Ses weke is 'n lang tyd.

Yes. In Afrikaans, numbers normally come before the noun, just as in English:

• ses weke = six weeks
• twee dae = two days
• drie maande = three months

You do not add 'n before a noun when it already has a number. So ses weke is correct, not 'n ses weke.

The singular is week and the plural is weke.

So:

• een week = one week
• ses weke = six weeks

Afrikaans often makes plurals with -e or -s, and week → weke is a very common pattern.

Because Afrikaans does not change the verb is the way English changes is/are.

Compare:

• ek is = I am
• jy is = you are
• hy is = he is
• ons is = we are
• hulle is = they are

So is is used with both singular and plural subjects. That is why Ses weke is ... is perfectly normal.

'n is the Afrikaans indefinite article, meaning a or an.

So:

• 'n lang tyd = a long time

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:

• 'n lang tyd = a long time

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:

• Ses weke = subject
• is = verb
• 'n lang tyd = complement

So it follows the same basic pattern as:

• Six weeks is a long time

This is one reason the sentence feels quite straightforward to English speakers.

Because the number itself already determines the noun.

In other words, ses already tells you how many, so you do not need 'n or die before it in this sentence.

Compare:

• 'n week = a week
• die week = the week
• ses weke = six weeks

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.

You would say:

Ses weke is nie 'n lang tyd nie.

Afrikaans usually uses a double nie for negation:

• first nie after the verb or later in the clause
• second nie at the end

So this is a useful example of the standard Afrikaans negative pattern.