Kondensmelk VOCAB 3 Flashcards
soveel
so many
gebruikte
uses
“hoog aangeslaan”
highly regarded
voorvadergeeste [voor + vader + geeste]
[pre- + fathers + ghosts / spirits] ancestors
gepaai
pathed
“…val Oom Ben haar in die rede”
“…falls uncle Ben her in the reason” that is - to interrupt her while she’s talking
gebrand
burned
wortels
roots
glo
believe
rook
smoke
weghoukeep
away
waarskynlik
apparently
sjanam
shaman medicine man
nuuskierigheid
curiosity
medisyneman
medicine man or SANGOMA
iemand
someone
toor
make magic
kruie
herbs
beswymings
fits or fainting spells
allerhande
all sorts / all kinds
bonatuurlike
metaphysical or supernatural
toekoms
future
voorspel
predict
voel
feel
kole
coals
sonder
without
brandwonde
burn wounds
verduideliking
explanation
kortgeknip
cut short
nagmerries
nightmares
stamp
bumps
elmboog
elbow
lywige ribbes
bodily ribs ?
giggel
giggle
habitat
habitat
natuurlike
natural
formeel
formal
ordentilik
proper
heeltemal
completely
opruim
tidy up
emosiebelaaide [emosie + belaai -de]
emotion + filled / loaded i.e. emotional
ervaarings
achievements
uitgepit
exhausted
“praaitjies maak”
” little talks make” i.e talking
“sou sy graag”
she would’ve liked
aanvaar
accepts
dankbaar
gratefully
aanbod
offer
tussen
between
opkrul
curl up
…“en soos Luna haar duim suig tot sy slaap”
“…and like Luna, her thumb suck until she sleeps”
jonger
younger
“…as sy net ‘n bietjie jonger was”
“…if she only was a little younger”
“….bly by haar spook”
haunts her / keeps comming back to her
stilte
silence
vrede
peace
angstige
anxious
gedagtes
thoughts
kalmeer
calm down
orden
regulate or arrange
stam
trunk
donker
dark
figuur
figure
flits
torch
“gooi lig”
throws light
skraal
thin or scanty
skadu
shadow
seningrige
sinewy
VERASSING
SURPRISE
slaapsak
sleeping bag
te lei
to lead
waarheen
where to
die keer
this time
bekommerd
worried
tree
step
genoeg
enough
“te laat beter voel”
to let better feel
vreemd
strange
onverklaarbaar
inexplicably
minder
less
deurmekaar
mixed up / confused
eintelik
actually
noodgevalle
emergencies
tassie
little suitcase
gebere
put away / kept / housed
tevore
previously
oorgekoop
bought from
ekspedisies
expeditions
dieselfde
the same
opgestel
set up
toestemming
permission
neutraal
neutral
“op ‘n missie”
on a mission
verbaas
surprised
ingeval
incase
foonkabels
phone cables
gesteel
stolen
dorpie
little town
baie kere
many times
sleep
drag
bostrip
bush trip / outing