Ná die wandeling drink ons water in die kombuis.

In a basic statement, ons drink is normal:

Ons drink water in die kombuis.
= We drink water in the kitchen.

But when Afrikaans puts another element first, such as Ná die wandeling (After the walk), the finite verb usually moves into the second position. This is a standard Afrikaans word-order rule, often called verb-second.

So:

• Ons drink water in die kombuis.
• Ná die wandeling drink ons water in die kombuis.

That is why drink comes before ons here.

The accent in Ná helps show that this word means after.

This is useful because na without the accent often means to or towards:

• na die winkel = to the shop
• ná die wandeling = after the walk

So the accent helps distinguish meanings and also shows emphasis in pronunciation.

Die is the Afrikaans definite article, meaning the.

Afrikaans does not change the definite article for gender or number the way some languages do. So the same word die is used for:

• the walk = die wandeling
• the kitchen = die kombuis
• the man = die man
• the women = die vroue

That is why you see die more than once in the sentence.

Yes. Wandeling is a noun meaning walk, stroll, or outing on foot, depending on context.

In this sentence, die wandeling is simply the walk.

A learner may also notice that Afrikaans can use other words in similar contexts, such as stap in some expressions, but wandeling clearly works as the noun walk/stroll here.

Because water is being used as an uncountable or mass noun, just like in English.

Compare:

• We drink water → Ons drink water
• We drink the water → Ons drink die water
• We drink some water → Ons drink water or Ons drink bietjie water

So in this sentence, water means water in a general sense, not a specific identified water.

Afrikaans verbs usually do not change form according to the subject in the present tense.

So you get:

• ek drink = I drink
• jy drink = you drink
• ons drink = we drink
• hulle drink = they drink

This is much simpler than English, which has forms like I drink but he drinks. In Afrikaans, the verb normally stays the same.

Ons means we.

It is the subject of the sentence, even though it comes after the verb because of the word-order rule caused by Ná die wandeling at the front.

So in:

Ná die wandeling drink ons water in die kombuis.

the subject is still ons = we.

In die kombuis is a prepositional phrase meaning in the kitchen. It tells you where the action happens.

Breaking it down:

• in = in
• die = the
• kombuis = kitchen

So it adds location to the sentence.

Yes, it often can.

For example:

• Ons drink water in die kombuis.
• In die kombuis drink ons water.
• Ná die wandeling drink ons in die kombuis water.
  This is possible, but less natural in many everyday contexts than the original.

Afrikaans allows some flexibility, but the position can affect what sounds most natural or what gets emphasis. The original sentence is a very normal way to say it.

It would be:

Ons drink ná die wandeling water in die kombuis.

That is grammatical, but it shifts the structure a little. Starting with Ná die wandeling puts the time phrase first and gives it more prominence.

So these are both possible:

• Ná die wandeling drink ons water in die kombuis.
• Ons drink ná die wandeling water in die kombuis.

The first one highlights after the walk more clearly.

A simple English-friendly approximation is kom-bays, though the exact Afrikaans sounds are a bit different.

A few helpful points:

• kom sounds roughly like kom in comment, but shorter
• buis sounds roughly like bays or base with an Afrikaans vowel quality
• stress is usually on the second syllable: kom-BUIS

If you are learning pronunciation, it is also useful to remember that Afrikaans spelling is often more regular than English spelling.