Afrikaans

To look in Afrikaans is kyk. The most common way to say ‘look’ is kyk, which means to try to see.

The English phrase “vacuum cleaner” is translated into Afrikaans as stofsuier.

The Afrikaans word for melon is spanspek. The word refers to the melon fruit.

The English word pride is translated into Afrikaans as trots.

The English word stupid is translated into Afrikaans as dom. dom is used to describe someone or something lacking in intelligence.

The English phrase “stop it” is translated into Afrikaans as Hou op. Hou op serves two main purposes.

The English phrase “good job” can be translated to Afrikaans as mooi so.

In Afrikaans, the English phrase ‘so’ is translated as so.

The phrase “I like you” in Afrikaans is ek hou van jou. The phrase ek hou van jou is used to express both platonic liking and romantic attraction.

The English phrase “Mr.” translates to Afrikaans as mnr. mnr. is used as an abbreviation for the noun “mister”.