Die toelae en verlofsaldo is op die betaalstaat.

Because in Afrikaans, the present tense of wees (to be) is is for all persons and numbers.

So Afrikaans says:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy/Sy is = he/she is
• Ons is = we are
• Hulle is = they are

That means is is correct even with a compound subject like die toelae en verlofsaldo.

So where English changes between is and are, Afrikaans usually keeps is.

Die means the.

In this sentence:

• Die toelae en verlofsaldo = The allowance and leave balance
• die betaalstaat = the payslip / payroll statement

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns, so it is much simpler than English in that respect.

It appears twice because there are two separate noun phrases:

1. die toelae en verlofsaldo
2. die betaalstaat

Afrikaans often uses one article for two nouns joined by en when they are closely linked:

• Die toelae en verlofsaldo = The allowance and leave balance

This is very similar to English, where you can say the allowance and leave balance without repeating the.

You could also repeat it in some contexts:

• die toelae en die verlofsaldo

But that sounds a bit more separate or emphatic. In this sentence, using just one die is natural and normal.

Verlofsaldo is a compound noun:

• verlof = leave
• saldo = balance

So verlofsaldo literally means leave balance.

This is very typical Afrikaans: instead of using several separate words, Afrikaans often joins them into one compound word.

A useful thing to remember is that the last part often tells you the basic category of the word. So a verlofsaldo is a kind of saldo.

In this sentence, toelae is a singular noun meaning allowance.

That is a good thing to notice, because words ending in -e are not always plural in Afrikaans. So you should not assume that toelae means allowances just because of the ending.

In payroll or HR language, toelae commonly refers to an allowance such as a travel allowance, housing allowance, and so on.

Op usually means on.

So:

• op die betaalstaat = on the payslip / on the payroll statement

This is the natural preposition here. Just as English often says something is on a list, on a form, or on a payslip, Afrikaans uses op in the same kind of way.

Betaalstaat is another compound noun:

• betaal = pay
• staat = statement / sheet / record

Depending on context, betaalstaat can refer to a pay statement, payroll record, or payslip.

In everyday workplace context, learners will often see it translated as payslip, but the exact English word can vary slightly depending on how the company uses the term.

Yes. This is a straightforward main clause with normal word order:

• Die toelae en verlofsaldo = subject
• is = verb
• op die betaalstaat = prepositional phrase

So the pattern is:

Subject + verb + other information

That is the standard word order for a simple statement in Afrikaans.

En means and.

It links the two nouns:

• toelae = allowance
• verlofsaldo = leave balance

So:

• toelae en verlofsaldo = allowance and leave balance

It works just like and in English.

Yes. This sentence sounds like workplace, payroll, or HR language.

Words like:

• toelae
• verlofsaldo
• betaalstaat

are very common in employment and salary-related contexts. So a learner should recognize that this is not casual everyday vocabulary only; it belongs strongly to an administrative or workplace setting.