Ons sing tydens die konsert saam.

Yes. Ons is the Afrikaans subject pronoun for we.

• Ons sing = We sing
• Ons can also sometimes mean us in other contexts, depending on sentence structure, but here it is clearly the subject, so it means we.

Unlike in English, Afrikaans does not capitalize it unless it starts a sentence.

No. In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form according to the subject in the present tense.

So you get:

• Ek sing = I sing
• Jy sing = you sing
• Ons sing = we sing
• Hulle sing = they sing

This is much simpler than English, where you get forms like I sing but he sings. In Afrikaans, it stays sing.

Tydens is a preposition. It means during.

So:

• tydens die konsert = during the concert

It introduces a time phrase. A learner might compare it with English during.

Other examples:

• tydens die les = during the lesson
• tydens die vakansie = during the holiday

Die is the definite article in Afrikaans, meaning the.

So:

• die konsert = the concert

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans uses die for:

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

So unlike languages such as German or Dutch, Afrikaans does not have different forms of the based on gender.

More or less, yes. Konsert is a close cognate of English concert.

The spelling is more phonetic in Afrikaans:

• English: concert
• Afrikaans: konsert

This is very common in Afrikaans: many words look similar to English or Dutch, but with more regular spelling.

Saam means together.

It tells you how the action is done:

• Ons sing ... saam = We sing ... together

It is an adverb here. It adds the idea that the people are singing jointly, not separately.

In Afrikaans main clauses, the finite verb usually comes early, often in the second position, and other information follows. Adverbs like saam often appear later in the sentence, especially near the end.

So:

• Ons sing tydens die konsert saam.

sounds very natural.

The sentence structure is roughly:

• Ons = subject
• sing = verb
• tydens die konsert = time phrase
• saam = adverb

Afrikaans word order is flexible in some cases, but this version is very normal.

Yes, you could. That is also understandable and natural.

Compare:

• Ons sing tydens die konsert saam.
• Ons sing saam tydens die konsert.

Both mean essentially the same thing. The difference is mainly one of emphasis and rhythm.

• Ending with saam can give slightly more emphasis to together
• Putting saam earlier may sound a bit more neutral in some contexts

Both are good Afrikaans.

It can often mean either, depending on context.

Afrikaans uses the simple present tense more broadly than English does. So Ons sing may mean:

• We sing
• We are singing

If the context is happening right now, English often uses the progressive form, but Afrikaans often still uses the simple form.

Afrikaans does have a way to make an ongoing action more explicit:

• Ons is aan die sing = We are singing

But in many everyday sentences, simple sing is enough.

Afrikaans usually uses a double negative with nie ... nie.

So the negative version is:

• Ons sing nie tydens die konsert saam nie.

This literally places one nie after the verb and another near the end of the clause.

That double nie pattern is one of the most important things to learn in Afrikaans negation.

A rough pronunciation guide for English speakers is:

• tydens ≈ TAY-dens or TIE-dens, depending on accent and how closely you imitate Afrikaans sounds

A few notes:

• The ty sound is not exactly like normal English tie, but that is a decent approximation for beginners.
• The d and s are straightforward.
• Stress is usually on the first syllable: TY-dens

If you are just starting out, saying something close to TIE-dens will usually be understood.

A rough guide is:

• saam ≈ sahm with a long vowel

It is not quite like English same. The vowel is broader and longer.

For a beginner, thinking of it as sahm is usually better than same.

Yes. It is a very typical, natural Afrikaans main clause.

The pattern is:

• Subject
  • verb
    • other information

Here that gives:

• Ons
  • sing
    • tydens die konsert
      • saam

This kind of simple, direct word order is extremely common in Afrikaans. It is one reason learners often find Afrikaans sentence building easier than in some other Germanic languages.