"Spyskaart" in Afrikaans translates to "menu" in English, referring to a list of food and drink items available in a restaurant or café.
The value of a 5 cent coin from South Africa minted in 1965 with Afrikaans text is typically around $1-2 USD in circulated condition. If the coin is in uncirculated or pristine condition, it may be worth slightly more to a collector.
In Afrikaans, "speel" means to play or to act. It can refer to playing a game, musical instrument, or performing a role in a play or movie.
Present tense in Afrikaans is formed by conjugating the verb stem according to the subject pronoun. For regular verbs, the present tense endings are - (ek) het, (jy) het, (hy/sy/dit) het, (ons) het, (julle) het, (hulle) het. For example, "Ek loop" means "I walk."
Afrikaans developed from the Dutch language spoken by Dutch settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 17th century. As they came into contact with other languages, such as Portuguese, Malay, and indigenous African languages, the language evolved into what is now known as Afrikaans.
There isn't a single language spoken in Africa, as there are over 2,000 languages spoken on the continent. Each language has its own word for "no." Some examples include "hapana" in Swahili, "não" in Portuguese (spoken in Angola and Mozambique), and "la" in Arabic (spoken in North Africa).
'mindset' in Afrikaans could be 'denkwyse', 'ingesteldheid', 'mentaliteit', 'geestesingesteldheid'.
This appeared in the English to Swahili section but the word is neither Swahili not English. From its formation, ama + sango, it appears to be an Nguni word from South Africa. Let's hope an Nguni-speaker (e.g., Zulu, Xhosa) willprovide the answer.
"Jess" can mean either "Jesus" (in reference to the religious figure) or "yes" (as an affirmation or agreement) in Afrikaans.
In Afrikaans, you would say "Wat is die datum?" to ask for the date.
Baseline assessment in Afrikaans is called "basiese assessering."
Landfills may be translated in Afrikaans as
grondopvullings (when refering to the process)
or
opvullingsmateriaal (when refering to the materials used for the landfills).
A landfill site is an
opvullingsterrein.
"Pas" in Afrikaans can have a few meanings, such as "fit" or "suit" in English. It can also mean "to happen" or "to occur" depending on the context.
'Let's go' in Afrikaans could be translated to 'Kom ons gaan', 'Laat ons gaan'. Informal translations include 'Laat ons/Kom ons waai', 'Klap 'n toon'.
Afrikaans is primarily spoken in South Africa and Namibia. It is also spoken in parts of Botswana and Zimbabwe.