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Title: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 07, 2009, 04:51:54 AM Afrikaans is my second language ~ it has come a long way from being a language that was looked down as "the language of the oppressor" to a recognized language in South Africa today. It is a wonderfully expressive and expansive language too ~ you can use Afrikaans to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.
Post a quote, phrase or word and I will translate it for you. :smile: Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Mr. DS on September 07, 2009, 07:57:25 PM Trevor's underpants smell rather awful.
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 08, 2009, 01:28:19 AM Trevor's underpants smell rather awful. :bouncegiggle: Why didn't I see that one coming? "Trevor se onderbroek ruik regtig kak." BTW: the wonderfully descriptive word "kak" can also mean the word that begins with s. Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: AndyC on September 08, 2009, 06:22:46 AM Well, art is art. But then again, water is water. And east is east and west is west, and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does.
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 08, 2009, 07:54:51 AM Well, art is art. But then again, water is water. And east is east and west is west, and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Do you want that translated? Yikes..... here we go.............. :buggedout: Kuns is kuns, maar water is ook water. En oos is oos en wes is wes en as jy aarbeie vat en hul kook soos appelsous, smaak hulle net soos pruimdante, meer as hoe "rhubarb" smaak. I dunno what the Afrikaans for rhubarb is, sorry. :buggedout: Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Mr. DS on September 08, 2009, 07:56:39 AM How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 08, 2009, 08:31:44 AM How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood :buggedout: :buggedout: Mom!!!! Help!!!! :buggedout: :buggedout: "Hoe veel hout kan 'n marmot gooi as 'n marmot hout kon gooi?" :teddyr: Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: AndyC on September 08, 2009, 11:41:46 AM My hovercraft is full of eels.
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Mr. DS on September 08, 2009, 11:48:55 AM Who left the toliet seat up?
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Paquita on September 08, 2009, 04:14:53 PM I have to poop. My butt hurts. Wheres the toilet?
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: BoyScoutKevin on September 08, 2009, 04:30:01 PM I have to poop. My butt hurts. Wheres the toilet? This is useful. No matter where you are in the world. Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 09, 2009, 04:08:08 AM My hovercraft is full of eels. :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: "My skeertuig is vol palings." :teddyr: Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 09, 2009, 04:09:46 AM Who left the toliet seat up? "Wie het die toiletsitplek opgelos?" Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 09, 2009, 04:11:19 AM I have to poop. My butt hurts. Wheres the toilet? :bouncegiggle: "Ek moet kak. My gat is seer. Waar is die toilet?" Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Newt on September 09, 2009, 06:02:38 AM "Hoe veel hout kan 'n marmot gooi as 'n marmot hout kon gooi?" :teddyr: That is a thing of beauty. Lyrical. Brings a tear to the eye. *sniff*OK Trev, here's one: "You da man" (I plan to use this!) Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 09, 2009, 08:32:25 AM "Hoe veel hout kan 'n marmot gooi as 'n marmot hout kon gooi?" :teddyr: That is a thing of beauty. Lyrical. Brings a tear to the eye. *sniff*OK Trev, here's one: "You da man" (I plan to use this!) :teddyr: :bouncegiggle: "Jy's die man!" or "Ditsem, bliksem!" In an intimate situation, the words "Wie's jou pappa?" [Who's your daddy?] can also be used. :buggedout: Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: AndyC on September 09, 2009, 09:08:31 AM How about "Kiss my ass."
Title: Re: Trevor's Afrikaans tutor Post by: Trevor on September 10, 2009, 01:26:39 AM |