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Learn Hardcore Afrikaans: laat - late

Hardcore Afrikaans
/Lesson 4
/laat

laat

Word

laat

Meaning

late

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Afrikaans

Lesson

Usages of laat

Hy sê dat hy besig sal wees tot laat vanaand.

He says that he will be busy until late tonight.

Hy slaap nou laat.

He sleeps late now.

Ons moet nou gaan slaap, want dit is laat.

We must now go to sleep, because it is late.

Selfs laat in die nag word warm tee aan gaste gegee.

Even late at night, hot tea is given to guests.

Die winkelier werk tot laat in die nag.

The shopkeeper works until late at night.

Kinders mag buite speel tot laat in die aand.

Children may play outside until late in the evening.

Sy wonder hoekom die kelner so laat is.

She wonders why the waiter is so late.

Ons weet nou hoekom die kelner laat is: sy bus was stadig.

We now know why the waiter is late: his bus was slow.

My buurvrou word kwaad as die aflewering weer laat is.

My female neighbor becomes angry if the delivery is late again.

Wanneer my tante laat kom, vra my oom of die pot nog warm genoeg is.

When my aunt arrives late, my uncle asks whether the pot is still warm enough.

Toe ek die verkeerde adres lees, het ek agtergekom hoekom die aflewering laat was.

When I read the wrong address, I realized why the delivery was late.

Ek kyk na my horlosie wanneer ek dink ek is laat.

I look at my watch when I think I am late.

Sy is weens die verkeer laat.

She is late because of the traffic.

Al kom die verhuiswa laat, pak ons kartondose uit.

Even if the moving van comes late, we unpack cardboard boxes.

Die stemming begin, hetsy vroeg hetsy laat.

The voting starts, whether early or late.

Ag, dit is laat.

Oh, it is late.

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