Hardcore Afrikaans - Lesson 18

Question	Answer
maybe	miskien
the laundry	die wasgoed
dirty	vuil
the washing machine	die wasmasjien
broken	stukkend
Maybe the laundry is still dirty, because the washing machine was broken yesterday.	Miskien is die wasgoed nog vuil, want die wasmasjien was gister stukkend.
I put the dirty laundry in the washing machine before I go to work.	Ek sit die vuil wasgoed in die wasmasjien voordat ek werk toe gaan.
after	nadat
to hang up	hang op
I hang up the wet towel in the bathroom.	Ek hang die nat handdoek in die badkamer op.
dry	droog
After the washing machine is finished, she hangs up the wet clothes to dry.	Nadat die wasmasjien klaar is, hang sy die nat klere op om droog te word.
the dryer	die droër
If it rains, we put the laundry in the dryer so that it stays dry.	As dit reën, sit ons die wasgoed in die droër sodat dit droog bly.
to dry	droog
I dry my hands with a towel.	Ek droog my hande met 'n handdoek af.
quickly	gou
The dryer makes a noise, but it dries the towels quickly.	Die droër maak 'n lawaai, maar dit droog die handdoeke gou.
After the clothes are dry, I fold them and put them away in the cupboard.	Nadat die klere droog is, vou ek dit en bêre ek dit in die kas.
to fold	vou
neatly	mooi
She writes neatly in her new book.	Sy skryf mooi in haar nuwe boek.
to iron	stryk
She folds the dresses neatly, but I iron the shirts first.	Sy vou die rokke mooi, maar ek stryk die hemde eers.
to put away	bêre
the cupboard	die kas
After the shower I put the towel away in the cupboard.	Ná die stort bêre ek die handdoek in die kas.
My brother irons his trousers, but his sister is already putting the towels away in the cupboard.	My broer stryk sy broek, maar sy suster bêre reeds die handdoeke in die kas.
to wipe	afvee
I wipe the table with a clean towel.	Ek vee die tafel af met 'n skoon handdoek.
without	sonder om
to spill	mors
We must wipe the table without spilling the water.	Ons moet die tafel afvee sonder om die water te mors.
to dry	droog af
After the shower, she dries her face with a clean towel.	Ná die stort droog sy haar gesig met ’n skoon handdoek af.
The child spills milk on the floor, and I dry it with a towel.	Die kind mors melk op die vloer, en ek droog dit met 'n handdoek af.
Do not drink from the bottle without washing your hands.	Moenie uit die bottel drink sonder om jou hande te was nie.
the refrigerator	die yskas
She goes to the kitchen without looking in the refrigerator.	Sy gaan kombuis toe sonder om in die yskas te kyk.
the butter	die botter
the jam	die konfyt
the sandwich	die toebroodjie
In the refrigerator there is butter, jam, and cheese for sandwiches.	In die yskas is daar botter, konfyt en kaas vir toebroodjies.
hungry	honger
I make my sister a sandwich with butter and jam, because she is hungry.	Ek maak vir my suster 'n toebroodjie met botter en konfyt, want sy is honger.
thirsty	dors
I am thirsty, therefore I first drink water and eat the sandwich later.	Ek is dors, daarom drink ek eers water en eet later die toebroodjie.
the walk	die wandeling
After the walk, we drink water in the kitchen.	Ná die wandeling drink ons water in die kombuis.
all	almal
Everyone wants to leave early.	Almal wil vroeg vertrek.
After the long walk we are all hungry and thirsty.	Ná die lang wandeling is ons almal honger en dors.
the way	die pad
The road to the station is wet.	Die pad na die stasie is nat.
straight	reguit
back	terug
the help	die hulp
I ask the teacher for help.	Ek vra die onderwyser vir hulp.
If you do not remember the way, walk straight back to the store and ask for help.	As jy nie die pad onthou nie, loop reguit terug na die winkel en vra vir hulp.
The dog runs back home when he sees the gate open.	Die hond hardloop terug huis toe wanneer hy die hek oop sien.
to fix	regmaak
Maybe she will come back later to fix the cupboard.	Miskien kom sy later terug om die kas reg te maak.
to leak	lek
the tap	die kraan
the bucket	die emmer
the sink	die wasbak
Maybe the tap is leaking, because there is water in the bucket under the sink.	Miskien lek die kraan, want daar is water in die emmer onder die wasbak.
to turn off	draai toe
I turn off the tap and place the bucket next to the door.	Ek draai die kraan toe en plaas die emmer langs die deur.
The tap is still leaking, although I turn it off.	Die kraan lek steeds, al draai ek dit toe.
Under the sink stands the bucket, because the tap leaks all night.	Onder die wasbak staan die emmer, omdat die kraan die hele nag lek.
the plumber	die loodgieter
the pipe	die pyp
The plumber wants to fix the pipe.	Die loodgieter wil die pyp regmaak.
to repair	herstel
The plumber says the pipe is broken, but he can repair it tomorrow.	Die loodgieter sê die pyp is stukkend, maar hy kan dit môre herstel.
After the plumber repaired the pipe, the floor was dry again.	Nadat die loodgieter die pyp herstel het, was die vloer weer droog.
When I am hungry, I quickly make a sandwich and put the butter back in the refrigerator.	Wanneer ek honger is, maak ek gou 'n toebroodjie en sit die botter terug in die yskas.
She drinks water without spilling, but her brother always spills on the table.	Sy drink water sonder om te mors, maar haar broer mors altyd op die tafel.
After we have eaten, she irons her dress and I fold my trousers on the bed.	Nadat ons geëet het, stryk sy haar rok en vou ek my broek op die bed.
right	regs
I turn right at the intersection.	Ek draai regs by die kruising.
then	dan
I first drink water and then eat bread.	Ek drink eers water en eet dan brood.
to go in	ingaan
We must go in now.	Ons moet nou ingaan.
Can you turn right and then walk straight without going in at the first door?	Kan u regs draai en dan reguit loop sonder om by die eerste deur in te gaan?

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