Die tydstempel is op die parkeermeterkaartjie.

Tydstempel is a compound noun:

• tyd = time
• stempel = stamp

So it literally means time stamp. Afrikaans often forms nouns by joining smaller words together into one longer word.

Afrikaans, like Dutch and German, commonly makes compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

So:

• parkeer = park / parking
• meter = meter
• kaartjie = ticket

Together, parkeermeterkaartjie means parking meter ticket.

English often uses several separate words where Afrikaans prefers one compound word.

Die means the.

In this sentence:

• Die tydstempel = the timestamp
• die parkeermeterkaartjie = the parking meter ticket

Afrikaans uses die for the with both singular and plural nouns. Unlike English, it does not change form.

Because op is the normal Afrikaans preposition for on.

So:

• op = on
• op die parkeermeterkaartjie = on the parking meter ticket

This works very much like English in this sentence.

This is standard Afrikaans main-clause word order:

• Subject: Die tydstempel
• Verb: is
• Rest of the sentence: op die parkeermeterkaartjie

So it follows the same basic pattern as English:

• The timestamp / is / on the parking meter ticket

That makes this sentence quite straightforward for English speakers.

Yes. In this sentence, is is the present-tense form of the verb wees = to be.

So:

• Die tydstempel is ... = The timestamp is ...

This is one of those helpful cases where Afrikaans looks very similar to English.

Possibly, but the meaning may change slightly depending on context.

• parkeermeterkaartjie specifically means a parking meter ticket
• parkeerkaartjie usually means a more general parking ticket or parking slip

If you mean the ticket from a parking meter, parkeermeterkaartjie is the more exact word.

The ending -jie is a common Afrikaans diminutive ending. It often corresponds to English ideas like small, little, or sometimes just a familiar everyday object.

So:

• kaart = card / ticket in some contexts
• kaartjie = little card / ticket

In modern usage, kaartjie is simply the normal word for ticket in many situations, even when no literal smallness is intended.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• tydstempel ≈ tate-stem-pel
  
  • tyd has a sound a bit like tate without the final clear t
• parkeermeterkaartjie ≈ par-KEER-may-ter-KAAR-key

A few notes:

• ee in parkeer is like the vowel in day, but held a bit longer
• aa in kaartjie is a long a sound, somewhat like in father
• tj in kaartjie sounds a bit like ky or a softened ch/y combination, depending on accent

Pronunciation varies somewhat by speaker, but this approximation is enough to get started.

Sometimes in a broader context, yes, but tydstempel most directly means timestamp.

If a stamp includes both date and time, English may still call it a timestamp. If the focus is specifically on the date, Afrikaans might use a more date-focused expression instead.

So for this sentence, timestamp is the best match.

Because the sentence uses the definite article die, meaning the.

Afrikaans does also have an indefinite article:

• 'n = a / an

So compare:

• Die tydstempel is op die parkeermeterkaartjie. = The timestamp is on the parking meter ticket.
• 'n Tydstempel is op 'n parkeermeterkaartjie. = A timestamp is on a parking meter ticket.

Notice that 'n is written with an apostrophe and is usually not stressed in speech.

Yes, it is grammatical and understandable.

That said, in everyday speech, some speakers might choose a slightly simpler or more common wording depending on context, especially if tydstempel sounds technical. But as a sentence meaning that the timestamp appears on the parking meter ticket, it is perfectly acceptable.