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

Because wanneer introduces a subordinate clause, and in Afrikaans the conjugated verb usually goes to the end of that clause.

So:

• Main clause word order: My tante kom laat.
• Subordinate clause word order: Wanneer my tante laat kom, ...

Here laat means late, and kom is the verb come / arrive.
So laat kom means come late / arrive late.

Afrikaans is a verb-second language in main clauses. That means the conjugated verb normally comes in the second position.

Since the sentence starts with the whole subordinate clause:

• Wanneer my tante laat kom,

that first chunk takes up the first position. So the verb in the main clause must come next:

• vra my oom

Compare:

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

So the subject my oom moves after the verb because something else is in first position.

Here of means whether / if in an indirect yes-no question.

So:

• vra my oom of die pot nog warm genoeg is

means something like:

• my uncle asks whether the pot is still warm enough

This is different from English or. In Afrikaans, of can also mean or in other contexts, but here it is the conjunction introducing an indirect question.

Because after of, Afrikaans uses subordinate clause word order, with the verb at the end.

So:

• Direct question: Is die pot nog warm genoeg?
• Indirect question: ... of die pot nog warm genoeg is

This is very common in Afrikaans:

• Ek weet of hy hier is.
• Sy vra of jy reg is.

So once of introduces the clause, the verb is goes to the end.

Here nog means still.

So:

• die pot nog warm genoeg is means
• the pot is still warm enough

Nog is a very common Afrikaans word, but it can have different meanings depending on context, such as still, yet, or another/more.

In this sentence, still is the natural meaning.

In Afrikaans, genoeg usually comes after the adjective or adverb it modifies.

So:

• warm genoeg = warm enough
• groot genoeg = big enough
• vinnig genoeg = fast enough

This is similar to English, where we also say warm enough, not enough warm.

Yes. Pot in Afrikaans is a normal word meaning pot.

The phrase:

• die pot

means

• the pot

Afrikaans has many words that look the same as English, but you should still learn them with their Afrikaans grammar and pronunciation.

Afrikaans verbs are much simpler than English verbs. They usually do not change form depending on the subject.

For example, with kom:

• Ek kom
• Jy kom
• Hy kom
• Ons kom

And with vra:

• Ek vra
• My oom vra

And with is, the form is also the same:

• Ek is
• Hy is
• Die pot is

So unlike English, you do not need to learn forms like come/comes or ask/asks.

Sometimes yes, but not always with exactly the same feel.

• wanneer = when
• as can often mean when in the sense of whenever / when in the event that

In many everyday sentences, Afrikaans speakers do use as where English would use when. But wanneer is a very clear and standard choice when you specifically mean when.

So this sentence with wanneer is perfectly natural and clear.

Not in this sentence.

Although laat can be a verb meaning let / allow / make, here it is not functioning that way. Here laat is the adverb meaning late.

So:

• my tante laat kom = my aunt comes late / arrives late

Compare that with a different use:

• Ek laat hom kom. = I let him come / I make him come.

So the same word laat can have different functions, and context tells you which one it is.

It would look like this:

• My oom vra of die pot nog warm genoeg is wanneer my tante laat kom.

Or, if you want the timing clause attached more naturally to the asking event:

• My oom vra, wanneer my tante laat kom, of die pot nog warm genoeg is.

But the original sentence is very useful because it shows two important patterns:

1. Subordinate clause first: Wanneer my tante laat kom, ...
2. Main clause inversion after that: vra my oom ...

So the original word order is especially good for learning Afrikaans sentence structure.

Yes, it is a complete subordinate clause.

It has:

• a conjunction: wanneer
• a subject: my tante
• an adverb: laat
• a verb: kom

So it is grammatically complete, but it depends on the main clause for the full sentence.

The full structure is:

• Wanneer my tante laat kom,
  subordinate clause

• vra my oom of die pot nog warm genoeg is.
  main clause + embedded indirect question

This sentence is a good example of how Afrikaans can stack clauses neatly while keeping the verb at the end in subordinate structures.