1L Basic Greetings Flashcards
Hallo, my naam is Pieter (Hello my naahm ös Pee-ter)
Hello, my name is Peter
Wat is jou naam? ( vaht is yo nahm)
Injouatmosfeer.
Inyouratmosphere.
What is your name?
My naam is Zani.
My name is Zani
Dis gaaf om
jou te ontmoet (Dis hahf ohm yo te ohnt-moot)
It’s nice… you(r).
Jou ook (yo ooehk)
You too (you as object)
Hallo
https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4
Hi/Hello informal
Dis
Dis (Dit is) nie so moeilik om Afrikaans te leer nie.
Usage notes
Ditisis commonly contracted todis, both in speech and writing:Dis ‘n huis.
It’s
[Referring to context rather than real object or nonpersonal singular object]
It is not so difficult to learn Afrikaans
gaaf (hahf)
nice
om jou te ontmoet (ohm yo tə ohntmöt)
to meet you
Wat …?
What….?
is Af
is En
Goeie Dag! (Hoyeh dach)
https://youtu.be/XDwiCOmWWp4
Good day (late morning to early evening)
Jy (yie)
You (informal subject)
Jou (yo)
You (object pronoun) or your possessive
ontmoet
meet
Dit so gaaf wees (dit so hoe’ vee-ehs)
dit(possessivesy)
it,this,that(subject and object)
referring to the context
Ditlyk baie moeilik.Itseems very difficult.
referring to something seen or heard in the real world
Ditis ’n huis.―Thisis a house.
referring to non-personal singular nouns
Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek hetditnog nie gelees nie.She gave me the book, but I haven’t readityet
That would be nice.
referring to the context
Hello (informal, phone) Af
Hello (En) (phone)
Hello, kan ek met Anna praat?
Hello, may I speak to Anna
Dit is vir jou
Ditisis commonly contracted todis, both in speech and writing:Dis ‘n huis.
dit(possessivesy)
it,this,that(subject and object)
referring to the context
Ditlyk baie moeilik.Itseems very difficult.
referring to something seen or heard in the real world
Ditis ’n huis.―Thisis a house.
referring to non-personal singular nouns
Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek hetditnog nie gelees nie.She gave me the book, but I haven’t readityet
This is for you (object pronoun)
referring to something seen or heard in the real world
Jy is lank
You are tall. (Subject pronoun)
Jy het ‘n mooie naam
You have a pretty name
Sy naam is John
His name is John
An exception to the previous rule is the 3rd person singular masculine or neuter, where Afrikaans clearly distinguishes betweenhom(him) andsy(his). Likewise, the neuter pronoundit(it, subject or object) is distinguished from the possessivesy(its), and the termhycan emphatically be used to describe inanimate objects in the same way as the feminine in English, such as in theRooibaardhot sauce brand’s slogan“hy brand mooi rooi”(“He burns beautifully red”), referring to its product’s intense spice.
Kom ons ..
Let us..
Ons het mekaar voor drie maande ontmoet (ohns heht meh-core four dree mohndə ohntmöt)
We met 3 months ago.
