Lesson 4

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to open
maak oop
the door
die deur
I open the door.
Ek maak die deur oop.
to close
sluit
to sleep
slaap
She now closes the door, because she wants to sleep.
Sy sluit nou die deur, want sy wil slaap.
the window
die venster
immediately
onmiddellik
He immediately opens the window, because it is warm.
Hy maak die venster onmiddellik oop, want dit is warm.
I will close the window later.
Ek sluit die venster later.
that
dat
busy
besig
a lot of
baie
I see that you are busy, because you have a lot of work.
Ek sien dat jy besig is, want jy het baie werk.
to say
will be
sal wees
until
tot
late
laat
He sleeps late now.
Hy slaap nou laat.
He says that he will be busy until late tonight.
Hy sê dat hy besig sal wees tot laat vanaand.
meanwhile
intussen
Meanwhile, we cook vegetables.
Intussen kook ons groente.
to understand
verstaan
what
wat
I understand what you are saying.
Ek verstaan wat jy sê.
must go
moet gaan
She understands that we must go now.
Sy verstaan dat ons nou moet gaan.
the sister
die suster
The child who is speaking now is my sister.
Die kind wat nou praat, is my suster.
My sister says that our house is beautiful.
My suster sê dat ons huis mooi is.
the flower
die blom
I buy flowers for my sister's room.
Ek koop blomme vir my suster se kamer.
to smell
ruik
The flowers that I buy smell nice.
Die blomme wat ek koop, ruik lekker.
ready
gereed
to
om
the town
die dorp
to go
gaan
I am going to the store now.
Ek gaan nou winkel toe.
Are you ready to go to town with me?
Is jy gereed om saam met my dorp toe te gaan?
the people
die mense
The people are in the room.
Die mense is in die kamer.
to visit
besoek
Our town is small, but people like to visit it.
Ons dorp is klein, maar mense besoek dit graag.
as soon as
sodra
As soon as we are finished, we go home.
Sodra ons klaar is, gaan ons huis toe.
please
asseblief
As soon as you are ready, please visit us again.
Sodra jy gereed is, besoek ons asseblief weer.
cleaning
skoonmaak
Please help with cleaning this table.
Help asseblief met die skoonmaak van hierdie tafel.
hurriedly
haastig
I walk hurriedly to the store, because I have little time.
Ek loop haastig winkel toe, want ek het min tyd.
still
nog
I am still busy with the work.
Ek is nog besig met die werk.
her
haar
the words
die woorde
We are now writing words in this book.
Ons skryf nou woorde in hierdie boek.
She speaks hurriedly, but I still understand her words.
Sy praat haastig, maar ek verstaan nog haar woorde.
feel free
voel gerus vry
to help
help
Feel free to help me with the food.
Voel gerus vry om my met die kos te help.
feel free
gerus
Feel free to read the book if you have time.
Gerus lees die boek as jy tyd het.
in a hurry
haastig
He is in a hurry, because he wants to be finished now.
Hy is haastig, want hy wil nou klaar wees.
You may feel free to sit and eat if you are not in a hurry.
Jy kan gerus sit en eet as jy nie haastig is nie.
possible
moontlik
to leave
vertrek
I leave for the town now.
Ek vertrek nou dorp toe.
Is it possible to leave now?
Is dit moontlik om nou te vertrek?
He thinks that it is not possible to be finished immediately.
Hy dink dat dit nie moontlik is om onmiddellik klaar te wees nie.
I wanted to taste that food, but I was too much in a hurry.
Ek wou daardie kos proe, maar ek was te haastig.
He wanted to see my dog, even though he was busy with work.
Hy wou my hond sien, al was hy besig met werk.
then
daarna
the garden
die tuin
I help my friend in the garden.
Ek help my vriend in die tuin.
Meanwhile, we work in the garden.
Intussen werk ons in die tuin.
I will first read and then work in the garden.
Ek sal eers lees en daarna in die tuin werk.
to go to sleep
gaan slaap
We must now go to sleep, because it is late.
Ons moet nou gaan slaap, want dit is laat.
afterwards
daarna
tired
moeg
She will go to sleep afterwards, because she is tired.
Sy sal daarna gaan slaap, want sy is moeg.
I am tired, but I will still walk in the garden.
Ek is moeg, maar ek sal tog in die tuin loop.
the air
die lug
The air is warm.
Die lug is warm.
fresh
vars
to let
laat
me
my
I must read, and she will wait for me afterwards.
Ek moet lees, en sy sal daarna vir my wag.
better
beter
to feel
voel
The fresh air outside makes me feel better.
Die vars lug buite laat my beter voel.
wonderful
heerlik
The food she cooks smells wonderful.
Die kos wat sy kook, ruik heerlik.
The fresh flowers in the garden smell wonderful.
Die vars blomme in die tuin ruik heerlik.
the merchant
die koopman
to bring
bring
He brings the book to our house.
Hy bring die boek na ons huis.
the tool
die gereedskap
You see the tools that we use.
Jy sien die gereedskap wat ons gebruik.
The merchant brings new tools to our town.
Die koopman bring nuwe gereedskap na ons dorp.
the tools
die gereedskap
to bring along
saambring
He will bring meat along.
Hy sal vleis saambring.
We use the tools that the merchant brings along.
Ons gebruik die gereedskap wat die koopman saambring.
after
na
He feels better after the work.
Hy voel beter na die werk.
He says that he will be tired after the work.
Hy sê dat hy moeg sal wees na die werk.
to come
kom
He comes along with my friend.
Hy kom saam met my vriend.
I wait here until you come.
Ek wag hier tot jy kom.
to ask
vra
important
belangrik
Our house is important to us.
Ons huis is belangrik vir ons.
The question you ask is important.
Die vraag wat jy vra, is belangrik.
to finish writing
klaar skryf
She finishes writing her book.
Sy skryf haar boek klaar.
any
enige
I let my friend read any book.
Ek laat my vriend enige boek lees.
Feel free to ask your question at any time.
Voel gerus vry om jou vraag op enige tyd te vra.
you
jou
I buy new flowers for you.
Ek koop nuwe blomme vir jou.
I let you read my new book.
Ek laat jou my nuwe boek lees.
them
hulle
I let them finish writing their work.
Ek laat hulle hul werk klaar skryf.