sound - klank
Spanish - Spaans
"Goeie môre." Pronounced as, "hweeya more-rah" The letter "G" in Afrikaans is a guttural sound similar to the "ch" in "loch." Also similar to the 'J" in the Spanish name, "Juan." It is very difficult, if not impossible, to explain this consonant sound with text. You have to hear it to know it.
You would need an English-Afrikaans dictionary to translate English words into Afrikaans words. This type of dictionary provides the equivalents of English words in Afrikaans.
Land is also land in Afrikaans but it is pronounced differently with the 'a' having a 'u' sound. (i.e. - pronounced lund)
Ietem (the ie is like a "e" sound).
Dankie
Digter
In Afrikaans, the sound a donkey makes is often described as "hee-haw," which is transliterated as "hee-haw" or "hie-haw." The term captures the characteristic braying noise that donkeys produce.
The Afrikaans word "aap" begins with the letter "a." In English, "aap" translates to "monkey." This word is commonly used in Afrikaans to refer to these primates.
Hallo pragtig! (say: Hallo prukh-tikh) * "g" in Afrikaans is pronounced as a scratching sound from the throat "kh"
The "j" in spanish is most like the English "h".
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