjacent, nearby, neighbouring
naby - at, beside, by, near to, next to, close, nearby nadat - after
nadelig - detrimentally, disadvantageously, prejudicially nader - nearer
naderkom - advance, approach, come close, come closer nael - nail
naelpolitoer - nail-varnish nag - night
nagereg - dessert
nagklub - night club, night spot nagvlinder - moth
nalatenskap - estate
namekaar - at a strech, for ... together, on end Namibië - Namibia
nar - buffoon, jester, clown nasien - revise nasionaal - national nasionaliteit - nationality nat - wet Natal - Natal natuur - nature
natuurlik - of course, natural, naturally
navorsing - investigation, examination, test, exploration navraag - question
naweek - week-end Ndebele - Ndebele
nè - isn t it, isn t that so, or not Nederduits - Low German Nederlander - Dutchman Nederlands - Dutch nee - no, not
neef - cousin, nephew
neem - accept, receive, take, take in, get, lay hold of nege - nine
negentien - nineteen negentig - ninety nek - neck
nêrens nie - nowhere
net - exclusively, just, only, alone, solely, exactly netjies - cleanly cut, net, neat, precize
netnou - soon neus - nose Nguni - Nguni
niemand nie - nobody, no-one nier - kidney
nietemin - but, however, nevertheless, yet Nieu-Suid-Wallis - New South Wales Nigeria - Nigeria
niks - nothing, none niks nie - nothing nodig - necessary nodig hê - need, require noem - mention, call
nog - still, yet
nog n - additional, another nog niet - not yet
nogal - a little, some, to some extend, rather, enough nommer - number, numeral
noodhulp - first aid nooi - invite Noor - Norwegian
Noord-Amerika - North America noordelik - northern
Noordpool - Arctic, the Arctic noordpool- - Arctic
Noors - Norwegian Noorweë - Norway Noorweegs - Norwegian Noorweër - Norwegian
noot - bank note, banknote, bank-note normaal - normal
nou - at present, now nou-nou - soon
nou net - just, just now November - November
nuus - news, novelty, something new nuuskierig - inquisitive, curious nuut - new, novel
Nuwejaarsdag - New Year s Day nuweling - novice
nywerheid industry
O
o - oh
o wêreld - woe
oefen - exercise, practise oefening - exercise, practice Oekraine - Ukraine, the Ukraine Oekrainer - Ukrainian
Oekrains - Ukrainian
oewer - bank, border, edge, shore of - or offisieel - official Oktober - October olie - oil olifant - elephant olm - elm
om - at, by, on, beside, with om te - for, to, in order to
omdat - because, for the reason that, since omgewing - environment, environs, surroundings omsit - put on
omstandigheid - circumstance omtrent - about, approximately
onaangenaam - bleak, dismal, dreary, horrible, ghastly, grisly onafhanklik - autonomous, independant
onder - below, beneath, under, underneath onderaan - below, downstairs, underneath onderdruk - suppress, choke, quell, suffocate onderhoud - conversation, interview
onderneming - enterprise onderrig - instruction
ondersoek - examine, investigation, examination, test ondersteun - abet, support, sustain
ondertoe - down
ondervinding - experience onderwerp - theme, topic, subject onderwys - education
onderwyser - instructor, teacher
onderwyseres - teacher, female teacher ongedierte - vermin
ongeluk - accident
ongelukkig - unfortunately, unhappy ongetroud - single, unmarried
onjuis - erroneous, mistaken, wrong, incorrect onlangs - recently
onnatuurlik - artificial ons - us, to us, we, our ons s n - ours
onskuldig - guiltless, innocent ontbied - send for
ontbreek - be absent, be missing ontbyt - breakfast
ontdek - discover, uncover ontdekking - discovery onthaal - treat
onthou - recall, recollect, remember ontklee - undress
ontkom aan - escape, flee
ontlok - draw out, drive out, express, utter ontmoet - come across, encounter, meet, see ontploffing - explosion
ontslaan - discharge, dismiss, fire, sack ontsnap - escape, flee
ontspanning - distraction, diversion ontvang - get, have, receive ontvangsdame - receptionist ontvoer - abduct
ontwikkel - develop, reveal
ontwikkeling - development, evolution onvatbaar - immune
oog - eye
oogmerk - aim, goal, purpose ook - also, too
oomblik - instant, moment oop - open
oopmaak - open, open up
oor - ear, above, more than, over, after, about oordeel - judge, judgment
oordra - pass, spend, convey, hand, hand over oorgenoeg - abundant
oorkant - opposite oorlog - war
oorsend - send, transmit
oorskadu - cast a shadow
oorskry - cross, go beyond, transfer oorsprong - origin
oorspronklik - aboriginal, originally oorsteek - cross, go beyond, transfer oorstroom - flood
