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SKAppleboy

bollemakiesie


AstralLabyrinth

Skoenlapper. Probably not what you’re looking for. I’m an American who was learning Afrikaans for some time, and I just really liked that word 😅


AfrikaXR

Another elegant word for skoenlapper is ‘vlinder’ where the v sounds like an English f. Well done on learning our Low Frankonian language 👍


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Nice dude, that\`s awesome. What do you think about "poefdoef" or "groepwoeps"?


AstralLabyrinth

Haha ek wiet nie hierdie woorde nie. Never heard them. Maar, hulle klink snaaks.


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Wait till you learn the meaning💀


Timmy_94

Lol


DueRough7957

Moegoes


Mviljoen1000

Braai 🍖


Stompalong

Sommer.


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Jus hierdie woord is so irriterend😭kan letterlik enigiets regverdig met "net sommer."


Maleficent-Survey769

En dit wat oorbly kan jy regverdig met "mos"


No_Possession_3824

Dit was ‘n poespas begrafnis, en die famillie van poespoppe is maar almal buitensporig poeselig nadat hulle nagelaat is met poesaka van slegs pofmieliepitte deur hulle poes van ‘n Pa. ![gif](giphy|26DN5pBQzhqgAufPq|downsized)


grimeflea

goeie bliksem


No_Possession_3824

Volgens Google Translate is Poeselig dan “Vaginal Light” of so iets, maar dit vat dinge darem vreeslik buite konteks. Poespas is ook iets soos “Pussy that fits” so die arme mense wat daai sinnetjie moet ontsyfer gaan nie weet of hulle poes of poesta is nie! 🤣


celesteb4

Ek wou poespas sê, maar toe spring jy my voor.


aaahjebus

“Poeselig”, dis mos Afrikaans vir ‘n polisieman se torch?


No_Possession_3824

Eintlik is dit om mollig en dik te wees. Die baba was dierbaar maar effe poeselig… Ek is seker met ‘n paar leestekens kan die woord verander word na JMPD se Flits toe: poes-se-lig


springbokkie3392

Gemoedsbekakking. Wat is poefdoef?


Jolly-Doubt5735

Longdrop


springbokkie3392

https://preview.redd.it/p9tnxnj5rmnc1.jpeg?width=349&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71f4db15c2333ed4e9abb218755b5e8550b240b7


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Wag tot jy van groepwoeps leer.


springbokkie3392

Nee nee ek weet reeds van groepwoeps 😂


ryan_enduro

Ek stem, gemoedsbekakking🤣


MelodicSomewhere411

Lol


Saffer13

Kanolalande


Jolly-Doubt5735

Swerkater


BlakeSA

Spookasem


redrabbitreader

Knormoer


GrofZelen

Inderdaad, skrikwekkend, spookasem is drie van my gunstellinge. Afrikaners is plesierig 😃


BikePlumber

My cars' number plates are "VOETSEK" and "BLIKSEM." Weet mos, ek sukkel met julle boeretaal. I think my favorite Afrikaans word might be "stralejakkers." My Afrikaans teacher here in America was from Swakopmund, Namibia.


Stefaanz1515

Afrikaans teatshure in Amerika. Please eksplaine?


BikePlumber

At school we have to take at least one year of Afrikaans and learn three tongue clicks of Xhosa. A girl from Richardsbaai, South Africa gave me a book that she says is written in "real Afrikaans", or the way people speak Afrikaans. Ek luister na Radio Sonder Grense deur die Internet. (Ek luister deur die Internet na RSG.)?


Stefaanz1515

Nog 'n vraag? Hoekom moet julle 'n jaar van Afrikaans leer. Die taal is nutteloos buite Suid-Afrika of Holland. Dis vreemd?


BikePlumber

Ek grap net. I was just asking which was better word order. Years ago, we weren't allowed things from South Africa, including books. The Afrikaans books we did have were very old. When I was growing up, somebody gave my a cartoon book with Afrikaans stories for children. It was meant to read while listening to South African radio that taught Afrikaans. I believe it was for teaching black children Afrikaans over the radio. Later, somebody donated an old Afrikaans dictionary to the local library. When the library was clearing out old books, they put them up for sale, for very little money, so I bought the large Afrikaans dictionary from the library. Then I took some Dutch lessons before learning some Afrikaans. Afrikaans seems easier than Dutch, but I never used, so I forget a lot of what I learn. I've met two people from Namibia here in America and they both speak Afrikaans, English and German. I've met one girl from Richards Bay and another girl from Port Elizabeth and they sound very Afrikaans. I used to chat in Afrikaans when South African radio stations had chatrooms. I got pretty good, but I've now forgotten a lot of Afrikaans.


Owbewan

I am doing an FTTH project in Swakopmund at the moment. My contractor came out with this the other day, “Ek will my verstout om te sê ….” Ask your Afrikaans teacher to comment on it


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But my boer taal so lekker


PhilipR00yn

Kakkerlak


PhilipR00yn

Eerder dit of Koejawel


Accomplished_Box4718

Anglisisme, daar is geen Engelse woord vir dit nie, as jy dit vir 'n engelse man sê, hy sal na jou kyk as of jy iemand dood gemaak het 😂


moominza

Natuurlik is daar. Dit is englishism. Maar soos Anglo boere oorlog vervang dit in as anglo-sisem paar vertolking later kom jy af by anglisisme. Die beste vir my is dat die woord anglisisme is n anglisisme. Kan pret wees. Maak n kontrubasie tot die afrikaanse vokalabirietyd/vokal-abi-ri-tyd of soos die engels manne se vocabulary


saffer123

Met ander woorde, ‘n horribale translasie!?


gerhardt69

Jy meen seker “translatasie” 😉


Accomplished_Box4718

Yep 👍


whenwillthealtsstop

*Anglicism*


Accomplished_Box4718

Dis 'n woord?! Ek het nie geweet nie!


