Wordeskat

Question 1

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘afternoon’?

Answer 1

middag

‘middag’ refers to the time of day after noon and before evening.

Question 2

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘day’?

Answer 2

dag

‘dag’ represents a 24-hour period.

Question 3

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘evening’?

Answer 3

aand

‘aand’ refers to the period of time at the end of the day.

Question 4

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘last week’?

Answer 4

verlede week

‘verlede week’ refers to the week that has just passed.

Question 5

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘midday’?

Answer 5

middag

‘middag’ refers to the middle of the day, around noon.

Question 6

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘midnight’?

Answer 6

middernag

‘middernag’ denotes the middle of the night, or 12:00 AM.

Question 7

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘morning’?

Answer 7

oggend/môre

‘oggend’ is commonly used for morning, while ‘môre’ can also mean tomorrow.

Question 8

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘next week’?

Answer 8

volgende week

‘volgende week’ refers to the week following the current one.

Question 9

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘night’?

Answer 9

nag

‘nag’ refers to the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours.

Question 10

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘sunrise/dawn’?

Answer 10

sonop

‘sonop’ is the time when the sun rises.

Question 11

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘sunset/dusk’?

Answer 11

sonsondergang

‘sonsondergang’ refers to the time when the sun sets.

Question 12

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘today’?

Answer 12

vandag

‘vandag’ indicates the current day.

Question 13

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘tomorrow’?

Answer 13

more

‘more’ refers to the day after today.

Question 14

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘weekend’?

Answer 14

naweek

‘naweek’ refers to the period of Saturday and Sunday.

Question 15

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘yesterday’?

Answer 15

gister

‘gister’ indicates the day before today.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The day after tomorrow is __________.

Answer 16

oormôre

‘oormôre’ refers to the day that follows tomorrow.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The day before yesterday is __________.

Answer 17

eergister

‘eergister’ indicates the day that precedes yesterday.

Question 18

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘beige’?

Answer 18

beige

Question 19

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘black’?

Answer 19

swart

Question 20

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘blue’?

Answer 20

blou

Question 21

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘brown’?

Answer 21

bruin

Question 22

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘cream’?

Answer 22

room

Question 23

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘dark’?

Answer 23

donker

Question 24

What is the Afrikaans term for ‘gold’?

Answer 24

goud

Question 25

What is the Afrikaans term for 'green'?

Answer 25

groen

Question 26

What is the Afrikaans term for 'grey'?

Answer 26

grys

Question 27

What is the Afrikaans term for 'light'?

Answer 27

lig

Question 28

What is the Afrikaans term for 'maroon'?

Answer 28

bruinrooi

Question 29

What is the Afrikaans term for 'navy blue'?

Answer 29

donkerblou

Question 30

What is the Afrikaans term for 'orange'?

Answer 30

oranje

Question 31

What is the Afrikaans term for 'pink'?

Answer 31

pienk

Question 32

What is the Afrikaans term for 'purple'?

Answer 32

pers

Question 33

What is the Afrikaans term for 'red'?

Answer 33

rooi

Question 34

What is the Afrikaans term for 'silver'?

Answer 34

silwer

Question 35

What is the Afrikaans term for 'white'?

Question 36

What is the Afrikaans term for 'yellow'?

Answer 36

geel