The Afrikaans language instruction thread

[Trevor]

I know this hasn't been updated in a long time.  How about a few good aphorisms?  I'm sure there's some very colorful ones.   

I don't know if this qualifies as an aphorism but if someone  tells you "As jy dit gaan doen, sal jy kak" it translates as "You will be in sh*t if you do that." 

[Trevor]

"Ek gaan nou poo" 

Truly TMI statement which translates as "I am going to go do a number 2" 

[Flangepart]

How about "Go ahead. Make my day." Trev?

[Trevor]

How about "Go ahead. Make my day." Trev?

"Gaan voort. Maak my dag." [Gahn foo-ert: mark may darg]  

[Jim H]

Nice.  Reminds me of an anecdote where a Brit woke up after a bender and thought he was still drunk as he couldn't quite understand people.  Turned out he woke up in the Netherlands and was hearing Dutch.   

You can really tell the familial relationship with English in core vocabulary words in sentences like that.   

[Trevor]

Nice.  Reminds me of an anecdote where a Brit woke up after a bender and thought he was still drunk as he couldn't quite understand people.  Turned out he woke up in the Netherlands and was hearing Dutch.   
 

When Mom went to visit friends in the Netherlands a few years ago - she took Dutch in school - she was prepared to speak it with everyone, only to find out their preferred language was English. 

[Trevor]

Skiet daardie katjie: skeet dah rhee ky kee.

Shoot that cat is a direct translation but it refers to someone puking in a toilet bowl so they should aim right and not puke all over the floor. 

[Flangepart]

Okay, here's a toon related one. Foghorn Leghorn saying "I say-I say that boy is as smart as a bowling ball."

[Jim H]

Okay, here's a toon related one. Foghorn Leghorn saying "I say-I say that boy is as smart as a bowling ball."

Isn't it as SHARP as a bowling ball?

[Trevor]

Okay, here's a toon related one. Foghorn Leghorn saying "I say-I say that boy is as smart as a bowling ball."

"Ek se, ek se: daardie ou het so veel breins soos 'n rolbal." 

[Trevor]

Okay, here's a toon related one. Foghorn Leghorn saying "I say-I say that boy is as smart as a bowling ball."

Isn't it as SHARP as a bowling ball?

Daardie ou is so skerp soos 'n rolbal.

Meaning he is an idiot because bowling balls have no sharp edges. 

[Trevor]

Famous movie phrases in Afrikaans:

"Mrs Robinson.. you're trying to seduce me.."
Mevrou Robinson: probeer jy my verlei?

"What we have here is failure to communicate."
Ons kan glad nie kommunikeer nie.

"This........is............SPARTA!!!!"
Dit is SPARTA!

[bob]

The cheese is old and moldy, where is the bathroom?

[Trevor]

The cheese is old and moldy, where is the bathroom?

Hierdie kaas is oud en muf: waar is die badkamer? 

[Trevor]

"RRRRROWWWWSSSSSDOWWWWERRRRRRRR!!"

Never mind.