oortollig - overflowing, superfluous oortreding - sin, transgression oortree - sin, transgress
oorweeg - consider, esteem, regard, think, think about oorwinning - victory
Oos-Duitsland - East Germany, GDR Oossee - Baltic Sea
ooste - east, East
oostelik - eastern, Oriental Oostenryk - Austria Oostenryker - Austrian Oostenryks - Austrian
op - a, in, inside, into, per, within, on, upon op tyd - at the right time, in time
opdrag - commission, errand Openbaring - Apocalypse openlik - openly
opera - opera
operasie - operation, surgical operation opereer - operate
opgaan - ascend, climb, go up ophang - hang
ophef - ado, din, noise
ophou - end, come to an end, end up, expire, cease, stop opinie - opinion
opklaar - clear oplaai - meet, pick up
oplei - breed, bring up, educate, raise, teach opleiding - education
oplewer - bear, produce oplossing - solution opmerk - notice
opmerking - observation, remark, notice oppas - pay attention, watch out for, be careful oppervlakte - area
oppik - get, lay hold of, pick up, take oproep - appeal to, invoke
opsegging - abolition, abrogation opsig - relation
opsit - put on opskep - dish up
opstaan - get up, rise, stand, stand up, ascend, go up opstandig - insubordinate, rebellious
optel - get, lay hold of, pick up, take optree - act
optrek - lever, lift, raise
opvatting - idea, concept, opinion opvoering - presentation
opwen - strech, wind up opwinding - excitement oral - all about, everywhere Oranje - Orange
oranje - orange-coloured
Oranje-Vrystaat - Orange Free State orde - order
organisasie - organization organiseer - organize orgidee - orchid orkes - orchestra oseaan - ocean oud - old ouderdom - age
ouderwets - old-fashioned, out of date oudmodies - old-fashioned, out of date ouer - parent
ouerloos - orphan ouers - parents ouma - granny oupa - granddad
outyds - old-fashioned, out of date
P
pa - father Paasfees - Easter pad - road, route, way padda - toad, frog
pak - pack, package, wrap up pak klere - costume, outfit, suit pakket - pack
pakkie - packet, parcel paling - eel
pampoen - gourd, pumpkin, squash
pan - casserole, saucepan, cooking pot, frying-pan pap - empty, void
papaja - papaya, papaw papegaai - parrot paradys - paradise parfuum - perfume parkeer - park
parkeerplek - car park, lay-by, parking bay, parking garage pars - squeeze out
party - celebration, festival, party, many, a lot of Parys - Paris
Pase - Easter
passasier - passenger
patroon - pattern, stencil, template, templet pawiljoen - pavilion
peer - pear
Peking - Peiping, Peking pensioen - pension, retirement
pensioentrekker - retired person, pensioner, retiree pensionaris - retired person, pensioner, retiree peper - pepper
per - a, in, inside, into, per, within, by, by means of perd - horse
perdry - ride a horse
permanent - abiding, lasting, constantly, continually perron - platform, quay, wharf
pers - press, violet
persent - percent, percentage Persië - Iran
Persies - Persian
Persiese Golf - Persian Gulf perske - peach
persoon - person
persoonlik - individual, personal pet - cap
petrol - gasolene, gasoline, petrol piano - piano
piekniek - picnic piekniek hou - picnic pienk - pink
piesang - banana
Pietermaritzburg - Pietermaritzburg pikswart - pitch black
pil - pill
Pireneë - Pyrenees
pit - core, nucleus, kernel, pit pla - tease
plaas - estate, farm, property, ranch, locate, place plaaslik - local
plaat - dial, disc, disk, record
plaatsvind - come about, happen, occur plak - glue, stick, plate, sheet, slab, slice
plan - intention, meaning, plan, design, diagram, plane plant - plant
plantasie - plantation plastiek - plastic Platduits - Low German plattelands - rural
pleeg - act, do, make, perform plek - place, location, spot plesier - fun, pleasure plig - duty, obligation
ploert - cheat, crook, rogue, scoundrel plus - plus
poeding - pudding
poeier - powder, cosmetic powder poësie - poetry
poging - attempt, effort, test Pole - Poland
poliesman - policeman polisie - police
politiek - political polities - political politikus - politician
polshorlosie - watch, wrist-watch pomp - pump
ponie - pony Pool - Pole Pools - Polish poot - leg, paw, foot pop - doll, puppet populêr - popular populier - poplar porsie - share
Portugees - Portuguese, Portuguese language pos - post
posgeld - postage posisie - position
poskantoor - post-office, post office poswissel - money order
pot - jug, pot, box, container, vessel potblou - bright blue
pous - pope
pouse - break, intermission, pause, recess praat - speak, talk
pragtig - lovely, bright, brilliant prakties - practical
