gaan

to go

Usages of gaan

• Is jy gereed om saam met my dorp toe te gaan?: Are you ready to go to town with me?
• Ek gaan nou winkel toe.: I am going to the store now.
• Sodra ons klaar is, gaan ons huis toe.: As soon as we are finished, we go home.
• Ons gaan binnekort strand toe vir ons somervakansie.: We will soon go to the beach for our summer holiday.
• Ek gaan per bus na die dorp toe.: I go to town by bus.
• Sy maak haar skoenveters vas voordat sy skool toe gaan.: She ties her shoelaces before she goes to school.
• Sy trek haar nuwe jas aan voordat sy skool toe gaan.: She puts on her new coat before she goes to school.
• Ek sit die vuil wasgoed in die wasmasjien voordat ek werk toe gaan.: I put the dirty laundry in the washing machine before I go to work.
• Sy gaan kombuis toe sonder om in die yskas te kyk.: She goes to the kitchen without looking in the refrigerator.
• My broer gaan apteek toe, omdat hy medisyne vir haar hoes wil koop.: My brother goes to the pharmacy, because he wants to buy medicine for her cough.
• As jy hoes en koors het, moet jy vroeg gaan rus.: If you cough and have fever, you must go rest early.
• Ek haal die pakkie by die winkel voordat ek huis toe gaan.: I pick up the parcel at the store before I go home.
• Ek gaan die kinders ná skool haal, en daarna koop ons brood.: I am going to fetch the children after school, and afterwards we buy bread.
• Sy dra haar rooi skoene wanneer sy dorp toe gaan.: She wears her red shoes when she goes to town.
• Vanmiddag wil ek eintlik by die huis bly, maar my vriendin vra of ek saam dorp toe gaan.: This afternoon I actually want to stay at home, but my girlfriend asks whether I am going to town with her.
• 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.
• Behalwe my pa, wil elkeen nou huis toe gaan.: Except for my father, everyone wants to go home now.
• Ek wil net huis toe gaan.: I just want to go home.
• Volgende jaar sal ons weer strand toe gaan.: Next year we will go to the beach again.
• Ek loop deur die park voordat ek huis toe gaan.: I walk through the park before I go home.

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