Meaning: Being arrogant or to push one’s luck Translation: Jy krap met ń kort stokkie aan ń groot leeu se bal
Translation: ń Klap van die windmeul weg hê Meaning: Used when it’s raining and the sun shines at the same time 4. Translation: Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou So you’ll certainly hear and use them often.
Jy praat kak in english full#
This list is full of direct Afrikaans to English translations of everyday Afrikaans idioms. I’ve also create a free downloadable guide with a bunch of useful Afrikaans phrases for travellers to use. In the interests of bringing more awareness to this baie lekker language, I thought I’d call upon my South African partner and friends to help me collate a list of common hilarious expressions that will spark your interest in learning Afrikaans. Without these resources, it makes it difficult for foreigners like me to pick up the language. Sadly, there isn’t nearly enough learning material out there on the internet compared with other languages such as French, Italian, and Spanish. Due to its germanic origins, it’s relatively easy for English speakers to learn. By translating Afrikaans to English, these Afrikaans idioms will definitely make you giggle.Īfrikaans is one of the official languages of South Africa and is one of the world’s youngest languages with roughly 8 million speakers. 85.1K With only three tenses, Afrikaans is not only one of the easiest languages to learn, but it’s full of hilarious phrases that should exist in English.
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