predikant - pastor, preacher prent - film, motion picture, movie presies - exactly, sharp
presteer - accomplish, attain, reach pretensieus - arrogant Pretoria - Pretoria preuts - prudish primitief - primitive prinsipaal - rector privaat - private privaat- - private
probeer - attempt, test, try probleem - problem, trouble produk - product
produksie - production produseer - bear, produce proe - taste
professioneel - professional professor - professor profyt - benefit, gain, profit program - program, programme projek - plan, project, scheme prokureur - jurist, lawyer promosie - promotion proses - lawsuit, process protes - protest
protesteer - protest provinsie - province provizore - temporarily
prys - commend, glorify, laud, praise, price psigiater - psychiatrist
puberteit - puberty publiek - public
puik - fine, great, eminent puisie - pimple
punt - dot, period, point, spot puriteins - puritan
put - well pyl - arrow
pyn - pain, pine, pine tree pynappel - pine-apple, pineapple pyp pipe
R
raad - advice, counsel raadpleeg - consult raadskamer - boardroom
raak - become, come about, grow, happen, get raamwerk - cadre, frame, framework
rabbi - rabbi
radio - beam, ray, radio, wireless radium - radium
rakkie - shelf
rapport - account, record, report, scholary report ras - breed, race
ratel - badger
ratkas - gear-box, gear-case reageer - react, respond rebel - mutineer, rebel
rede - cause, reason, logical reasoning reeds - already, by now, yet
reël - arrange, fix up, regulation, rule reëlmatig - even, regular
reën - rain
reënboog - rainbow
reg - jurisprudence, law, right, true, correct, exact regeer - control, govern, restrain, rule
regering - government
reghoekig - right-angle, square regime - regime, régime register - record, register registreer - record, register regmaak - fix, repair
regop - directly, straigh ahead regs - on the right, to the right regterkant - right-hand side
regtig - genuinely, indeed, really, truly reguit aan - straight ahead, straight along regverdig - fair, just, righteous
reis - travel, journey, trip, voyage rekenaar - computer
rekening - bill, invoice, calculation, account rekenmeester - accountant
rektig - absolutely, genuinly, indeed, really, truly rem - brake
renoster - rhino, rhinoceros reptiel - reptile
republiek - republic res - remainder, rest resep - prescription, recipe respek - respect
respekteer - respect retoerkaartjie - return-ticket reuk - odor, odour, scent, smell reus - giant
rewolwer - revolver
rig - direct, guide, manage, steer rigting - direction ritus - rite rivier - river rob - seal robot - robot robyn - ruby
Roemeen - Romanian, Rumanian Roemenië - Romania, Rumania Roemeniër - Romanian, Rumanian roer - curl, froth, stir, whip, whirl, move roete - route
rog - rye rok - skirt
rol - part, role, rôle rolletjie - roll
rolprent - film, motion picture, movie Rome - Rome
romp - skirt rond - round rood - red
roofdier - beast of prey rooihond - German measles Rooihuid - Indian, American Indian rook - smoke
room - cream roos - rose
rooster - schedule, time-table, grate, grid, grill rot - rat
rots - rock
rou - crude, raw, rough rubriek - column, header rug - back
ruik - smell
rukkie - instant, moment Rus - Russian
rus - repose, rest rusie - quarrel
rusie maak - quarrel, wrangle Rusland - Russia
Russies - Russian ry - ride, go, travel rybewys - driving-licence ryk - rich, wealthy, well-off ryp - mature, ripe
S
saad - seed
saak - affair, business, business deal, case, matter saal - saddle
saam - together
saam met - with, together with saambring - bring along, take along
saamgaan - go with, assemble, congregate, gather, meet saamwerk - cooperate, co-operate
saans - in the evening sag - soft
sak - pocket
sakeman - merchant, businessman sal - go, shall, will
salaris - salary, wage, wages sambreel - umbrella samelewing - society sand - sand sandaal - sandal sanger - singer sanksie - sanction sap - juice, sap sardien - sardine Sardinies - Sardinian Satan - Lucifer, Satan sê - say, tell
sebra - zebra
sedert - since, ever since see - sea
seehond - seal
seekoei - hippo, hippopotamus seël - mark
seën - bless seer - painful
seer wees - ache, be painful, hurt seil - sail
seker - certainly, probably
seker maak - assure, certify, make certain sekerheid - safety, security
sekerlik - certainly
sekondêr - accessory, secondary sekretaresse - secretary
seks - sex sektor - sector
sekuriteitsbeampte - security officer selde - seldom
selebrasie - celebration
self - self, herself, himself, itself selfs - even
sendeling - missionary
