oppasser
(say: op-paassirr)
Luggage is called Bagasie in Afrikaans.
It is an English name and has no alternate Afrikaans meaning. James is usually translated as Jakobus. If James is called Jamie, Jakobus is called Kobus.
The plant Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunsfelsia pauciflora) is called a "Verbleikblom" in Afrikaans, because as it flowers, the flowers go from deep purple to white, seemingly fading or bleaching in the sun (in Afrikaans "verbleik").
Tiger is tier in Afrikaans.
The Italian word "pasta" is a loan word in Afrikaans. Meaning the word in Afrikaans for "pasta" is "pasta."
hings
The silent letter in Afrikaans is called 'n stil letter' in Afrikaans.
It is called a "tefie".
akkedis
In Afrikaans, a hat is called a "hoed."
A refrain poem in Afrikaans is called a "refrein gedig".
Baseline assessment in Afrikaans is called "basiese assessering."
Coordinated interaction between caregiver and infant is called Synchrony.
A cheetah in Afrikaans is called a "tier" or "jagluiperd."
Luggage is called Bagasie in Afrikaans.
The Afrikaans word for a cartographer is "kaartmaker."Cartography is "kartograaf."
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