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seen from United States
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seen from Türkiye
seen from Russia
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seen from Australia
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seen from United Arab Emirates
Woordeskat 016: Die Weer - The Weather
die weer, x - weather
die son, sonne - sun
die lug, x - sky, air
die wolk, wolke - cloud
die reën, reëns - rain
die sneeu, x - snow
die hael, x - hail
die storm, storms - storm
die voorspelling, voorspellings - forecast, prophecy
sonnig, sonnige - sunny
bewolk, bewolkte - cloudy
stormagtig, stormagtige - stormy
om te reën, gereën - rain
om te sneeu, gesneeu - snow
om te hael, gehael - hail
om te voorspel, voorspel - predict
Woordeskat 014: Kardinale Getalle - Cardinal Numbers
When attributive, numbers do not change like adjectives
nul - zero
een - one
twee - two
drie - three
vier - four
vyf - five
ses - six
sewe - seven
agt - eight
nege - nine
tien - ten
elf - eleven
twaalf - twelve
dertien - thirteen
veertien - fourteen
vyftien - fifteen
sestien - sixteen
sewentien - seventeen
agtien - eighteen
negentien - nineteen
twintig - twenty
For numbers above twenty, compounds are written as “smaller number-en-larger number.” For example, twenty-eight is “agt-en-twintig.”
dertig - thirty
veertig - forty
vyftig - fifty
sestig - sixty
sewentig - seventy
tagtig - eighty
negentig - ninety
honderd - hundred
Compounds with a hundred follow the pattern of “hundred smaller number.” For example, one hundred fifty-one is “eenhonderd een-en-vyftig.” Multiples of a hundred are made by prefixing the other number onto “honderd” without any other changes. For example, four hundred is “vierhonderd.” Thus, nine hundred ninety-nine is “negehonderd nege-en-negentig.”
duisend - thousand
Compounds with a hundred follow the pattern of “thousand smaller number.” For example, one thousand one hundred fifty-one is “eenduisend eenhonderd een-en-vyftig.” Multiples of a thousand are made by prefixing the other number onto “duisend” without any other changes. For example, four thousand is “vierduisend.” Thus, nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine is “negeduisend negehonderd nege-en-negentig.”
miljoen - million
miljard - billion
biljoen - trillion
Woordeskat 012: Die Kop - The Head
die kop, koppe - head
die skedel, skedels - skull
die haar, hare - hair
die oor, ore - ear
die oordrom, oordromme - eardrum
die gesig, gesigte - face
die voorkop, voorkoppe - forehead
die wang, wange - cheek
die ken, kenne - chin
die kaak, kake - jaw
die oog, oë - eye
die neus, neuse - nose
die mond, monde - mouth
die lip, lippe - lip
die tand, tande - tooth
die tong, tonge - tongue
kort, korte - short
lank, lang - long
maer, maer - thin
dik, dik, comparative=dikker - thick
bruin, bruine - brown
blond, blonde - blond
swart, swart - black
aantreklik, aantreklike - attractive
pragtig, pragtige - beautiful
om te knik, geknik - to nod
om te skud, geskud - to shake
om te hoor, gehoor - to hear
om te luister, geluister - to listen
om te knipoog, geknipoog - to blink
om te sien, gesien - to see
om te kyk, gekyk - to look, watch
om te kou, gekou - to chew
om te byt, gebyt - to bite
om te eet, geëet - to eat
om te smaak, gesmaak - to taste
om te lek, gelek - to lick
Woordeskat 010: Amptelike Tale van Suid-Afrika - Official Languages of South Africa
It should be noted that even though these are nouns and thus are accompanied with "die," they are proper nouns and thus do not really ever use the article, like in English
(die) Zoeloe, x - Zulu
(die) Xhosa, x - Xhosa
(die) Afrikaans, x - Afrikaans
(die) Engels, x - English
(die) Noord-Sotho, x - Northern Sotho
(die) Tswana, x - Tswana
(die) Suid-Sotho, x - Sotho
(die) Tsonga, x - Tsonga
(die) Swazi, x - Swazi
(die) Venda, x - Venda
(die) Suid-Ndebele, x - Southern Ndebele
die taal, tale - language
die wet, wette - law
die vertaling, vertalings - translation
amptelik, amptelike - official
