Die kelner skink koffie in my beker en tee in haar beker.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

So:

• die kelner = the waiter

Unlike English, Afrikaans uses die for both singular and plural definite nouns in most cases:

• die kelner = the waiter
• die kelners = the waiters

Kelner usually means waiter or server.

In many contexts, it can be understood generally as a restaurant server, even if English might choose waiter or waitress depending on the person. Afrikaans often does not mark this kind of distinction as strongly in everyday use.

This is the normal word order for a main statement in Afrikaans:

• Subject + Verb + Rest

So here:

• Die kelner = subject
• skink = verb
• koffie in my beker en tee in haar beker = the rest of the sentence

This is similar to English:

• The waiter pours coffee ...

Afrikaans main clauses usually keep the finite verb in the second position, and in a simple sentence like this that gives you a straightforward subject–verb opening.

Skink means pour or serve by pouring.

It is a normal verb to use for liquids such as:

• skink koffie = pour coffee
• skink tee = pour tea
• skink water = pour water

In this sentence, skink fits naturally because the waiter is pouring drinks into cups.

Afrikaans often leaves out an article with mass nouns like coffee and tea, just as English often does.

So:

• koffie = coffee
• tee = tea

You do not need an indefinite article here. Afrikaans would not normally say the equivalent of a coffee in this sentence when talking about the liquid itself being poured into a cup.

My means my, and haar means her.

These are possessive forms:

• my beker = my cup
• haar beker = her cup

A useful thing for English speakers is that Afrikaans possessive words do not change to agree with gender or number of the noun. So you just use the same form:

• my boek = my book
• my beker = my cup
• haar huis = her house
• haar boeke = her books

That is simpler than in some other languages.

Yes, in many everyday sentences, in can cover both in and into, depending on context.

Here the action is clearly one of movement:

• the waiter is pouring coffee into my cup
• and tea into her cup

Afrikaans often uses in where English prefers into. The movement is understood from the verb skink.

Afrikaans often repeats the noun when it helps keep the sentence clear and balanced.

So:

• koffie in my beker en tee in haar beker

sounds complete and natural.

If you left out the second beker, the sentence would feel less clear. Repeating it shows exactly where each drink goes:

• coffee goes into my cup
• tea goes into her cup

Because Afrikaans, like English, can leave out a repeated verb when it is understood from the first part.

So the full idea is:

• Die kelner skink koffie in my beker en skink tee in haar beker.

But repeating skink is unnecessary, because the second half clearly continues the same action. This kind of omission is very common and natural.

Yes. That is the literal structure.

The full sentence is basically:

• The waiter pours coffee into my cup and tea into her cup.

Afrikaans often allows this compact structure very naturally, where one verb applies to two coordinated objects or phrases.

Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs in the present tense. The verb usually does not change according to the subject.

So you get:

• ek skink = I pour
• jy skink = you pour
• hy skink = he pours
• ons skink = we pour

Unlike English, there is no special -s form like he pours. The verb stays skink.

Usually beker means cup, but depending on context it can also mean something like mug or beaker.

In this sentence, the natural English meaning is cup:

• my beker = my cup
• haar beker = her cup

The exact English word can depend on the kind of container being imagined.

Afrikaans can express that contrast just through the wording and natural emphasis:

• Die kelner skink koffie in my beker en tee in haar beker.

The contrast is between:

• my beker
• haar beker

So the sentence naturally highlights that the coffee goes into one person’s cup and the tea goes into another person’s cup. In speech, a speaker might stress my and haar to make that contrast stronger.