Ons luister na die minister.

Because Afrikaans normally says luister na for listen to.

So:

• Ons luister na die minister. = We listen to the minister.

This is different from English, where to is part of the phrase listen to. In Afrikaans, the matching preposition is na.

A useful pattern is:

• luister na iemand = listen to someone
• luister na iets = listen to something

Usually, no. Afrikaans verbs generally do not change the way English verbs do.

For example:

• Ek luister = I listen
• Jy luister = you listen
• Ons luister = we listen
• Hulle luister = they listen

So luister stays the same.

Here, ons means we.

Afrikaans ons can also mean us in other contexts, but in this sentence it is the subject, so it means we:

• Ons luister ... = We listen ...

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

Unlike languages that change the article for gender, Afrikaans uses die very widely:

• die man = the man
• die vrou = the woman
• die kind = the child
• die ministers = the ministers

So in die minister, it simply means the minister.

Usually yes, especially in a government context. Minister in Afrikaans often means a government minister, just like in English.

Depending on context, it can sometimes also refer to a religious minister, but in many beginner examples it is understood as a political/government minister.

The sentence follows normal main-clause Afrikaans word order:

• Ons = subject
• luister = verb
• na die minister = prepositional phrase

So the structure is:

Subject + Verb + Rest

That makes this a very straightforward sentence.

No, that would sound wrong in standard Afrikaans.

With luister, you normally need na before the person or thing being listened to:

• correct: Ons luister na die minister
• not standard: Ons luister die minister

So it is best to learn luister na as a set phrase.

This is a very common question.

• luister = listen
  This suggests attention or intention.
• hoor = hear
  This is about perceiving sound.

Compare:

• Ons luister na die minister. = We are paying attention to what the minister says.
• Ons hoor die minister. = We hear the minister.

So luister na is the right choice for listen to.

A rough English-friendly guide is LOY-ster, but with an Afrikaans ui sound that does not match English exactly.

A few helpful notes:

• ui is a distinctive Afrikaans vowel sound
• ster sounds a bit like stir, but not exactly
• the r is usually lighter than in many English accents

If you are learning pronunciation, luister is a good word to hear from native audio, because the ui sound is important in Afrikaans.

Because Afrikaans does not capitalize all nouns.

Unlike German, common nouns stay lowercase unless they begin a sentence or are proper names.

So:

• die minister = lowercase, because it is a common noun
• Minister Patel = capitalized Minister only if it is being used as part of a title before a name, depending on style

In your sentence, minister is just a normal noun, so lowercase is correct.

Yes. Na can have several meanings depending on context, such as to, toward, or after.

For example:

• Ek gaan na die winkel. = I am going to the shop.
• Na ete rus ons. = After dinner we rest.

But after luister, na specifically gives the meaning listen to:

• luister na die radio
• luister na die onderwyser
• luister na musiek

So in this sentence, the meaning is tied to the verb phrase luister na.