-sprekend, -sprekende - -speaking (ex.: Afrikaanssprekend, Afrikaanssprekende - Afrikaans-speaking)
om te praat, gepraat - to speak
om te vertaal, vertaal - to translate
Woordeskat 009: Algemene Werkwoorde - Common Verbs
om te gaan, gegaan - to go
om te kom, gekom - to come
om te swem, geswem - to swim
om te loop, geloop - to walk
om te hardloop, gehardloop - to run
om te doen, gedoen - to do
om te neem, geneem - to take
om te kry, gekry - to get
om te gee, gegee - to give
om te ontvang, ontvang - to receive
om te dink, gedink - to think
om te glo, geglo - to believe
om te kyk, gekyk - to look
om te luister, geluister - to listen
om te hou van, gehou van - to like
om te liefhê, liefgehad - to love
om te volg, gevolg - to follow
om te lei, gelei - to lead
om te vra, gevra - to ask
om te antwoord, geantwoord - to answer
om te stop, gestop - to stop
om te eindig, geëindig - to end
om te voortsit, voortgesit - to continue
om te begin, begin - to start, begin
om te eet, geëet - to eat
om te drink, gedrink - to drink
om te kook, gekook - to cook
om te hoop, gehoop - to hope
om te droom, gedroom - to dream
om te verander, verander - to change
om te koop, gekoop - to buy
om te verkoop, verkoop - to sell
om te lees, gelees - to read
om te skryf, geskryf - to write
Woordeskat 008: Rigtings - Directions
die noorde, x - north
noord, noord - north
die noordooste, x - northeast
noordoos, noordoos - northeast
die ooste, x - east
oos, oos - east
die suidooste, x - southeast
suidoos, suidoos - southeast
die suide, x - south
suid, suid - south
die suidweste, x - southwest
suidwes, suidwes - southwest
die weste, x - west
wes, wes - west
die noordweste, x - northwest
noordwes, noordwes - northwest
Woordeskat 007: Algemene Byvoeglike Naamwoorde - Common Adjectives
algemeen, algemene, comparative=algemener - common, general, universal
seldsaam, seldsame, comparative=seldsamer - rare, infrequent, scarce
groot, grote, comparative=groter - large, big, great
klein, kleine - small, little
sterk, sterk - strong, powerful
swak, swak, comparative=swakker - weak, delicate, feeble
waar, ware, comparative=warer - true, real, genuine
vals, valse, superlative=mees valse - false, fake
kalm, kalme - calm, quiet, composed
kwaad, kwaai, comparative=kwater - angry
vol, volle, comparative=voller - full
leeg, leë, comparative=leër - empty
ru, ruwe, comparative=ruwer, superlative=ruuste - rough
glad, gladde, comparative=gladder - smooth
dik, dik, comparative=dikker - thick, bulky
maer, maer, comparative=maerder - thin, lean
gemaklik, gemaklike - comfortable
ongemaklik, ongemaklike - uncomfortable
vry, vrye - free
oop, ope, comparative=oper - open
gesluit, gesluit - closed
pragtig, pragtige - beautiful, gorgeous
lelik, lelike - ugly
vinnig, vinnige - fast, quick
stadig, stadige - slow
hoog, hoë, comparative=hoër - high
laag, lae, comparative=laer - low
lang, lang - long, tall
kort, korte - short
goed, goeie, comparative=beter, superlative=beste - good
sleg, slegte, comparative=slegter - bad
gelukkig, gelukkige - happy
bly, blye - happy
treurig, treurige - sad
om te beskryf, beskryf - to describe
Woordeskat 006: Die Huis - The House
die huis, huise - house
die tuis, tuise - home
die woonstel, woonstelle - apartment
die kamer, kamers - room
die sitkamer, sitkamers - living room
die eetkamer, eetkamers - dining room
die waskamer, waskamers - washroom
die badkamer, badkamers - bathroom
die kelder, kelders - basement
die solder, solders - attic
die kombuis, kombuise - kitchen
die muur, mure - wall
die vloer, vloere - floor
die plafon, plafonne - ceiling
die dak, dakke - roof
die venster, vensters - window
die skoorsteen, skoorstene - chimney
die deur, deure - door
die boog, boë - arch, archway
die agterplaas, agterplase - backyard
die grasperk, grasperke - lawn
die tuin, tuine - garden
huislik, huislike - homely
gemaklik, gemaklike - comfortable
veilig, veilige - safe
om te bou, gebou - to build
om te bly, gebly - to stay, remain
om te terugkeer, teruggekeer - to return
om te sit, gesit - to sit, place, put
om te eet, geëet - to eat
om te was, gewas - to wash