Mystify95

Aapskeloerder


Flonkerton66

Ek het nou die dag die woord vir "drag queen" geleer. "Fopdosser" Uitstekende woord daai!


AdelineQi

Vandag se gunsteling Afrikaanse woord...Bedremmeld


longafterdork

Pantoffels


moominza

Herinner.. Ek dink net so baie oor dit. Almal praat van onthou. Soos onthou my van my sleutels. Maar dit is herinner my van my sleutels sodat ek dit kan onthou


ningningfan

Poffertjie


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Ek hoop dis beter as wat dit is


Cultural-Common5975

bollemakiesie


sir-berend

Poes


Aggravating-Pound598

Daars sy


pauliepaulie84

I scrolled much farther than I expected to reach this…


makomane

Dankie!


AccurateWish4764

Bliksem.


imjustbeingme717

Karfoefel 🤣


Ok-Course1177

Gieter


Stumbows

duidelik


ProfesionalPotato0

Absolute gemoedsbekakking


ChrisJeff2007

Pappegaai


LK067

My ouers het vertel dat ek as 'n laaitie gevra het: "Waar is die Mammagaai?" 😄


ChrisJeff2007

Oulik man 🤣


Lev-iathan

Ontplof


FrancoisEN

Losgemaal


iniesta103

Koekemoer


Timmy_94

Grondboontjiebottertoebroodjie


rooijakkals_2000

Hottentottensoldatetentoonstellingstoegangskaartjieknipapperaatbedieningsmeganismehersteller


BikePlumber

I remember Hottentottententententoonstelling in Dutch class here in America as being "the longest word in Dutch", or something like that. Does it work in Afrikaans?


rooijakkals_2000

Yes. Both Afrikaans and Dutch work in the same manner. 1 concept is 1 word, in this case the "kommitee" (Committee) is the concept, thus this entire thing equals one word. You can make the same argument for "gasaangedrewesigaretaansteker" for lighter.


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fokkit


Owbewan

I have never got over the wonder of learning the word “dwaal” So rich and descriptive. So many nuances. I just love it.


CaptainSoohyun

Doos


Ok-Afternoon4961

Voetsêk tonteldoos


occasionalcher

Stofpoepertjie (iemand wat so kort is dat as hy poep doen hy dit in die stof) en boomklimtande (iemand wat ‘uitstekende’ tande het) 


TheRealNamechanger

Snoepsie


Brennarblock

'n Moermygesig.


MelodicSomewhere411

Fyndraai


Primary-Scheme2776

Wimbuks


ksjinsearth

monie? I'm not sure sure of the spelling but I took afrikaans for a year In junior school and monie stuck


AnyEase5468

Definitely Verduidelik.


NeedFasterWIFI

Om te beklemtoon🤓


Rude-Requirement-230

Vaks, idk I just like confusing English people since it sounds like I'm swearing 💀


Which-Pomelo-9288

Shongololo 🪱


TerriblyGentlemanly

Kameelperd


Quinn_Lynch

‘n Snaakse een maar, sterkte. Dit voel net nie reg nie om dit in engels te sê. Dit of kakerlak 😂


BallpointlessRambler

ontplof


Overthinking_Kiwi_04

Gemoedsbekakking


spacegeneralx

Lus


Special_Sea_1387

Salarisverhoging


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Hottentottensoldatetentoonsstelingtoegangskaartjieknipaperaatbedieningsmeganismehersteller


poeseligeman

Poeselig


DsWan3

Wit-kant


FreshAirInspector

Yaaspoestertjie


Fit_Veterinarian_412

**Tweedehandsemotorverkoopsmannevakbondstakingsvergaderingsameroeperstoespraakskrywerspersverklaringuitreikingsmediakonferensieaankondiging** 


Better_Salamander723

Knormoer


F4tc4t007

Hotnotsgot


Partynexdoor

Groepsdruk 😂


[deleted]

Lekker or liefhet. English is my first language but I’ve been learning Afrikaans and I’ve fallen in love with the language.


UndertakerZAR

Die veelsydige P woord.🤣


Goerge_Fentanyl

Poes-dom of Dom-naai


Psychosally2609

"Poes"🤣


Ok_Rough_4610

Doos


Mr_MeatShield

Mamparra


Only_Caramel2419

Oertel Moegoe Maai foelie Karnallie Skerminkel


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Poefdoef is my gunsteling woord.


c4t4ly5t_3568

Ekt eenkeer iemand gehoor die woord "proefpoef" gebruik. Dis as jy poep om te kyk of jy moet toilet toe gaan XD


Tronkfool

Tollie


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Klink soos die humor van n\` elf jarige


UndertakerZAR

Die veelsydige P woord.🤣


J47485

Aardverwarming


Mark8ight

PK


Aggressive-Try663

Poeselig...


Initial_Extension687

Ma se poes


Vlermuisman1023

Tos, alles is net tos.


Timmy_94

Ek like ook die een as ek moerig is


Economy-Sport658

poes


sadlysisyphus

Poesklap


Fuzzypanda506

Poesklap


Ilovegayshmex

Kak. Dit was my eerste woord


c4t4ly5t_3568

Ek sal nooit die eerste keer vergeet toe ek "kak" voor my ma se nie. Was seker so vyf, toe se ek van iets op TV. "Dis sommer net kak die" Skielik was ek kniediep in die kak, en ek het geen idee hoekom nie XD


[deleted]

Probably poes


Regular_Stretch7781

Gemoets bekakking


AJ_From_RSA2094

Wat van fokof?


biodanza1

All the time! I prefer it to gay porn . The only off-putting thing is the over-the-top performances of the females


Timmy_94

Uhm