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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