Usages of praat
Sy praat Afrikaans.
She speaks Afrikaans.
Ons praat ook Afrikaans.
We also speak Afrikaans.
Dankie, my vriend, jy praat goed.
Thank you, my friend, you speak well.
Hy praat weer Afrikaans.
He speaks Afrikaans again.
Sy praat nie negatief nie.
She does not speak negatively.
Die kind wat nou praat, is my suster.
The child who is speaking now is my sister.
Sy praat haastig, maar ek verstaan nog haar woorde.
She speaks hurriedly, but I still understand her words.
Baie mense praat Afrikaans.
Many people speak Afrikaans.
Mens kan dink en praat.
A person can think and speak.
Die kind praat sag.
The child speaks softly.
Die onderwyser praat in die klaslokaal.
The teacher speaks in the classroom.
Ek sit stil as die onderwyser praat.
I sit quietly when the teacher speaks.
Hoekom praat jy so sag?
Why do you speak so softly?
Ons sit stil in die klaskamer wanneer die onderwyser praat.
We sit quietly in the classroom when the teacher speaks.
Ek is besig om my tande te borsel, daarom praat ek nie nou nie.
I am brushing my teeth, so I am not speaking now.
Eintlik wou my neef vroeg huis toe gaan, maar nou sit hy nog by die vuur en praat met my nig.
Actually my male cousin wanted to go home early, but now he is still sitting by the fire and talking to my female cousin.
Die kind bly stil wanneer die onderwyser praat.
The child stays quiet when the teacher speaks.
My ma praat rustig, maar my pa is haastig.
My mother speaks calmly, but my father is in a hurry.
Daar is 'n groot verskil tussen haastig praat en kalm praat.
There is a big difference between speaking hurriedly and speaking calmly.
Die dokter praat kalm met die kind.
The doctor speaks calmly to the child.
Sy praat so eerlik dat almal dadelik sien wanneer iets verkeerd is.
She speaks so honestly that everyone immediately sees when something is wrong.
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