Lesson 25

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to know
ken
the woman
die vrou
I know that woman, because she works with my sister.
Ek ken daardie vrou, want sy werk saam met my suster.
the female friend
die vriendin
My girlfriend will give my book back tonight.
My vriendin sal vanaand my boek teruggee.
to miss
mis
She says that she misses her old friend, although they see each other online regularly.
Sy sê dat sy haar ou vriendin mis, al sien hulle mekaar gereeld aanlyn.
to invite
nooi
the dinner
die aandete
We invite her for dinner tomorrow, so that she can eat with us.
Ons nooi haar môre vir aandete, sodat sy saam met ons kan eet.
to care about
gee om vir
a lot
baie
I like the summer wind very much.
Ek hou baie van die somerwind.
I care a lot about my family, and they also care about me.
Ek gee baie om vir my familie, en hulle gee ook om vir my.
honest
eerlik
I know that she is honest.
Ek weet dat sy eerlik is.
to lie
lieg
If you are honest, you will not lie.
As jy eerlik is, sal jy nie lieg nie.
honestly
eerlik
You answer my question honestly.
Jy antwoord my vraag eerlik.
wrong
verkeerd
She speaks so honestly that everyone immediately sees when something is wrong.
Sy praat so eerlik dat almal dadelik sien wanneer iets verkeerd is.
the truth
die waarheid
He sometimes lies about small matters, but later he tells the truth.
Hy lieg soms oor klein sake, maar later vertel hy die waarheid.
The truth makes her quiet at first, but afterwards she feels better.
Die waarheid maak haar eers stil, maar daarna voel sy beter.
I am proud of my sister because she fixed the difficult matter.
Ek is trots op my suster, omdat sy die moeilike saak reggemaak het.
shy
skaam
I feel shy when everyone looks at me.
Ek voel skaam wanneer almal na my kyk.
She smiles, but she is also shy about the big prize.
Sy glimlag, maar sy is ook skaam oor die groot prys.
Her brother is proud of her, and she feels less shy when he supports her.
Haar broer is trots op haar, en sy voel minder skaam as hy haar ondersteun.
to realize
agterkom
Later she realizes that the dog is sleeping under the bed.
Later kom sy agter dat die hond onder die bed slaap.
to relax
ontspan
When the work is finished, we just want to relax on the couch.
Wanneer die werk klaar is, wil ons net op die bank ontspan.
to dream
droom
After a long day she dreams of a week by the sea, where she can relax.
Ná 'n lang dag droom sy van 'n week by die see, waar sy kan ontspan.
I often dream that I visit my old school again.
Ek droom dikwels dat ek my ou skool weer besoek.
When I read the wrong address, I realized why the delivery was late.
Toe ek die verkeerde adres lees, het ek agtergekom hoekom die aflewering laat was.
to surprise
verras
anything
iets
Nobody says anything.
Niemand sê iets nie.
The news surprises her, because nobody said anything.
Die nuus verras haar, want niemand het iets gesê nie.
I was not angry; the news just surprised me.
Ek was nie kwaad nie; die nuus het my net verras.
messy
deurmekaar
the clutter
die rommel
The kitchen is messy, because there is clutter on the table and on the floor.
Die kombuis is deurmekaar, want daar is rommel op die tafel en op die vloer.
the trash
die vullis
the bin
die asblik
I throw the trash into the bin before I close the door.
Ek gooi die vullis in die asblik voordat ek die deur sluit.
neat
netjies
She makes the room so neat that even my brother says it looks good.
Sy maak die kamer so netjies dat selfs my broer sê dit lyk goed.
to finish eating
klaar eet
The children finish eating their food.
Die kinders eet hul kos klaar.
the dishes
die skottelgoed
When the children have finished eating, I wash the dishes and she dries them.
Wanneer die kinders klaar geëet het, was ek die skottelgoed en sy droog dit af.
them
dit
I use it every day.
Ek gebruik dit elke dag.
to dry
afdroog
After the meal I dry the plates.
Ná ete droog ek die borde af.
The sink is full of dishes, but my sister will dry them tonight.
Die wasbak is vol skottelgoed, maar my suster sal dit vanaand afdroog.
The table is so messy that I lose my book among the clutter.
Die tafel is so deurmekaar dat ek my boek tussen die rommel verloor.
You may put the trash outside in the big bin, Sir.
U kan die vullis gerus buite in die groot asblik sit, Meneer.
Her cupboard always looks neat, although her handbag is usually full of books.
Haar kas lyk altyd netjies, al is haar handsak gewoonlik vol boeke.
I care about you, therefore I gladly help you with the work.
Ek gee om vir jou, daarom help ek jou graag met die werk.
She invites us again for dinner, and she cooks so well that nobody wants to leave early.
Sy nooi ons weer vir aandete, en sy kook so goed dat niemand vroeg wil vertrek nie.
I do not know her well, but the woman looks friendly.
Ek ken haar nie goed nie, maar die vrou lyk vriendelik.
My grandmother misses me when I stay in the city for a week.
My ouma mis my wanneer ek vir 'n week in die stad bly.