the school | die skool |
I walk to school every day. | Ek loop elke dag skool toe. |
to ride | ry |
the bicycle | die fiets |
I ride my bicycle to the store. | Ek ry my fiets na die winkel toe. |
She rides her bicycle to the school. | Sy ry haar fiets na die skool. |
the traffic light | die verkeerslig |
the car | die motor |
At the traffic light I stop the car. | By die verkeerslig stop ek die motor. |
The children wait for green at the same traffic light. | Die kinders wag vir groen by dieselfde verkeerslig. |
the intersection | die kruising |
in front of | voor |
They wait in front of the door. | Hulle wag voor die deur. |
the bridge | die brug |
the morning | die oggend |
I work in the morning. | Ek werk in die oggend. |
The intersection in front of the bridge is busy in the morning. | Die kruising voor die brug is besig in die oggend. |
to turn | draai |
left | links |
toward | na |
We turn left at the intersection toward the city. | Ons draai links by die kruising na die stad. |
The clouds turn pink at sunset. | Die wolke word pienk teen sonsondergang. |
A bright rainbow appears above the cloud after the rain. | ’n Helder reënboog verskyn bo die wolk ná die reën. |
to smile | glimlag |
the rainbow | die reënboog |
I walk under the rainbow. | Ek loop onder die reënboog. |
Children smile when they see the rainbow. | Kinders glimlag wanneer hulle die reënboog sien. |
the office | die kantoor |
the stadium | die stadion |
I work in a new office near the stadium. | Ek werk in ’n nuwe kantoor naby die stadion. |
old | ou |
He turns left at the old bridge. | Hy draai links by die ou brug. |
to reach | bereik |
I reach the end of the road. | Ek bereik die einde van die pad. |
We walk over the old bridge to reach the stadium. | Ons stap oor die ou brug om die stadion te bereik. |
the dictionary | die woordeboek |
the word | die woord |
She writes down the word in her new book. | Sy skryf die woord neer in haar nuwe boek. |
In class I use a dictionary to find new words. | In die klas gebruik ek ’n woordeboek om nuwe woorde te vind. |
funny | grappig |
the joke | die grap |
The joke is funny. | Die grap is grappig. |
everyone | almal |
Everyone eats bread. | Almal eet brood. |
He tells a funny joke in the class, and everyone laughs. | Hy vertel ’n grappige grap in die klas, en almal lag. |
the competition | die kompetisie |
Our school holds a competition at the stadium. | Ons skool hou ’n kompetisie by die stadion. |
to win | wen |
first | eerste |
The first snow will fall soon. | Die eerste sneeu sal binnekort val. |
the prize | die prys |
The best joke wins the first prize in the competition. | Die beste grap wen die eerste prys in die kompetisie. |
the boss | die baas |
The friendly boss gives a prize to every friendly pupil. | Die vriendelike baas gee ’n prys aan elke vriendelike leerling. |
friendly | vriendelik |
little | klein |
the puppy | die hondjie |
the sunset | die sonsondergang |
We sit outside at sunset and drink tea. | Ons sit buite by sonsondergang en drink tee. |
I play with my little puppy at sunset. | Ek speel met my klein hondjie by sonsondergang. |
the little table | die tafeltjie |
next to | langs |
I sit next to you. | Ek sit langs jou. |
the bed | die bed |
I read a book on the bed. | Ek lees ’n boek op die bed. |
The puppy sleeps on a little table next to my bed. | Die hondjie slaap op ’n tafeltjie langs my bed. |
the kitten | die katjie |
to jump | spring |
The child jumps over the wall. | Die kind spring oor die muur. |
off | af |
to look | kyk |
I watch the dog playing in the garden. | Ek kyk na die hond wat in die tuin speel. |
at | na |
The kitten jumps off the little table and looks at the puppy. | Die katjie spring van die tafeltjie af en kyk na die hondjie. |
to watch | kyk |
the movie | die fliek |
We watch a movie in the car when it starts to rain. | Ons kyk ’n fliek in die motor wanneer dit begin reën. |
The movie wins a big prize at the competition in the city. | Die fliek wen ’n groot prys by die kompetisie in die stad. |
After the movie we see another bright rainbow above the stadium. | Ná die fliek sien ons weer ’n helder reënboog bo die stadion. |
The boss reads the new report now. | Die baas lees nou die nuwe verslag. |
that | wat |
I am reading the book that you bought yesterday. | Ek lees die boek wat jy gister gekoop het. |
never | nooit |
I never eat meat. | Ek eet nooit vleis nie. |
My boss makes a joke about the traffic light that never turns green. | My baas maak ’n grap oor die verkeerslig wat nooit groen word nie. |
to trot around | ronddraf |
I see how the dog trots around in the garden. | Ek sien hoe die hond ronddraf in die tuin. |
the street | die straat |
Later the kitten and puppy trot together in the quiet street. | Later ronddraf die katjie en hondjie saam in die stille straat. |
the project plan | die projekplan |
I understand the project plan. | Ek verstaan die projekplan. |
You can read the new project plan in the office, Sir, but please bring your dictionary along. | U kan die nuwe projekplan in die kantoor lees, Meneer, maar bring asseblief u woordeboek saam. |
to stand | staan |
I stand by the door. | Ek staan by die deur. |
Her red bicycle stands safely by the bridge near the intersection. | Haar rooi fiets staan veilig by die brug naby die kruising. |
The dog is friendly. | Die hond is vriendelik. |
the gate | die hek |
I close the gate before I go to sleep. | Ek sluit die hek voordat ek gaan slaap. |
The friendly guide waits at the school gate and smiles at every pupil. | Die vriendelike gids wag by die skool se hek en glimlag vir elke leerling. |
to climb | klim |
He climbs over the wall in the garden. | Hy klim oor die muur in die tuin. |
I climb off the chair. | Ek klim van die stoel af. |
to drive | ry |
The car drives fast in the street. | Die motor ry vinnig in die straat. |