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Sunrise at lake Geroldsee in the Alps of Bavaria afrikaans --- engels ?
Author Topic: afrikaans --- engels ? (Read 2760 times)
« on: August 18, 2013, 05:04:13 PM »
Vanaf die internet:
And then there's "gatvol". OK, I know it's very rude. But it's so very expressive, nê?
"Fed up" doesn't have half the impact. "Gatvol" is a word used more frequently than ever in the workplace these days, with increasing intensity.
"Donder" is another very useful word, used as an all-purpose swearword, which again has no good English translation. Used as a verb, it can express any degree of roughing up. As a noun, it is a pejorative, as they politely say in dictionaries, to mean whatever you want it to mean. And there's no good translation for "skiet-en-donder" either.
It says something about the English that they have no word for "jol". Probably the dictionary compilers regard it as slang, but it's widely used for "Going out on the town, kicking up your heels, enjoying yourself”. Although curiously, the word "Yule" in Yuletide is related to "jol" and derived from Old English. So somewhere along the line, the English forgot how to "jol". How do you explain the passion of "lekker!"? "Wow last night was a "lekker jol".
And of course, my personal favourite "kaark en betaal" , which just says it all, doesn't it? A bland English translation would be "Cough and pay", or "Breathe and pay". But it just doesn't cut it, does it? Not by a long drop.
How about “bliksem"? "I'm going to bliksem you!". Both wonderful Afrikaans expressions with nothing to compare in the English language, at least nothing that gives the same satisfaction.
Re: afrikaans --- engels ?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2013, 12:27:47 PM »
Ek het hierdie al 'n paar keer gelees, maar dit bly grappig. Ons het die mooiste mooi taal.
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2013, 07:51:48 AM »
Ek het dit nou baie geniet. Het julle al probeer om van julle stories en gedigte te vertaal? Dit klink net nie dieselfde nie. Iets soos verskiet wat die dubbel betekenis kan hê van iets wat verby is ('n ster wat sterf) of met 'n koppelteken of klem wat dan terselfdertyd kan verwys na iets wat verreikend is. Hoe kry 'n mens die dubbel betekenis met shooting star sonder om dit lomp te laat klink. Dan is daar ook ons lieflike samestellings. :-)
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2013, 08:06:09 AM »
Jy is reg, 'n mens trap altyd klei.
Was jy al op 'n blommetoer in Namakwaland waar hulle vra dat jy "Piet Snot" en "Meideboude" moet vertaal? Dit is skreeu snaaks.
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2013, 06:41:48 AM »
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2015, 11:43:07 PM »
Heheheh daai ken ek nie PM! Kan my indink hoe dit sal voeter as jy probeer vertaal hoor.
Gou ietsie vertel: Bestel Outop vir sy Jeep die een of ander plakkerding. Kom dit hier aan en agter op die pakkie is die aanwysings (heel duidelik uit Chinees vertaal)
1. Clean be posted on the surface of the stains.
2. Seperate off back plastic film and dream.
3. Select the right location and paste dream.
*dankie aan ons gas wat hier ingeloer het - ek het jou spore gevolg en myself geniet!
Gou vertel. Gisteraand kry ek 'n boodskap:
Love what You guys do but could you please talk in English when you put stuff on facie it's hard to see what you are saying when u revert to South African lol.
My lieven loven. Kan jy nou meer!
« Last Edit: September 16, 2015, 07:07:08 AM by Meraai vannie Baai »
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2015, 05:59:56 AM »
I would like to differ on the use of "donder" - I use donder when I talk of the weather - dis 'n lekker donder storm wat opsteek. But I use donner in the same manner as fok or fokken e.g. ek gaan jou nou donner of my donner is dit nou die tyd om hier aan te kom.
there is two english expressions I love:
now you're taking the piss - vry vertaal jy soek nou moeilikheid
you're taking the mickey on me - jy terg my
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2015, 07:09:33 AM »
Jeannedarc, ek hoor jou al
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2015, 03:25:37 PM »
Nou lag ek uit my maag uit vir jou Mevrou Louw!
Ek het weer hierdie bydrae baie geniet.