Ons bespreek die kritiek.

Here, ons means we.

Afrikaans ons can also mean us or our in other contexts, so learners often notice that one word covers several English forms.

In this sentence:

• Ons bespreek die kritiek. = We discuss the criticism.

Examples:

• Ons werk vandag. = We work today.
• Hy sien ons. = He sees us.
• Ons huis is groot. = Our house is big.

So the meaning depends on its role in the sentence. Here it is the subject, so it means we.

Bespreek means discuss in this sentence.

It is a very common Afrikaans verb. Depending on context, it can mean:

• discuss
• arrange/book/reserve in some situations

But in Ons bespreek die kritiek, it clearly means discuss.

Examples:

• Ons bespreek die plan. = We discuss the plan.
• Ek bespreek 'n tafel. = I book a table.

So Afrikaans often uses one verb where English might use more than one depending on context.

No. In Afrikaans, verbs usually do not change form depending on the subject the way they do in English.

Compare English:

• I discuss
• he discusses
• we discuss

In Afrikaans, the verb usually stays the same:

• Ek bespreek
• Hy bespreek
• Ons bespreek

That is one of the simpler features of Afrikaans grammar. You do not usually need to learn different present-tense endings for different persons.

Die is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• die kritiek = the criticism

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

• singular nouns
• plural nouns
• all grammatical genders

Examples:

• die boek = the book
• die boeke = the books
• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman

So unlike some other languages, you do not need different words for the depending on gender or number.

Kritiek usually means criticism, but depending on context it can sometimes be translated as critique.

In many everyday situations, die kritiek most naturally means:

• the criticism

Examples:

• Hy aanvaar die kritiek. = He accepts the criticism.
• Die kritiek was streng. = The criticism was harsh.

Because English distinguishes between criticism and critique more often than Afrikaans does, the exact translation depends on context.

This is the normal word order for a simple main clause in Afrikaans:

• subject + verb + object

So:

• Ons = subject
• bespreek = verb
• die kritiek = object

This is very similar to basic English word order:

• We discuss the criticism.

Afrikaans does have word-order changes in other sentence types, especially after certain introductory elements or in subordinate clauses, but this sentence is a straightforward main clause.

It is normally understood as present tense:

• We discuss the criticism
• sometimes also We are discussing the criticism, depending on context

Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English might use either:

• the simple present
• the present continuous

So Ons bespreek die kritiek can mean:

• We discuss the criticism
• We are discussing the criticism

If you want to make the time clearer, context or a time word often does that:

• Nou bespreek ons die kritiek. = Now we are discussing the criticism.
• Elke week bespreek ons die kritiek. = Every week we discuss the criticism.

Kritiek is pronounced approximately like kri-TEEK.

A rough English-style guide:

• kri sounds a bit like cree but shorter
• tiek sounds like teek

The stress falls on the last syllable:

• kri-TIEK

So the whole word sounds roughly like:

• kri-TEEK

As always, exact vowel quality in Afrikaans is a little different from English, but that approximation is good for learners.

Yes, in some sentence patterns Afrikaans uses verb-second word order, which can place the subject after the verb.

For example:

• Vandag bespreek ons die kritiek. = Today we discuss / are discussing the criticism.

Here vandag comes first, so the conjugated verb bespreek must come second, and ons follows it.

But in your original sentence, nothing else comes first, so the normal order is:

• Ons bespreek die kritiek.

In this sentence, kritiek is most naturally understood as an uncountable or mass noun, like criticism in English.

So:

• die kritiek = the criticism

But depending on context, Afrikaans can also talk about separate critical comments or reviews using other wording, for example:

• kritieke in some contexts as a plural form
• or more naturally a different noun phrase, depending on what exactly is meant

For a learner, the safest understanding here is simply:

• kritiek = criticism

Yes, but it changes the meaning slightly.

• Ons bespreek die kritiek. = We discuss the criticism
  This sounds like specific criticism already known in the context.

• Ons bespreek kritiek. = We discuss criticism / critical commentary
  This sounds more general.

So die makes the noun phrase definite, just like the in English.