The singular is week and the plural is weke.
So:
Afrikaans often makes plurals with -e or -s, and week → weke is a very common pattern.
'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.
So:
A very important detail: 'n is usually written with a lowercase n, even at the beginning of a sentence.
Also, it is usually pronounced very weakly, like a quick uh sound.
Because lang is the normal adjective form used in this expression.
In Afrikaans, adjective forms before nouns can be tricky, and learners often want to add extra endings automatically. But in this common phrase, the natural form is simply:
So it is best to learn lang tyd as a fixed, very common combination.
Here tyd means time in the sense of a period or duration.
So in this sentence, 'n lang tyd means a long time as a stretch of time, not just clock time.
You will see tyd used in several related ways in Afrikaans, just like English time.
Yes, very much so.
The structure is:
So it follows the same basic pattern as:
This is one reason the sentence feels quite straightforward to English speakers.
In Afrikaans, w is usually pronounced more like an English v than an English w.
So weke begins with a v-like sound, not a true English w sound.
That is a very common pronunciation point for English speakers to notice early.
Ses weke is nie 'n lang tyd nie.
Afrikaans usually uses a double nie for negation:
So this is a useful example of the standard Afrikaans negative pattern.