Die aanlynbestelling kom vandag.

Die means the.

It is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence. In the middle of a sentence, it would normally be written die.

Unlike English, Afrikaans uses die for the in all genders and for both singular and plural nouns:

• die boek = the book
• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die bestellings = the orders

Afrikaans very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• aanlyn = online
• bestelling = order
• aanlynbestelling = online order

This is very common in Afrikaans and also in Dutch and German. Where English often uses two words, Afrikaans frequently prefers one compound word.

Other examples:

• huiswerk = homework
• motorhuis = garage
• taalskool = language school

Yes, kom literally means come/comes, but in context it can often be translated more naturally as arrives.

So:

• Die aanlynbestelling kom vandag. can mean:
• The online order comes today.
• more naturally in English: The online order arrives today.

Afrikaans often uses kom in situations where English might prefer arrive.

This is normal main-clause word order in Afrikaans:

subject + verb + time expression

So:

• Die aanlynbestelling = subject
• kom = verb
• vandag = today

That gives:

• Die aanlynbestelling kom vandag.

This is similar to English:

• The online order arrives today.

Afrikaans main clauses usually place the finite verb in the second position.

Yes. Vandag can be moved for emphasis.

For example:

• Die aanlynbestelling kom vandag. = The online order arrives today.
• Vandag kom die aanlynbestelling. = Today the online order arrives.

When you move vandag to the front, the verb still stays in second position:

• Vandag kom ... not
• Vandag die aanlynbestelling kom ...

That verb-second pattern is an important feature of Afrikaans.

Yes. The indefinite article in Afrikaans is 'n, which means a/an.

So:

• 'n aanlynbestelling = an online order

You could say:

• 'n Aanlynbestelling kom vandag. = An online order arrives today.

A few important notes about 'n:

• It is written with an apostrophe.
• It is not normally stressed in speech.
• If it starts a sentence, the 'n stays lowercase, and the next word is capitalized:
  • 'n Aanlynbestelling kom vandag.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

aanlynbestelling ≈ AHN-layn-beh-STE-ling

Very roughly:

• aan sounds somewhat like ahn
• lyn sounds like English line
• be is a light buh/beh
• stelling has the stress on stel

The exact pronunciation depends on accent, but the main thing is to recognize it as one compound word:

• aanlyn + bestelling

Bestelling means order in the sense of something ordered, especially from a shop or business.

For example:

• My bestelling is hier. = My order is here.
• Die bestelling is laat. = The order is late.

It comes from the verb bestel, which means to order:

• Ek bestel kos. = I order food.

Yes, depending on what exactly you want to say.

For example:

• Die aanlynbestelling arriveer vandag. = The online order arrives today.
• Die aanlynbestelling word vandag afgelewer. = The online order is delivered today.

But kom vandag is very natural in everyday Afrikaans and often sounds less formal than arriveer.

So if you are speaking casually, kom vandag is a very good choice.

Yes. Grammatically, kom is present tense, but just like English present tense, it can refer to a scheduled or expected future event.

So:

• Die aanlynbestelling kom vandag.

is literally present tense, but it means:

• The online order is coming today or
• The online order arrives today

This is very normal in Afrikaans.

In a simple yes/no question, Afrikaans usually puts the verb first:

• Kom die aanlynbestelling vandag? = Is the online order arriving today?

This is similar to English inversion:

• The order arrives today.
• Does the order arrive today?

In Afrikaans:

• Die aanlynbestelling kom vandag.
• Kom die aanlynbestelling vandag?