Hardcore Afrikaans - Moving into a new home

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house move; relocation	die verhuising
The house move begins today.	Die verhuising begin vandag.
removal company; moving company	die verhuisingsmaatskappy
The removal company comes early.	Die verhuisingsmaatskappy kom vroeg.
moving van	die verhuiswa
The moving van stands outside.	Die verhuiswa staan buite.
cardboard box	die kartondoos
The cardboard box is big.	Die kartondoos is groot.
bubble wrap	die borrelplastiek
The bubble wrap is in the cardboard box.	Die borrelplastiek is in die kartondoos.
packing tape	die verpakkingstape
marker pen	die merkpen
The packing tape is next to the marker pen.	Die verpakkingstape is langs die merkpen.
The marker pen is black.	Die merkpen is swart.
crockery	die breekgoed
furniture	die meubels
The furniture is heavy.	Die meubels is swaar.
mattress	die matras
Even though the mattress is heavy, we carry it inside.	Al is die matras swaar, dra ons dit binne.
bed frame	die bedraam
The mattress is on the bed frame.	Die matras is op die bedraam.
chest of drawers	die laaikas
passage; hallway	die gang
The chest of drawers stands in the hallway.	Die laaikas staan in die gang.
bunch of keys	die sleutelbos
The bunch of keys is by the door.	Die sleutelbos is by die deur.
change of address	die adresverandering
The change of address is important.	Die adresverandering is belangrik.
utility service	die nutsdiens
The utility service confirms the change of address.	Die nutsdiens bevestig die adresverandering.
The utility service confirms the change of address after the house move.	Die nutsdiens bevestig die adresverandering ná die verhuising.
delivery address	die afleweringsadres
The delivery address is on the form.	Die afleweringsadres is op die vorm.
The removal company confirms the delivery address and brings the bunch of keys.	Die verhuisingsmaatskappy bevestig die afleweringsadres en bring die sleutelbos.
to unpack	uitpak
We unpack the cardboard boxes.	Ons pak die kartondose uit.
Even if the moving van comes late, we unpack cardboard boxes.	Al kom die verhuiswa laat, pak ons kartondose uit.
to wrap	toedraai
She wraps the crockery in bubble wrap.	Sy draai die breekgoed in borrelplastiek toe.
We wrap the crockery in bubble wrap and use packing tape.	Ons draai die breekgoed in borrelplastiek toe en gebruik verpakkingstape.
to carry inside	indra
They carry the mattress inside.	Hulle dra die matras in.
The chest of drawers can be carried through the hallway.	Die laaikas kan deur die gang ingedra word.
to dismantle; take apart	uitmekaarhaal
The bed frame must be dismantled.	Die bedraam moet uitmekaar gehaal word.
to assemble; put together	aanmekaarsit
The furniture can be assembled tomorrow.	Die meubels kan môre aanmekaar gesit word.
We dismantle the bed frame and assemble the chest of drawers later.	Ons haal die bedraam uitmekaar en sit die laaikas later aanmekaar.
to mark; label	merk
We label every cardboard box.	Ons merk elke kartondoos.
Every cardboard box must be labelled with the marker pen.	Elke kartondoos moet met die merkpen gemerk word.
She labels the cardboard boxes with the black marker pen.	Sy merk die kartondose met die swart merkpen.
fragile; breakable	breekbaar
The crockery is fragile.	Die breekgoed is breekbaar.
This furniture is fragile.	Hierdie meubels is breekbaar.
Even though the crockery is fragile, they carry it inside.	Al is die breekgoed breekbaar, dra hulle dit in.
to speak (formal)	spreek
He speaks slowly.	Hy spreek stadig.
They speak Afrikaans.	Hulle spreek Afrikaans.
modern	modern
The house is modern.	Die huis is modern.
She buys modern furniture.	Sy koop moderne meubels.
aware	bewus
She is aware of the risk.	Sy is bewus van die risiko.
We are aware of the change of address.	Ons is bewus van die adresverandering.
the thought	die gedagte
The thought is new.	Die gedagte is nuut.
She writes down the thought.	Sy skryf die gedagte neer.
to achieve; attain	behaal
She achieves success.	Sy behaal sukses.
The group achieves the goal.	Die groep behaal die doel.
the prayer	die gebed
The prayer is short.	Die gebed is kort.
He reads the prayer.	Hy lees die gebed.
the field	die veld
The field is green.	Die veld is groen.
They walk across the field.	Hulle loop oor die veld.
to become apparent	blyk
It becomes apparent later.	Dit blyk later.
The reason becomes apparent today.	Die rede blyk vandag.

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